It might have been a long time since you actually read them but most of us know the storyline of the best-loved children's classic novels. We challenge you to work out which children's books we are describing below - all you have to do is name the book! Not sure? The answers are at the bottom.

1. A young girl follows a white rabbit and falls into a very strange world.

2. Four children step through a wardrobe and discover a snowy land ruled by a cruel queen.

3. A lonely orphan is sent to live in Yorkshire, where she discovers a hidden garden.

4. A boy who never grows up whisks children away to a magical island.

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5. An ordinary boy learns he is a wizard on his eleventh birthday.

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6. A gifted little girl with dreadful parents discovers she has extraordinary powers.

7. A little bear from Darkest Peru arrives in London with a suitcase and a label asking someone to look after him.

8. A clever spider changes the fate of a farmyard pig with her words.

9. A girl with bright red hair is sent by mistake to live with a brother and sister on Prince Edward Island.

10. A tiny borrower living beneath the floorboards is discovered by a human boy.

11. A boy and his animal friends find adventure in the Hundred Acre Wood.

12. A boy starting a new school worries that his face will stop people seeing who he really is.

13. A group of rabbits flee their home in search of a safer place to live.

14. A little girl in a pink-and-white striped dress has gentle adventures in the countryside with family and friends.

15. A farm boy sets out to rescue the woman he loves in a tale of sword fights, revenge and unforgettable adventure.

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Answers

1. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

2. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis

3. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

4. Peter Pan by JM Barrie

5. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by JK Rowling

6. Matilda by Roald Dahl

7. A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond

8. Charlotte’s Web by EB White

9. Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery

10. The Borrowers by Mary Norton

11. Winnie-the-Pooh by AA Milne

12. Wonder by RJ Palaccio

13. Watership Down by Richard Adams

14. Milly-Molly-Mandy by Joyce Lankester Brisley

15. The Princess Bride by William Goldman