My FFiend at Boys+ Academy shared this list of 100 Children's Books. It is the result of a 2007 parent and teacher survey. Another website, Painted Rainbow, has invited others to play along by highlighting which ones you've read with your child(ren). Here's my key
- Purple - Not Read
- Red - Read
- Blue - A Favorite
- Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
- Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
- The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
- Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
- Good Night Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
- I Love You Forever by Robert N. Munsch
- Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
- Oh! The Places You Will Go by Dr. Seuss
- The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
- The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
- Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner
- Thank You Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco
- The Cat In The Hat by Dr. Seuss
- The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
- The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
- The Mitten by Jan Brett
- Crunching Carrots, Not Candy by Judy Slack
- Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willlems
- Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
- Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
- Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman *** we wore this book out :-)
- Corduroy by Don Freeman
- Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
- Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
- Tacky the Penquin by Helen Lester
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
- The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
- Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.
- Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type Doreen Cronin
- Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
- Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss
- Junie B. Jones by Barbara Park
- Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Make Way For Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
- The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
- Piggie Pie by Margie Palatini
- The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
- The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone
- The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
- A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
- From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
- Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
- Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
- Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann
- Olivia by Ian Falconer
- The BFG by Roald Dahl
- The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
- The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
- Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel
- A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Bark, George by Jules Feiffer
- Bunnicula by James Howe
- The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
- Charlie the Caterpillar by Dom DeLuise
- Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
- Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary
- Frederick by Leo Lionni
- Frindle by Andrew Clements
- Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel
- Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
- Harris and Me by Gary Paulsen
- Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
- Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss
- I Love You, Stinky Face by Lisa McCourt
- Is Your Mama A Llama? by Deborah Guarino
- Jan Brett’s books
- Knots on a Counting Rope by Bill Martin Jr.
- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
- Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
- Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
- My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett
- My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss
- My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
- No David! by David Shannon
- One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
- Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
- Stephanie's Ponytail by Robert Munsch
- Swimmy by Leo Lionni
- The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes
- The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Warner
- The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper
- The Empty Pot by Demi
- The Five Chinese Brothers by Claire Huchet Bishop
- The Giver by Lois Lowr
- The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
- The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown
- The Last Holiday Concert by Andrew Clements
- The Napping House by Audrey Wood
- The Quiltmaker's Gift by Jeff Brumbeau
- The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
- The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack
- The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
- Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
Looks like we have some books to check out. Let me know if you add this list to your blog so I can take a peek!
1 comment:
great list. I'm always looking for new books (twaddle free!) to read.
Alycia
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