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Top Books for Children

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Rated 15 points - posted 15 years ago by arollison in category Books.

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1.

Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

An illustrated classic.

99 points - added 15 years ago by guest -

2.

The Bible

although the book might be on the index of forbiddden books on this website, it is a fact that millions of parents around the world regard this book as most important for their children. They read to their children from this book every day. So why to ban from this list? Is this only a list for atheists?

51 points - added 13 years ago by guest -

3.

Heidi by Johanna Spyri

43 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -

4.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

A book for a preschooler, it is a favorite amongst toddlers, especially boys. They love to hear about bugs.

15 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -

5.

Where the Sidewalk Ends: the Poems and Drawing of Shel Silverstein by Shel Silverstein

I loved this book when I was a kid. I would sit and read the poems over and over again. Kids can definitely relate to this book. They are often amused too.

15 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -

6.

The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

Not only is it a great book for children, but they love to watch the t.v. version of it too. It has creative characters and children can follow the plot and events.

14 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -

7.

Barking Spiders Poetry for Children, by CJ Heck

Excellent book. One of my kids' favorite poetry books. Made them laugh, giggle, and think. What more could you ask of a book?

10 points - added 14 years ago by guest -

8.

Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish

10 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -

9.

Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

Younger children are often intrigued by Green Eggs and Ham. They love the rhyming in the book. Some children actually believe that there are such things because they believe in the story!

10 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -

10.

Corduroy by Don Freeman

Everyone loves Corduroy Bear! Kids always get a kick out of the things that happen with Corduroy!

9 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -

11.

Little Red Riding Hood by Trina Schart Hyman

Stands in for any of many by one of the greatest fairy-tale illustrators of the past 50 years. See also Rapunzel, Saint George and The Dragon, Sleeping Beauty.

7 points - added 15 years ago by guest -

12.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst

6 points - added 15 years ago by guest -

13.

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

6 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -

14.

Little House on the Prarie by Laura Ingalls Wilder

3 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -

15.

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis

3 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -

16.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by John Archambault

3 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -

17.

Home for a Bunny

Classic Golden Book. My fave as a preschooler. It was a banned book in some places because it depicts a brown bunny becoming friends with a white bunny. This didn't go over well in places where misegenation was a big fear, mainly in the Southern states. (The book came out in the 1950.

2 points - added 10 years ago by guest -

18.

James & The Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

2 points - added 15 years ago by guest -

19.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss

2 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -