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133 Children's Books Every Bookshelf Should Have

The Best of the Best (subjectively speaking) from a childhood bookaholic! Plenty of award winners (Newbery, etc) as well as ones that simply passed the "child test" of being deeply beloved for years.
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The 13 Clocks (James Thurber)
The 13 Clocks
1
James Thurber
The Moorchild (Eloise McGraw)
The Moorchild
2
Eloise McGraw
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
The Phantom Tollbooth
3
Norton Juster
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles (Patricia C. Wrede)
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles
4
Patricia C. Wrede
Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Ella Enchanted
5
Gail Carson Levine
Goodnight Moon (Margaret Wise Brown)
Goodnight Moon
6
Margaret Wise Brown
A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
A Little Princess
7
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Mandy
Mandy
8
Half Magic
Half Magic
9
Misty of Chincoteague (Marguerite Henry)
Misty of Chincoteague
10
Marguerite Henry
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
11
Lewis Carroll
Through the Looking Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Through the Looking Glass
12
Lewis Carroll
The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia
13
C.S. Lewis
Harry Potter (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter
14
J. K. Rowling
Little House Series (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House Series
15
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
16
Louisa May Alcott
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
17
Mark Twain
The Dark Is Rising Sequence (Susan Cooper)
The Dark Is Rising Sequence
18
Susan Cooper
So You Want to Be a Wizard (Diane Duane)
So You Want to Be a Wizard
19
Diane Duane
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
20
J.R.R. Tolkien
Anne of Green Gables (Series) (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables (Series)
21
L.M. Montgomery
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
22
Madeleine L'engle
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
23
E.B. White
Circle of Magic Series (Tamora Pierce)
Circle of Magic Series
24
Tamora Pierce
Cheaper by the Dozen (Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.)
Cheaper by the Dozen
25
Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.
The Harper Hall Trilogy
The Harper Hall Trilogy
26
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
27
Charles Dickens
Catwings (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Catwings
28
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Wind Boy (Ethel Cook Eliot)
The Wind Boy
29
Ethel Cook Eliot
Redwall (Brian Jacques)
Redwall
30
Brian Jacques
Stuart Little (E.B. White)
Stuart Little
31
E.B. White
The Borrowers (Mary Norton)
The Borrowers
32
Mary Norton
The Indian in the Cupboard (Lynne Reid Banks)
The Indian in the Cupboard
33
Lynne Reid Banks
Ramona Series
Ramona Series
34
Caddie Woodlawn (Carol Ryrie Brink)
Caddie Woodlawn
35
Carol Ryrie Brink
Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
Tuck Everlasting
36
Natalie Babbitt
The Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wizard of Oz
37
L. Frank Baum
21 Balloons (William Pene Du Bois)
21 Balloons
38
William Pene Du Bois
The Toothpaste Millionaire (Jean Merrill)
The Toothpaste Millionaire
39
Jean Merrill
Pippi Longstocking Series (Astrid Lindgren)
Pippi Longstocking Series
40
Astrid Lindgren
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