Winnie-the-Pooh beats Harry Potter in best-loved book character poll

The bumbling bear has seen off the boy wizard in a survey to find the UK’s favourite character from childhood reading

The gentle blundering of Winnie-the-Pooh has seen off the magical powers of Harry Potter to be voted the UK’s favourite childhood book character.

A poll of 1,200 people who read at least once a week saw AA Milne’s creation top the list of favourite characters from childhood books, ahead of JK Rowling’s boy wizard. George, Enid Blyton’s tomboy adventurer from the Famous Five, came in third place, with The Hobbit’s Bilbo Baggins and Roald Dahl’s Matilda in fourth and fifth places.

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