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TeachersFirst - 100 Best Books for Children

Here is a list of one hundred books selected by the National Education Association in 1999 as great reading for children and young people. To help make these books more useful, we have added book and author links to any TeachersFirst resources and lesson ideas.
The list actually only had 97 titles so I added the three at the end from another list on the site to even it out.
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The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein)
The Giving Tree
1
Shel Silverstein
Where the Sidewalk Ends (Shel Silverstein)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
2
Shel Silverstein
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
3
Louisa May Alcott
The Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wizard of Oz
4
L. Frank Baum
Heidi (Johanna Spyri)
Heidi
5
Johanna Spyri
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Eric Carle)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
6
Eric Carle
Goodnight Moon (Margaret Wise Brown)
Goodnight Moon
7
Margaret Wise Brown
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (Bill Martin Jr.)
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
8
Bill Martin Jr.
The Rainbow Fish (Marcus Pfister)
The Rainbow Fish
9
Marcus Pfister
Corduroy (Don Freeman)
Corduroy
10
Don Freeman
The Snowy Day (Ezra Jack Keats)
The Snowy Day
11
Ezra Jack Keats
The Runaway Bunny (Margaret Wise Brown)
The Runaway Bunny
12
Margaret Wise Brown
Guess How Much I Love You (Sam McBratney)
Guess How Much I Love You
13
Sam McBratney
The Polar Express
The Polar Express
14
Green Eggs and Ham (Dr. Seuss)
Green Eggs and Ham
15
Dr. Seuss
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
16
Dr. Seuss
Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
17
Maurice Sendak
Love You Forever (Robert Munsch)
Love You Forever
18
Robert Munsch
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Judith Viorst)
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
19
Judith Viorst
The Mitten (Jan Brett)
The Mitten
20
Jan Brett
Stellaluna (Janell Cannon)
Stellaluna
21
Janell Cannon
Oh, the Places You'll Go (Dr. Seuss)
Oh, the Places You'll Go
22
Dr. Seuss
Strega Nona
Strega Nona
23
The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams)
The Velveteen Rabbit
24
Margery Williams
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Dr. Seuss)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
25
Dr. Seuss
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs (Jon Sccieszka)
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
26
Jon Sccieszka
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault)
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
27
Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault
The Complete Tales of Winnie-The-Pooh
The Complete Tales of Winnie-The-Pooh
28
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (Laura Numeroff)
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
29
Laura Numeroff
The Lorax (Dr. Seuss)
The Lorax
30
Dr. Seuss
Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace
31
Jumanji (Chris Van Allsburg)
Jumanji
32
Chris Van Allsburg
The Math Curse (Jon Scieszka)
The Math Curse
33
Jon Scieszka
Are You My Mother? (P.D. Eastman)
Are You My Mother?
34
P.D. Eastman
The Napping House (Audrey Wood)
The Napping House
35
Audrey Wood
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
36
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter)
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
37
Beatrix Potter
Horton Hatches the Egg (Dr. Seuss)
Horton Hatches the Egg
38
Dr. Seuss
Basil of Baker Street (Eve Titus)
Basil of Baker Street
39
Eve Titus
The Little Engine That Could (Watty Piper)
The Little Engine That Could
40
Watty Piper
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