26 January 2010

Authors:

• Roderick Hunt
  
• Alex Brychta
  
• Kate Ruttle
  
• Annemarie Young
  
• Cynthia Rider
  

According to a recent poll by the reading charity Booktrust: Booktrust asked 1,318 children aged 5 -12 years old, who their favourite literary characters were. Biff, Chip, and Kipper were collectively voted fourth favourite characters beating Captain Underpants, Charlie and Lola, Alex Rider and Thomas the Tank Engine. The top three spots were taken by Harry Potter, Horrid Henry, and Tracy Beaker. The research also found that the most powerful ingredient for attracting children to a particular book was character, with 51% citing that as their reason for reading a title, ahead of plot at 43%.

Booktrust Top 20 List:

1. Harry Potter
   
2. Horrid Henry
   
3. Tracy Beaker
   
4. Biff, Chip and Kipper (school reading scheme characters)
   
5. Hannah Montana
   
6. Doctor Who
   
7. Ben 10
   
8. Winnie the Pooh
   
9. Captain Underpants
   
10. Charlie from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
    
11. Cinderella
    
12. Gruffalo
    
13. Peter Pan
    
14. Charlie and Lola
    
15. Matilda
    
16. Alex Rider
    
17. Fantastic Mr Fox
    
18. Spiderman
    
19. Thomas The Tank Engine
    
20. BFG

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