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‘Possum Magic’ tops Australia’s favourite kids’ books poll

8 August 2014   Books+Publishing
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Possum Magic by Mem Fox and Julie Vivas (Scholastic) has been named Australia’s favourite kids’ book in a poll conducted by the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA).

The ABA released the results of Australia’s 50 Favourite Kids’ Books poll on National Bookshop Day on 9 August. The top 10 titles are:

  1. Possum Magic (Mem Fox, illus by Julie Vivas, Scholastic)
  2. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (J K Rowling, Bloomsbury)
  3. The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Eric Carle, Penguin)
  4. The Fault in Our Stars (John Green, Penguin)
  5. Where is the Green Sheep? (Mem Fox, illus by Judy Horacek, Penguin)
  6. The 39-Storey Treehouse (Andy Griffiths, Pan)
  7. The Magic Faraway Tree (Enid Blyton, various imprints)
  8. Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak, various imprints)
  9. Diary of a Wombat (Jackie French, illus by Bruce Whatley, HarperCollins)
  10. The Gruffalo (Julia Donaldson, illus by Axel Scheffler, Pan Macmillan).

Read the full list of 50 books here.

The ABA said it received ‘thousands of votes’ for its second annual National Bookshop Day poll. ‘From picture books to young adult titles, the list reflects what is great and important about getting kids engaged with books and their imaginations,’ said ABA CEO Joel Becker. ‘It was also terrific to see so many Australian titles on this truly global list—representing about forty percent of the list.’ 

For more information on National Bookshop Day, visit the ABA website here.

 

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