Britain's Favourite Ten Children's Books
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About this list
Waterstone and BBC, 10 Books
On September 1, 1997 the results of a poll to find the nation's favourite children's book were announced. The poll, sponsored by Waterstone's and the BBC, found Roald Dahl's Matilda to be the favorite. The top ten books from the poll are shown in the following table.
More details for it: "Over 10,000 children voted for more than
700 different titles by phoning or emailing
the BBC poll or voting at their local
Waterstone’s bookshop. The poll closed at
midnight on 27th August after a month’s
This list was originally published in 1997 and was added to this site about 2 years ago.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1346 | Matilda | Roald Dahl | 1988 | British | English | |
| 136 | The Wind in the Willows | Kenneth Grahame | 1908 | British | English | |
| 381 | The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe | C. S. Lewis | 1950 | British | English | |
| 165 | Winnie the Pooh | A. A. Milne | 1926 | British | English | |
| 146 | The Hobbit | J. R. R. Tolkien | 1937 | British | English | |
| 1377 | Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, | Roald Dahl | 1964 | British | English | |
| 3081 | Swallows and Amazons | Arthur Ransome | 1930 | British | English | |
| 1397 | The BFG | Roald Dahl | 1982 | British | English | |
| 35 | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Lewis Carroll | 1865 | British | English | |
| 814 | The Secret Garden | Frances Hodgson Burnett | 1911 | British | English |