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The 100 Greatest Children's Books of All Time

In 2023, the BBC polled 177 book experts in 56 countries to try and find the 100 greatest children's books ever written. The winner of the poll was Maurice Sendak's 1963 picture book "Where the Wild Things Are", with the authors Lewis Carroll, Astrid Lindgren, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and J. R. R. Tolkien rounding out the top 5. Below is the full list of the top 100 - how many of the titles have you read?
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Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
1
Maurice Sendak
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
2
Lewis Carroll
Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren)
Pippi Longstocking
3
Astrid Lindgren
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
4
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
5
J.R.R. Tolkien
Northern Lights (Philip Pullman)
Northern Lights
6
Philip Pullman
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
7
C.S. Lewis
Winnie-The-Pooh (A. A. Milne)
Winnie-The-Pooh
8
A. A. Milne
Charlotte's Web (E. B. White)
Charlotte's Web
9
E. B. White
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
10
Roald Dahl
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
11
L.M. Montgomery
Fairy Tales (Hans Christian Anderson)
Fairy Tales
12
Hans Christian Anderson
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
13
J.K. Rowling
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Eric Carle)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
14
Eric Carle
The Dark Is Rising (Susan Cooper)
The Dark Is Rising
15
Susan Cooper
The Arrival (Shaun Tan)
The Arrival
16
Shaun Tan
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
17
Louisa May Alcott
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
18
Roald Dahl
Heidi (Johanna Spyri)
Heidi
19
Johanna Spyri
Goodnight Moon (Margaret Wise Brown)
Goodnight Moon
20
Margaret Wise Brown
The Adventures of Pinocchio (Carlo Collodi)
The Adventures of Pinocchio
21
Carlo Collodi
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea
22
Ursula K. Le Guin
Moominland Midwinter (Tove Jansson)
Moominland Midwinter
23
Tove Jansson
I Want My Hat Back (Jon Klassen)
I Want My Hat Back
24
Jon Klassen
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
25
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Duck, Death and the Tulip (Wolf Erlbruch)
Duck, Death and the Tulip
26
Wolf Erlbruch
The Brothers Lionheart (Astrid Lindgren)
The Brothers Lionheart
27
Astrid Lindgren
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling - 1999)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
28
J.K. Rowling - 1999
Brown Girl Dreaming (Jacqueline Woodson)
Brown Girl Dreaming
29
Jacqueline Woodson
The Three Robbers (Tomi Ungerer)
The Three Robbers
30
Tomi Ungerer
The Snowy Day (Ezra Jack Keats)
The Snowy Day
31
Ezra Jack Keats
The Tiger Who Came to Tea (Judith Kerr)
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
32
Judith Kerr
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle
33
Diana Wynne Jones
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
34
Madeleine L'engle
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
35
Richard Adams
Tom's Midnight Garden (Philippa Pearce)
Tom's Midnight Garden
36
Philippa Pearce
Grimm's Fairy Tales (The Brothers Grimm)
Grimm's Fairy Tales
37
The Brothers Grimm
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter)
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
38
Beatrix Potter
The Railway Children (E Nesbit)
The Railway Children
39
E Nesbit
Noughts and Crosses (Malorie Blackman)
Noughts and Crosses
40
Malorie Blackman
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