Philip Pullman is the highest-ranked living author on the list, for his 1995 book Northern Lights from the His Dark Materials series. Notable authors CS Lewis and Roald Dahl featured in the top 10, with JK Rowling placing in 13th for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. More than a fifth of respondents included Where The Wild Things Are in their top 10, with seven per cent choosing it as their top-ranked book. Respondents were able to choose from more than 1000 different books, with each picking and ranking their 10 favourite children’s books. Maurice Sendak’s 1963 adventure took the top spot in BBC Culture’s list, with Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Pippi Longstocking, The Little Prince and The Hobbit making up the top five. Voted for by children’s authors, illustrators, editors, publishers, academics, librarians, writers and readers from across the world, the top 100 were unveiled on Tuesday (23 May) afternoon. Where The Wild Things Are has been named the greatest children’s book of all time, according to a poll by the BBC.
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