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Most Popular Children's Books by Year

A list of what is considered the most popular children's book published each year from 1920-2020 as determined by a variety of sources and resources including librarians and publishers.
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The Story of Dr Dolittle (Hugh Lofting)
The Story of Dr Dolittle
1
Hugh Lofting
The Story of Mankind (Hendrik Willem Van Loon)
The Story of Mankind
2
Hendrik Willem Van Loon
The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams)
The Velveteen Rabbit
3
Margery Williams
Emily of New Moon (L.M. Montgomery)
Emily of New Moon
4
L.M. Montgomery
The Boxcar Children (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
The Boxcar Children
5
Gertrude Chandler Warner
Tales From Silver Lands (Charles J. Finger)
Tales From Silver Lands
6
Charles J. Finger
The School at the Chalet (Elinor M. Brent-Dyer)
The School at the Chalet
7
Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
Winnie the Pooh (A.A. Milne)
Winnie the Pooh
8
A.A. Milne
The Tower Treasure (Franklin Dixon)
The Tower Treasure
9
Franklin Dixon
Millions of Cats (Wanda Gág)
Millions of Cats
10
Wanda Gág
Hitty, Her First Hundred Year (Rachel Field)
Hitty, Her First Hundred Year
11
Rachel Field
The Little Engine That Could (Watty Piper)
The Little Engine That Could
12
Watty Piper
Swallowdale (Arthur Ransome)
Swallowdale
13
Arthur Ransome
Little House in the Big Woods (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House in the Big Woods
14
Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Story of Babar (Jean De Brunhoff)
The Story of Babar
15
Jean De Brunhoff
Mary Poppins (P.L. Travers)
Mary Poppins
16
P.L. Travers
National Velvet (Enid Bagnold)
National Velvet
17
Enid Bagnold
The Story of Ferdinand (Munro Leaf)
The Story of Ferdinand
18
Munro Leaf
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
19
J.R.R. Tolkien
And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street (Dr. Seuss)
And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street
20
Dr. Seuss
Madeline (Ludwig Bemelmans)
Madeline
21
Ludwig Bemelmans
Pat the Bunny (Dorothy Kunhardt)
Pat the Bunny
22
Dorothy Kunhardt
Curious George (H. A. Ray)
Curious George
23
H. A. Ray
The Poky Little Puppy (Janette Sebring Lowrey)
The Poky Little Puppy
24
Janette Sebring Lowrey
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
25
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Prayer for a Child (Rachel Field and Elizabeth Orton Jones)
Prayer for a Child
26
Rachel Field and Elizabeth Orton Jones
The Carrot Seed (Ruth Krauss, Crockett Johnson (Illustrator))
The Carrot Seed
27
Ruth Krauss, Crockett Johnson (Illustrator)
The Little Island (Golden MacDonald)
The Little Island
28
Golden MacDonald
Goodnight Moon (Margaret Wise Brown)
Goodnight Moon
29
Margaret Wise Brown
Blueberries for Sal (Robert McCloskey)
Blueberries for Sal
30
Robert McCloskey
Song of the Swallows (Leo Politi)
Song of the Swallows
31
Leo Politi
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
32
C.S. Lewis
Ginger Pye (Eleanor Estes)
Ginger Pye
33
Eleanor Estes
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
34
E.B. White
Shadrach (Meindert Dejong)
Shadrach
35
Meindert Dejong
The Courage of Sarah Noble (Alice Dalgliesh)
The Courage of Sarah Noble
36
Alice Dalgliesh
Harold and the Purple Crayon (Crockett Johnson)
Harold and the Purple Crayon
37
Crockett Johnson
Old Yeller (Fred Gipson)
Old Yeller
38
Fred Gipson
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
39
Dr. Seuss
A Bear Called Paddington (Michael Bond)
A Bear Called Paddington
40
Michael Bond
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