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Goodread's 50 Best Children's Books

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Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
1
Maurice Sendak
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Eric Carle)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
2
Eric Carle
The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein)
The Giving Tree
3
Shel Silverstein
Green Eggs and Ham (Dr. Seuss)
Green Eggs and Ham
4
Dr. Seuss
Goodnight Moon (Margaret Wise Brown)
Goodnight Moon
5
Margaret Wise Brown
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
6
E.B. White
Where the Sidewalk Ends (Shel Silverstein)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
7
Shel Silverstein
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
8
Dr. Seuss
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (Laura Numeroff)
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
9
Laura Numeroff
Love You Forever (Robert Munsch)
Love You Forever
10
Robert Munsch
Corduroy (Don Freeman)
Corduroy
11
Don Freeman
The Lorax (Dr. Seuss)
The Lorax
12
Dr. Seuss
Madeline (Ludwig Bemelmans)
Madeline
13
Ludwig Bemelmans
The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams)
The Velveteen Rabbit
14
Margery Williams
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
15
J.K. Rowling
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Dr. Seuss)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
16
Dr. Seuss
Curious George (H. A. Ray)
Curious George
17
H. A. Ray
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault)
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
18
Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault
The Monster at the End of This Book (Jon Stone)
The Monster at the End of This Book
19
Jon Stone
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (Bill Martin Jr.)
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
20
Bill Martin Jr.
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish (Dr. Seuss)
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
21
Dr. Seuss
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Judith Viorst)
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
22
Judith Viorst
Harold and the Purple Crayon (Crockett Johnson)
Harold and the Purple Crayon
23
Crockett Johnson
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
24
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
25
Roald Dahl
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter)
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
26
Beatrix Potter
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (Judi Barrett)
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
27
Judi Barrett
Are You My Mother? (P.D. Eastman)
Are You My Mother?
28
P.D. Eastman
The World of Winnie-The-Pooh (A.A. Milne)
The World of Winnie-The-Pooh
29
A.A. Milne
Frog and Toad Are Friends (Arnold Lobel)
Frog and Toad Are Friends
30
Arnold Lobel
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass
31
Lewis Carroll
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
32
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Guess How Much I Love You (Sam McBratney)
Guess How Much I Love You
33
Sam McBratney
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs (Jon Sccieszka)
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
34
Jon Sccieszka
Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren)
Pippi Longstocking
35
Astrid Lindgren
Horton Hears a Who! (Dr. Seuss)
Horton Hears a Who!
36
Dr. Seuss
Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
Chronicles of Narnia
37
C.S. Lewis
The Little Engine That Could (Watty Piper)
The Little Engine That Could
38
Watty Piper
Amelia Bedelia (Peggy Parish)
Amelia Bedelia
39
Peggy Parish
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
40
L.M. Montgomery
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