1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up

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1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up
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Matilda
by Roald Dahl
22,057 members
478 reviews
½ 4.3
Global Rank 10
42 Members
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PitcherBooks: Multiple award winner. JF, YA, All Ages. Humorous tale of a brave girl genius with neglectful parents sent to a school - terrible in every way - except for her one wonderful teacher, Ms. Honey, and her poor put-upon classmates :-) Trials and tribulations abound but she overcomes all to a happy and satisfying end. The movie is well-done also.
sturlington: Terrific book!
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A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle
39,402 members
958 reviews
4
Global Rank 21
36 Members
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PitcherBooks: Multiple Award Winner. JF, YA, All Ages. 1962 KidLit SF&F classic. Loved this as a kid. Still do. First and best of the four book series.
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The Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame
23,671 members
329 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 18
38 Members
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aulsmith: I missed a lot of what this book was about as a child.
PitcherBooks: JF, YA, All Ages. 1908 BritLit kid classic animal adventure story. Great fun for all. Equally appealing to boys & girls. Free ebook at Gutenberg.org. If you're buying a hard copy, get an edition with one of the best illustrators: Michael Hague, Inga Moore, Charles Van Sandwyk, Ernest H. Shepard
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The Enormous Crocodile
by Roald Dahl
3,246 members
34 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 200
8 Members
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Richard Scarry's What Do People Do All Day?
by Richard Scarry
1,893 members
14 reviews
4.2
Global Rank 137
12 Members
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PitcherBooks : No explanation on what makes this particular edition a top 1000 must-read for the world.
sturlington: Richard Scarry is essential. This one is cool because it goes into various jobs, something I always wondered about as a kid.