Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children

Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children

Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children

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The following list was compiled from an online survey in 2007. Parents and teachers will find it useful in selecting quality literature for children.

  1. Charlotte’s Webby E.B. White
  2. Where the Wild Things Areby Maurice Sendak
  3. The Giving Treeby Shel Silverstein
  4. Green Eggs and Hamby Dr. Seuss
  5. Good Night Moonby Margaret Wise Brown
  6. I Love You Foreverby Robert N. Munsch
  7. Because of Winn Dixieby Kate DiCamillo
  8. Oh! The Places You Will Goby Dr. Seuss
  9. The Little Houseby Virginia Lee Burton
  10. The Polar Expressby Chris Van Allsburg
  11. Skippyjon Jonesby Judy Schachner
  12. Thank You Mr. Falkerby Patricia Polacco
  13. The Cat In The Hatby Dr. Seuss
  14. The Loraxby Dr. Seuss
  15. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulaneby Kate DiCamillo
  16. The Mittenby Jan Brett
  17. Crunching Carrots, Not Candyby Judy Slack
  18. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Busby Mo Willlems
  19. Harry Potter Seriesby J.K. Rowling
  20. A Wrinkle in Timeby Madeleine L'Engle
  21. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Dayby Judith Viorst
  22. Are You My Mother?by P.D. Eastman
  23. Corduroyby Don Freeman
  24. Lilly's Purple Plastic Purseby Kevin Henkes
  25. Stellalunaby Janell Cannon
  26. Tacky the Penquinby Helen Lester
  27. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobeby C.S. Lewis
  28. The Velveteen Rabbitby Margery Williams
  29. ChickaChicka Boom Boomby Bill Martin Jr.
  30. Click Clack Moo: Cows That Typeby Doreen Cronin
  31. Harold and the Purple Crayonby Crockett Johnson
  32. Horton Hatches the Eggby Dr. Seuss
  33. Junie B. Jonesby Barbara Park
  34. Little House in the Big Woodsby Laura Ingalls Wilder
  35. Make Way For Ducklingsby Robert McCloskey
  36. The Phantom Tollboothby Norton Juster
  37. Piggie Pieby Margie Palatini
  38. The Little Engine That Couldby Watty Piper
  39. The Monster at the End of this Bookby Jon Stone
  40. The Tale of Despereauxby Kate DiCamillo
  41. A Bad Case of Stripesby David Shannon
  42. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballsby Judi Barrett
  43. From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweilerby E.L. Konigsburg
  44. Inkheartby Cornelia Funke
  45. Maniac Mageeby Jerry Spinelli
  46. Officer Buckle and Gloriaby Peggy Rathmann
  47. Oliviaby Ian Falconer
  48. The BFGby Roald Dahl
  49. The Kissing Handby Audrey Penn
  50. The Secret Gardenby Frances Hodgson Burnett
  51. The Sneetchesby Dr. Seuss
  52. The Very Hungry Caterpillarby Eric Carle
  53. TikkiTikkiTemboby Arlene Mosel
  54. A Little Princessby Frances Hodgson Burnett
  55. Bark, Georgeby Jules Feiffer
  56. Bunniculaby James Howe
  57. Charlie and the Chocolate Factoryby Roald Dahl
  58. Charlie the Caterpillarby Dom DeLuise
  59. Chrysanthemumby Kevin Henkes
  60. Dear Mr. Henshawby Beverly Cleary
  61. Frederickby Leo Lionni
  62. Frindleby Andrew Clements
  63. Frog and Toadby Arnold Lobel
  64. Guess How Much I Love Youby Sam McBratney
  65. Harris and Me byGary Paulsen
  66. Harry the Dirty Dogby Gene Zion
  67. Hop on Popby Dr. Seuss
  68. How the Grinch Stole Christmasby Dr. Seuss
  69. I Love You, Stinky Faceby Lisa McCourt
  70. Is Your Mama A Llama?by Deborah Guarino
  71. Jan Brett’s books
  72. Knots on a Counting Ropeby Bill Martin Jr.
  73. Little Womenby Louisa May Alcott
  74. Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovelby Virginia Lee Burton
  75. Miss Rumphiusby Barbara Cooney
  76. My Father's Dragonby Ruth Stiles Gannett
  77. My Many Colored Daysby Dr. Seuss
  78. My Side of the Mountainby Jean Craighead George
  79. No David!by David Shannon
  80. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fishby Dr. Seuss
  81. Where the Sidewalk Endsby Shel Silverstein
  82. Stephanie's Ponytailby Robert Munsch
  83. Swimmyby Leo Lionni
  84. The Hundred Dressesby Eleanor Estes
  85. The Boxcar Childrenby Gertrude Warner
  86. The Dark Is Risingby Susan Cooper
  87. The Empty Potby Demi
  88. The Five Chinese Brothersby Claire Huchet Bishop
  89. The Giverby Lois Lowr
  90. The Grouchy Ladybugby Eric Carle
  91. The Hobbitby J.R.R. Tolkien
  92. The Important Bookby Margaret Wise Brown
  93. The Last Holiday Concertby Andrew Clements
  94. The Napping Houseby Audrey Wood
  95. The Quiltmaker's Giftby Jeff Brumbeau
  96. The Snowy Dayby Ezra Jack Keats
  97. The Story About Pingby Marjorie Flack
  98. The True Story of the Three Little Pigsby Jon Scieszka
  99. Tuck Everlastingby Natalie Babbitt
  100. The Wide-Mouthed Frog: A Pop-Up Bookby Keith Faulkner
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