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50 Children's Classics

A list of 50 formative children's classics, mostly organized in order of lower reading level to a higher reading level.
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If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (Laura Numeroff)
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
1
Laura Numeroff
Amelia Bedelia (Peggy Parish)
Amelia Bedelia
2
Peggy Parish
Frog and Toad Are Friends (Arnold Lobel)
Frog and Toad Are Friends
3
Arnold Lobel
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Dr. Seuss)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
4
Dr. Seuss
This Is Not My Hat (Jon Klassen)
This Is Not My Hat
5
Jon Klassen
I Want My Hat Back (Jon Klassen)
I Want My Hat Back
6
Jon Klassen
We Found a Hat (Jon Klassen)
We Found a Hat
7
Jon Klassen
Sam and Dave Dig a Hole (Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen)
Sam and Dave Dig a Hole
8
Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
9
Maurice Sendak
The Boxcar Children (Idk)
The Boxcar Children
10
Idk
Beatrix Potter the Complete Tales (Potter, Beatrix)
Beatrix Potter the Complete Tales
11
Potter, Beatrix
A Bear Called Paddington (Michael Bond)
A Bear Called Paddington
12
Michael Bond
The Borrowers (Mary Norton)
The Borrowers
13
Mary Norton
Mr. Popper's Penguins (Richard Atwater)
Mr. Popper's Penguins
14
Richard Atwater
The Prince and the Pauper (Mark Twain)
The Prince and the Pauper
15
Mark Twain
Pollyanna (Eleanor H Porter)
Pollyanna
16
Eleanor H Porter
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
17
Frances Hodgson Burnett
A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
A Little Princess
18
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
19
E.B. White
Because of Winn-Dixie (Kate DiCamillo)
Because of Winn-Dixie
20
Kate DiCamillo
The Tale of Despereaux (DiCamillo, Kate)
The Tale of Despereaux
21
DiCamillo, Kate
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (Kate DiCamillo)
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
22
Kate DiCamillo
The Tiger Rising (Kate DiCamillo)
The Tiger Rising
23
Kate DiCamillo
Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
24
J.M. Barrie
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
25
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
The Chronicles of Narnia (C. S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia
26
C. S. Lewis
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
27
J.R.R. Tolkien
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
28
Roald Dahl
The BFG (Roald Dahl)
The BFG
29
Roald Dahl
The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams)
The Velveteen Rabbit
30
Margery Williams
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
31
Lewis Carroll
Through the Looking Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Through the Looking Glass
32
Lewis Carroll
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
The Phantom Tollbooth
33
Norton Juster
Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
Tuck Everlasting
34
Natalie Babbitt
Ballet Shoes (Noel Streatfeild)
Ballet Shoes
35
Noel Streatfeild
The Swiss Family Robinson (Johann Wyss)
The Swiss Family Robinson
36
Johann Wyss
The Invention of Hugo Cabret (Brian Selznick)
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
37
Brian Selznick
The Light Princess (George MacDonald and Maurice Sendak)
The Light Princess
38
George MacDonald and Maurice Sendak
Fairy Tales Charles Perrault
Fairy Tales Charles Perrault
39
The Snow Queen (Hans Christian Andersen)
The Snow Queen
40
Hans Christian Andersen
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