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Wikipedia's List of Children's Classics

Wikipedia has provided a list of children's classics, from before the 16th century all the way to the 21st. Let's dive into them -- even books for children contain great wisdom.
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Panchatantra (Anonymous)
Panchatantra
1
Anonymous
Aesop's Fables (Aesop)
Aesop's Fables
2
Aesop
Kathasaritsagara (Somadeva)
Kathasaritsagara
3
Somadeva
Arabian Nights (Mary Zimmerman)
Arabian Nights
4
Mary Zimmerman
Orbis Pictus (John Amos Comenius)
Orbis Pictus
5
John Amos Comenius
A Token for Children (James Janeway)
A Token for Children
6
James Janeway
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
7
Daniel Defoe
Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gulliver's Travels
8
Jonathan Swift
The Tales of Mother Goose (Charles Perrault)
The Tales of Mother Goose
9
Charles Perrault
A Little Pretty Pocket-Book (John Newbery)
A Little Pretty Pocket-Book
10
John Newbery
The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes (Oliver Goldsmith)
The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes
11
Oliver Goldsmith
Lessons for Children (Anna Laetitia Barbauld)
Lessons for Children
12
Anna Laetitia Barbauld
The History of Sandford and Merton (Thomas Day)
The History of Sandford and Merton
13
Thomas Day
The Swiss Family Robinson (Johann David Wyss)
The Swiss Family Robinson
14
Johann David Wyss
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (E. T. A. Hoffmann)
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
15
E. T. A. Hoffmann
Ivanhoe (Sir Walter Scott)
Ivanhoe
16
Sir Walter Scott
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
17
Washington Irving
Rip Van Winkle (Washington Irving)
Rip Van Winkle
18
Washington Irving
Grimm's Fairy Tales (The Brothers Grimm)
Grimm's Fairy Tales
19
The Brothers Grimm
A Visit From St. Nicholas (The Night Before Christmas)
A Visit From St. Nicholas
20
The Night Before Christmas
Tales of Peter Parley About America (Samuel Griswold Goodrich)
Tales of Peter Parley About America
21
Samuel Griswold Goodrich
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
22
Charles Dickens
Nicholas Nickleby (Charles Dickens)
Nicholas Nickleby
23
Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
24
Charles Dickens
The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)
The Three Musketeers
25
Alexandre Dumas
Fairy Tales (Hans Christian Anderson)
Fairy Tales
26
Hans Christian Anderson
The Children of the New Forest
The Children of the New Forest
27
Struwwelpeter (Heinrich Hoffmann)
Struwwelpeter
28
Heinrich Hoffmann
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
29
Charles Dickens
The Wide, Wide World (Susan Warner)
The Wide, Wide World
30
Susan Warner
The King of the Golden River (John Rushkin)
The King of the Golden River
31
John Rushkin
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
32
Charles Dickens
The Coral Island
The Coral Island
33
Tom Brown's Schooldays (Thomas Hughes)
Tom Brown's Schooldays
34
Thomas Hughes
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
35
Charles Dickens
The Water Babies (Charles Kingsley)
The Water Babies
36
Charles Kingsley
A Journey to the Center of the Earth (Jules Verne)
A Journey to the Center of the Earth
37
Jules Verne
Little Prudy (Sophie May)
Little Prudy
38
Sophie May
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
39
Lewis Carroll
Max and Moritz (Heinrich Christian Wilhelm Busch)
Max and Moritz
40
Heinrich Christian Wilhelm Busch
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