Winnie-the-Pooh named as the favourite children's book of the past 150 years

Winnie-the-Pooh has been named as the favourite children's book of the past 150 years in a poll of more than 2,000 adults.

The YouGov poll was carried out as part of a campaign to promote reading and support vulnerable children in the UK.

Top 10 favourite children's books:

• 1. Winnie-the-Pooh - AA Milne (1926)
• 2. Alice's Adventures In Wonderland - Lewis Carroll (1865)
• 3. The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Eric Carle (1969)
• 4. The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien (1937)
• 5. The Gruffalo - Julia Donaldson (1999)
• 6. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl (1964)
• 7. Black Beauty - Anna Sewell (1877)
• 8. Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson (1883)
• 9. The BFG - Roald Dahl (1982)
• 10. The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe - CS Lewis (1950)