Back to School

It’s September and the kids are back in school. If they haven’t finished The Big Friendly Read, Summer Reading Challenge, there’s still time. They’ve got until the end of this month to finish reading their six library books and be in with a chance to win a Google Nexus Tablet. 

If they can’t decide what to read next why not suggest some great, best sellers. Of the top 50 bestselling titles of all time, 18 are children’s books. J K Rowling’s "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is the biggest selling children’s book closely followed by "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone".

Other chart topping children’s authors include Jeff Kinney (Wimpy Kid ), Julia Donaldson (The Gruffalo), and Jacqueline Wilson (Hetty Feather).

David Walliams’ short story collection “The World’s Worst Children” was this year's bestseller until “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” knocked it off the number 1 spot. 

Appropriately, considering the Roald Dahl theme for the Summer Reading Challenge and the 100^th anniversary of his birth on 13 September, Dahl had his first ever number 1 book in March this year with “The Great Mouse Plot”, which is actually a short extract from "Boy", Roald Dahl's childhood memoir. 

If the kids still can't decide on their next book ask the library staff for suggestions.