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20 best selling children's books of all time

These books captivated the hearts of children and their parents all over the world. This list includes the top 20 best-selling children's books of all time. Have you read any of these? comment if you have!

Title/Author 
Number of Copies Sold 

1. The Poky Little Puppy by Janette Sebring Lowrey 

 

14,898,341
2. Charlotte's Web by E. B. White (PB) 

9,899,696 
3. The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton 
(PB) 

9,695,159 
4. The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter (HC) 

9,380,274 
5. Tootle by Gertrude Crampton (HC) 

8,560,277 
6. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss (HC) 

8,143,088 
7. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling (HC) 

7,913,765
8. Pat the Bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt (HC) 

7,562,710 
9. Saggy Baggy Elephant by Kathryn and Byron Jackson (HC) 

7,476,395
10. Scuffy the Tugboat by Gertrude Crampton (HC) 

7,366,073 
11. The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss (HC) 

7,220,982 
12. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume (PB)

7,131,648 
13. Love You Forever by Robert Munsch (PB) 

6,970,000 
14. Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls (PB) 

6,754,308 
15. Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell (PB) 

6,636,267 
16. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling (PB) 

6,631,807
17. Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume (PB)

6,478,427 
18. Shane by Jack Schaeffer (PB) 

6,397,270 
19. The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks (PB) 

6,394,587
20. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (PB) 

6,393,523