Controversial Books

This page shows your 100 most controversial books, as measured by the standard deviation of members star ratings. (This is also the source of the Zeitgeist category "25 Books People Can't Agree on.") To be included, a book must have been rated at least 20 times. Work titles are given.

Standard Deviation	Rating	Title
1.08	4.14	How to Speak Dragonese by Cressida Cowell
1.021	4.41	There's no such thing as a dragon by Jack Kent
1.011	3.94	Bunny My Honey by Anita Jeram
0.996	3.8	Hug by Jez Alborough
0.989	4.06	The Gruffalo's Child by Julia Donaldson
0.989	3.81	There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly (Books with Holes) by Pam Adams
0.987	4.06	Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae
0.96	3.78	The Smartest Giant in Town by Julia Donaldson
0.954	4.08	Dragonology by Dugald Steer
0.953	4.14	The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
0.95	4.11	The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
0.947	4.05	The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
0.945	3.58	Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Walt Disney
0.941	4.18	Meerkat Mail by Emily Gravett
0.94	3.6	Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl
0.94	3.84	The Legend of Spud Murphy by Eoin Colfer
0.937	4.19	Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
0.924	4.14	The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr
0.913	3.85	Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow
0.91	4.15	Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born by Jamie Lee Curtis
0.904	4.06	Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl
0.9	3.98	James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
0.877	3.69	The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl
0.868	3.88	Flour Babies by Anne Fine
0.858	4.27	The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
0.854	4.49	The Jolly Postman by Janet Ahlberg
0.834	4.38	Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
0.825	4.08	The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle
0.821	4.34	Mog the Forgetful Cat by Judith Kerr
0.819	4.36	The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
0.819	4.3	Please Mrs. Butler by Allan Ahlberg
0.818	4.17	Stig of the Dump by Clive King
0.813	4.27	Matilda by Roald Dahl
0.809	4.12	Can't You Sleep, Little Bear? by Martin Waddell
0.805	4.15	Owl Babies by Martin Waddell
0.798	4.22	Where's Wally Now? by Martin Handford
0.792	4.36	Monkey Puzzle by Julia Donaldson
0.791	4.22	We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
0.791	4.06	10 Little Rubber Ducks by Eric Carle
0.773	3.93	The Groovy Greeks by Terry Deary
0.756	4.29	Elmer (Elmer Books) by David McKee
0.751	4.41	Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson
0.746	4.14	Where's My Teddy? by Jez Alborough
0.64	4.56	The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson

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