Waterstones The Nation's Favourite Children's Books

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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

mostrar mais 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

voting, the results were as follows:" mostrar menos

Anos:
Todos, 1997 (97)
ObraEtiqueta de OrdemAno
Matilda por Roald Dahl
11997
The Wind in the Willows por Kenneth Grahame
21997
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe por C. S. Lewis
31997
Winnie-the-Pooh por A. A. Milne
41997
The Hobbit por J. R. R. Tolkien
51997
Swallows and Amazons por Arthur Ransome
71997
The BFG por Roald Dahl
81997
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland por Lewis Carroll
91997
The Secret Garden por Frances Hodgson Burnett
101997
James and the Giant Peach por Roald Dahl
111997
The Witches por Roald Dahl
121997
Little Women por Louisa May Alcott
131997
The House at Pooh Corner por A. A. Milne
141997
George's Marvelous Medicine por Roald Dahl
151997
The Twits por Roald Dahl
161997
O Senhor dos Anéis por J. R. R. Tolkien
171997
Good Night, Mr. Tom por Michelle Magorian
181997
Fantastic Mr Fox por Roald Dahl
191997
Anne of Green Gables por L. M. Montgomery
201997
Charlotte's Web por E. B. White
211997
Double Act por Jacqueline Wilson
221997
Danny the Champion of the World por Roald Dahl
231997
Mystery at Witchend por Malcolm Saville
241997
The Dark Is Rising por Susan Cooper
251997
The Magic Faraway Tree por Enid Blyton
261997
Watership Down por Richard Adams
271997
Northern Lights por Philip Pullman
281997
Mariel of Redwall por Brian Jacques
291997
Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse por Anna Sewell
301997
Tom's Midnight Garden por Philippa Pearce
311997
Ballet Shoes por Noel Streatfeild
321997
Os Cinco numa Nova Aventura por Enid Blyton
331997
The Silver Sword por Ian Serraillier
341997
The Borrowers por Mary Norton
351997
Babe: The Gallant Pig por Dick King-Smith
361997
Redwall por Brian Jacques
371997
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen por Alan Garner
381997
Boy: Tales of Childhood por Roald Dahl
391997
Treasure Island por Robert Louis Stevenson
401997
The Tale of Peter Rabbit por Beatrix Potter
411997
Stig of the Dump por Clive King
421997
Bad Girls por Jacqueline Wilson
431997
Pigeon Post por Arthur Ransome
441997
Dolphin Boy Blue por Felice Arena
451997
We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea por Arthur Ransome
461997
The Eagle of the Ninth por Rosemary Sutcliff
471997
The Folk of the Faraway Tree por Enid Blyton
481997
The Story of Tracy Beaker por Jacqueline Wilson
491997
Winter Holiday por Arthur Ransome
501997
The Enchanted Wood por Enid Blyton
511997
The Children of the New Forest por Captain Frederick Marryat
521997
The Water Babies por Charles Kingsley
531997
The Bed and Breakfast Star por Jacqueline Wilson
541997
A Little Princess por Frances Hodgson Burnett
551997
Dogger por Shirley Hughes
561997
Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There por Lewis Carroll
571997
Where's Waldo? por Martin Handford
581997
O Sítio das Coisas Selvagens por Maurice Sendak
591997
The Borrowers Afloat por Mary Norton
601997
Heidi por Johanna Spyri
611997
Peter Pan por J. M. Barrie
621997
Malory Towers: First Term at Malory Towers / Second Form at Malory Towers / Third Year at Malory Towers por Enid Blyton
631997
The Railway Children por E. Nesbit
641997
The Suitcase Kid por Jacqueline Wilson
651997
Harry Potter e a Pedra Filosofal por J. K. Rowling
661997
The Box of Delights por John Masefield
671997
A pior das bruxas por Jill Murphy
681997
Just William por Richmal Crompton
691997
The Little White Horse por Elizabeth Goudge
701997
Os Cinco na Ilha do Tesouro por Enid Blyton
711997
Thomas the Tank Engine por W. Awdry
731997
Say Cheese and Die! (Goosebumps) por R. L. Stine
741997
Going Solo por Roald Dahl
751997
The Very Hungry Caterpillar por Eric Carle
761997
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ por Sue Townsend
771997
One Day at Horrorland (Goosebumps #16) por R. L. Stine
781997
The Secret Seven por Enid Blyton
791997
Coot Club por Arthur Ransome
801997
The Phantom Tollbooth por Norton Juster
811997
Five Children and It por E. Nesbit
821997
The Girl Who Cried Monster (Goosebumps, No. 8) por R. L. Stine
831997
What Katy Did por Susan Coolidge
841997
Mossflower por Brian Jacques
851997
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer por Mark Twain
861997
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit por Judith Kerr
871997
Smack por Melvin Burgess
881997
Os Cinco nos Rochedos do Demónio por Enid Blyton
891997
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator por Roald Dahl
901997
The Cat in the Hat por Dr. Seuss
911997
One Hundred and One Dalmatians por Dodie Smith
921997
The Milly-Molly-Mandy Storybook por Joyce Lankester Brisley
941997
The Owl Service por Alan Garner
951997
The Pearls of Lutra por Brian Jacques
961997
The Demon Headmaster por Gillian Cross
971997
The School at the Chalet por Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
981997
How I Got My Shrunken Head por R. L. Stine
991997
Just So Stories por Rudyard Kipling
1001997

Descrições

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

voting, the results were as follows:"

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