63 Best Children's Books of All Time

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(Updated 2022)

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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Bill Martin Jr.
Appears in 4 articles
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Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak
Appears in 4 articles
2 recommenders
3
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Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown
Appears in 4 articles
3 recommenders
4
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Corduroy
Don Freeman
Appears in 4 articles
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Where the Sidewalk Ends
Shel Silverstein
Appears in 4 articles
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Judith Viorst
Appears in 4 articles
1 recommender
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle
Appears in 4 articles
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The Snowy Day
Ezra Jack Keats
Appears in 4 articles
2 recommenders
9
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Green Eggs and Ham
Dr. Seuss
Appears in 3 articles
10
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If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Laura Numeroff
Appears in 3 articles
11
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Go, Dog. Go!
P.D. Eastman
Appears in 3 articles
12
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Harold and the Purple Crayon
Crockett Johnson
Appears in 3 articles
13
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The Little Engine That Could
Watty Piper
Appears in 3 articles
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Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
Kevin Henkes
Appears in 3 articles
15
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The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Beatrix Potter
Appears in 3 articles
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The Story of Ferdinand
Munro Leaf
Appears in 3 articles
17
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Stellaluna
Janell Cannon
Appears in 3 articles
18
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Madeline
Ludwig Bemelmans
Appears in 3 articles
19
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Good Dog, Carl
Alexandra Day
Appears in 3 articles
20
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My Father's Dragon
Ruth Stiles Gannett
Appears in 3 articles
21
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Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
Virginia Lee Burton
Appears in 3 articles
22
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Frog and Toad Quartet
Arnold Lobel
Appears in 3 articles
23
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Little Bear
Elsa Holmelund Minarik
Appears in 3 articles
24
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A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Philip C. Stead
Appears in 3 articles
25
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Love You Forever
Robert Munsch
Appears in 2 articles
2 recommenders
26
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Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss
Appears in 2 articles
2 recommenders
MOST RECOMMENDED!
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The Giving Tree
Shel Silverstein
Appears in 2 articles
4 recommenders
28
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The Gruffalo
Julia Donaldson
Appears in 2 articles
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The Day the Crayons Quit
Drew Daywalt
Appears in 2 articles
30
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The Cat in the Hat
Dr. Seuss
Appears in 2 articles
31
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Press Here
Herve Tullet
Appears in 2 articles
32
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The Lorax
Dr. Seuss
Appears in 2 articles
33
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Out of My Mind
Sharon M. Draper
Appears in 2 articles
34
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Because of Winn-Dixie
Kate DiCamillo
Appears in 2 articles
1 recommender
35
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A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle
Appears in 2 articles
1 recommender
36
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Matilda
Roald Dahl
Appears in 2 articles
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The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
Jon Scieszka
Appears in 2 articles
38
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
J.K. Rowling
Appears in 2 articles
39
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The Mitten
Jan Brett
Appears in 2 articles
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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
Jon Scieszka
Appears in 2 articles
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Strega Nona
Tomie dePaola
Appears in 2 articles
42
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Miss Rumphius
Barbara Cooney
Appears in 2 articles
43
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Miss Nelson Is Missing!
Harry G. Allard Jr.
Appears in 2 articles
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Blueberries for Sal
Robert McCloskey
Appears in 2 articles
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C. S. Lewis
Appears in 2 articles
3 recommenders
46
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Knuffle Bunny
Mo Willems
Appears in 2 articles
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Winnie-the-Pooh
A. A. Milne
Appears in 2 articles
2 recommenders
48
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Olivia
Ian Falconer
Appears in 2 articles
49
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Mr. Popper's Penguins
Richard Atwater
Appears in 2 articles
50
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Owl Moon
Jane Yolen
Appears in 2 articles
51
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Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
William Steig
Appears in 2 articles
52
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Bread and Jam for Frances
Russell Hoban
Appears in 2 articles
53
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Tuesday
David Wiesner
Appears in 2 articles
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Lon Po Po
Ed Young
Appears in 2 articles
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Grandfather's Journey
Allen Say
Appears in 2 articles
56
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Eloise
Kay Thompson
Appears in 2 articles
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Charlotte's Web
E. B White
Appears in 2 articles
2 recommenders
58
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Make Way for Ducklings
Robert McCloskey
Appears in 2 articles
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Millions of Cats
Wanda Gág
Appears in 2 articles
60
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Extra Yarn
Mac Barnett
Appears in 2 articles
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The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
Astrid Lindgren
Appears in 2 articles
1 recommender
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Amelia Bedelia
Peggy Parish
Appears in 2 articles
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Elephant & Piggie Series
Mo Willems
Appears in 2 articles

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63 Best Children's Books of All Time

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Where the Wild Things Are

Goodnight Moon

Corduroy

Where the Sidewalk Ends

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

The Snowy Day

Green Eggs and Ham

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

Go, Dog. Go!

Harold and the Purple Crayon

The Little Engine That Could

Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

The Tale of Peter Rabbit

The Story of Ferdinand

Stellaluna

Madeline

Good Dog, Carl

My Father's Dragon

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

Frog and Toad Quartet

Little Bear

A Sick Day for Amos McGee

Love You Forever

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

The Giving Tree

The Gruffalo

The Day the Crayons Quit

The Cat in the Hat

Press Here

The Lorax

Out of My Mind

Because of Winn-Dixie

A Wrinkle in Time

Matilda

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

The Mitten

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

Strega Nona

Miss Rumphius

Miss Nelson Is Missing!

Blueberries for Sal

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Knuffle Bunny

Winnie-the-Pooh

Olivia

Mr. Popper's Penguins

Owl Moon

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

Bread and Jam for Frances

Tuesday

Lon Po Po

Grandfather's Journey

Eloise

Charlotte's Web

Make Way for Ducklings

Millions of Cats

Extra Yarn

The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

Amelia Bedelia

Elephant & Piggie Series

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