(most inspirational character)
I know most of these characters, but I think I still need to read a few of the books. The above linked article tells about why the characters are inspirational. I am also looking at this as a TBR list, though.
Top 50 inspirational characters from children’s books:
- Harry Potter
- Matilda
- Charlie Bucket, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Hermione Granger, Harry Potter novels by J.K. Rowling
- Mary Poppins
- Winnie the Pooh
- Peter Pan
- Paddington Bear
- Willy Wonka, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Peter Rabbit
- Alice, Alice in Wonderland
- The Gruffalo’s mouse
- Mowgli, The Jungle Book
- Miss Honey, Matilda
- Tracey Beaker
- Aslan, The Chronicles of Narnia
- Mr Fox, Fantastic Mr Fox
- The very Hungry Caterpillar
- Charlotte, Charlotte’s Web
- Gandalf, The Hobbit
- Lucy, The Chronicles of Narnia
- Tigger
- Christopher Robin
- Katniss Everdeen, The Hunger Games trilogy
- Danny, Danny, the Champion of the World
- Piglet
- George, The Famous Five
- Stuart Little
- Josephine March, Little Women
- George, George’s Marvellous Medicine
- Pippi Longstocking
- Adrian Mole
- Topsy and Tim
- Hazel, Watership Down
- The Mad Hatter, Alice in Wonderland
- Wilbur, Charlotte’s Web
- Barney, Stig of the Dump
- Babe
- Jim Hawkins, Treasure Island
- Little Bear
- William Brown, Just William
- Tom Gates
- Arrietty Clock, The Borrowers
- Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, How to Train Your Dragon
- Chloe, Mr Stink
- Alex Ryder
- Lyra Belacqua, His Dark Materials trilogy
- Max, Where the Wild Things Are
- Christopher John Francis Boone, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
- Stanley Lambchop (a.k.a. Flat Stanley)
