Lists of Children's Books

NEA's list of Teacher's Best 100 Books Newbery School Library Journal

NEA: Why is The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe listed separately from The Chronicles of Narnia? Why, if there can be a whole series in one entry, like Narnia, was the same not done for the Little House, such that Cynthia Voigt could have a much-deserved spot?

1. Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
2. The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
3. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
4. The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
5. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
6. Love You Forever by Robert N. Munsch
7. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
8. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
9. Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
10. The Mitten by Jan Brett
11. Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
12. Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
13. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
14. Where the Sidewalk Ends: the Poems and Drawing of Shel Silverstein by Shel Silverstein
15. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
16. Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
17. Oh, The Places You'll Go by Dr. Seuss
18. Strega Nona by Tomie De Paola
19. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
20. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? by Bill Martin, Jr.
21. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
22. The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
23. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
24. Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
25. How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss
26. The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
27. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by John Archambault
28. Little House on the Prarie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
29. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
30. The Complete Tales of Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne
31. The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
32. Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
33. Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks
34. Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
35. Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
36. The BFG by Roald Dahl
37. The Giver by Lois Lowry
38. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff
39. James and the Giant Peach: A Children's Story by Roald Dahl
40. Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
41. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
42. The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
43. The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
44. Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner
45. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
46. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O'Brien
47. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
48. The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
49. Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
50. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
51. Corduroy by Don Freeman
52. Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg
53. Math Curse by Jon Scieszka
54. Matilda by Roald Dahl
55. Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls
56. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
57. Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary
58. The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White
59. Are You My Mother? by Philip D. Eastman
60. The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
61. Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
62. One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
63. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
64. The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
65. The Napping House by Audrey Wood
66. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
67. The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
68. Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
69. The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
70. Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
71. Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss
72. Basil of Baker Street, by Eve Titus
73. The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
74. The Cay by Theodore Taylor
75. Curious George by Hans Augusto Rey
76. Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox
77. Arthur series by Marc Tolon Brown
78. The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
79. Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
80. Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder
81. The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
82. The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
83. Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
84. Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish
85. Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
86. A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
87. Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater
88. My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett
89. Stuart Little by E. B. White
90. Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
91. The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
92. The Art Lesson by Tomie De Paola
93. Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
94. Clifford, the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell
95. Heidi by Johanna Spyri
96. Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Seuss
97. The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare
98. The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 byChristopher Paul Curtis
99. Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
100. The Paper Bag Princess by Robert N. Munsch

School Library Journal: 100 Most Influential Children's Books of the 20th Century

• Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears, by Verna Aardema
• The High King, by Lloyd Alexander
• The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, by Avi
• Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbitt
• Madeline, by Ludwig Bemelmans
• The Five Chinese Brothers, by Claire Huchet Bishop
• Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume
• A Bear Called Paddington, by Michael Bond
• Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown
• Smoky Night, by Eve Bunting
• The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett
• The Incredible Journey: A Tale of Three Animals, by Sheila Burnford
• Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, by Virginia Lee Burton
• Summer of the Swans, by Betsy Byars
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle
• Ramona the Pest, by Beverly Cleary
• The Goats, by Brock Cole
• The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks, by Joanna Cole
• The Dark Is Rising, by Susan Cooper
• The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier
• Ordinary Jack, by Helen Cresswell
• Freight Train, by Donald Crews
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl
• Strega Nona, by Tomie DePaola
• Harriet the Spy, by Louise Fitzhugh
• Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices, by Paul Fleischman
• The One-Eyed Cat, by Paula Fox
• Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, by Anne Frank
• Lincoln: A Photobiography, by Russell Freedman
• And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?, by Jean Fritz
• Millions of Cats, by Wanda Gag
• Annie on My Mind, by Nancy Garden
• Julie of the Wolves, by Jean Craighead George
• The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame
• M.C. Higgins, the Great, by Virginia Hamilton
• The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales, by Virginia Hamilton
• Chester's Way, by Kevin Henkes
• Out of the Dust, by Karen Hesse
• The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton
• Shapes and Things, by Tana Hoban
• Paddle-to-the-Sea, by Holling C. Holling
• The Snowy Day, by Ezra Jack Keats
• Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack, by M.E. Kerr
• Just So Stories, by Rudyard Kipling
• From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, by E. L. Konigsburg
• Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of Mt. St. Helens, by Patricia Lauber
• Rabbit Hill, by Robert Lawson
• A Wizard of Earthsea, by Ursula LeGuin
• A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle
• The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, by C. S. Lewis
• Pippi Longstocking, by Astrid Lindgren
• Frog and Toad Are Friends, by Arnold Lobel
• Anastasia Krupnik, by Lois Lowry
• The Giver, by Lois Lowry
• Cathedral, by David Macaulay
• The Way Things Work, by David Macaulay
• Sarah Plain and Tall, by Patricia MacLachlan
• George and Martha, by James Marshall
• Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archimbault
• Make Way for Ducklings, by Robert McCloskey
• Far and Few, by David McCord
• The Hero and the Crown, by Robin McKinley
• Mirandy and Brother Wind, by Patricia McKissack
• The Pushcart War, by Jean Merrill
• Winnie-the-Pooh, by A.A. Milne
• Little Bear, by Else Minarik
• Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery
• Fallen Angels, by Walter Dean Myers
• Island of the Blue Dolphins, by Scott O'Dell
• Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson
• Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen
• Tom's Midnight Garden, by Philippa Pearce
• The Little Engine That Could, by Watty Piper
• The Tale of Peter Rabbit, by Beatrix Potter
• Yo! Yes?, by Chris Raschka
• The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin
• Curious George, by H. A. Rey
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, by J.K. Rowling
• The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, by John Scieszka
• Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak
• The Cat in the Hat, by Dr. Seuss
• Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings, by Shel Silverstein
• Zlateh the Goat, by Isaac Bashevis Singer
• The Alfred Summer, by Jan Slepian
• Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business, by Esphyr Slobodkina
• Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, by William Steig
• Stevie, by John Steptoe
• The Lantern Bearers, by Rosemary Sutcliff
• Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred Taylor
• The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien
• Mary Poppins, by P.L. Travers
• The Polar Express, by Chris Van Allsburg
• Homecoming, by Cynthia Voigt
• Max's First Word, by Rosemary Wells
• Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White
• Little House in the Big Woods, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
• Seven Blind Mice, by Ed Young
• Rumpelstiltskin, by Paul O. Zelinsky
• The Pigman, by Paul Zindel
• William's Doll, by Charlotte Zolotow

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