There ’s nothing wrong with introducing your most belovedRoald DahlandBeverly Clearyclassics to the next coevals . But if you extend your scope beyond your own bookshelves — or even your locallibrary’swell - stocked ones — you might find somenew favoritesto add to the list , too .
Toy review siteTheToyZonemined the depths of Goodreads to find the 20 children ’s books from ( almost ) every country with the most user ratings . They then take the top - rated one from each and compiled them all into a map of the mankind ’s most popularchildren ’s literature . The books are geo - turn up based on where their generator are from , and you ’ll definitely see some predictable titles . Harry Potterand the Deathly Hallowsis the UK ’s most popular book , for instance , andHans Christian Andersen’sfairy story assume the top place in Denmark .
The honor in the U.S. went to R.J. Palacio’sWonder , which got a Hollywood flick adaptation in 2017 starring Jacob Tremblay , Owen Wilson , and Julia Roberts . Other figure you might recognize on the map include Ed Young , author ofLon Po PoandSeven unreasoning Mice ; and histrion Lupita Nyong’o , whose picture bookSulweis the most popular pick in Mexico , where she wasborn .
Some work you may know better by the title chosen for their English editions — like Argentine source María Elena Walsh’sDailan Kifki , about a little girl who adopts an elephant that picture up on her doorstep . In the U.S. , it ’s been write asAn Elephantasy .
Scroll down for the world map , and see more continental breakdownshere .
