Sophie Borland writes in The Telegraph. In a poll of the best children's books of all time, Harry Potter was beaten by a host of traditional classics. The highest Harry Potter finished sixth behind The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, the Famous Five, Winnie the Pooh and The BFG.The poll was conducted among 4,000 parents in the UK to select the top 50 children's books. The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, by CS Lewis, was first published in 1950, The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle in 1960 and Enid Blyton's Famous Five series, first written in 1942. Roald Dahl was the favourite author with six of his books in the top 50.
Here are the top ten books:
1 The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, CS Lewis
2 The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Eric Carle3 Famous Five series, Enid Blyton
4 Winnie the Pooh, AA Milne
5 The BFG, Roald Dahl
6 Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, JK Rowling
7 The Faraway Tree, Enid Blyton
8 The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame
9 Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll
10 The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson
Read the full list here.
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