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1

The Monster at the End of This Book

4,685 members

102 reviews

½ 4.5

8 Members: hipdeep, lwbooklover, bestem, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, ccmural, ManWithAnAgenda

2

Winnie-the-Pooh

12,493 members

195 reviews

½ 4.3

9 Members: hipdeep, eromsted, lwbooklover, bestem, merrystar, MDGentleReader, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

3

by Margaret Wise Brown

17,217 members

673 reviews

4.2

9 Members: eromsted, kageeh, bestem, merrystar, MDGentleReader, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Kfarrier

4

Where the Wild Things Are

by Maurice Sendak

24,145 members

1,417 reviews

½ 4.3

8 Members: eromsted, kageeh, bestem, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, CarlaOverton, Kfarrier

5

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

by Judith Viorst

13,233 members

642 reviews

½ 4.3

8 Members: hipdeep, kageeh, aulsmith, bestem, merrystar, MDGentleReader, cej1027, ahef1963

6

Green Eggs and Ham

20,623 members

693 reviews

½ 4.3

9 Members: hipdeep, kageeh, lwbooklover, bestem, merrystar, MDGentleReader, cej1027, ahef1963, Kfarrier,ManWithAnAgenda

7

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

10,773 members

370 reviews

½ 4.3

7 Members: kageeh, lwbooklover, bestem, merrystar, MDGentleReader, cej1027, ahef1963,ManWithAnAgenda

8

Harold and the Purple Crayon

by Crockett Johnson

7,115 members

205 reviews

½ 4.3

8 Members: hipdeep, eromsted, merrystar, MDGentleReader, cej1027, CarlaOverton, ManWithAnAgenda, Kfarrier

9

The Phantom Tollbooth

by Norton Juster

16,327 members

416 reviews

½ 4.3

6 Members: Edward, hipdeep, eromsted, merrystar, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda

10

13,526 members

410 reviews

½ 4.3

8 Members: hipdeep, bestem, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, CarlaOverton, ManWithAnAgenda, Kfarrier

11

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

by Judi Barrett

9,027 members

332 reviews

4.2

7 Members: eromsted, lwbooklover, bestem, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

12

The Story of Ferdinand

8,244 members

169 reviews

½ 4.3

7 Members: hipdeep, kageeh, aulsmith, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, CarlaOverton

13

Miss Nelson is Missing

by Harry Allard

5,526 members

228 reviews

4.2

8 Members: hipdeep, lwbooklover, bestem, merrystar, MDGentleReader, cej1027, CarlaOverton, ManWithAnAgenda

14

The Velveteen Rabbit

by Margery Williams

12,906 members

222 reviews

4.2

7 Members: kageeh, lwbooklover, bestem, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

15

Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings

by Shel Silverstein

14,763 members

453 reviews

½ 4.3

7 Members: eromsted, kageeh, lwbooklover, bestem, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963

16

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

20,817 members

1,034 reviews

½ 4.4

7 Members: hipdeep, bestem, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, ccmural, Kfarrier

17

The Giving Tree

by Shel Silverstein

17,532 members

999 reviews

½ 4.3

6 Members: eromsted, kageeh, lwbooklover, bestem, cej1027, Kfarrier,merrystar
Explanations: merrystar : Didn't like this one as a child or as an adult.

18

Beezus and Ramona

by Beverly Cleary

6,459 members

110 reviews

3.9

7 Members: hipdeep, kageeh, lwbooklover, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

19

The Prydain Chronicles

by Lloyd Alexander

666 members

10 reviews

½ 4.4

6 Members: hipdeep, eromsted, merrystar, MDGentleReader, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda

20

A Light in the Attic: Poems and Drawings

by Shel Silverstein

10,106 members

201 reviews

½ 4.3

6 Members: eromsted, kageeh, lwbooklover, bestem, merrystar, ahef1963

21

Blueberries for Sal

by Robert McCloskey

7,351 members

141 reviews

4.2

6 Members: hipdeep, bestem, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

22

The Complete Little House Nine-Book Set

by Laura Ingalls Wilder

4,298 members

50 reviews

½ 4.4

6 Members: hipdeep, lwbooklover, merrystar, MDGentleReader, cej1027, ahef1963

23

The House at Pooh Corner (Winnie-the-Pooh)

7,831 members

72 reviews

½ 4.4

5 Members: hipdeep, eromsted, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

24

Anne of Green Gables

by L. M. Montgomery

27,140 members

531 reviews

½ 4.3

5 Members: kageeh, lwbooklover, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963

25

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

by Virginia Lee Burton

6,246 members

74 reviews

4.2

5 Members: hipdeep, bestem, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963

26

Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type

by Doreen Cronin

9,794 members

496 reviews

½ 4.3

5 Members: eromsted, kageeh, merrystar, cej1027, CarlaOverton

27

Days with Frog and Toad

by Arnold Lobel

4,300 members

68 reviews

½ 4.4

5 Members: hipdeep, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

28

by Kay Thompson

1,642 members

40 reviews

4.1

4 Members: hipdeep, kageeh, bestem, cej1027

29

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

8,710 members

497 reviews

½ 4.4

5 Members: hipdeep, merrystar, MDGentleReader, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda

30

The Runaway Bunny

by Margaret Wise Brown

7,195 members

117 reviews

4.1

5 Members: eromsted, kageeh, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963

31

8,604 members

231 reviews

4.2

5 Members: hipdeep, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

32

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

13,110 members

687 reviews

½ 4.3

5 Members: hipdeep, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

33

Make Way for Ducklings

by Robert McCloskey

9,806 members

181 reviews

½ 4.3

5 Members: hipdeep, kageeh, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963

34

The Little House

by Virginia Lee Burton

4,918 members

124 reviews

½ 4.3

5 Members: bestem, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

35

The Cat in the Hat

18,610 members

518 reviews

4.2

5 Members: lwbooklover, bestem, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963,ManWithAnAgenda

36

by Robert McCloskey

3,631 members

23 reviews

4.1

4 Members: lwbooklover, aulsmith, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda

37

The Napping House

6,134 members

284 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: merrystar, MDGentleReader, cej1027, CarlaOverton

