Educators' Top 100 Childrens Books

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The following list was compiled from an online survey in 2007.

Yes, there are actually only 99 books on here… #71 should be all of Jan Brett’s books. Feel free to make your own list if you want to get technical. :-)

http://www.nea.org/readacross/resources/catalist.html

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  1. 1.
    Charlotte's Web
    by E. B. White

  2. 3.
    The Giving Tree 40th Anniversary Edition Book with CD
    by Shel Silverstein

  3. 4.
    Green Eggs and Ham
    by Dr. Seuss

  4. 5.
    Goodnight Moon
    by Margaret Wise Brown

  5. 6.
    Love You Forever (Gift Edition)
    by Robert N. Munsch

  6. 7.
    Because of Winn-Dixie (Movie Tie-In)
    by Kate Dicamillo

  7. 9.
    The Little House
    by Virginia Lee Burton

  8. 10.
    The Polar Express Twentieth Anniversary Edition
    by Chris Van Allsburg

  9. 11.
    Skippyjon Jones (Puffin Storytime)
    by Judy Schachner

  10. 12.
    Thank You, Mr. Falker
    by Patricia Polacco

  11. 13.
    The Cat in the Hat and Other Dr. Seuss Favorites
    by Dr. Seuss

  12. 14.
    The Lorax (Classic Seuss)
    by Dr. Seuss

  13. 15.
    ?
    The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
    by Kate Dicamillo

  14. 16.
    The Mitten
    by Jan Brett

  15. 17.
    ?
    Crunching Carrots, Not Candy
    by Judy Slack

  16. 18.
    Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
    by Mo Willems

  17. 19.
    Harry Potter series
    by J.K. Rowling

  18. 20.
    A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'Engle's Time Quintet)
    by Madeleine L'Engle

  19. 21.

  20. 22.
    Are You My Mother?
    by P.D. Eastman

  21. 23.
    Corduroy (40th Anniversary Edition)
    by Don Freeman

  22. 24.
    Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

  23. 25.
    Stellaluna
    by Janell Cannon

  24. 26.
    TACKY THE PENGUIN
    by Helen Lester

  25. 29.
    Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
    by Bill Martin Jr.

  26. 30.
    Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
    by Doreen Cronin

  27. 32.
    Horton Hatches the Egg
    by Dr. Seuss

  28. 34.
    Little House in the Big Woods Book and Charm (Charming Classics)
    by Laura Ingalls Wilder

  29. 35.
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    Make Way for Ducklings (Favorites on CD)
    by Robert McCloskey

  30. 36.
    The Phantom Tollbooth
    by Norton Juster

  31. 37.
    Piggie Pie!
    by Margie Palatini

  32. 38.
    The Little Engine That Could mini
    by Watty Piper

  33. 39.

  34. 41.
    A Bad Case of Stripes
    by David Shannon

  35. 42.
    Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
    by Judi Barrett

  36. 43.
    ?
    From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
    by E. L. Koningsburg

  37. 44.
    Inkheart (Inkheart Trilogy)
    by Cornelia Funke

  38. 45.
    Maniac Magee
    by Jerry Spinelli

  39. 46.
    Officer Buckle & Gloria (Caldecott Medal Book)
    by Peggy Rathmann

  40. 47.
    Olivia (Caldecott Honor Book)

  41. 48.
    The BFG
    by Roald Dahl

  42. 49.
    The Kissing Hand
    by Audrey Penn

  43. 50.
    The Secret Garden (Aladdin Classics)
    by Frances Hodgson Burnett

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Created by jenemetz7 on Jun 19, 2008.
 

Comments

99 Books — 3 years ago

I know that I only put 99 books on here… #71 should be all of Jan Brett’s books. If you want to put all of her books on here, feel free to make your own list. :-)

Also, I just put the first one of the Junie B. Jones series. Same thing for the Boxcar Children.




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