“So Matilda’s strong young mind continued to grow, nurtured by the voices of all those authors who had sent their books out into the world like ships on the sea…”

Some of our favourite childhood memories come from books.

We snuggled up on the couch, being read to by our parents. Then we learned to read ourselves, we felt proud and oh, so grown-up. And later, as the books got bigger, we felt the joy of being totally absorbed into another world.

“So Matilda’s strong young mind continued to grow, nurtured by the voices of all those authors who had sent their books out into the world like ships on the sea…”

Not many things can give you that feeling. Reading can.

Dymocks Book Lovers have put together a list of the top 51 children’s books (or book series) of all time. We’ve got the top 25 for you here.

Does your childhood favourite make the cut?

Click through to see the top 25 books for kids…

25. The Heroes of Olympus Series

By Rick Riordan.

24. Guess How Much I Love You

By Sam McBratney.

23. Diary of a Whimpy Kid Series

By Jeff Kinney.

22. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

By Lewis Carroll.

21. Wombat Stew

By Marcia K. Vaughan.

20. The Very Cranky Bear

By Nick Bland.

19. A Series of Unfortunate Events

By Lemony Snicket.

18. The Secret Garden

By Frances Hodgson Burnett.

17. Deltora Quest Series

By Emily Rodda.

16. Wonder

By R.J. Palacio.

15. The Hobbit

By J.R.R Tolkien

14. Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy

By Lynley Dodd.

13. Possum Magic

By Mem Fox.

12. Where is the Green Sheep?

By Mem Fox.

11. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

By Roald Dahl.

10. The Gruffalo

By Julia Donaldson.

9. The Percy Jackson Series

By Rick Riordan.

8. Where the Wild Things Are

By Maurice Sendak.

7. Anne of Green Gables

By L. M. Montgomery

6. Matilda

By Roald Dahl.

5. The Magic Faraway Tree

By Enid Blyton.

4. The Treehouse Series

By Andy Griffiths.

3. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

By C.S Lewis.

2. The Very Hungry Caterpillar

By Eric Carle.

1. Harry Potter Series

By J.K. Rowling.