Top 5 Children’s Books of All Time

TOP 5 CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF ALL TIME Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone JK Rowling (1997) Fun Fact: J K Rowling was the first person to ever become a billionaire in the United States for writing books. HOGWARTS EXPRESS The Hobbit 4 JRR Tolkien (1937) Fun Fact: Author J RR Tolkein hated it when his work was translated into other languages, especially when they changed the name 'Hobbit' into something else, e.g. "Hompen' in Swedish. 3 Winnie the Pooh A A Milne (1926) Fun Fact: The 1958 Latin translation of the book was the first ever non-English book to make it onto the New York Times Best seller List. 2 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe CS Lewis (1950) Fun Fact: When author CS Lewis was a child he made up his own fantasy land and called it 'Animal Land'. His favourite creature from there was a heroic mouse called Peter. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carroll (1865) Fun Fact: The original title of the novel was Alice's Adventures Under Ground and Carroll's real name is Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Sources: Westfield4Schools http://facts.randomhistory.com/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ http://www.neatorama.com/ http://convergemagazine.com/ http://www.thefactsite.com/ www.westfield4schools.co.uk