'Harry Potter' is not the best-selling children's book in the UK

That position belongs to a famous book by writer Roald Dahl - “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”.

Recently, according to a survey by CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenway Medals, Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has beaten Harry Potter to become the best-selling children's book in the UK.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is the best-selling children's book in Britain.

Roald Dahl (1916-1990) was an English writer and poet, known as “one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th century”. He was a beloved children's author, always in the top 3 of the 15 most favorite British books for the past 80 years.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was first published in 1964, and is still one of the most beloved children's books of the 20th century. Roald Dahl's work tells the story of a poor boy named Charlie Bucket who goes on an adventure in the chocolate factory of the famous Willy Wonka.

The work has also been adapted into film twice. The 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory did not achieve the expected success, but the 2005 adaptation of the same name became a box office phenomenon and one of the most popular films of the year.

Film adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005).

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was first published in 1964, and is still one of the most beloved children's books of the 20th century. Roald Dahl's work tells the story of a poor boy named Charlie Bucket who goes on an adventure in the chocolate factory of the famous Willy Wonka.

The work has also been adapted into film twice. The 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory did not achieve the expected success, but the 2005 adaptation of the same name became a box office phenomenon and one of the most popular films of the year.

Two other works by Roald Dahl also appeared in the second and third places in the top 15: The BFG (1982) and Matilda (1988). Meanwhile, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by JK Rowling only ranked sixth in the published list.

The CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenway Medals are a prestigious award for children's and young adult books. The organisers of the awards conducted a large-scale survey across the UK to find out which books over the past 80 years had had the most profound impact on families. The event marks the 80th anniversary of the first awards in 1936.

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