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NPR's 100 Favorite Books for Young Readers

"We hope you and the kids in your life will have as much fun poring through this list as we had putting it together! We had a blast recalling old favorites and discovering new classics (and a shoutout to our gracious judges, who let me sneak in one of my all-time childhood faves, Paul Goble's gorgeous The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses)."
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The Snowy Day (Ezra Jack Keats)
The Snowy Day
1
Ezra Jack Keats
Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
2
Maurice Sendak
The Old Truck (Jarrett Pumphrey)
The Old Truck
3
Jarrett Pumphrey
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut (Derrick Barnes)
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
4
Derrick Barnes
Julian Is a Mermaid (Jessica Love)
Julian Is a Mermaid
5
Jessica Love
Miss Rumphius (Barbara Cooney)
Miss Rumphius
6
Barbara Cooney
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses (Paul Goble)
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
7
Paul Goble
Hello Lighthouse (Sophie Blackall)
Hello Lighthouse
8
Sophie Blackall
Tar Beach (Faith Ringgold)
Tar Beach
9
Faith Ringgold
The Undefeated (Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson)
The Undefeated
10
Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson
Harlem (Walter Dean Myers)
Harlem
11
Walter Dean Myers
Antiracist Baby (Ibram X Kendi)
Antiracist Baby
12
Ibram X Kendi
Goodnight Moon (Margaret Wise Brown)
Goodnight Moon
13
Margaret Wise Brown
Freight Train (Donald Crews)
Freight Train
14
Donald Crews
Good Dog, Carl (Alexandra Day)
Good Dog, Carl
15
Alexandra Day
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Eric Carle)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
16
Eric Carle
But Not the Hippopotamus (Sandra Boyton)
But Not the Hippopotamus
17
Sandra Boyton
Brown Baby Lullaby (Tameka Fryer Brown)
Brown Baby Lullaby
18
Tameka Fryer Brown
Go, Dog, Go! (P. D. Eastman)
Go, Dog, Go!
19
P. D. Eastman
The Napping House (Audrey Wood)
The Napping House
20
Audrey Wood
Last Stop on Market Street (Matt De La Pena)
Last Stop on Market Street
21
Matt De La Pena
Story Boat (Kyo MacLear)
Story Boat
22
Kyo MacLear
Dreamers (Yuyi Morales)
Dreamers
23
Yuyi Morales
Jabari Jumps (Gaia Cornwall)
Jabari Jumps
24
Gaia Cornwall
The Rabbit Listened (Cori Doerrsfeld)
The Rabbit Listened
25
Cori Doerrsfeld
Sulwe (Lupita Nyong'o)
Sulwe
26
Lupita Nyong'o
I Am Enough (Grace Byers)
I Am Enough
27
Grace Byers
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse (Kevin Henkes)
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
28
Kevin Henkes
The Proudest Blue (Abtihaj Muhammad)
The Proudest Blue
29
Abtihaj Muhammad
Each Kindness (Jacqueline Woodson)
Each Kindness
30
Jacqueline Woodson
Wherever I Go (Mary Wagley Copp)
Wherever I Go
31
Mary Wagley Copp
Front Desk (Kelly Yang)
Front Desk
32
Kelly Yang
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Judith Viorst)
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
33
Judith Viorst
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story (Kevin Noble Maillard)
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
34
Kevin Noble Maillard
A Chair for My Mother (Vera B. Williams)
A Chair for My Mother
35
Vera B. Williams
My Papi Has a Motorcycle (Isabel Quintero)
My Papi Has a Motorcycle
36
Isabel Quintero
Drawn Together (Minh Le)
Drawn Together
37
Minh Le
Meet Yasmin! Series (Saadia Faruqi)
Meet Yasmin! Series
38
Saadia Faruqi
Hair Love (Matthew A. Cherry & Vashti Harrison)
Hair Love
39
Matthew A. Cherry & Vashti Harrison
A Different Pond (Bao Phi)
A Different Pond
40
Bao Phi
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