Terry Deary's Horrible Histories books have been made into a BBC spin-off show Seven children's writers have made a list of the top 10 most borrowed authors of the past year, figures show.

The team of four authors who write as Daisy Meadows was second on the 2009-2010 library lending list.

Veteran children's author Dame Jacqueline Wilson was fourth and Horrid Henry writer Francesca Simon was fifth.

US thriller novelist James Patterson topped Public Lending Right's list for a fourth-year running. The top five all clocked up more than a million loans.

Patterson's book Swimsuit - co-written with Maxine Paetro - was also the most borrowed book while Paul O'Grady's At My Mother's Knee was the most popular non-fiction title.

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Most borrowed author

1. James Patterson

2. Daisy Meadows

3. Nora Roberts

4. Jacqueline Wilson

5. Francesca Simon

6. Mick Inkpen

7. Julia Donaldson

8. Danielle Steel

9. Lauren Child

10. Terry Deary

Source: Public Lending Right

The other two adult novelists in the top 10, third placed Nora Roberts and eighth placed Danielle Steel, are also American.

Daisy Meadows - the pseudonym for authors Narinder Dhami, Sue Bentley, Linda Chapman, and Sue Mongredien - have written dozens of their Rainbow Magic fairy stories.

Children's writer Terry Deary jumped to number 10 on the list, up from 27 in the previous year.

The popularity of his Horrible Histories books has been boosted by a spin-off BBC series.

The most borrowed children's book was The Gruffalo, by Julia Donaldson, who stayed at number seven in the authors' list.