Winnie-The-Pooh has triumphed over modern titles such as The Gruffalo to be named the best-loved children’s book of the last 150 years.
AA Milne’s classic, published in 1926, was the first volume of stories about the likes of Christopher Robin, Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo and the "bear of very little brain".
Lewis Carroll’s fantasy novel Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland (1865) came second, followed by The Very Hungry Caterpillar (1969) by US author and illustrator Eric Carle.
In fifth place, The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson, published in 1999 and about a monster’s encounter with a little brown mouse, is the most recent book on the list, which is dominated by British authors.
No books published since 2000 have made it in to the top 10, the result of a YouGov poll commissioned by John Lewis and Barnardo’s.
Roald Dahl has two books in the top 10 - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory (1964) in sixth place and The BFG (1982) - set to be adapted into a new film directed by Steven Spielberg - in ninth.
The rest of the top 10 include The Hobbit (1937), in fourth place, Black Beauty (1877), in seventh, Treasure Island (1883), in the eighth slot and in tenth place The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (1950).
The results were published as Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi launched Story Time with Barnado’s and John Lewis, to promote reading and support vulnerable children in the UK.
Capaldi said: "Being read to as a child is something most of us take for granted but for many of the children Barnardo’s supports, storytelling and communicating are skills that their parents don’t have.
"I would encourage people across the country to embrace storytelling, bury your head in a good book and donate as much as you can through Story Time in aid of Barnardo’s.
"You’ll be helping the charity reach out to parents of some of the UK’s most vulnerable children and ensuring they build the confidence and knowledge to help their little one thrive."
■ Favourite children’s books of the last 150 years from YouGov poll of 2,652 adults
1. Winnie The Pooh – A.A. Milne (1926)
2. Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland – Lewis Carroll (1865)
3. The Very Hungry Caterpillar – Eric Carle (1969)
4. The Hobbit – J.R.R. 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 – C.S. Lewis (1950)