The 100 'Greatest Books for Kids'
This list is from USA Today as ranked by Scholastic Parent & Child magazine. You didn't think I came up with it myself, did you? That's way too much work. I only did the parts in parentheses. I got the list here.
1. Charlotte's Web by E.B. White (Any book where the spider dies is fine by me.)
2. Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown (The cadence of this book is very soothing.)
3. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
7. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss (I always try to read the "I will not..." parts of this book in one breath. It's fun.)
8. The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank (Absolutely moving)
9. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein (Personally, I think this book is a disturbing. The boy is kind of a selfish turd.)
12. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (My kids love this one. I mean, the caterpillar gets to eat all sorts of junk food (and healthy stuff, too, but they don't care about that.))
13. Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans (Eh. The illustrations bug me, but the story is cute.)
14. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
15. The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
16. Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt (Really liked this one.)
17. Pat the Bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt
18. When Marian Sang by Pam Munoz Ryan (What!? I thought I'd read all her books. Poo.)
19. Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems
20. Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein (I love Shel. Everything but that tree book is wonderful)
21. Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
22. Corduroy by Don Freeman (a little bear finds a home at last...)
23. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
24. The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper (a great moral to this story -- believe in yourself and never give up!)
25. The Giver by Lois Lowry (ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE BOOKS)
26. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
27. Black on White by Tana Hoban
28. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems (Persuasive little pigeon.)
29. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. by Judy Blume
30. My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother by Patricia Polacco
31. The Mitten by Jan Brett
32. The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
33. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Yes, please! Love the series! Though I'd definitely recommend reading it first before handing it over to your child.)
34. Swimmy by Leo Lionni
35. Freight Train by Donald Crews
36. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
37. The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Don & Audrey Wood
39. Zen Shorts by John J. Muth
40. Moo, Baa, La La La! by Sandra Boynton (Sandra Boyton rocks my socks.)
41. Matilda by Roald Dahl
42. What Do People Do All Day? by Richard Scarry
43. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis (It's been a while since I've read this series, but I remember them fondly.)
44. Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann (This one is always getting requests at my house.)
45. The Composition by Antonio Skarmeta
46. Not a Box by Antoinette Portis (a book that celebrates the imagination.)
47. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle (My two-year-old's favorite book right now.)
48. Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
49. Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport
50. Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
51. Mother Goose by Sylvia Long
52. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (LOVE this series. Greek mythology with a modern twist.)
53. The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne (Winnie the Pooh freaks my husband out. He's not allowed in our home. Sorry Pooh.)
54. Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges
55. Smile! by Roberta Grobel Intrater
56. Living Sunlight by Molly Bang & Penny Chisholm
57. The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket (Kaisa, my 8-year-old, is reading this series right now)
58. Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez by Kathleen Krull
59. Dear Juno by Soyung Pak
60. Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes… by Annie Kubler
61. The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
62. Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin
63. The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (I keep hearing about this one....)
64. My Truck Is Stuck! by Kevin Lewis
65. Birds by Kevin Henkes
66. The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan
67. Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan (Absolutely FABULOUS...especially if you majored in Latin American Studies...which I did.)
68. Counting Kisses: A Kiss & Read Book by Karen Katz
69. The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks by Joanna Cole
70. Blackout by John Rocco (When the lights go out in the big city, what do you do?)
71. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (a great read, but SAD!)
72. Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman (a cute little board book.)
73. Tea With Milk by Allen Say
74. Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
75. Holes by Louis Sachar (Love, love, love this one!)
76. Peek-a Who? by Nina Laden
77. Hi! Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold
78. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien
79. Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney (The first and best of ALL of the Llama books)
80. What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? by Steve Jenkins & Robin Page
81. Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman
82. Ivy + Bean by Annie Barrows
83. Yoko by Rosemary Wells
84. No No Yes Yes by Leslie Patricelli
85. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
86. Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein
87. Rules by Cynthia Lord
88. Grumpy Bird by Jeremy Tankard
89. An Egg Is Quiet by Dianna Hutts Aston
90. Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault
91. Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon by Catherine Thimmesh
92. What Shall We Do With the Boo Hoo Baby? by Cressida Cowell (We don't have this book, but we should. When we checked it out form the library, my kids made me read it about 9 million times.)
93. We the Kids: The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States by David Catrow (I haven't read the book, but I love the illustrator!)
94. I Took the Moon for a Walk by Carolyn Curtis
96. Gossie by Olivier Dunrea (an adorable little goose in red boots.)
97. The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey
98. First Words by Roger Priddy
99. Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman
100. Animalia by Graeme Base
1. Charlotte's Web by E.B. White (Any book where the spider dies is fine by me.)
2. Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown (The cadence of this book is very soothing.)
3. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
4. The Snowy Day by Ezra Jacks Keats
5. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (Loved the book. Not the movie.)
6. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (Well, duh!)
7. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss (I always try to read the "I will not..." parts of this book in one breath. It's fun.)
8. The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank (Absolutely moving)
9. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein (Personally, I think this book is a disturbing. The boy is kind of a selfish turd.)
10. Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel
11. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (My mom read me these growing up. I always pretended I was Anne. I'm still in love with Gilbert Blythe.)
12. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (My kids love this one. I mean, the caterpillar gets to eat all sorts of junk food (and healthy stuff, too, but they don't care about that.))
13. Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans (Eh. The illustrations bug me, but the story is cute.)
14. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
15. The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
16. Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt (Really liked this one.)
17. Pat the Bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt
18. When Marian Sang by Pam Munoz Ryan (What!? I thought I'd read all her books. Poo.)
19. Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems
20. Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein (I love Shel. Everything but that tree book is wonderful)
21. Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
22. Corduroy by Don Freeman (a little bear finds a home at last...)
23. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
24. The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper (a great moral to this story -- believe in yourself and never give up!)
25. The Giver by Lois Lowry (ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE BOOKS)
26. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
27. Black on White by Tana Hoban
28. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems (Persuasive little pigeon.)
29. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. by Judy Blume
30. My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother by Patricia Polacco
31. The Mitten by Jan Brett
32. The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
33. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Yes, please! Love the series! Though I'd definitely recommend reading it first before handing it over to your child.)
34. Swimmy by Leo Lionni
35. Freight Train by Donald Crews
36. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
37. The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Don & Audrey Wood
38. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney (Great for reluctant readers. Not my favorite.)
39. Zen Shorts by John J. Muth
40. Moo, Baa, La La La! by Sandra Boynton (Sandra Boyton rocks my socks.)
41. Matilda by Roald Dahl
42. What Do People Do All Day? by Richard Scarry
43. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis (It's been a while since I've read this series, but I remember them fondly.)
44. Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann (This one is always getting requests at my house.)
45. The Composition by Antonio Skarmeta
46. Not a Box by Antoinette Portis (a book that celebrates the imagination.)
47. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle (My two-year-old's favorite book right now.)
48. Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
49. Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport
50. Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
51. Mother Goose by Sylvia Long
52. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (LOVE this series. Greek mythology with a modern twist.)
53. The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne (Winnie the Pooh freaks my husband out. He's not allowed in our home. Sorry Pooh.)
54. Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges
55. Smile! by Roberta Grobel Intrater
56. Living Sunlight by Molly Bang & Penny Chisholm
57. The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket (Kaisa, my 8-year-old, is reading this series right now)
58. Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez by Kathleen Krull
59. Dear Juno by Soyung Pak
60. Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes… by Annie Kubler
61. The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
62. Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin
63. The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (I keep hearing about this one....)
64. My Truck Is Stuck! by Kevin Lewis
65. Birds by Kevin Henkes
66. The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan
67. Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan (Absolutely FABULOUS...especially if you majored in Latin American Studies...which I did.)
68. Counting Kisses: A Kiss & Read Book by Karen Katz
69. The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks by Joanna Cole
70. Blackout by John Rocco (When the lights go out in the big city, what do you do?)
71. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (a great read, but SAD!)
72. Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman (a cute little board book.)
73. Tea With Milk by Allen Say
74. Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
75. Holes by Louis Sachar (Love, love, love this one!)
76. Peek-a Who? by Nina Laden
77. Hi! Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold
78. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien
79. Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney (The first and best of ALL of the Llama books)
80. What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? by Steve Jenkins & Robin Page
81. Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman
82. Ivy + Bean by Annie Barrows
83. Yoko by Rosemary Wells
84. No No Yes Yes by Leslie Patricelli
85. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
86. Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein
87. Rules by Cynthia Lord
88. Grumpy Bird by Jeremy Tankard
89. An Egg Is Quiet by Dianna Hutts Aston
90. Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault
91. Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon by Catherine Thimmesh
92. What Shall We Do With the Boo Hoo Baby? by Cressida Cowell (We don't have this book, but we should. When we checked it out form the library, my kids made me read it about 9 million times.)
93. We the Kids: The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States by David Catrow (I haven't read the book, but I love the illustrator!)
94. I Took the Moon for a Walk by Carolyn Curtis
95. A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park (a fascinating story with a powerful message.)
96. Gossie by Olivier Dunrea (an adorable little goose in red boots.)
97. The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey
98. First Words by Roger Priddy
99. Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman
100. Animalia by Graeme Base
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