Lists of Bests: pbjwaffle's "100 Books I Want to Read with My Children (when I have them)" http://www.listsofbests.com/list/54260 I don't yet have children, but these are books that define me and helped me to shape my view of the world, or else are just too beautiful not to share with the next generation. All magical, they are in no particular order after the first 10 or so. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:27:38 GMT en-us 0 50 100 50 0 Matilda http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3478 <div id="position">1</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3478"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0141301066.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Roald Dahl</div> The Phantom Tollbooth http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/11261 <div id="position">2</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/11261"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0394820371.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1134089974_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Norton Juster</div> Arbor Alma/the Giving Tree http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/100842 <div id="position">3</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/100842"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0865164991.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Shel Silverstein</div> The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3293795 <div id="position">4</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3293795"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/01FBHKHQ9NL.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Roald Dahl</div> Pippi Longstocking http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2896675 <div id="position">5</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2896675"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/11utvLWFW3L.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Astrid Lindgren</div> Julie of the Wolves (rack) (Julie of the Wolves) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1003234 <div id="position">6</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1003234"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0060540958.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056414365_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jean Craighead George</div> The Giver http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/12522 <div id="position">7</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/12522"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0440237688.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V39215717_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Lois Lowry</div> Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/19834 <div id="position">8</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/19834"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0689711735.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Judith Viorst</div> The BFG http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2793513 <div id="position">9</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2793513"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/11F6rGP8vQL.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Roald Dahl</div> Little House in the Big Woods http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/742796 <div id="position">10</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/742796"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000EZ52WC.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Laura Ingalls Wilder</div> Maniac Magee http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2498004 <div id="position">11</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2498004"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0590452037.01-A3IR684A8KT0GX._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jerry Spinelli</div> Where the Wild Things Are (Caldecott Collection) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/558837 <div id="position">12</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/558837"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0064431789.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V40804853_.jpg" /></a></div> The Twenty-One Balloons http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3086 <div id="position">13</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3086"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0140320970.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by William Pene du Bois</div> Where the Sidewalk Ends (25th Anniversary Edition Book & CD) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/965371 <div id="position">14</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/965371"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0060291699.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1130223564_.jpg" /></a></div> More Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/215160 <div id="position">15</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/215160"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0064401774.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056414859_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Alvin Schwartz</div> Nappy Hair (Dragonfly Books) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2255472 <div id="position">16</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2255472"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0679894454.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Carolivia Herron</div> Green Eggs and Ham http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2108251 <div id="position">17</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2108251"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000GLWLBE.01-A1DI3XXAD7CH18._SCTHUMBZZZ_V45826633_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Dr. Seuss</div> Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing (Stories to Go!) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/235803 <div id="position">18</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/235803"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/1416912320.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1138537844_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Judi Barrett</div> Just So Stories (Everyman's Library Children's Classics) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/100421 <div id="position">19</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/100421"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/1857159063.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div> A Tree Grows in Brooklyn http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3214811 <div id="position">20</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3214811"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/01SYWYPTXWL.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Betty Smith</div> Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2432490 <div id="position">21</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2432490"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000I5W730.01-A36FYNPJQ1AY3C._SCTHUMBZZZ_V59219889_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Betty MacDonald</div> Mr. Popper's Penguins (TX 571) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3084814 <div id="position">22</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3084814"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/01Vthqq4krL.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Richard Atwater</div> Charlotte's Web http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/344864 <div id="position">23</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/344864"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0064410935.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by E. B. White</div> Goodnight Moon, 60th Anniversary Edition http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1496856 <div id="position">24</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1496856"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0060775858.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V41139710_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Margaret Wise Brown</div> The Twits http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2801880 <div id="position">25</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2801880"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/112vUwZX-bL.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Roald Dahl</div> Encyclopedia Brown Box Set (Encyclopedia Brown) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3007510 <div id="position">26</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3007510"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/11%2BgZSbwPzL.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Donald J. Sobol</div> A Series of Unfortunate Events http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/47189 <div id="position">27</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/47189"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0439272637.01-A13A154EFW0W6W._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Lemony Snicket</div> Because of Winn-Dixie (Movie Tie-In) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/980165 <div id="position">28</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/980165"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0763625582.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Kate Dicamillo</div> Holes http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/117798 <div id="position">29</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/117798"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0439244196.01-A2AXN9TZNRHUH0._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Louis Sachar</div> Where's Waldo? The Wonder Book (Waldo) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2937725 <div id="position">30</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2937725"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/111Q6FN95TL.jpg" /></a></div> A Little Golden Book: The Pokey Little Puppy http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2063777 <div id="position">31</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2063777"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0307300994.01-A1OKS2YBYQOD3P._SCTHUMBZZZ_V36180084_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Janette Sebring Lowrey</div> Leo the Lop (Serendipity) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3846958 <div id="position">32</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3846958"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51rXZZL1CDL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Stephen Cosgrove</div> The Stupids (Series) by Harry Allard http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2151539 <div id="position">33</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div> Just Me and My Mom (A Little Critter Book) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/475656 <div id="position">34</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/475656"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/030712584X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V36729486_.jpg" /></a></div> The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2926879 <div id="position">35</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2926879"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/11JBPDpnFcL.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jon Scieszka</div> Tuck Everlasting http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2801139 <div id="position">36</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Natalie Babbitt</div> The Hundred Dresses http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1006483 <div id="position">37</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1006483"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0152052607.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Eleanor Estes</div> Misty of Chincoteague http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2361892 <div id="position">38</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2361892"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1416927832.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Marguerite Henry</div> The Midwife's Apprentice (rpkg) (Trophy Newbery) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1925 <div id="position">39</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1925"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/006440630X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Karen Cushman</div> Babysitters Club (Boxed Sets, Book 1-4) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/287128 <div id="position">40</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/287128"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0590598872.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Ann M. Martin</div> Egypt Game http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2573152 <div id="position">41</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Zilpha Keatley Snyder</div> Amelia Bedelia Helps Out (I Can Read Book 2) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/429306 <div id="position">42</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/429306"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0060511117.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1130223571_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Peggy Parish</div> The Chronicles of Narnia http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/79007 <div id="position">43</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/79007"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0066238501.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by C. S. Lewis</div> Walk Two Moons (Thorndike Press Large Print Juvenile Series) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3846961 <div id="position">44</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/3846961"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41HHYDX92KL._SL75_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Sharon Creech</div> Beezus and Ramona http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/9531 <div id="position">45</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/9531"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/038070918X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1141066982_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Beverly Cleary</div> From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. 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