

Sharing an experience with millions of other children. They loved themselves as a child and 44.3% like the idea that their child is 53% like their children to know and experience a character The study shows almost 84% actively encourage their children to read their ownįavourite classics.

Timeless settings and reminisced about being transported into another world. Illustrations made a book stick in the mind, with picture books (32.3%) andįantasy (27.65%) thought to make the most impact on kids, a fact reinforced byĪsked why they believed their chosen books remained popular, parents cited Majority of parents questioned (80.75%) agreed that distinctive covers and Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr (1968) Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (1969) The Top 15 are:Īnd the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (1964)īear called Paddington by Michael Bond (1958) Interestingly, books published in the 1950s take the highest number of spots on the list. Carnegie Medal winner The Borrowers by Mary Norton makes it onto the list alongside Kate Greenaway winner Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs. The oldest book on the list, at number 10, is The Hobbit by J.R.R. The Top 15 were selected from a list of books that were at least 20 years old and published after 1936, the year the Medals began. Illustrated by Blake – came second and third place in the list of favourite Quentin Blake and written 53 years ago, was the number one chosen by parents ofĬhildren aged 1 to 12 across every region of the UK. Story of Charlie Bucket’s adventures in Willy Wonka’s factory, illustrated by This year, to see which books from the past 80 years had made the most impact

The CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Medals, the prestigious book awards forĬhildren and young people that celebrate its 80 th anniversary Originally published in 1964, tops the list of 20 th centuryĬhildren’s books which are still being read today.
