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The 100 Greatest Children's Books of All Time - Page 2

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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The BFG (Roald Dahl)
The BFG
41
Roald Dahl
Rules of Summer (Shaun Tan)
Rules of Summer
42
Shaun Tan
Momo (Michael Ende)
Momo
43
Michael Ende
The Story of Ferdinand (Munro Leaf)
The Story of Ferdinand
44
Munro Leaf
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
45
J.R.R.Tolkien
The Owl Service (Alan Garner)
The Owl Service
46
Alan Garner
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter (Astrid Lindgren)
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter
47
Astrid Lindgren
The Neverending Story (Michael Ende)
The Neverending Story
48
Michael Ende
Panchatantra (Anonymous)
Panchatantra
49
Anonymous
Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
50
Robert Louis Stevenson
Mary Poppins (P.L. Travers)
Mary Poppins
51
P.L. Travers
Ballet Shoes (Noel Streatfeild)
Ballet Shoes
52
Noel Streatfeild
So Much (Trish Cooke)
So Much
53
Trish Cooke
We're Going on a Bear Hunt (Michael Rosen)
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
54
Michael Rosen
Cipollino the Little Onion (Gianni Rodari)
Cipollino the Little Onion
55
Gianni Rodari
The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein)
The Giving Tree
56
Shel Silverstein
The Gruffalo (Julia Donaldson)
The Gruffalo
57
Julia Donaldson
Julian Is a Mermaid (Jessica Love)
Julian Is a Mermaid
58
Jessica Love
Comet in Moominland (Tove Jansson)
Comet in Moominland
59
Tove Jansson
Finn Family Moomintroll (Tove Jansson)
Finn Family Moomintroll
60
Tove Jansson
The Witches (Roald Dahl)
The Witches
61
Roald Dahl
A Bear Called Paddington (Michael Bond)
A Bear Called Paddington
62
Michael Bond
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
63
Kenneth Grahame
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred D. Taylor)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
64
Mildred D. Taylor
Karlsson on the Roof (Astrid Lindgren)
Karlsson on the Roof
65
Astrid Lindgren
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
The Phantom Tollbooth
66
Norton Juster
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
67
Dr. Seuss
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (Kate DiCamillo)
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
68
Kate DiCamillo
Peter and Wendy (J.M. Barrie)
Peter and Wendy
69
J.M. Barrie
One Thousand and One Nights (Anonymous)
One Thousand and One Nights
70
Anonymous
From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil Frankweiler (E. L Konisburg)
From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil Frankweiler
71
E. L Konisburg
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (Judith Kerr)
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
72
Judith Kerr
Shum Bola (G'afur G'ulom)
Shum Bola
73
G'afur G'ulom
Ernest and Celestine Have Lost Simon (Gabrielle Vincent)
Ernest and Celestine Have Lost Simon
74
Gabrielle Vincent
A Kind of Spark (Elle McNicoll)
A Kind of Spark
75
Elle McNicoll
Le Petit Nicolas (René Goscinny and Jean-Jacques Sempé)
Le Petit Nicolas
76
René Goscinny and Jean-Jacques Sempé
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty
77
Anna Sewell
Daddy Long Legs (Jean Webster)
Daddy Long Legs
78
Jean Webster
No Kiss for Mother (Tomi Ungerer)
No Kiss for Mother
79
Tomi Ungerer
My Family and Other Animals (Gerald Durrell)
My Family and Other Animals
80
Gerald Durrell
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