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Most Popular Children's Books by Year - Page 2

A list of what is considered the most popular children's book published each year from 1920-2020 as determined by a variety of sources and resources including librarians and publishers.
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My Side of the Mountain (Jean Craighead George)
My Side of the Mountain
41
Jean Craighead George
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen (Alan Garner)
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
42
Alan Garner
James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
James and the Giant Peach
43
Roald Dahl
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
44
Madeleine L'engle
The Snowy Day (Ezra Jack Keats)
The Snowy Day
45
Ezra Jack Keats
Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
46
Maurice Sendak
The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein)
The Giving Tree
47
Shel Silverstein
Over Sea, Under Stone (Susan Cooper)
Over Sea, Under Stone
48
Susan Cooper
The Jazz Man (Mary Hays Weik)
The Jazz Man
49
Mary Hays Weik
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
50
S.E. Hinton
Corduroy (Don Freeman)
Corduroy
51
Don Freeman
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Eric Carle)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
52
Eric Carle
Frog and Toad Are Friends (Arnold Lobel)
Frog and Toad Are Friends
53
Arnold Lobel
Go Ask Alice (Anonymous)
Go Ask Alice
54
Anonymous
Freaky Friday (Mary Rodgers)
Freaky Friday
55
Mary Rodgers
The Slave Dancer (Paula Fox)
The Slave Dancer
56
Paula Fox
The Chocolate War (Robert Cormier)
The Chocolate War
57
Robert Cormier
Danny, the Champion of the World (Roald Dahl)
Danny, the Champion of the World
58
Roald Dahl
Little Man Little Man: A Story of Childhood (Yoran Cazac, James Baldwin)
Little Man Little Man: A Story of Childhood
59
Yoran Cazac, James Baldwin
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
60
Katherine Paterson
Anno's Italy (Mitsumasa Anno)
Anno's Italy
61
Mitsumasa Anno
The Cave of Time (Edward Packard)
The Cave of Time
62
Edward Packard
The Paper Bag Princess (Robert Munsch)
The Paper Bag Princess
63
Robert Munsch
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Beverly Cleary)
Ramona Quimby, Age 8
64
Beverly Cleary
A Chair for My Mother (Vera B. Williams)
A Chair for My Mother
65
Vera B. Williams
So You Want to Be a Wizard (Diane Duane)
So You Want to Be a Wizard
66
Diane Duane
Saint George and the Dragon (Margaret Hodges)
Saint George and the Dragon
67
Margaret Hodges
The Polar Express (Chris Van Allsburg)
The Polar Express
68
Chris Van Allsburg
The Whipping Boy (Sid Fleischman)
The Whipping Boy
69
Sid Fleischman
Hatchet (Gary Paulsen)
Hatchet
70
Gary Paulsen
The Way Things Work (Dave Macaulay)
The Way Things Work
71
Dave Macaulay
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Bill Martin, Jr., and John Archambault)
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
72
Bill Martin, Jr., and John Archambault
Oh, the Places You'll Go (Dr. Seuss)
Oh, the Places You'll Go
73
Dr. Seuss
Tuesday (David Wiesner)
Tuesday
74
David Wiesner
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales (Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith)
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
75
Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
76
Lois Lowry
Guess How Much I Love You (Sam McBratney)
Guess How Much I Love You
77
Sam McBratney
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 (Christopher Paul Curtis)
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
78
Christopher Paul Curtis
Sam and the Tigers (Julius Lester)
Sam and the Tigers
79
Julius Lester
Habibi (Naomi Shihab Nye)
Habibi
80
Naomi Shihab Nye
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