Famous Five top children's books list

Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the Dog are simply spiffing! Enid Blyton's Famous Famous topped the list of children's books named by adults as their favourites. The survey of 2688 adults saw Enid Blyton score two out of five of the top slots - The Faraway Tree came third in the poll.

The top children's page turners:

1 Famous Five

2 Chronicles of Narnia

3 The Faraway Tree

4 The Hobbit

5 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

6 Black Beauty

7 Treasure Island

8 Biggles

9 Swallows and Amazons

10 Lord of the Rings

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