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TeachersFirst - 100 Best Books for Children - Page 2

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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Curious George (H. A. Ray)
Curious George
41
H. A. Ray
Wilfred Gordon Mcdonald Partridge
Wilfred Gordon Mcdonald Partridge
42
Arthur
Arthur
43
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
44
The Little House
The Little House
45
Amelia Bedelia (Peggy Parish)
Amelia Bedelia
46
Peggy Parish
The Art Lesson (Tomie Depaola)
The Art Lesson
47
Tomie Depaola
Caps for Sale
Caps for Sale
48
Clifford the Big Red Dog (Norman Bridwell)
Clifford the Big Red Dog
49
Norman Bridwell
The Paper Bag Princess (Robert Munsch)
The Paper Bag Princess
50
Robert Munsch
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
51
E.B. White
Hatchet (Gary Paulsen)
Hatchet
52
Gary Paulsen
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
53
C.S. Lewis
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
54
Katherine Paterson
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
55
Roald Dahl
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
56
Madeleine L'engle
Shiloh (Phyllis Reynolds Naylor)
Shiloh
57
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Little House on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House on the Prairie
58
Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
59
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Boxcar Children (Idk)
The Boxcar Children
60
Idk
Sarah Plain and Tall (Patricia MacLachlan)
Sarah Plain and Tall
61
Patricia MacLachlan
The Indian in the Cupboard (Lynne Reid Banks)
The Indian in the Cupboard
62
Lynne Reid Banks
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell)
Island of the Blue Dolphins
63
Scott O'Dell
Maniac Magee (Jerry Spinelli)
Maniac Magee
64
Jerry Spinelli
The BFG (Roald Dahl)
The BFG
65
Roald Dahl
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
66
Lois Lowry
James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
James and the Giant Peach
67
Roald Dahl
Little House in the Big Woods (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House in the Big Woods
68
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred D. Taylor)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
69
Mildred D. Taylor
Stone Fox
Stone Fox
70
Number the Stars (Lois Lowry)
Number the Stars
71
Lois Lowry
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Robert C. O'Brien)
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
72
Robert C. O'Brien
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Barbara Robinson)
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
73
Barbara Robinson
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
74
Roald Dahl
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Judy Blume)
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
75
Judy Blume
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Beverly Cleary)
Ramona Quimby, Age 8
76
Beverly Cleary
The Trumpet of the Swan (E.B. White)
The Trumpet of the Swan
77
E.B. White
Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
Chronicles of Narnia
78
C.S. Lewis
The Phantom Toolbooth
The Phantom Toolbooth
79
Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
Tuck Everlasting
80
Natalie Babbitt
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