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The Telegraph: Top 100 Books for Children

Children's publishing has changed remarkably over a generation or two. There was nothing like the number, or the breadth, of books being published for children when today's grandparents were growing up – especially in terms of illustrated stories for the under-fives, and novels aimed at teenagers – most recently in the paranormal or dystopian veins.
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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
The Mick Inkpen Collection (Varied Authors)
The Mick Inkpen Collection
5
Varied Authors
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
6
Babar the Elephant
Babar the Elephant
7
Jim (Hilaire Belloc)
Jim
8
Hilaire Belloc
Polar Bear Polar Bear What Do You Hear (Martin and Carle)
Polar Bear Polar Bear What Do You Hear
9
Martin and Carle
What Do People Do All Day?
What Do People Do All Day?
10
The Story of the Little Mole (Werner Holzwarth)
The Story of the Little Mole
11
Werner Holzwarth
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
Beatrix Potter Series (Beatrix Potter)
Beatrix Potter Series
21
Beatrix Potter
The Adventures of Tintin
The Adventures of Tintin
22
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
23
Lewis Carroll
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
The Phantom Tollbooth
24
Norton Juster
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
25
L. Frank Baum
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
26
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Winnie-The-Pooh (A. A. Milne)
Winnie-The-Pooh
27
A. A. Milne
Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren)
Pippi Longstocking
28
Astrid Lindgren
Swallows and Amazons (Arthur Ransome)
Swallows and Amazons
29
Arthur Ransome
Five on a Treasure Island (Enid Blyton)
Five on a Treasure Island
30
Enid Blyton
Jo of the Chalet School (Elinor M. Brent-Dyer)
Jo of the Chalet School
31
Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
The Railway Children (E. Nesbit)
The Railway Children
32
E. Nesbit
The Magician's Nephew (C.S. Lewis)
The Magician's Nephew
33
C.S. Lewis
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
34
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
35
Kenneth Grahame
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
36
The BFG (Roald Dahl)
The BFG
37
Roald Dahl
Fattypuffs and Thinifers (Andre Maurois)
Fattypuffs and Thinifers
38
Andre Maurois
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
39
L.M. Montgomery
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
40
Louisa May Alcott
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