Recommended for ages: 2 to 7 Some of the best children’s books of all time challenge prejudices in age-appropriate ways.

The best children’s books of all time include works by J.R.R. Tolkien, Maurice Sendak, Louisa May Alcott, and more.

Best children's books of all time: Let the fighting begin. BBC list (which I took part in) leaves lots of room for discussion. By Laurie Hertzel. April 2, 2015 at 3:52PM ...

From picture books, board books and YA novels, these are the greatest and considered the most popular children's books of all time across every genre.

BBC Culture polled 177 experts from 56 countries to find the greatest children's books ever. From Where the Wild Things Are to Haroun and the Sea of Stories, here's the top 100.

BBC Culture polled 177 experts to find out the 100 greatest children’s books of all time. These experts included authors, journalists, illustrators, academics, and leading industry figures.

We spoke with teachers and librarians to find the best children's books, from board books to graphic novels for middle schoolers. Here are our top picks for 2023.

I decided to sort books into 20 categories, identifying the single best of each. Because I couldn’t bear to shun the splendid titles that fell just short, you can find runners-up below each entry.

When poetry editor Lou Peacock compiled A Whale of a Time: Funny Poems for Each Day of the Year, she chose Rita Dove’s “The First Book” to be the entry for January 1. The poem describes what ...

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