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Top-Rated Children's Books

Members: 14 participating members (show all)

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1
The Monster at the End of This Book
by Jon Stone
3,786 members, 93 reviews
4.46 stars (4.46 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (1), ccmural (1), lwbooklover (1), bestem (1), ahef1963 (2), merrystar (5), cej1027 (12)

Score: 24.19

2
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
by Dr. Seuss
9,196 members, 359 reviews
4.35 stars (4.35 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (1), merrystar (2), kageeh (2), MDGentleReader (3), lwbooklover (3), bestem (4), cej1027 (11)

Score: 21.83

3
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
by Judith Viorst
10,877 members, 626 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (2), MDGentleReader (2), aulsmith (2), ahef1963 (3), bestem (8), kageeh (11), hipdeep (28), merrystar (47)

Score: 20.97

4
Winnie-the-Pooh
by A. A. Milne
10,702 members, 181 reviews
4.35 stars (4.35 stars)

Lists: eromsted (1), hipdeep (4), MDGentleReader (5), ahef1963 (6), merrystar (7), lwbooklover (7), bestem (16), cej1027 (48)

Score: 20.5

5
Green Eggs and Ham
by Dr. Seuss
17,020 members, 658 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

Lists: merrystar (3), kageeh (3), lwbooklover (5), ahef1963 (9), cej1027 (13), MDGentleReader (14), bestem (20), hipdeep (27)

Score: 18.88

6
Where the Wild Things Are
by Maurice Sendak
20,598 members, 1,350 reviews
4.35 stars (4.35 stars)

Lists: bestem (3), ahef1963 (5), eromsted (5), cej1027 (5), kageeh (5), CarlaOverton (6), merrystar (27)

Score: 18.05

7
The Story of Ferdinand
by Munro Leaf
6,449 members, 161 reviews
4.34 stars (4.34 stars)

Lists: CarlaOverton (1), aulsmith (1), ahef1963 (12), kageeh (13), hipdeep (26), cej1027 (31), merrystar (41)

Score: 17.3

8
Goodnight Moon
by Margaret Wise Brown
14,270 members, 642 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: MDGentleReader (4), merrystar (6), ahef1963 (7), eromsted (7), kageeh (9), bestem (15), cej1027 (30)

Score: 16.35

9
Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings
by Shel Silverstein
16,486 members, 623 reviews
4.34 stars (4.34 stars)

Lists: eromsted (2), kageeh (6), ahef1963 (8), lwbooklover (8), bestem (18), merrystar (28), cej1027 (49)

Score: 15.87

10
The Phantom Tollbooth
by Norton Juster
14,258 members, 391 reviews
4.31 stars (4.31 stars)

Lists: merrystar (1), Edward (1), eromsted (3), cej1027 (6), hipdeep (12)

Score: 15.74

11
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
by Judi Barrett
7,468 members, 318 reviews
4.23 stars (4.23 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (3), ahef1963 (4), lwbooklover (4), eromsted (6), bestem (6), merrystar (26)

Score: 15.58

12
Miss Nelson is Missing
by Harry Allard
4,488 members, 221 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 stars)

Lists: MDGentleReader (6), CarlaOverton (8), bestem (9), lwbooklover (11), hipdeep (25), merrystar (32), cej1027 (43)

Score: 14.47

13
Harold and the Purple Crayon
by Crockett Johnson
5,869 members, 193 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: CarlaOverton (2), MDGentleReader (8), cej1027 (9), eromsted (10), merrystar (18), hipdeep (23)

Score: 14.07

14
Corduroy
by Don Freeman
10,669 members, 387 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: CarlaOverton (3), bestem (7), hipdeep (11), merrystar (12), cej1027 (20), ahef1963 (22)

Score: 13.58

15
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
by Eric Carle
16,911 members, 988 reviews
4.38 stars (4.38 stars)

Lists: ccmural (2), ahef1963 (13), bestem (13), cej1027 (14), merrystar (19), hipdeep (22)

