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100 Best Children's Books of All Time

The Telegraph's list of the one hundred best children's books of all time. For children of all ages. 2015.
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Curious George
Curious George
1
Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
2
Maurice Sendak
Father Christmas (Raymond Briggs)
Father Christmas
3
Raymond Briggs
Gorilla (Anthony Browne)
Gorilla
4
Anthony Browne
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly (Pam Adams)
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
5
Pam Adams
The Mick Inkpen Collection (Varied Authors)
The Mick Inkpen Collection
6
Varied Authors
Jim, Who Ran Away From His Nurse and Was Eaten by a Lion (Hilaire Belloc)
Jim, Who Ran Away From His Nurse and Was Eaten by a Lion
7
Hilaire Belloc
Polar Bear Polar Bear What Do You Hear (Martin and Carle)
Polar Bear Polar Bear What Do You Hear
8
Martin and Carle
The Barbar Collection (Jean De Brunhoff)
The Barbar Collection
9
Jean De Brunhoff
What Do People Do All Day? (Richard Scarry)
What Do People Do All Day?
10
Richard Scarry
The Story of the Little Mole Who Knew It Was None of His Business (Werner Holzwarth and Wolf Erlbruch)
The Story of the Little Mole Who Knew It Was None of His Business
11
Werner Holzwarth and Wolf Erlbruch
Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham
12
Lost and Found (Oliver Jeffers)
Lost and Found
13
Oliver Jeffers
Mrs Pepperpot (Alf Proysen)
Mrs Pepperpot
14
Alf Proysen
The Gruffalo (Julia Donaldson)
The Gruffalo
15
Julia Donaldson
Monkey and Me (Emily Gravett)
Monkey and Me
16
Emily Gravett
Goodnight Moon (Margaret Wise Brown)
Goodnight Moon
17
Margaret Wise Brown
Time for Bed (Mem Fox)
Time for Bed
18
Mem Fox
Operation Alphabet (Al MacCuish and Luciano Lozano)
Operation Alphabet
19
Al MacCuish and Luciano Lozano
Hippos Go Berserk (Sandra Boynton)
Hippos Go Berserk
20
Sandra Boynton
Tiger Who Came to Tea (Judith Kerr)
Tiger Who Came to Tea
21
Judith Kerr
Funny Bones (Janet and Allan Ahlberg)
Funny Bones
22
Janet and Allan Ahlberg
Elmer (David McKee)
Elmer
23
David McKee
I Love You, Blue Kangaroo (Emma Chichester Clark)
I Love You, Blue Kangaroo
24
Emma Chichester Clark
Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain (Edward Ardizzone)
Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain
25
Edward Ardizzone
Bread and Jam for Frances (Russell Hoban)
Bread and Jam for Frances
26
Russell Hoban
The Princess and the Pea (Lauren Child)
The Princess and the Pea
27
Lauren Child
The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams)
The Velveteen Rabbit
28
Margery Williams
This Is Not My Hat
This Is Not My Hat
29
Maps (Aleksandra and Daniel Mizielinska)
Maps
30
Aleksandra and Daniel Mizielinska
A Little History of the World (E.H. Gombrich)
A Little History of the World
31
E.H. Gombrich
Tales From Shakespeare
Tales From Shakespeare
32
Our Island Story (H E Marshall)
Our Island Story
33
H E Marshall
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
34
Anne Frank
The Oxford Nursery Rhyme Book (Iona and Peter Opie)
The Oxford Nursery Rhyme Book
35
Iona and Peter Opie
Hans Christian Anderson the Complete Fairy Tales (Hans Christian Anderson)
Hans Christian Anderson the Complete Fairy Tales
36
Hans Christian Anderson
Complete Nonsense Books (Edward Lear)
Complete Nonsense Books
37
Edward Lear
The Hutchinson Treasury of Children's Literature (Alison Sage)
The Hutchinson Treasury of Children's Literature
38
Alison Sage
Rotten Romans (Terry Deary)
Rotten Romans
39
Terry Deary
The New Way Things Work
The New Way Things Work
40
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