The 100 greatest children's booksThe ultimate heroes of children's booksFrom Pippi Longstocking to Matilda, the quirky, fictional outsiders who fight authority and injustice are the most memorable characters. Cath Pound explores why.CultureWhy adults should read children's booksThe best children's fiction "helps us refind things we may not even know we have lost", writes the author Katherine Rundell, with many books proving subversive and emboldening.CultureThe fight over children's classicsRecent revisions made to Roald Dahl's children's novels sparked a controversy over censorship. However, the rewriting and editing of books is nothing new, writes Neil Armstrong.CultureAlice in Wonderland’s hidden messagesIs Lewis Carroll’s tale really about sex, drugs, and colonialism? Some say yes. Others argue it’s about eating disorders or the Wars of the Roses. Hephzibah Anderson takes a look.CultureWhy is the US banning children's books?The 1990s trilogy His Dark Materials was challenged in the US when first published. Now children's and YA book banning has escalated to an unprecedented rate, writes Jane Ciabattari.Culture100 best children's books: Who voted?We polled 177 experts from around the world for their greatest children's books of all time. Here are their votes in full.CultureThe 20 greatest children's books everWhat do the global critics and experts who voted in our poll have to say about their top picks?Culture14 best 21st-Century children's booksThe recent titles that made it into BBC Culture's 100 greatest children's books reveal how storytelling for children is evolving in exciting ways, writes Hephzibah Anderson.CultureThe 100 greatest children's books everBBC 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.Culture