Children's Books Quiz for Kids

James Herriot

These are some questions that are about books and the authors that write them. Children’s books are very well known and although written primarily for children everyone enjoys reading them. Some of the books in this quiz are considered classics, but all of them contain wonderful stories and adventures. Why don’t you see if you can beat the box and answer all of the questions correctly?

1. This book was written by James Herriot (above) and has many stories about animals that will make you laugh and cry. James Herriot is the pen name of James Alfred Wright who began writing about animals and people he met while working as a country veterinarian. 

1. These Animal Friends
2. All Creatures Great and Small
3. Dogs, Horses and Cats Live Here
4. The Animals Who Live in My Heart

2. This book was a clever tale about a family who built a big tree-house and competed in ostrich races.  

1. Robinson Crusoe
2. Treasure Island
3. Swiss Family Robinson
4. Survival on the Island

3. This English writer has written many best selling books for children; one of his books talks about 5 golden tickets, another has a giant peach and a third deals with witches who want to rid the world of all children.  

1. Alfred Pinckney
2. JK Rowling
3. Roald Dahl
4. Robert Irving

4. A young girl falls down a rabbit hole and ends up meeting the Cheshire Cat, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, the Mad Hatter and the White Rabbit in this book.  

1. Upside Down Magic
2. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
3. The Fantastic Slide
4. The Magic Staircase

5. JK Rowling is the author of books about young wizards, a white owl and this famous boy.  

1. Harry Potter
2. Harry Wiggins
3. Cyril Wiggins
4. Hermione Potter

6. The name of the train in the Harry Potter books is what?
1. The Wizard Express
2. Hogwart’s Special
3. Hogwart’s Express
4. The Speedster Special

7. You can read about a magical woman who lives in an upside down house, was married to a pirate. She is famous for things like the “Won’t Pick up Toys Cure” and the “Bad Table Manners Cure”. She even sends Lester the Pig to children’s homes to instruct them on proper table etiquette. What is her name?

1. Mrs. Tiddly-Wink
2. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
3. Mrs. Pumperknickle
4. Mrs. Higgledy-Piggledy

8.4 British children are evacuated to the countryside during WWII and they find a piece of furniture which leads them to a magic, fantasy land. What is the name of this book by CS Lewis?

1. The Witch and the Dresser
2. The Lion, the Witch and the Highboy
3. The Amazing World of Lions and Witches
4. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

9. The person who wrote about Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-Duck and Squirrel Nutkin was…

1. Beatrice Plummer
2. Betty Potter
3. Beatrix Potter
4. Beatitude Plummer

10. “Treasure Island” and “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” and “A Children’s Garden of Verses” were all written by this famous author. 


1. Count of Monte Cristo
2. Richard Sterling
3. Robert Lewis
4. Robert Louis Stevenson


Answers below ....






1. This book was written by James Herriott and has many stories about animals that will make you laugh and cry. James Herriott is the pen name of James Alfred Wright who began writing about animals and people he met while working as a country veterinarian. 
 
2. All Creatures Great and Small

2. This book was a clever tale about a family who built a big tree-house and competed in ostrich races.  

3. Swiss Family Robinson

3. This English writer has written many best selling books for children; one of his books talks about 5 golden tickets, another has a giant peach and a third deals with witches who want to rid the world of all children.   

3. Roald Dahl

4. A young girl falls down a rabbit hole and ends up meeting the Cheshire Cat, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, the Mad Hatter and the White Rabbit in this book.  

2. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

5. JK Rowling is the author of books about young wizards, a white owl and this famous boy.  

1. Harry Potter

6. The name of the train in the Harry Potter books is what? 

3. Hogwart’s Express

7. You can read about a magical woman who lives in an upside down house, was married to a pirate. She is famous for things like the “Won’t Pick up Toys Cure” and the “Bad Table Manners Cure”. She even sends Lester the Pig to children’s homes to instruct them on proper table etiquette. What is her name?

2. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

8.4 British children are evacuated to the countryside during WWII and they find a piece of furniture which leads them to a magic, fantasy land. What is the name of this book by CS Lewis? 

4. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

9. The person who wrote about Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-Duck and Squirrel Nutkin was…

3. Beatrix Potter

10. “Treasure Island” and “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” and “A Children’s Garden of Verses” were all written by this famous author. 

4. Robert Louis Stevenson

 

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