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New York Public Library's 100 Great Children's Books - Page 2

100 Great Children’s Books has been published on the occasion of The New York Public Library’s acclaimed exhibition The ABC of It: Why Children’s Books Matter, on view at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. The list was selected by The New York Public Library’s Jeanne Lamb, Coordinator, Youth Collections, and Elizabeth Bird, Supervising Librarian.
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Hatchet (Gary Paulsen)
Hatchet
41
Gary Paulsen
The Hobbit (J. R. R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
42
J. R. R. Tolkien
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
43
Louis Sachar
The Invention of Hugo Cabret (Brian Selznick)
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
44
Brian Selznick
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat (Simms Taback)
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
45
Simms Taback
Jumanji (Chris Van Allsburg)
Jumanji
46
Chris Van Allsburg
Just a Minute a Trickster Tale and Counting Book (Yuyi Morales)
Just a Minute a Trickster Tale and Counting Book
47
Yuyi Morales
Lily's Purple Plastic Purse (Kevin Henkes)
Lily's Purple Plastic Purse
48
Kevin Henkes
The Lion and the Mouse (Jerry Pinkney)
The Lion and the Mouse
49
Jerry Pinkney
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S.Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
50
C.S.Lewis
The Little House (Virginia Lee Burton)
The Little House
51
Virginia Lee Burton
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
52
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Locomotion (Jacqueline Woodson)
Locomotion
53
Jacqueline Woodson
Lon Po Po (Ed Young)
Lon Po Po
54
Ed Young
Madeline (Ludwig Bemelmans)
Madeline
55
Ludwig Bemelmans
Make Way for Ducklings (Robert McCloskey)
Make Way for Ducklings
56
Robert McCloskey
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
57
Roald Dahl
Meet Danitra Brown (Nikki Grimes)
Meet Danitra Brown
58
Nikki Grimes
Millions of Cats (Wanda Gág)
Millions of Cats
59
Wanda Gág
Miss Nelson Is Missing (Harry Allard)
Miss Nelson Is Missing
60
Harry Allard
Mr. Popper's Penguins (Richard and Florence Atwater)
Mr. Popper's Penguins
61
Richard and Florence Atwater
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Robert C. O'Brien)
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
62
Robert C. O'Brien
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale (John Steptoe)
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale
63
John Steptoe
My Father's Dragon (Ruth Gannett)
My Father's Dragon
64
Ruth Gannett
My Name Is Yoon (Helen Recorvits)
My Name Is Yoon
65
Helen Recorvits
Olivia (Ian Falconer)
Olivia
66
Ian Falconer
One Crazy Summer (Rita Williams-Garcia)
One Crazy Summer
67
Rita Williams-Garcia
The People Could Fly (Virginia Hamilton)
The People Could Fly
68
Virginia Hamilton
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
The Phantom Tollbooth
69
Norton Juster
Pierre: A Cautionary Tale in Five Chapters and a Prologue (Maurice Sendak)
Pierre: A Cautionary Tale in Five Chapters and a Prologue
70
Maurice Sendak
Pink and Say (Patricia Polacco)
Pink and Say
71
Patricia Polacco
Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren)
Pippi Longstocking
72
Astrid Lindgren
Ramona the Pest (Beverly Cleary)
Ramona the Pest
73
Beverly Cleary
Rickshaw Girl (Mitali Perkins)
Rickshaw Girl
74
Mitali Perkins
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred Taylor)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
75
Mildred Taylor
Rumpelstiltskin (Paul O. Zelinsky)
Rumpelstiltskin
76
Paul O. Zelinsky
A Sick Day for Amos McGee (Philip Stead)
A Sick Day for Amos McGee
77
Philip Stead
The Snowy Day (Ezra Jack Keats)
The Snowy Day
78
Ezra Jack Keats
Starry River of the Sky (Grace Lin)
Starry River of the Sky
79
Grace Lin
The Stories Julian Tells (Ann Cameron)
The Stories Julian Tells
80
Ann Cameron
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