Score: 13.41

16
The Velveteen Rabbit
by Margery Williams
10,731 members, 210 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

Lists: kageeh (4), lwbooklover (6), bestem (12), ahef1963 (14), merrystar (30), cej1027 (32)

Score: 12.99

17
A Light in the Attic
by Shel Silverstein
8,912 members, 191 reviews
4.31 stars (4.31 stars)

Lists: kageeh (7), eromsted (9), ahef1963 (10), lwbooklover (10), bestem (19), merrystar (29)

Score: 12.91

18
Beezus and Ramona
by Beverly Cleary
5,669 members, 103 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (8), merrystar (8), kageeh (16), lwbooklover (16), ahef1963 (17), hipdeep (24)

Score: 12.53

19
The Giving Tree
by Shel Silverstein
15,007 members, 940 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

Lists: kageeh (1), lwbooklover (2), cej1027 (7), eromsted (8), bestem (11)

Thumbs down: merrystar

Score: 12.4

Explanations:

merrystar (0): Didn't like this one as a child or as an adult.

20
The Complete Little House Nine-Book Set
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
3,859 members, 48 reviews
4.37 stars (4.37 stars)

Lists: MDGentleReader (9), hipdeep (10), lwbooklover (13), merrystar (20), ahef1963 (23), cej1027 (29)

Score: 12.11

21
The Prydain Chronicles
by Lloyd Alexander
613 members, 10 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (2), cej1027 (10), MDGentleReader (11), eromsted (13), merrystar (22)

Score: 11.76

22
The Cat in the Hat
by Dr. Seuss
15,327 members, 478 reviews
4.23 stars (4.23 stars)

Lists: lwbooklover (9), merrystar (10), bestem (14), ahef1963 (15), cej1027 (16)

Score: 10.66

23
Anne of Green Gables
by L. M. Montgomery
22,919 members, 479 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (11), merrystar (11), kageeh (12), lwbooklover (12), cej1027 (18)

Score: 10.63

24
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
by Virginia Lee Burton
5,143 members, 71 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: bestem (5), merrystar (9), hipdeep (17), ahef1963 (21), cej1027 (35)

Score: 10.47

25
Blueberries for Sal
by Robert McCloskey
5,988 members, 132 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: merrystar (4), ahef1963 (16), bestem (17), hipdeep (21), cej1027 (34)

Score: 10.32

26
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
by Doreen Cronin
7,674 members, 487 reviews
4.35 stars (4.35 stars)

Lists: CarlaOverton (7), kageeh (10), eromsted (12), cej1027 (39), merrystar (48)

Score: 9.98

27
Eloise
by Kay Thompson
1,424 members, 37 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: bestem (2), kageeh (8), cej1027 (19), hipdeep (20)

Score: 9.55

28
The Runaway Bunny
by Margaret Wise Brown
5,934 members, 113 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: eromsted (14), kageeh (18), ahef1963 (24), merrystar (25), cej1027 (33)

Score: 9.28

29
The House at Pooh Corner
by A. A. Milne
6,734 members, 68 reviews
4.39 stars (4.39 stars)

Lists: eromsted (4), hipdeep (5), ahef1963 (20), merrystar (21)

Score: 9.26

30
Make Way for Ducklings
by Robert McCloskey
8,100 members, 172 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: kageeh (14), hipdeep (19), ahef1963 (31), merrystar (34), cej1027 (36)

Score: 8.97

31
The Napping House
by Audrey Wood
4,884 members, 276 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 stars)

Lists: CarlaOverton (5), MDGentleReader (12), cej1027 (21), merrystar (46)

Score: 8.23

32
The Lorax
by Dr. Seuss
6,735 members, 284 reviews
4.4 stars (4.4 stars)

Lists: eromsted (11), cej1027 (15), kageeh (15), merrystar (45)

Score: 7.81

33
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
by Mo Willems
6,836 members, 484 reviews
4.39 stars (4.39 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (8), MDGentleReader (10), cej1027 (46), merrystar (49)

Score: 7.68

34
The Mitten
by Jan Brett
6,759 members, 221 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (9), cej1027 (25), ahef1963 (26), merrystar (44)

