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Time Magazine's 100 Best Children's Books of All Time

Here's a list of the 100 best children's books of all time as chosen by Time Magazine with the help of specialists in the field.
In my personal opinion we are never too old to be captured by the magic and mischief that is so often abundant in children's books.
And here's a little quiz for today: Which do you think came first "Harry the Dirty Dog" or "Dirty Harry" ;)
How many of these books have you read either as a child or as an adult?
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Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
1
Maurice Sendak
The Snowy Day (Ezra Jack Keats)
The Snowy Day
2
Ezra Jack Keats
Goodnight Moon (Margaret Wise Brown)
Goodnight Moon
3
Margaret Wise Brown
Blueberries for Sal (Robert McCloskey)
Blueberries for Sal
4
Robert McCloskey
Little Bear (Else Holmelund Minarik)
Little Bear
5
Else Holmelund Minarik
Owl Moon (Jane Yolen)
Owl Moon
6
Jane Yolen
The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein)
The Giving Tree
7
Shel Silverstein
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs (Jon Sccieszka)
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
8
Jon Sccieszka
Tuesday (David Wiesner)
Tuesday
9
David Wiesner
Where the Sidewalk Ends (Shel Silverstein)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
10
Shel Silverstein
Harold and the Purple Crayon (Crockett Johnson)
Harold and the Purple Crayon
11
Crockett Johnson
Make Way for Ducklings (Robert McCloskey)
Make Way for Ducklings
12
Robert McCloskey
Olivia (Ian Falconer)
Olivia
13
Ian Falconer
Madeline (Ludwig Bemelmans)
Madeline
14
Ludwig Bemelmans
Anno's Journey (Mitsumasa Anno)
Anno's Journey
15
Mitsumasa Anno
Frog and Toad Are Friends (Arnold Lobel)
Frog and Toad Are Friends
16
Arnold Lobel
Click, Clack, Moo (Doreen Cronin)
Click, Clack, Moo
17
Doreen Cronin
The Story of Ferdinand (Munro Leaf)
The Story of Ferdinand
18
Munro Leaf
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (Mo Willems)
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
19
Mo Willems
The Lorax (Dr. Seuss)
The Lorax
20
Dr. Seuss
Corduroy (Don Freeman)
Corduroy
21
Don Freeman
I Want My Hat Back (Jon Klassen)
I Want My Hat Back
22
Jon Klassen
Miss Rumphius (Barbara Cooney)
Miss Rumphius
23
Barbara Cooney
Brave Irene (William Steig)
Brave Irene
24
William Steig
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Judith Viorst)
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
25
Judith Viorst
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
26
Dr. Seuss
Press Here
Press Here
27
The Day the Crayons Quit (Drew Daywalt)
The Day the Crayons Quit
28
Drew Daywalt
Whistle for Willie (Ezra Jack Keats)
Whistle for Willie
29
Ezra Jack Keats
The Garden of Abdul Gasazi
The Garden of Abdul Gasazi
30
Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories (Dr. Seuss)
Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories
31
Dr. Seuss
Millions of Cats (Wanda Gág)
Millions of Cats
32
Wanda Gág
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Bill Martin, Jr., and John Archambault)
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
33
Bill Martin, Jr., and John Archambault
A Bear Called Paddington (Michael Bond)
A Bear Called Paddington
34
Michael Bond
Winnie-The-Pooh (A. A. Milne)
Winnie-The-Pooh
35
A. A. Milne
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter)
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
36
Beatrix Potter
Mike Mulligan (Virginia Lee Burton)
Mike Mulligan
37
Virginia Lee Burton
Go, Dog, Go! (P. D. Eastman)
Go, Dog, Go!
38
P. D. Eastman
Mama Don't Allow (Thacher Hurd)
Mama Don't Allow
39
Thacher Hurd
Eloise (Kay Thompson)
Eloise
40
Kay Thompson
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