Today’s post written by Angela
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If you are looking for a gift to give your, or others’, children this Christmas you cannot go past a book. Inspiring wonder and joy while educating and entertaining, the same book has the capacity to be enjoyed by the smallest baby through to the tween years: nothing endures and becomes as loved as a favourite book.
Storytelling is an age old past-time, and the best stories enter folklore and become universally known and loved; word of mouth recommendation is a sure way to find out what the best stories are. In June this year almost 2,000 of you, our readers, told us what your favourite books for kids are, and we are pleased today to present the KidStyleFile Reader’s Choice Top 40 Children’s Books.
We’ve provided links to purchase all the books in your top 40 at a discount at Fishpond Books. Fishpond have a flat rate postage of $5 for orders under $50, and free for orders over $50, Australia-wide. Fishpond provide a fast and reliable service, and you still have time to order from them for Christmas. Rejoice!
Please note that prices are correct at time of publishing, but may be subject to change by the seller.
Click here to view the KidStyleFile Reader’s Choice Top 40 Toys for 2009.
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1 The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, $16.99 $14.99
2 Where Is The Green Sheep? by Mem Fox $14.99 $11.95
3 Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak $19.99 $14.95
4 Hairy Maclary From Donaldson’s Dairy by Lynley Dodd $13.99
5 Possum Magic by Mem Fox $19.99 $14.95
6 Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney $12.99
7 The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson $19.99 $14.97
8 Time For Bed by Mem Fox $14.99
9 The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton $14.99
10 Green Eggs And Ham by Dr Seuss $9.99
11 The Charlie & Lola series by Lauren Child $21.99
12 That’s Not My… by Fiona Watt & Rachel Wells $14.99 $11.97
13 Ten Little Fingers And Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox $24.99 $19.97
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Where’s Spot? by Eric Hill $12.99
15 The Cat In The Hat by Dr Seuss $9.99
16 We’re Going On A Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen $16.99 $14.97
17 Harry Potter series by JK Rowling $133.99 $111.99
18 The Tale Of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter $12.99 $10.97
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Who Sank The Boat? by Pamela Allen $17.99 $13.44
20
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise $14.99
21 Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell $12.99 $9.95
22 Each Peach Pear Plum by Janet & Allan Ahlberg $16.99 $14.97
23 The Maisy series Lucy Cousins $16.99
24 In The Night Garden series by Andrew Davenport $13.99
25 Peepo by Janet & Allan Ahlberg $16.99 $14.95
26 Thomas The Tank Engine by Rev. W V Awdry $124.99 $99.97
27 Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Eric Carle $14.99
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Diary Of A Wombat by Jackie French $14.99 $11.95
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Kisses For Daddy by Frances Watts $14.99 $11.95
30 Madeline by Ludwig Bernelman $22.99 $16.31
31 Mr Men Books by Roger Hargreaves $13.99
32 Olivia by Ian Falconer $12.99
33 Winnie The Pooh by A A Milne $39.99 $29.97
34 Mister McGee And The Biting Flee by Pamela Allen $14.99
35 Alice In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll $18.99
36 Charlie And The Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl $19.99 $16.97
37 Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae $16.99 $14.95
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Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgen $17.99 $13.99
39 Rumble In The Jungle by Giles Andreae $16.99 $14.97
40 Animalia by Graeme Base $22.99 $17.97
Fishpond Books charge $5 flat-rate postage for orders under $50, and post free for orders over $50, Australia-wide.