Score: 7.42

35
The Polar Express
by Chris Van Allsburg
7,365 members, 437 reviews
4.35 stars (4.35 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (15), merrystar (23), cej1027 (24), ahef1963 (33)

Score: 7.34

36
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
by Bill Martin Jr.
10,520 members, 650 reviews
4.29 stars (4.29 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (16), merrystar (17), cej1027 (37), ahef1963 (42)

Score: 7.16

37
Days with Frog and Toad
by Arnold Lobel
3,250 members, 64 reviews
4.37 stars (4.37 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (7), ahef1963 (35), merrystar (42), cej1027 (58)

Score: 7.12

38
The Little House
by Virginia Lee Burton
3,970 members, 119 reviews
4.34 stars (4.34 stars)

Lists: bestem (10), ahef1963 (30), merrystar (35), cej1027 (50)

Score: 7.11

39
The Paper Bag Princess
by Robert Munsch
3,972 members, 161 reviews
4.31 stars (4.31 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (18), cej1027 (22), ahef1963 (32), merrystar (43)

Score: 7.03

40
The Complete Adventures of Homer Price
by Robert McCloskey
112 members, 0 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (3), lwbooklover (14), cej1027 (44)

Score: 6.66

41
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
by Bill Jr. Martin
10,259 members, 712 reviews
4.29 stars (4.29 stars)

Lists: ccmural (3), ahef1963 (27), cej1027 (28)

Score: 6.53

42
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
by Jon Scieszka
8,604 members, 616 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

Lists: CarlaOverton (4), ahef1963 (34), cej1027 (45)

Score: 6.03

43
The Chronicles of Narnia
by C. S. Lewis
29,480 members, 273 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (1), merrystar (16), ahef1963 (18)

Thumbs down: kageeh

Score: 5.94

44
The Little Prince
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
35,670 members, 643 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (17), ahef1963 (19), merrystar (50)

Score: 5.39

45
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
by Beverly Cleary
7,531 members, 103 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: lwbooklover (15), merrystar (39), cej1027 (51)

Score: 5.13

46
Castle
by David Macaulay
2,473 members, 35 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: merrystar (33), ahef1963 (39), cej1027 (56)

Score: 4.73

47
The Lion & the Mouse
by Jerry Pinkney
2,564 members, 485 reviews
4.4 stars (4.4 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (3), cej1027 (52)

Score: 4.53

48
D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths
by Ingri Parin d'Aulaire
4,009 members, 90 reviews
4.48 stars (4.48 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (6), merrystar (40)

Score: 4.15

49
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale
by Mo Willems
4,181 members, 343 reviews
4.31 stars (4.31 stars)

Lists: MDGentleReader (7), cej1027 (40)

Score: 4.05

50
The One and Only Ivan
by Katherine Applegate
4,688 members, 347 reviews
4.35 stars (4.35 stars)

Lists: MDGentleReader (1)

Score: 4

51
Tuesday
by David Wiesner
3,834 members, 324 reviews
4.29 stars (4.29 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (13), cej1027 (26)

Score: 3.88

52
Stellaluna
by Janell Cannon
6,670 members, 289 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: merrystar (14), cej1027 (27)

Score: 3.82

53
Chrysanthemum
by Kevin Henkes
6,056 members, 352 reviews
4.39 stars (4.39 stars)

Lists: merrystar (13), cej1027 (47)

Score: 3.63

54
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
by Dr. Seuss
6,567 members, 146 reviews
4.35 stars (4.35 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (23), ahef1963 (25)

Score: 3.62

55
A Sick Day for Amos McGee
by Philip C. Stead
2,102 members, 328 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: MDGentleReader (13), cej1027 (53)

Score: 3.59

56
Olivia
by Ian Falconer
4,087 members, 240 reviews
4.23 stars (4.23 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (14), cej1027 (54)

Score: 3.54

57
Harriet the Spy
by Louise Fitzhugh
5,874 members, 117 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: lwbooklover (18), ahef1963 (41)

