The best children's books of all time
The top 3 according to 29 votes from people: The Little Prince · Charlotte's Web · Where the Wild Things Are. (Updated Jul 28, 2023.)
The classics chosen by 177 experts from 56 countries in the BBC's 2023 poll, led by Where the Wild Things Are.
Automatically translated (original in Español). See the original
Top 14
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The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, 1943. A stranded pilot and a boy from another planet.
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Charlotte's Web
E. B. White, 1952. A spider writes words to save a pig.
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Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, 1963. Max, his wolf suit and an island of monsters.
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Pippi Longstocking
Astrid Lindgren, 1945. The strongest girl in the world lives on her own.
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5
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll, 1865. Nonsense turned into literature.
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C. S. Lewis, 1950. The way into Narnia.
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Matilda
Roald Dahl, 1988. A bookish girl against a terrible headmistress.
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The Hobbit
J. R. R. Tolkien, 1937. Bilbo leaves home on a treasure hunt.
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9
Winnie-the-Pooh
A. A. Milne, 1926. The bear and his friends of the Hundred Acre Wood.
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10
Anne of Green Gables
L. M. Montgomery, 1908. A red-haired orphan with a big imagination.
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
J. K. Rowling, 1997. The Hogwarts letter that changed children's reading.
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12
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Roald Dahl, 1964. Five golden tickets and Willy Wonka.
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13
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, 1969. A caterpillar that eats through the pages.
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14
The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett, 1911. A locked garden that heals everyone.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Momo de Michael Ende tendría que estar sí o sí. Y La historia interminable