A new survey’s found Roald Dahl remains the most popular children’s author among young adults.
Second and third places were taken by C.S. Lewis, author of The Chronicles of Narnia series and Peter Pan creator J.M. Barrie. Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is only the fourth most popular author.
Top 10 authors: 1 Roald Dahl, 2 CS Lewis, 3 JM Barrie, 4 JK Rowling, 5 Anthony Horowitz, 6 Jacqueline Wilson, 7 Dr Seuss, 8 Philip Pullman, 9 Francesca Simon, 10 Enid Blyton.
There are two problems that I can see with this list. One is that J.R.R. Tolkien does not appear (although his Lord of the Rings might be just a bit too age-less, but it’s debatable). The other is that Philip Pullman DOES appear (his books do not belong anywhere near the children’s books; but that’s a story for another day).