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100 Childrens Books to Read in Your Lifetime

The top 100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime as chosen by Goodreads readers and Amazon editors. Children's books were defined as those for kids age 12 or younger but enjoyed by all ages and readers. Books listed in a series have been combined.
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Harry Potter (Jk Rowling)
Harry Potter
1
Jk Rowling
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
2
E.B. White
Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
Chronicles of Narnia
3
C.S. Lewis
Goodnight Moon (Margaret Wise Brown)
Goodnight Moon
4
Margaret Wise Brown
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
5
Madeleine L'engle
Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
6
Maurice Sendak
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
7
Lois Lowry
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
8
Louisa May Alcott
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
9
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
10
Roald Dahl
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
11
Dr. Seuss
The House at Pooh Corner (A.A.Milne)
The House at Pooh Corner
12
A.A.Milne
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
13
L. Frank Baum
Where the Sidewalk Ends (Shel Silverstein)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
14
Shel Silverstein
Madeline (Ludwig Bemelmans)
Madeline
15
Ludwig Bemelmans
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
16
Lewis Carroll
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
17
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Eric Carle)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
18
Eric Carle
The Story of Ferdinand
The Story of Ferdinand
19
Little House on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House on the Prairie
20
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
21
Green Eggs and Ham (Dr. Seuss)
Green Eggs and Ham
22
Dr. Seuss
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty
23
Anna Sewell
Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren)
Pippi Longstocking
24
Astrid Lindgren
Grimm's Fairy Tales (The Brothers Grimm)
Grimm's Fairy Tales
25
The Brothers Grimm
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (E. L. Konigsburg)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
26
E. L. Konigsburg
Nancy Drew (Kelly Thompson & Jenn St-Onge)
Nancy Drew
27
Kelly Thompson & Jenn St-Onge
Press Here
Press Here
28
Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
Phantom Tollbooth
29
Norton Juster
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
30
Mark Twain
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell)
Island of the Blue Dolphins
31
Scott O'Dell
Goodnight Goodnight Construction Site
Goodnight Goodnight Construction Site
32
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
33
Kenneth Grahame
The Westing Game (Ellen Raskin)
The Westing Game
34
Ellen Raskin
Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
35
J.M. Barrie
Number the Stars (Lois Lowry)
Number the Stars
36
Lois Lowry
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
37
Louis Sachar
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
38
Wonder (Cameron Jace)
Wonder
39
Cameron Jace
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
40
Markus Zusak
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