We’ve put our heads together to come up with our top 24 children’s books. We think these are some of the best Children’s books ever.
Use this list as inspiration to create your very own Story advent calendar, or take a look at our other Alternative Advent Calendar Ideas.
1. The very hungry caterpillar by Eric Carle
2. Big pink pig by Tony Collingwood
3. That’s not my elf by Fiona Watt
4. The night before Christmas by Anonymous
5. The Grinch by Dr.Seuss
6. The Snowman by Raymond Briggs
7. The Christmas story by Jane Werner
8. The BFG by Roald Dahl
9. Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
10. Winnie the Pooh by A.A.Milne
11. Each, peach, pear, plum by Janet Alhberg
12. The tiger who came to tea by Judith Kerr
13. The cat in the hat by Dr.Seuss
14. Harry Potter and the philospohers stone by J.K.Rowling
15. The story of Tracy Beaker by Jacqueline Wilson
16. Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian
17. Charlottes’ web by E.B.White
18. Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs
19. Tales of Hans Christian Anderson by Hans Christian Anderson
20. His dark materials by Philip Pullman
21. The little princess by Janet Allison Brown
22. The secret garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
23. Peter Pan by J.M.Barrie
24. The Jolly postman by Janet Ahlberg