The Sunday Times Top 100 Children's Books- We Agree with Most of Them
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The Sunday Times top 100 Children’s books- we 16. Pippi Longstocking 35. Stig of the Dump agree with most of them! Astrid Lingren (illustrated by Lauren Child) Clive King 17. The Tiger Who Came to Tea 36. The Boy in the Dress 1. Winnie the Pooh (especially The House Judith Kerr David Walliams (illustrated by Quentin at Pooh Corner) 18. Finn Family Moomintroll Blake) A.A. Milne (illustrated by E H Shepard) Tove Jansson 37. Charlie and Lola (especially I Will Never 2. The Chronicles of Narnia (especially The 19. The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter Not Ever Eat a Tomato) Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) (especially The Tale of Peter Rabbit) Lauren Child C.S. Lewis (illustrated by Pauline Baynes) Beatrix Potter 38. The Jolly Postman 3. Harry Potter (especially Harry Potter 20. Journey to the River Sea Allan and Janet Ahlberg and the Philosopher's Stone) Eva Ibbotson 39. Horrid Henry (especially Horrid Henry J.K. Rowling 21. The Story of Tracy Beaker Strikes it Rich) 4. Where the Wild Things are Jacqueline Wilson (illustrated by Nick Francesca Simon (illustrated by Tony Ross) Maurice Sendak Sharratt) 40. How to Train your Dragon 5. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 22. Kensuke's Kingdom Cressida Cowell Roald Dahl (illustrated by Quentin Blake) Michael Morpurgo 41. The Wee Free Men 6. The Wind in the Willows 23. Goodnight Mr Tom Terry Pratchett Kenneth Grahame (illustrated by E H Michelle Magorian 42. Alex Rider (especially Stormbreaker) Shepard) 24. Rooftoppers Anthony Horowitz 7. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Katherine Rundell 43. Mortal Engines (especially Mortal Eric Carle 25. A Monster Calls Engines) 8. A Bear Called Paddington Patrick Ness (illustrated by Jim Kay) Philip Reeve Michael Bond (illustrated by Peggy 26. The Railway Children 44. The Secret Garden Fortnum) E. Nesbitt Francis Hodgson Burnett (illustrated by 9. The Gruffalo 27. Millions Inga Moore) Julia Donaldson (illustrated by Axel Frank Cottrell Boyce 45. Just So Stories Scheffler) 28. The Snowman Rudyard Kipling 10. The Hobbit Raymond Briggs 46. This is Not my Hat J.R.R. Tolkien 29. The Arrival Jon Klassen 11. The Cat in the Hat Shaun Tan 47. Fortunately, the Milk Dr Seuss 30. The Snow Queen Neil Gaiman (illustrated by Chris Riddell) 12. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Hans Christian Andersen 48. Charlotte's Web Lewis Carroll (illustrated by John Tenniel) 31. Black Beauty E B White (illustrated by Garth Williams) 13. We're Going on a Bear Hunt Anna Sewell 49. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Michael Rosen (illustrated by Helen 32. Famous Five (especially Five on a Jeff Kinney Oxenbury) Treasure Island) 50. Treasure Island 14. Little Women Enid Blyton Robert Louis Stevenson Louisa May Alcott 33. Just William (especially Just William) 15. Alfie and Annie Rose (especially Richmal Crompton Dogger) 34. Holes Louis Sachar Shirley Hughes 51. The Borrowers 68. The Family from One End Street 84. Handa's Surprise Mary Norton Eve Garnett Eileen Browne 52. Gorilla 69. Mr Gum 85. The Wolves of Willoughby Chase Anthony Browne Andy Stanton (illustrated by David Joan Aiken 53. The Poems of Edward Lear (especially Tazzyman) 86. Babar Owl and the Pussycat) 70. Fairy Tales Jean de Brunhoff Edward Lear Berlie Doherty (illustrated by Jane Ray) 87. Carrie's War 54. Pig-Heart Boy 71. Wolves Nina Bawden Malorie Blackman Emily Gravett 88. Captain Underpants 55. Orlando the Marmalade Cat 72. The Worst Witch Dav Pilkey Kathleen Hale Jill Murphy 89. Mary Poppins 56. The Silver Sword 73. The Blue Kangaroo (especially I Love P.L. Travers Ian Serraillier You, Blue Kangaroo) 90. The Tom Gates (especially The Brilliant 57. Elmer (especially Elmer the Patchwork Emma Chichester Clark World of Tom Gates) Elephant) 74. The Velveteen Rabbit Liz Pichon David McKee Margery Williams (illustrated by William 91. The Casson family (especially Saffy's 58. Anne of Green Gables Nicholson) Angel) L.M. Montgomery 75. Ballet Shoes Hilary McKay 59. Guess How Much I Love You Noel Streatfeild 92. The Percy Jackson (especially Percy Sam McBratney (illustrated by Anita Jeram) 76. The London Eye Mystery Jackson and the Lightning Thief) 60. The Little White Horse Siobhan Dowd Rick Riordan Elizabeth Goodge 77. The Sheep-Pig 93. Thomas the Tank Engine 61. Tom's Midnight Garden Dick King-Smith Rev W Awdry (illustrated by Peter Sam) Philippa Pearce (illustrated by Susan Einzig) 78. Chrestomanci (especially The Lives of 94. The Wizard of Earthsea 62. The Phantom Tolbooth Christopher Chant) Ursula Le Guin Norton Juster (illustrated by Jules Feiffer) Diana Wynne Jones 95. The Inkworld (especially Inkheart) 63. Flour Babies 79. The Little Prince Cornelia Funke Anne Fine Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 96. War Boy 64. Centrally Heated Knickers 80. Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats Michael Foreman Michael Rosen (illustrated by Harry Horse) T S Eliot (illustrated by Nicholas Bentley) 97. The Wizard of Oz 65. The Way Home 81. 101 Dalmations L Frank Baum Oliver Jeffers Dodie Smith 98. Goosebumps 66. Peter Pan 82. Emil and the Detectives R L Stine J. M. Barrie Erich Kästner 99. Swallows and Amazons 67. Asterix 83. A Series of Unfortunate Events Arthur Ransome Uderzo and Goscinny Lemony Snicket 100. Tintin Hergé (Georges Remi) .