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The Best Overall Books for Kids

(Ages 4-9)
"No matter if your kids are 9-year-old budding lit experts, 5 year-olds just beginning to read on their own, or pre-schoolers still having you read aloud -- these are the books you remember and hope your own kids will."
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The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
1
J.R.R. Tolkien
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2
Roald Dahl
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
3
Mark Twain
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
4
Kenneth Grahame
Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
5
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
6
C.S. Lewis
Where the Sidewalk Ends (Shel Silverstein)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
7
Shel Silverstein
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
8
Anne Frank
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
9
Dr. Seuss
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
10
Madeleine L'engle
The Jungle Book (Rudyard Kipling)
The Jungle Book
11
Rudyard Kipling
Green Eggs and Ham (Dr. Seuss)
Green Eggs and Ham
12
Dr. Seuss
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Where the Red Fern Grows
13
Wilson Rawls
James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
James and the Giant Peach
14
Roald Dahl
Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
15
Maurice Sendak
Little House in the Big Woods (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House in the Big Woods
16
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
17
Roald Dahl
The Once and Future King (T.H. White)
The Once and Future King
18
T.H. White
Grimm's Fairy Tales (The Brothers Grimm)
Grimm's Fairy Tales
19
The Brothers Grimm
Aesop's Fables (Aesop)
Aesop's Fables
20
Aesop
Charlotte's Web (E. B. White)
Charlotte's Web
21
E. B. White
Peter Pan (J. M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
22
J. M. Barrie
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
23
Neil Gaiman
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Robert C. O'Brien)
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
24
Robert C. O'Brien
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
25
J.K. Rowling
The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein)
The Giving Tree
26
Shel Silverstein
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
The Phantom Tollbooth
27
Norton Juster
The Witches (Roald Dahl)
The Witches
28
Roald Dahl
Fantastic Mr. Fox (Roald Dahl)
Fantastic Mr. Fox
29
Roald Dahl
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell)
Island of the Blue Dolphins
30
Scott O'Dell
The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)
The Golden Compass
31
Philip Pullman
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (Laura Numeroff)
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
32
Laura Numeroff
My Side of the Mountain (Jean Craighead George)
My Side of the Mountain
33
Jean Craighead George
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish (Dr. Seuss)
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
34
Dr. Seuss
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Judy Blume)
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
35
Judy Blume
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Judith Viorst)
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
36
Judith Viorst
Amelia Bedelia (Peggy Parish)
Amelia Bedelia
37
Peggy Parish
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
38
L. Frank Baum
Are You There God? It's Me Margaret (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me Margaret
39
Judy Blume
Beezus and Ramona (Beverly Cleary)
Beezus and Ramona
40
Beverly Cleary
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