38

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

by Jon Scieszka

10,430 members

650 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: cej1027, ahef1963, CarlaOverton, ManWithAnAgenda

39

The Polar Express

by Chris Van Allsburg

8,860 members

450 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: hipdeep, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963

40

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

by Beverly Cleary

9,449 members

114 reviews

3.9

4 Members: lwbooklover, merrystar, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda

41

The Paper Bag Princess

by Robert Munsch

4,863 members

171 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: hipdeep, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963

42

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

by Bill Jr. Martin

12,965 members

760 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: cej1027, ahef1963, ccmural

43

by David Macaulay

2,962 members

46 reviews

4.2

4 Members: merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

44

Harriet the Spy

by Louise Fitzhugh

6,651 members

121 reviews

4.1

3 Members: lwbooklover, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

45

The Chronicles of Narnia

33,558 members

298 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963,kageeh

46

D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths

by Ingri d'Aulaire

4,870 members

97 reviews

½ 4.5

3 Members: hipdeep, merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda

47

8,075 members

302 reviews

½ 4.4

4 Members: eromsted, kageeh, merrystar, cej1027,ManWithAnAgenda

48

by David Wiesner

4,330 members

337 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: hipdeep, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda

49

The Little Prince

by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

41,616 members

727 reviews

4.2

3 Members: merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963

50

20,494 members

456 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

51

by Kevin Henkes

7,833 members

364 reviews

½ 4.4

3 Members: merrystar, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda

52

by J. R. R. Tolkien

88,656 members

1,155 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,eromsted ,kageeh

53

The Lion & the Mouse

by Jerry Pinkney

2,894 members

503 reviews

½ 4.4

2 Members: hipdeep, cej1027

54

by Beverly Cleary

5,692 members

26 reviews

3.8

2 Members: lwbooklover, ManWithAnAgenda

55

The Invention of Hugo Cabret

by Brian Selznick

9,257 members

659 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda

56

Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale

5,248 members

351 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: MDGentleReader, cej1027

57

The One and Only Ivan

by Katherine Applegate

6,794 members

377 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: MDGentleReader

58

by Janell Cannon

8,392 members

298 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: merrystar, cej1027

59

A Sick Day for Amos McGee

by Philip C. Stead

2,517 members

334 reviews

½ 4.4

2 Members: MDGentleReader, cej1027

60

by Ian Falconer

4,771 members

248 reviews

4.2

2 Members: hipdeep, cej1027

61

by Beverly Cleary

4,944 members

37 reviews

3.9

2 Members: kageeh, cej1027

62

by Kevin Henkes

3,880 members

147 reviews

4.2

2 Members: merrystar, cej1027

63

The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and The Big Hungry Bear

5,221 members

97 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: merrystar, cej1027

64

Good Night, Mr. Tom

by Michelle Magorian

2,457 members

67 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

65

3,324 members

78 reviews

½ 4.4

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

66

Joseph Had a Little Overcoat

by Simms Taback

2,425 members

193 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: cej1027, ahef1963

67

by David Wiesner

3,056 members

512 reviews

½ 4.4

Member: merrystar

68

The Annotated Alice

by Lewis Carroll

2,352 members

33 reviews

½ 4.4

Member: ahef1963

69

My Family and Other Animals

by Gerald Durrell

4,982 members

147 reviews

4.2

Member: ahef1963

70

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

8,297 members

157 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: cej1027, ahef1963,ManWithAnAgenda

71

The Kissing Hand

8,408 members

282 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: merrystar

72

Paddle-to-the-Sea

by Holling C. Holling

3,043 members

23 reviews

½ 4.4

Member: cej1027

73

Finn Family Moomintroll

by Tove Jansson

2,346 members

47 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: merrystar

74

by Richard Adams

23,541 members

455 reviews

4.2

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,eromsted ,kageeh

75

The Hero and the Crown

by Robin McKinley

6,135 members

117 reviews

4.2

76

by Robin McKinley

5,931 members

132 reviews

½ 4.3

77

The Wednesday Wars

by Gary D. Schmidt

3,784 members

206 reviews

½ 4.3

78

3,768 members

348 reviews

½ 4.5

79

by Sara Pennypacker

3,614 members

162 reviews

4.2

80

Henry's Freedom Box

by Ellen Levine

3,568 members

497 reviews

½ 4.5

81

Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

by Doreen Rappaport

3,405 members

209 reviews

½ 4.5

82

What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?

by Steve Jenkins

3,007 members

116 reviews

½ 4.3

83

2,992 members

200 reviews

½ 4.4

84

Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity

2,617 members

162 reviews

½ 4.3

85

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

by Mordicai Gerstein

2,239 members

264 reviews

½ 4.3

86

Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion

1,036 members

76 reviews

½ 4.3

87

Dragon, Dragon, and Other Tales

by John Champlin Gardner

132 members

2 reviews

½ 4.5

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Started: sturlington
February 2012
Type: Numbered

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