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20 Children’s Books Every Child Should Read
 Photo by Brandi Jordan 20 Children’s Books Every Child Should Read
- Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann
- The Paperbag Princess by Robert Munsch
- Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox
- The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
- We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
- The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant
- The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
- The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
- Oh, The Thinks You Can Think by Dr. Seuss
- Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
- Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
- Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin, Jr.
- Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
- If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff
- Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
- Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
What are some of your favorite children’s books? Share with us below!
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Commented On March 20th, 2012 8:10 pm
Need to have The Cat in the Hat and Little House on the Prairie
Commented On March 20th, 2012 8:11 pm
I think Tacky The Penguin by Helen Lester is a great story to read too.
Commented On March 20th, 2012 8:12 pm
From the Mixed up Files of Mrs.Basil E. Frankenweiler
Harry Potter Series
Lightning Thief
Magician’s Nephew
A Christmas Carol
Commented On March 20th, 2012 8:12 pm
I read “Love That Dog” by Sharon Creech to my second grade students every year. it is fun, heartwarming and wonderful in every way. I base a poetry unit on it, and the students laugh and even cry when we share it together. A must read in my opinion.
Commented On March 20th, 2012 8:14 pm
Thank You, Mr. Falker & Number the Stars
Commented On March 20th, 2012 8:24 pm
I LOVE all those classic titles! I would also add Mrs. Wishy-Washy by Joy Cowley, The Mitten by Jan Brett, The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Suess, Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats, and SO MANY more it’s hard to list them! I LOVE reading to young children, never get tired of seeing their faces as the story unfolds…..
Commented On March 20th, 2012 8:32 pm
Guess how much I love you
Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
Tales of Peter Rabbit
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Ronald Dahl
I love you forever by Robert Munch
These are also good ones.
Commented On March 20th, 2012 8:35 pm
I agree with and own many of the books on your list. Of course one of my favorites is, “The Polar Express”.
Commented On March 20th, 2012 8:37 pm
Rabbit Hill. “There is enough for all.”
Commented On March 20th, 2012 8:50 pm
Andrew Henry’s Meadow by Doris Burn
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
I love the list provided …. so many classics and dear memories from childhood!
Commented On March 20th, 2012 9:23 pm
My sons loved Good Night Moon by Margaret Wise Brown and Good Night Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann when they were young. We would read both books every night before bed. They would choose what they wanted and after awhile they could recite the stories as I read them!
Commented On March 20th, 2012 9:29 pm
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Commented On March 20th, 2012 10:55 pm
You forgot the diary of Anne frank:)
Commented On March 20th, 2012 11:40 pm
A Cricket in Times Square
Winnie The Pooh
Commented On March 21st, 2012 12:41 am
Some of my favorites made the list, but I also recommend The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster.
Commented On March 21st, 2012 7:36 am
Great list! I’d definitely put Carol McCloud’s Have You Filled A Bucket Today? on the list. I know it’s only been on the market 5 years and most of these are tried-and-true over a bit longer period of time, but I think it’s a must. And I’d add Pokey Little Puppy and The Snowy Day as stand-outs from my childhood. Makes me wonder if I could only keep 20 . . .
Commented On March 23rd, 2012 9:24 pm
How Rocket Learned to Read
Commented On March 25th, 2012 9:44 am
The Dot by Peter Reynolds. Shows children (or adults) they should not to be afraid when they think they are not talented in a certain area.
Commented On March 25th, 2012 3:04 pm
The Gruffalo – Julia Donaldson and Axel Sheffler
The Tiger who Came to Tea – Judith Kerr
Where the Wild Things Are – Maurice Sendak (yay! glad it made the list!)
Lots of my favourites on the list though!
Commented On April 5th, 2012 8:24 pm
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
Swiss Familly Robinson by Johann David Wyss
The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary
The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys series…I’d better stop here.