I am storytelling at John Lewis this summer in aid of Barnardos the most fabulous children’s charity. It’s free and should be lots of fun and there are lots of storytelling sessions from all sorts of people all through the summer.
John Lewis is 150 years old this year and this is part of their celebrations. Here’s an interesting list for you, the top books form each decade of the last 150 years
Nation’s favourite books from each decade of the last 150 years
1860s: Alice in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll
1870s: Black Beauty – Anna Sewell
1880s:Treasure Island – Robert Louis Stevenson
1890s: Jungle Book – Rudyard Kipling
1900s: Wind and The Willows – Kenneth Grahame
1910s Peter Pan – Kenneth Grahame
1920s: Winnie The Pooh – A.A. Milne
1930s: The Hobbit – J.R.R. Tolkien
1940s: My Friend Flicka – Mary O’Hara
1950s: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe – C.S. Lewis
1960s: The Hungry Caterpillar – Eric Carle
1970s: Danny the Champion of the World – Roald Dahl
1980s The BFG – Roald Dahl
1990s: The Gruffalo- Julia Donaldson
2000s Diary of a Wimpy Kid – Jeff Kinney
(from you gov 2014 survey)
Do check out for storytelling at your local store and do give me some book recommendations!
