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The 88 Best-Ever Children's Books, as Chosen by Readers

"From the fantastical gobblefunk of Roald Dahl to Malorie Blackman's game-changing dystopias, we asked you to share the stories that inspired your love of reading as a child."
Note: Though the original title says "100 must-read children's books" there were only 88 listed (for example nr.18 was missing).
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Winnie-The-Pooh (A. A. Milne)
Winnie-The-Pooh
1
A. A. Milne
Mrs.Pepperpot Stories (Alf Proysen)
Mrs.Pepperpot Stories
2
Alf Proysen
A Traveller in Time (Alison Uttley)
A Traveller in Time
3
Alison Uttley
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty
4
Anna Sewell
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
5
Anne Frank
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
6
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
The Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
7
Arthur Conan Doyle
Swallows and Amazons (Arthur Ransome)
Swallows and Amazons
8
Arthur Ransome
A Kestrel for a Knave (Barry Hines)
A Kestrel for a Knave
9
Barry Hines
The Tale of Jemima Puddle Duck (Beatrix Potter)
The Tale of Jemima Puddle Duck
10
Beatrix Potter
Grimm's Fairy Tales (Brothers Grimm)
Grimm's Fairy Tales
11
Brothers Grimm
Eragon (Christopher Paolini)
Eragon
12
Christopher Paolini
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
13
C.S. Lewis
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
14
Charles Dickens
The Water Babies (Charles Kingsley)
The Water Babies
15
Charles Kingsley
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
16
Daniel Defoe
The Hundred and One Dalmatians (Dodie Smith)
The Hundred and One Dalmatians
17
Dodie Smith
Five Children and It (E. Nesbit)
Five Children and It
18
E. Nesbit
Charlotte's Web (E. B. White)
Charlotte's Web
19
E. B. White
The Enchanted Castle (Edith Nesbit)
The Enchanted Castle
20
Edith Nesbit
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (Bill Martin Jr.)
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
21
Bill Martin Jr.
The Railway Children (E.Nesbit)
The Railway Children
22
E.Nesbit
Emil and the Detectives (Erich Kästner)
Emil and the Detectives
23
Erich Kästner
The Family From One End Street (Eve Garnett)
The Family From One End Street
24
Eve Garnett
A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
A Little Princess
25
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
26
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
27
George Orwell
The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
28
H.G. Wells
The Silver Sword (Ian Serraillier)
The Silver Sword
29
Ian Serraillier
Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
30
J.M. Barrie
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
31
J.R.R. Tolkien
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
32
Jane Austen
The Penderwicks (Jeanne Birdsall)
The Penderwicks
33
Jeanne Birdsall
The Worst Witch (Jill Murphy)
The Worst Witch
34
Jill Murphy
Heidi (Johanna Spyri)
Heidi
35
Johanna Spyri
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
36
John Boyne
Turtles All the Way Down (John Green)
Turtles All the Way Down
37
John Green
The Spook's Apprentice (Joseph Delaney)
The Spook's Apprentice
38
Joseph Delaney
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
39
Kenneth Grahame
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
40
Jules Verne
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