Dog-Eared and Bookmarked had this great list of 100 BEst Kids Books from TeahersFirst.com. I thought it would be interesting to see how many I have read.... (I put an asterick next to what I have read)
Books for All Ages
*The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
*Where the Sidewalk Ends: the Poems and Drawing of Shel Silverstein by Shel Silverstein
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
*The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Heidi by Johanna Spyri
Books for Preschoolers
*The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
*Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
*Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? by Bill Martin, Jr.
*The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
*Corduroy by Don Freeman
*The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
*The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise
*Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
Books for Children Ages 4-8 -
*The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
*Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
*The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
*Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
*Love You Forever by Robert N. Munsch
*Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
The Mitten by Jan Brett
*Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
*Oh, The Places You'll Go by Dr. Seuss
*Strega Nona by Tomie De Paola
*The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
*How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss
*The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
*Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by John Archambault
*The Complete Tales of Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne
*If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff
*The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg
Math Curse by Jon Scieszka
*Are You My Mother? by Philip D. Eastman
The Napping House by Audrey Wood
*Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
*The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss
Basil of Baker Street by Eve Titus
*The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
*Curious George by Hans Augusto Rey
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox
*Arthur series by Marc Tolon Brown
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
*The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish
The Art Lesson by Tomie De Paola
*Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
Clifford, the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell
*The Paper Bag Princess by Robert N. Munsch
Books for Children Ages 9-12
Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
*Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
*Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
*Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks
*Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
The BFG by Roald Dahl
*The Giver by Lois Lowry
*James and the Giant Peach: A Children's Story by Roald Dahl
*Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner
*Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O'Brien
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
Matilda by Roald Dahl
*Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary
The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White
The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
*Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
*Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
*Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
*A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater
My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett
Stuart Little by E. B. White
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
Books for Young Adults
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls
The Cay by Theodore Taylor
The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare
4 comments:
Having been a teacher for 33 years, I've read a good many of these books. Blessed be to authors of exquisite books for young readers.
I loved that list--I am a big fan of lists and book lists imparticular. I know, call me a big nerd. Anyway, I have read almost all of them. The ones I haven't read are ones I have wanted to read so now I have a good reason to read them, so I can mark it off your list!
I love this too! Almost all of the books Madi and I have read in our mother-daughter bookclub are on this list. A lot of the books I PLAN to read but haven't yet are on here too. There are a few good ones you haven't read yet, specifically The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, I love that, just read it to Jake this Christmas. Dotty Kay just told me about Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge, I need to request that from the library.
I read about 48 of the books ... some with my son and some on my own. Some of my all-time favorite books are on this list ... and one book that I would take of this list in a heartbeat!
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