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Great Children's Literature

This list of children's literature was comprised from a variety of sources including Goodreads, NPR, and my own experiences as an English teacher. These are books meant for children, not YA.
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Goodnight Moon (Margaret Wise Brown)
Goodnight Moon
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Margaret Wise Brown
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Eric Carle)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
2
Eric Carle
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (Bill Martin Jr.)
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
3
Bill Martin Jr.
Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
4
Maurice Sendak
Oh, the Places You'll Go (Dr. Seuss)
Oh, the Places You'll Go
5
Dr. Seuss
Green Eggs and Ham (Dr. Seuss)
Green Eggs and Ham
6
Dr. Seuss
Charlotte's Web (E. B. White)
Charlotte's Web
7
E. B. White
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
8
Dr. Seuss
Where the Sidewalk Ends (Shel Silverstein)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
9
Shel Silverstein
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (Laura Numeroff)
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
10
Laura Numeroff
Love You Forever (Robert Munsch)
Love You Forever
11
Robert Munsch
The Lorax (Dr. Seuss)
The Lorax
12
Dr. Seuss
Corduroy (Don Freeman)
Corduroy
13
Don Freeman
Madeline (Ludwig Bemelmans)
Madeline
14
Ludwig Bemelmans
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Dr. Seuss)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
15
Dr. Seuss
Curious George (H. A. Ray)
Curious George
16
H. A. Ray
The Monster at the End of This Book (Jon Stone)
The Monster at the End of This Book
17
Jon Stone
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Bill Martin, Jr., and John Archambault)
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
18
Bill Martin, Jr., and John Archambault
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish (Dr. Seuss)
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
19
Dr. Seuss
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Judith Viorst)
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
20
Judith Viorst
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
21
Roald Dahl
Harold and the Purple Crayon (Crockett Johnson)
Harold and the Purple Crayon
22
Crockett Johnson
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter)
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
23
Beatrix Potter
Are You My Mother (Eastman, P.D.)
Are You My Mother
24
Eastman, P.D.
Frog and Toad Are Friends (Arnold Lobel)
Frog and Toad Are Friends
25
Arnold Lobel
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (Judi Barrett)
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
26
Judi Barrett
Winnie the Pooh (A.A. Milne)
Winnie the Pooh
27
A.A. Milne
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
28
Frances Hodgson Burnett
A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
A Little Princess
29
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Little Lord Fauntleroy (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
Little Lord Fauntleroy
30
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
31
Lewis Carroll
Through the Looking Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Through the Looking Glass
32
Lewis Carroll
Horton Hears a Who! (Dr. Seuss)
Horton Hears a Who!
33
Dr. Seuss
Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren)
Pippi Longstocking
34
Astrid Lindgren
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
35
C.S. Lewis
Prince Caspian (C.S. Lewis)
Prince Caspian
36
C.S. Lewis
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (C.S. Lewis)
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
37
C.S. Lewis
The Horse and His Boy (C.S. Lewis)
The Horse and His Boy
38
C.S. Lewis
The Silver Chair (C.S. Lewis)
The Silver Chair
39
C.S. Lewis
The Magician's Nephew (C.S. Lewis)
The Magician's Nephew
40
C.S. Lewis
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