{"id":16520,"date":"2023-12-19T15:32:51","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T15:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/?p=16520"},"modified":"2024-06-24T12:22:56","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T11:22:56","slug":"the-most-popular-childrens-books-of-all-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2023\/12\/19\/the-most-popular-childrens-books-of-all-times\/","title":{"rendered":"The most popular children&#8217;s books of all times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We all have our own favourite <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">children\u2019s stories <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that inspired our love for reading, whether that be from the workings of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">famous children\u2019s authors<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as Roald Dahl to C.S Lewis or Jacqueline Wilson to Dr. Seuss.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">classic children\u2019s books<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bestselling children\u2019s books<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, keep reading to find out our round-up of 10 of the most <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">popular children\u2019s books <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of all time and see if your own or maybe your little ones&#8217; favourite stories have made it onto our list.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>In this blog:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#The-Cat-in-the-Hat\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cat in the Hat\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#Winnie-the-Pooh\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winnie the Pooh\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#The-Tale-of-Peter-Rabbit\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Tale of Peter Rabbit\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"#The-Gruffalo\">The Gruffalo<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#Charlotte's-Web\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charlotte\u2019s Web\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#A-Bear-Called-Paddington\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Bear Called Paddington\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#The-Railway-Children\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Railway Children\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#Matilda\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matilda\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#Harry-Potter\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harry Potter\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#The-Lion-,-the-Witch-and-the-Wardrobe\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"The-Cat-in-the-Hat\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/store\/products\/thecatinthehat-dr-seuss-620d94db-8819-43eb-a522-ee75e54f3a27\">The Cat in the Hat<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All about madness and mayhem, The Cat in The Hat is one of the best <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">children\u2019s stories<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">famous kids books<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> loved by many. Written by Dr.Seuss and released in 1957, it\u2019s all about adventure and the rhyming text makes it super easy for young children to follow along\u2026 making reading <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cat in The Hat<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> so much fun!<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"Winnie-the-Pooh\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/store\/category\/books\/?keyword=Winnie%20the%20pooh\">Winnie the Pooh<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most famous bears in the world, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winne the Pooh<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has been a much-loved <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">story for kids<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for nearly 100 years. Created by A.A Milne in 1926, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winne the Pooh<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">classic children\u2019s book<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> following the adventures of Pooh and his friends, Eeyore, Piglet, Tigger, Roo, Christopher Robin and many more. Since the original <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">children\u2019s book<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it has even been turned into a movie, with some of the characters getting their own sequels as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"The-Tale-of-Peter-Rabbit\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/store\/category\/books\/?keyword=The%20tale%20of%20Peter%20Rabbit\">The Tale of Peter Rabbit<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another timeless and much-cherished <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">children\u2019s story<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has got to be <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Tale of Peter Rabbit<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Beatrix Potter. Originally released in 1901, it is a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vintage children\u2019s book<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that has been forever been a favourite. The story follows a cheeky and naughty rabbit called Peter who escapes and gets in trouble, only to then wind up home to his mother safe and sound. It is a lighthearted family classic that rightfully deserves a place on our list. <\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"The-Gruffalo\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/store\/products\/thegruffalo-julia-donaldson-3d94337e-a65a-4b8c-b081-dc321ed8e62d\">The Gruffalo<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Published in 1999 by Julia Donaldson, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Gruffalo<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is perfect for little ones. It tells the tale of a mouse walking in the woods that ends up face to face with a Gruffalo. We don\u2019t want to spoil it, but it is one of the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">top children\u2019s books<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to introduce your child to reading &#8211; we hope they love it just as much as we do! <\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"Charlotte's-Web\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/store\/category\/books\/?keyword=Charlotte%27s%20Web\">Charlotte&#8217;s Web<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charlotte\u2019s Web<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has sold more than 45 million copies and has been translated into over 20 languages. It is a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">children\u2019s novel<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that never gets old and is endearing as well as having sad elements. Written by E.B White, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charlotte\u2019s Web<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tells the story of Wilbur the pig and his friendship with Charlotte, a farmhouse spider. It is loved by children of all ages (and us adults can\u2019t deny it was a favourite of ours too). <\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"A-Bear-Called-Paddington\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/store\/category\/?keyword=A%20bear%20called%20Paddington\">A Bear Called Paddington<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another famous bear in the book world has got to be Paddington Bear. Created by Michael Bond in 1951, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Bear Called Paddington<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has got to be one of the most <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">famous children&#8217;s books<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, especially in the UK. With his famous hat, suitcase, duffel coat and how can we forget his marmalade sandwiches, he has been loved by many over the years and has appeared in over 20 books, as well as adapted for TV and film.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"The-Railway-Children\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/store\/category\/books\/?keyword=The%20Railway%20Children\">The Railway Children<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Edith Nesbit is a famous children&#8217;s author who is best known for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Railway Children<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, published in 1906. It was originally released as a series in The London Magazine and then the book was released the same year. It is an <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">old children\u2019s book <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that has gone on to be adapted into TV series, films and a musical. <\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"Matilda\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/store\/products\/matilda-158f4b34-9ad7-4042-a1fa-83423515d3de\">Matilda<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">children\u2019s story<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of a girl called Matilda Wormwood who can move objects with her mind is one of the most famous <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">children\u2019s books from the 80s<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, written by Roal Dahl. It has sold over 17 million copies worldwide and is the most popular of Dahl\u2019s books. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matilda<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has even been turned into a film back in 1996 and has since been written into a musical, showcasing on Broadway and the West End. <\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"Harry-Potter\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/store\/category\/books\/?keyword=Harry%20Potter\">Harry Potter<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Harry Potter franchise has undoubtedly some of the best fantasy novels and are collectively the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">top children\u2019s book<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s for teens. We all know the story by now\u2026 each of the seven books follows the life of young wizard Harry Potter and his friends at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. First released by J.K Rowling in 1997, she is now a billionaire author thanks to the immense popularity of both the Harry Potter books and the movies. <\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"The-Lion-,-the-Witch-and-the-Wardrobe\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/store\/category\/books\/?keyword=The%20lion%20the%20witch%20and%20the%20wardrobe\">The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Written by author C.S Lewis in 1950, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fictional children\u2019s book <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and is the first published in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Chronicles of Narnia<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> series. It follows four children who are evacuated during the Blitz and find themselves in Narnia via a magic wardrobe. It\u2019s a much-cherished <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">children\u2019s book<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and was turned into a movie in 2005. <\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shop your favourite <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/store\/category\/books\/genre\/children-and-teenage\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">children\u2019s books<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for less at the musicMagpie Store or <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/sell-books\/sell-childrens-books\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">trade in children\u2019s books<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to give them a second life. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all have our own favourite children\u2019s stories that inspired our love for reading, whether that be from the workings of famous children\u2019s authors such as Roald Dahl to C.S Lewis or Jacqueline Wilson to Dr. Seuss. From classic children\u2019s books to bestselling children\u2019s books, keep reading to find out &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":16526,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1796],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16520"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16520"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17451,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16520\/revisions\/17451"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}