100 children's books
I had intended to blog today about our latest library book theme - animals playing music - but I got sucked into spending Eliza's nap on LibraryThing yet again. I was just about to leave the computer to get something, anything accomplished today when I read Nina's 100 children's books post with her invitation to play along (Nina, I know you'll love Little Women). Titles I've read are in bold:
- Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
- 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 *
- The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
- Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
- The Mitten by Jan Brett
- Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
- Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
- Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
- Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
- Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
- Oh, The Places You'll Go by Dr. Seuss
- Strega Nona by Tomie De Paola
- Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
- Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? by Bill Martin, Jr.
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
- The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
- Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
- 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
- Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- The Complete Tales of Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne
- The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
- Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
- 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
- If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff
- James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
- Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
- The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
- The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
- Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner
- Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
- Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O'Brien
- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
- The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
- Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
- The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
- Corduroy by Don Freeman
- Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg
- Math Curse by Jon Scieszka
- Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls
- 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
- Are You My Mother? by Philip D. Eastman
- The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
- Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
- One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
- The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
- The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
- The Napping House by Audrey Wood
- Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
- The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
- Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
- The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
- Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss
- Basil of Baker Street by Eve Titus
- The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
- The Cay by Theodore Taylor
- Curious George by Hans Augusto Rey
- Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox
- Arthur series by Marc Tolon Brown
- The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
- Lily's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
- Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
- The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
- Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
- Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish
- 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 Art Lesson by Tomie De Paola
- Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
- Clifford, the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell
- Heidi by Johanna Spyri
- Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Seuss
- The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare
- The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
- Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
- The Paper Bag Princess by Robert N. Munsch
- Matilda by Roald Dahl
A few of the ones I didn't bold I'm fairly sure I read once upon a time, but since it has been 20-odd years, I didn't bold them. A number of the older children's titles I read just last year when I was on a YA kick (Bridge to Terabithia, A Wrinkle in Time, Little House in the Big Woods, Harriet the Spy, Anne of Green Gables, Sarah Plain and Tall, The Giver, Tuck Everlasting, etc.). I wonder if the librarians thought me odd for checking out older children's books with a toddler in tow.
4 comments:
Suzanne, Thanks for playing along. I used to check out YA books all the time. They really are quick and satisfying read, wll sometimes.
Check out Amazing Grace. It is a picture book and one of my favorites on the list.
Speaking of lists, if you have a moment will you change the link to my site to reflect my updated post. Apparently, the list that I (you and others) copied is not the "real" list. The real list is much better and includes Konigsburg and a bunch of others that I really enjoyed. I like the correct list much better. Sorry for the oversight.
Love to read what others have been reading! Will you do the "updated" list as well? I was tempted to do both myself as there are a few differences.
Nina - I just posted the updated list. Thanks for the heads up!
Kate - Oops. I had finished the updated list post but had forgotten to post. I'm off to check out your list. :)
Neat list :) I'm a big fan of haggling over "top ten" lists, so I appreciate things like this. lol
And I also check out YA and even Juvenile fiction for myself. I think the librarians suspect I have a teenage daughter who doesn't get out much.
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