10 great children’s authors
1. Enid Blyton
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| Enid Blyton |
Wrote many popular series such as Noddy and the Famous Five
2. Dr Seuss
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| Dr. Seuss |
Author of imaginative rhyming tales, such as The Cat in the Hat
3. JK Rowling
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| JK Rowling |
Wrote the immensely popular Harry Potter magical adventures
4. RL Stine
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| RL Stine |
Thrilled many with his horror stories, such as the Goosebumpsseries
5. CS Lewis
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| CS Lewis |
Authored the fantasy novels that made up The Chronicles of Narnia
6. JRR Tolkein
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| JRR Tolkein |
Wrote the Hobbit, Followed by the Lord of the Rings sequel
7. Beatrix Potter
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| Beatrix Potter |
Wrote 23 small books about animal characters, such as Peter Rabbit
8. Richard Scarry
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| Richard Scarry |
Wrote the illustrated many books, such as Best Word Book Ever
9. Roald Dahi
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| Roald Dahi |
Became a bestseller with novels likes Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
10. Roger Hargreaves
Created the Mr Men and Little Miss books, carried on by his son (pictured)
These authors sold more than 100 million copies of their books.
Best Sellers
1. The best –selling book of all time is the Bible, followed by the collected works of Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong.
2. The world’s best –selling novel is thought to be Charles Dickens’s Tale of Two Cities.
3. The best-selling book in French is Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince) by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.
4. The best-selling practical book is scouting for Boys by Robert Baden-Powell, Founder of the international scout movement.
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