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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 (Maurice Sendak)
2
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
3
Pippi Longstocking
Pippi Longstocking
4
The Little Prince
The Little Prince
5
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
6
Northern Lights (Philip Pullman)
Northern Lights (Philip Pullman)
7
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
8
Winnie-The-Pooh (A. A. Milne)
Winnie-The-Pooh (A. A. Milne)
9
Charlotte's Web (E. B. White)
Charlotte's Web (E. B. White)
10
Matilda
Matilda
11
Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables
12
Fairy Tales (Hans Christian Anderson)
Fairy Tales (Hans Christian Anderson)
13
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
14
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Eric Carle)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Eric Carle)
15
The Dark Is Rising (Susan Cooper)
The Dark Is Rising (Susan Cooper)
16
The Arrival (Shaun Tan)
The Arrival (Shaun Tan)
17
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
18
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
19
Heidi
Heidi
20
Goodnight Moon
Goodnight Moon
21
The Adventures of Pinocchio (Carlo Collodi)
The Adventures of Pinocchio (Carlo Collodi)
22
A Wizard of Earthsea
A Wizard of Earthsea
23
Moominland Midwinter (Tove Jansson)
Moominland Midwinter (Tove Jansson)
24
I Want My Hat Back (Jon Klassen)
I Want My Hat Back (Jon Klassen)
25
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
26
Duck, Death and the Tulip (Wolf Erlbruch)
Duck, Death and the Tulip (Wolf Erlbruch)
27
The Brothers Lionheart (Astrid Lindgren)
The Brothers Lionheart (Astrid Lindgren)
28
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling - 1999)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling - 1999)
29
Brown Girl Dreaming (Jacqueline Woodson)
Brown Girl Dreaming (Jacqueline Woodson)
30
The Three Robbers (Tomi Ungerer)
The Three Robbers (Tomi Ungerer)
31
The Snowy Day (Ezra Jack Keats)
The Snowy Day (Ezra Jack Keats)
32
The Tiger Who Came to Tea (Judith Kerr)
The Tiger Who Came to Tea (Judith Kerr)
33
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
34
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
35
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
36
Tom's Midnight Garden (Philippa Pearce)
Tom's Midnight Garden (Philippa Pearce)
37
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Grimm's Fairy Tales
38
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter)
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter)
39
The Railway Children (E Nesbit)
The Railway Children (E Nesbit)
40
Noughts and Crosses (Malorie Blackman)
Noughts and Crosses (Malorie Blackman)
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