STIG AT 50!

 

 

“Stig at Fifty” 

BBC RADIO 4

7.30 am Christmas Day,

Repeat 22.30 on 28th December.

Radio 4 extra “The 4 o’clock show”

Beginning December 30th,

Complete reading of Stig.

The Guardian review section

probably Saturday 21st December,

Interview with Clive King.



 

Children's Book Illustration

Over £72,000 raised towards our ‘Open Doors’ launch fund! A fantastic star-studded evening of performance and live illustration helped us to raise over £72,000 towards opening our new gallery in King’s Cross next year. Joanna Lumley, Peter Capaldi, Simon Russell Beale and Celia Imrie joined Quentin Blake and a host of famous illustrators in a celebration of Lewis Carroll’s famous poem The Hunting of the Snark. Click here to see photos from the night.

Enter The Book Illustration Competition – an exciting partnership between House of Illustration and The Folio Society. This year’s book is Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness and the deadline for entries is January 10th 2014. See our website for more details. There are fantastic illustration events happening across the UK in the run up to Christmas. From Thought Bubble in Leeds, to the South Ken Kids Festival, the first London Illustration Fair, and Picture This: Children’s Illustrated Classics at The British Library. Check out our November and December What's On. We are delighted to be taking part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge again this year. It’s a one-off chance to support us and have your donation doubled! Click here for details. Finally, with Christmas on its way why not head over to the House of Illustration shop and pick up one of our Christmas cards by award-winning illustrator Emma Chichester Clark. We're also offering an extra 20% off all prints for the next month, just enter NOEL2013 at the checkout

The Nation's Favourite Children's Books

TOP OF THE POTTS!

Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone announced nation’s favourite children’s book after thousands vote

Reading charity Booktrust is today pleased to reveal that J.K. Rowling'sHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is the nation’s favourite children's book, with over 24,000 votes cast this autumn.

To mark Children’s Book Week 2013, proudly supported by Kindle, book fans of all ages were invited to pick their ultimate storybook to read before the age of 14, with a mixture of modern greats and beloved classics making the top ten. Already marking its territory as a hugely successful film franchise,The Hunger Games finished second behind the debut Harry Potter book. Classics such asThe BFG and The Very Hungry Caterpillar also ranked highly, both making the top ten.

The win adds yet another accolade to J.K. Rowling's magical creation, whose unrivalled success made her the world's first and only billionaire author. The adventures of the Gryffindor wizard inspired a whole generation of young and adult readers, with over 400 million copies of the book sold worldwide. The resulting films also proved critically and commercially successful and launched the careers of several British actors. And the proliferation of lucrative DVDs, toys, video games, memorabilia, and even theme park attractions contribute to the total global value of the franchise at $15bn.

Starting with 500 titles, Booktrust experts whittled them down to compile the list of 100 books every child must read before 14, giving bookworms the unenviable task of choosing their most-loved novel.

Titles were also split into age categories.The Very Hungry Caterpillar topped the 0-5 age group and Roald Dahl'sThe BFG won with 6-8 year olds. The top two reads overall,Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and The Hunger Games each triumphed in the 9-12 and 12-14 categories before total votes determined the final results.

The most popular titles show that although classic storytelling remains popular with younger children, modern franchises have had a real impact on older readers. Of the books in the top ten, nine have since been made into huge film adaptations.

Claire Shanahan, Head of Arts, Booktrust, said: "As the biggest ever grossing literary franchise, kids and adults alike clearly can't get enough of Harry Potter. It’s a worldwide phenomena - it has captured the imaginations of a generation of readers who have grown up in love with Harry or Hermione, want to be friends with Ron, and are truly terrified by Voldemort.Even when up against heavyweights such as Dahl and Tolkien, Rowling ‘s creation remains the nation’s firm favourite.”

“We’re thrilled that the public have voted in their thousands. Lists such as this are a great way of celebrating the outstanding quality of past and present authors and illustrators. Plus Christmas and the New Year is a fantastic time to get our children excited about books! ”

Emma Hopkin, MD Childrens and Educational, Bloomsbury Publishing, said:“We are thrilled that children have voted Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone as the nation’s favourite children’s book. It is wonderful that Harry Potter can still hold the same magic for children now as it did when it was first published sixteen years ago. Lists like this are such a brilliant way to engage debate and discussion of books for children and to reflect the sheer quality and variety that young readers can enjoy today.”

Jorrit Van der Meulen, Vice President, Amazon Kindle EU, said: “Everyone remembers their favourite childhood book. The public have voted in droves for their most-loved stories and it is fantastic to see such enthusiasm and interest in reading – a passion that we share at Amazon.”

The final top ten is as follows:

Overall Top 10

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

The Hunger Games

The BFG

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Winnie-the-Pooh

The Cat in the Hat

The Fellowship of the Ring

Charlotte's Web

Northern Lights

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

 

The 100 selected titles:

