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1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up

The children's list companion to the 1001 Book Series. The last 4 books are out of whack, otherwise it's in age progression.
List circa 2009.
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The Little Engine That Could (Watty Piper)
The Little Engine That Could
1
Watty Piper
Pat the Bunny
Pat the Bunny
2
Make Way for Ducklings (Robert McCloskey)
Make Way for Ducklings
3
Robert McCloskey
The Runaway Bunny (Margaret Wise Brown)
The Runaway Bunny
4
Margaret Wise Brown
The Three Railway Engines
The Three Railway Engines
5
Thomas the Tank Engine
Thomas the Tank Engine
6
Goodnight Moon (Margaret Wise Brown)
Goodnight Moon
7
Margaret Wise Brown
Lavender's Blue (Kathleen Lines)
Lavender's Blue
8
Kathleen Lines
Bedtime for Frances (Russell Hoban)
Bedtime for Frances
9
Russell Hoban
Miffy (Dick Bruna)
Miffy
10
Dick Bruna
Rosie's Walk (Pat Hutchins)
Rosie's Walk
11
Pat Hutchins
The Elephant and the Bad Baby (Elfrida Vipont)
The Elephant and the Bad Baby
12
Elfrida Vipont
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Eric Carle)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
13
Eric Carle
Mr. Gumpy's Outing (John Burningham)
Mr. Gumpy's Outing
14
John Burningham
Meg and Mog (Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienkowski)
Meg and Mog
15
Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienkowski
Good Night, Alfie Atkins (Gunilla Bergstrom)
Good Night, Alfie Atkins
16
Gunilla Bergstrom
Little Brown Bear (Claude Lebrun)
Little Brown Bear
17
Claude Lebrun
Little Spook's Baby Sister (Inger Sandberg)
Little Spook's Baby Sister
18
Inger Sandberg
Fly, Little Bird (Francesco Tullio Altan)
Fly, Little Bird
19
Francesco Tullio Altan
Each Peach Pear Plum
Each Peach Pear Plum
20
Where's Spot?
Where's Spot?
21
The Baby's Catalogue (Allan Ahlberg)
The Baby's Catalogue
22
Allan Ahlberg
Dear Zoo
Dear Zoo
23
Good Dog, Carl
Good Dog, Carl
24
Bathwater's Hot (Shirley Hughes)
Bathwater's Hot
25
Shirley Hughes
Tickle, Tickle (Helen Oxenbury)
Tickle, Tickle
26
Helen Oxenbury
Elmer the Patchwork Elephant
Elmer the Patchwork Elephant
27
We're Going on a Bear Hunt (Michael Rosen)
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
28
Michael Rosen
Bunny Bath (Lena Anderson)
Bunny Bath
29
Lena Anderson
Kipper (Mick Inkpen)
Kipper
30
Mick Inkpen
Maisy Goes to Playschool (Lucy Cousins)
Maisy Goes to Playschool
31
Lucy Cousins
Owl Babies (Martin Waddell)
Owl Babies
32
Martin Waddell
Handa's Surprise (Eileen Browne)
Handa's Surprise
33
Eileen Browne
Alvin Says Good Night (Ulf Lofgren)
Alvin Says Good Night
34
Ulf Lofgren
The Bear Went Over the Mountain (John Prater)
The Bear Went Over the Mountain
35
John Prater
Humphrey's Corner (Sally Hunter)
Humphrey's Corner
36
Sally Hunter
Julian the Rabbit (Nicoletta Costa)
Julian the Rabbit
37
Nicoletta Costa
The Quangle Wangle's Hat (Edward Lear)
The Quangle Wangle's Hat
38
Edward Lear
Mother Goose (Kate Greenaway)
Mother Goose
39
Kate Greenaway
Marigold Garden (Kate Greenaway)
Marigold Garden
40
Kate Greenaway
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