Score: 3.52

58
Henry Huggins
by Beverly Cleary
3,879 members, 33 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: kageeh (17), cej1027 (55)

Score: 3.44

59
Owen
by Kevin Henkes
2,825 members, 144 reviews
4.23 stars (4.23 stars)

Lists: merrystar (24), cej1027 (41)

Score: 3.39

60
The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and The Big Hungry Bear
by Audrey Wood
4,114 members, 91 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: merrystar (36), cej1027 (38)

Score: 3.24

61
Goodnight Mister Tom
by Michelle Magorian
2,165 members, 60 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 stars)

Lists: merrystar (37), ahef1963 (38)

Score: 3.23

62
Matilda
by Roald Dahl
17,504 members, 414 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (36), merrystar (51)

Score: 3.13

63
Animalia
by Graeme Base
2,821 members, 78 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (43), merrystar (52)

Score: 3.05

64
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
by Simms Taback
2,084 members, 186 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (40), cej1027 (57)

Score: 3.05

65
The Hobbit
by J. R. R. Tolkien
78,032 members, 1,039 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (4), ahef1963 (29), merrystar (31)

Thumbs down: eromsted, kageeh

Score: 2.25

66
Flotsam
by David Wiesner
2,808 members, 495 reviews
4.45 stars (4.45 stars)

Lists: merrystar (15)

Score: 2.03

67
Runaway Ralph
by Beverly Cleary
4,535 members, 23 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: lwbooklover (17)

Score: 1.97

68
The Annotated Alice
by Lewis Carroll
2,177 members, 30 reviews
4.4 stars (4.4 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (28)

Score: 1.74

69
My Family and Other Animals
by Gerald Durrell
4,377 members, 131 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (37)

Score: 1.62

70
The Kissing Hand
by Audrey Penn
6,269 members, 272 reviews
4.35 stars (4.35 stars)

Lists: merrystar (38)

Score: 1.61

71
Paddle-to-the-Sea
by Holling C. Holling
2,341 members, 21 reviews
4.42 stars (4.42 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (42)

Score: 1.57

72
Finn Family Moomintroll
by Tove Jansson
2,108 members, 46 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: merrystar (53)

Score: 1.48

73
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
by Brian Selznick
8,459 members, 638 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (59)

Score: 1.44

74
The Last Olympian
by Rick Riordan
13,045 members, 337 reviews
4.35 stars (4.35 stars)

Score: 0

75
The Hero and the Crown
by Robin McKinley
5,645 members, 111 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

Score: 0

76
The Blue Sword
by Robin McKinley
5,452 members, 123 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 stars)

Score: 0

77
The Arrival
by Shaun Tan
3,410 members, 337 reviews
4.48 stars (4.48 stars)

Score: 0

78
The Wednesday Wars
by Gary D. Schmidt
3,209 members, 195 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Score: 0

79
Henry's Freedom Box
by Ellen Levine
2,897 members, 468 reviews
4.51 stars (4.51 stars)

Score: 0

80
Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Doreen Rappaport
2,776 members, 198 reviews
4.5 stars (4.5 stars)

Score: 0

81
Clementine
by Sara Pennypacker
2,695 members, 157 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

Score: 0

82
Zen Shorts
by Jon J. Muth
2,550 members, 201 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Score: 0

83
What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?
by Steve Jenkins
2,153 members, 114 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 stars)

Score: 0

84
Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity
by Mo Willems
2,149 members, 159 reviews
4.31 stars (4.31 stars)

Score: 0

85
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
by Mordicai Gerstein
1,933 members, 254 reviews
4.37 stars (4.37 stars)

Score: 0

86
Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion
by Mo Willems
867 members, 75 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

Score: 0

87
Dragon, Dragon, and Other Tales
by John Champlin Gardner
114 members, 2 reviews
4.41 stars (4.41 stars)

Score: 0

88
Watership Down
by Richard Adams
21,246 members, 421 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (44)

Thumbs down: eromsted, kageeh

Score: < 0

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