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The Telegraph: Top 100 Books for Children - Page 2

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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Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
41
E.B. White
The Summer Book (Tove Jansson)
The Summer Book
42
Tove Jansson
The Greengage Summer (Rummer Godden)
The Greengage Summer
43
Rummer Godden
The Oxford Nursery Rhyme Book (Iona and Peter Opie)
The Oxford Nursery Rhyme Book
44
Iona and Peter Opie
The Hutchinson Treasury of Children's Literature (Alison Sage)
The Hutchinson Treasury of Children's Literature
45
Alison Sage
Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen
Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen
46
Nonsense Poems, Edward Lear
Nonsense Poems, Edward Lear
47
Tales From Shakespeare
Tales From Shakespeare
48
Our Island Story: A History of Britain for Boys and Girls From the Romans to Queen Victoria (HE Marshall)
Our Island Story: A History of Britain for Boys and Girls From the Romans to Queen Victoria
49
HE Marshall
A Little History of the World (E.H. Gombrich)
A Little History of the World
50
E.H. Gombrich
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
51
Funny Bones (Janet and Allan Ahlberg)
Funny Bones
52
Janet and Allan Ahlberg
Elmer (David McKee)
Elmer
53
David McKee
I Love You, Blue Kangaroo (Emma Chichester Clark)
I Love You, Blue Kangaroo
54
Emma Chichester Clark
Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain (Edward Ardizzone)
Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain
55
Edward Ardizzone
Bread and Jam for Frances (Russell Hoban)
Bread and Jam for Frances
56
Russell Hoban
The Princess and the Pea
The Princess and the Pea
57
The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams)
The Velveteen Rabbit
58
Margery Williams
Sophie Stories (Dick King Smith)
Sophie Stories
59
Dick King Smith
Paddington Races Ahead (Michael Bond)
Paddington Races Ahead
60
Michael Bond
Carrie's War (Nina Bawden)
Carrie's War
61
Nina Bawden
Stig of the Dump
Stig of the Dump
62
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (Joan Aiken)
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
63
Joan Aiken
Narnia Series (C.S. Lewis)
Narnia Series
64
C.S. Lewis
The Abominables (Eva Ibbotsen)
The Abominables
65
Eva Ibbotsen
Ballet Shoes (Noel Streatfeild)
Ballet Shoes
66
Noel Streatfeild
The Little White Horse
The Little White Horse
67
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
68
Madeleine L'engle
Skellig (David Almond)
Skellig
69
David Almond
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
70
J.K. Rowling
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
71
Anne Frank
His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials
72
Philip Pullman
Alex Rider - Stormbreaker (Bd. 1) (Anthony Horrowitz)
Alex Rider - Stormbreaker (Bd. 1)
73
Anthony Horrowitz
Keeper (Mal Peet)
Keeper
74
Mal Peet
How I Live Now (Meg Rosoff)
How I Live Now
75
Meg Rosoff
Pride & Prejudice
Pride & Prejudice
76
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
77
Charles Dickens
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
78
Emily Brontë
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
79
Charlotte Bronte
A Room With a View (E.M. Forster)
A Room With a View
80
E.M. Forster
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