Have YOUR say: What's the best book ever and why?

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Image caption, What would you say is the best book ever written and why?

What would you say makes a good book? Is it the captivating story, amazing characters, or inviting dialogue that keeps you interested? Or perhaps it's an ending you never saw coming?

There are lots of reasons why a book may become a popular choice for many, but what makes a story great?

Well, a new 大象传媒 Culture poll aims to highlight just that. The results reveal what those who took part consider to be the top 100 greatest children's books of all time.

For the survey, 177 book experts including authors, book critics and those in the world of book publishing from 56 different countries were polled.

Each voter was given the opportunity to list what they believed to be the 10 greatest children's books ever written and these were then scored and ranked to produce the final list.

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Image caption, Authors Roald Dahl and JK Rowling both have more than one book on the list

Those who took part voted for more than 1,000 different books. The final line up contains novels written during various time periods and in languages other than English.

So which books made the final cut? Read on to find out!

We want to hear from YOU. Is your favourite book on the list? If not, which book would you add and why? And what would you say makes a book great? Let us know in the comments below.