Booktrust, the independent charity, asked 4,000 people about their 'Best Children’s Book of All Time', and the winner was The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle takes second place. Third place goes to Enid Blyton’s Famous Five Series, which was first written in 1942 and consists of 21 books about the fictional group of children. Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne came in fourth place. The character, also known as Bear Of Very Little Brain, was first created back in 1926. Fifth place goes to The BFG (the Big Friendly Giant) by Roald Dahl, first published in 1982.
The 'Best Loved Author' in the survey is Roald Dahl, who has six books listed in the top 50 best, whilst Enid Blyton has five books in the top 50. For all details of the survey results, visit www.booktrust.org.uk