Title	Author	Age range
The Cat in the Hat	Dr Seuss	0 - 5 years
Where the Wild Things Are	Maurice Sendak	0 - 5 years
The Tiger Who Came to Tea	Judith Kerr	0 - 5 years
The Very Hungry Caterpillar	Eric Carle	0 - 5 years
The Elephant and the Bad Baby	Elfrida Vipont	0 - 5 years
Meg and Mog	Helen Nicholl	0 - 5 years
Dogger	Shirley Hughes	0 - 5 years
Each Peach Pear Plum	Allan Ahlberg	0 - 5 years
Would You Rather?	John Burningham	0 - 5 years
The Snowman	Raymond Briggs	0 - 5 years
Not Now, Bernard	David McKee	0 - 5 years
Where's Spot?	Eric Hill	0 - 5 years
Dear Zoo	Rod Campbell	0 - 5 years
Gorilla	Anthony Browne	0 - 5 years
Hairy Maclary From Donaldson's Dairy	Lynley Dodd	0 - 5 years
The Jolly Postman	Allan Ahlberg	0 - 5 years
Princess Smartypants	Babette Cole	0 - 5 years
I Want My Potty	Tony Ross	0 - 5 years
We're Going on a Bear Hunt	Michael Rosen	0 - 5 years
I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato	Lauren Child	0 - 5 years
Room on a Broom	Julia Donaldson	0 - 5 years
Lost and Found	Oliver Jeffers	0 - 5 years
Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears	Emily Gravett	0 - 5 years
Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes	Mem Fox	0 - 5 years
I Want My Hat Back	Jon Klassen	0 - 5 years
Pippi Longstocking	Astrid Lindgren	5 - 7 years
Winnie-the-Pooh	A. A. Milne	6 - 8 years
The Story of Babar	Jean de Brunhoff	6 - 8 years
Little House in the Big Woods	Laura Ingalls Wilder	6 - 8 years
The Enchanted Wood	Enid Blyton	6 - 8 years
Five on a Treasure Island	Enid Blyton	6 - 8 years
Finn Family Moomintroll	Tove Jansson	6 - 8 years
My Naughty Little Sister	Dorothy Edwards	6 - 8 years
Charlotte's Web	EB White	6 - 8 years
A Bear Called Paddington	Michael Bond	6 - 8 years
Asterix the Gaul	Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo	6 - 8 years
Flat Stanley	Jeff Brown	6 - 8 years
The Worst Witch	Jill Murphy	6 - 8 years
Mister Magnolia	Quentin Blake	6 - 8 years
The Queen's Nose	Dick King-Smith	6 - 8 years
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs	Jon Scieszka	6 - 8 years
Amazing Grace	Mary Hoffman	6 - 8 years
The Adventures of Milly Molly Mandy	Joyce Lankester Brisley	6 - 8 years
Horrid Henry	Francesca Simon	6 - 8 years
The Sheep-Pig	Dick King Smith	6 - 8 years
Clarice Bean, That's Me	Lauren Child	6 - 8 years
That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown	Cressida Cowell	6 - 8 years
Diary of a Wimpy Kid	Jeff Kinney	6 - 8 years
The BFG	Roald Dahl	6- 8 years
The Arrival	Shaun Tan	6- 8 years
The Adventures of Tin Tin	Herge	9 - 12 years
Swallows and Amazons	Arthur Ransome	9 - 12 years
Ballet Shoes	Noel Streatfield	9 - 12 years
The Hobbit	J R R Tolkien	9 - 12 years
The Little Prince	Antoine de Saint-Exupéry	9 - 12 years
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe	C. S. Lewis	9 - 12 years
The Borrowers	Mary Norton	9 - 12 years
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase	Joan Aitken	9 - 12 years
Stig of the Dump	Clive King	9 - 12 years
Carrie's War	Nina Bawden	9 - 12 years
Goodnight Mr Tom	Michelle Magorian	9 - 12 years
The Witches	Roald Dahl	9 - 12 years
Matilda	Roald Dahl	9 - 12 years
Truckers: The First Book of the Nomes	Terry Pratchett	9 - 12 years
The Story of Tracy Beaker	Jacqueline Wilson	9 - 12 years
Flour Babies	Anne Fine	9 - 12 years
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	J. K. Rowling	9 - 12 years
Skellig	David Almond	9 - 12 years
Holes	Louis Sachar	9 - 12 years
Artemis Fowl	Eoin Colfer	9 - 12 years
Journey to River Sea	Eva Ibbotson	9 - 12 years
Private Peaceful	Michael Morpurgo	9 - 12 years
Millions	Frank Cottrell Boyce	9 - 12 years
Once	Morris Gleitzman	9 - 12 years
A Monster Calls	Patrick Ness	9 - 12 years
I Capture the Castle	Dodie Smith	12 - 14 years
The Fellowship of the Ring	J R R Tolkien	12 - 14 years
The Owl Service	Alan Garner	12 - 14 years
Watership Down	Richard Adams	12 - 14 years
Forever	Judy Blume	12 - 14 years
The Ruby in the Smoke	Philip Pullman	12 - 14 years
Northern Lights	Philip Pullman	12 - 14 years
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging	Louise Rennison	12 - 14 years
Witch Child	Celia Rees	12 - 14 years
Coram Boy	Jamila Gavin	12 - 14 years
Kite Rider	Geraldine McCaughrean	12 - 14 years
Mortal Engines	Philip Reeve	12 - 14 years
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time	Mark Haddon	12 - 14 years
Looking for JJ	Anne Cassidy	12 - 14 years
Stormbreaker	Anthony Horowitz	12 - 14 years
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas	John Boyne	12 - 14 years
Noughts and Crosses	Malorie Blackman	12 - 14 years
The Graveyard Book	Neil Gaiman	12 - 14 years
The Knife of Never Letting Go	Patrick Ness	12 - 14 years
Revolver	Marcus Segdwick	12 - 14 years
Life: An Exploded Diagram	Mal Peet	12 - 14 years
Maggot Moon	Sally Gardner	12 - 14 years
Junk	Melvin Burgess	12 - 14 years. At top end of age band
How I Live Now	Meg Rosoff	12 - 14 years. At top end of age band
The Hunger Games	Suzanne Collins	12 - 14 years. At top end of age band