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
1
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
by C. S. Lewis
53,878 members
852 reviews
4.1
59 Members
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PitcherBooks: JF, YA, All Ages. 1950 BritLit kid fantasy adventure classic. Equally appealing to both boys & girls. The first and best of the seven book Narnia series. ... Of course, if you or your particular kid doesn't like it, give it a thumbs down. "sturlington: I have read a lot of these books. I decided to use this list to track books I have read with my son. I'll thumbs down books I wouldn't read with my son or that didn't work for him." Which makes me discount most of sturlington's ratings and comments as limited and anecdotal.
sturlington: I have read a lot of these books. I decided to use this list to track books I have read with my son. I'll thumbs down books I wouldn't read with my son or that didn't work for him.
2
The Hobbit
by J. R. R. Tolkien
107,113 members
1,294 reviews
½ 4.3
52 Members
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PitcherBooks: JF, YA, All Ages. 1937 BritLit kid fantasy adventure classic. Prequel to LOTR (and actually the only book of that series that I found truly enjoyable). A hobbit's journey and adventures with a wizard and dwarf troupe. Don't recommend the movie adaptations.
sturlington: My son preferred the graphic novel adaptation. The full text was a little too slow-going for him. He loves the movies.
3
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1)
by J. K. Rowling
153,468 members
2,210 reviews
½ 4.3
54 Members
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aulsmith: Read as an adult and hated it.
PitcherBooks: JF, YA, All Ages. Multiple award winner. The 1998 book that started it all, first of the 7-book series. Harry Potter learns he's to be a student wizard at Hogwarts and so escape his awful Muggle relatives. Despite the dire predicaments his new status brings him, he is buoyed up with new friends and a wizard mentor. If you read one, you'll end up reading them all ... aulsmith: You have this listed as recommended book #67. Perhaps you might wish to delete if from your list if you hate it?
Pantstrovich : Has hidden messages of racism, antisemitism, segregation, etc.
5
Where the Wild Things Are
by Maurice Sendak
30,796 members
1,512 reviews
½ 4.3
48 Members
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PitcherBooks: JF. 1963 Multiple Award-Winner. KidLit fantasy classic written & illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Naughty Max is sent to his bedroom. His bedroom transforms to a jungle and he sails to the Island of the Wild Things but then decides to return home. Equally appealing to boys & girls. Every kid needs a copy. Totally skip the horrendous movie.
9
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
89,657 members
1,556 reviews
½ 4.4
44 Members
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PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. Award-Winner. 1. It's a well-written, interesting and altogether compelling piece of historical fiction. 2. You can't live in America without reading it at least once. 3. If you love the movie (who didn't?), the book is even better. 1960 Pulitzer Prize winner. "Deals with the issues of racism that were observed by the author as a child in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama. Despite being Lee's only published book, it led to Lee being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom of the United States for her contribution to literature in 2007. Lee has also been the recipient of numerous honorary degrees..." per Wikipedia.
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Matilda
by Roald Dahl
26,101 members
522 reviews
½ 4.3
43 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!
14
Heidi
by Johanna Spyri
14,310 members
175 reviews
3.9
42 Members
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PitcherBooks: JF, YA. 1880 Swiss KidLit classic. A little orphan girl's idyllic life and adventures for three years with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps disrupted by her aunt's taking her to a large town to be a companion to a rich family's daughter. A sweet story and a childhood favorite. Free ebook at Gutenberg.org.
17
The Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame
27,675 members
365 reviews
4.1
40 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
18
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
49,242 members
585 reviews
3.9
41 Members
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Explanations
aulsmith: Again a very adult book.
PitcherBooks: JF, YA, All Ages. Politically-Correct CHILDREN's VERSIONS AVAILABLE. 1884 Kid classic adventure story. Sequel to Adventures of Tom Sawyer and just as entertaining. A childhood favorite. Free ebook at Gutenberg.org. I still recommend the original rather than re-write history. Discuss the book with your child after s/he reads it. .... Of course, if you or your particular kid doesn't like it, give it a thumbs down. "sturlington: I have read a lot of these books. I decided to use this list to track books I have read with my son. I'll thumbs down books I wouldn't read with my son or that didn't work for him." Which makes me discount most of sturlington's ratings and comments as limited and anecdotal.
sturlington : This is a great book that is appropriately introduced in college with the historical context to demonstrate its importance in the canon. Not a book I think a lot of children would understand or enjoy these days.
19
A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle
45,377 members
1,038 reviews
4
39 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.
20
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
by Anne Frank
13,527 members
245 reviews
4.1
42 Members
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xuesheng : While this is an important book, it is NOT included in the book "1001 Children's Books You Must Read before You Grow Up" which I think this list should be. Therefore, I vote Thumbs Down.
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain
38,270 members
369 reviews
3.9
35 Members
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PitcherBooks: JF, YA, All Ages. Politically-Correct CHILDREN's VERSIONS AVAILABLE. 1876 Kid classic adventure story that will still thrill kids today. Tom Sawyer is an American icon! A childhood favorite. Free ebook at Gutenberg.org. I still recommend the original rather than re-write history. Discuss the book with your child after s/he reads it. .... Of course, if you or your particular kid doesn't like it, give it a thumbs down. "sturlington: I have read a lot of these books. I decided to use this list to track books I have read with my son. I'll thumbs down books I wouldn't read with my son or that didn't work for him." Which makes me discount most of sturlington's ratings and comments as limited and anecdotal.
sturlington : Started but my son didn't want to continue
31
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
by C. S. Lewis
29,863 members
296 reviews
4
32 Members
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sturlington : We only read this halfway, to be truthful. My son got bored. I still love these books but they do seem a little dated now.
32
Watership Down
by Richard Adams
27,845 members
512 reviews
4.2
31 Members
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Explanations
PitcherBooks : I know this is extremely popular tale of a rabbit society fantasy. Did nothing for me. No explanation on what makes this particular edition a top 1000 must-read. So tell me why you love it.
33
The Fellowship of the Ring
by J. R. R. Tolkien
63,554 members
572 reviews
½ 4.4
32 Members
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Explanations
sturlington : Not for children.
katie4098 : This is not a children's book
Pantstrovich : Way too difficult for a child to read. I don't think it was ever aimed at children.
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Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
40,716 members
487 reviews
3.8
30 Members
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PitcherBooks: JF, YA, All Ages. KID's VERSIONS AVAILABLE. 1883 KidLit Pirate Adventure Classic. A "Boy's Novel" of buccaneers, treasure maps and buried gold. But girls enjoy it too. A childhood favorite. Picture Book versions available for the younger set. Free ebook at Gutenberg.org. .... Of course, if you or your particular kid doesn't like it, give it a thumbs down. "sturlington: I have read a lot of these books. I decided to use this list to track books I have read with my son. I'll thumbs down books I wouldn't read with my son or that didn't work for him." Which makes me discount most of sturlington's ratings and comments as limited and anecdotal.
sturlington : I recently reread this and enjoyed it but I didn't read it to my son. I'm not sure a lot of kids would have patience for it nowadays.
48
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
by Mark Haddon
47,822 members
1,394 reviews
3.9
31 Members
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Explanations
PitcherBooks : No explanation on what makes this particular edition a top 1000 must-read. I know it's popular but it didn't do a thing for me.
sturlington : For teens perhaps, but not children.
49
A Wizard of Earthsea
by Ursula K. Le Guin
18,334 members
434 reviews
4
26 Members
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Explanations
PitcherBooks : I love SF&F and Le Guin. But this isn't on my top 1000 list. Why is it on yours? No explanation on what makes this particular edition a top 1000 must-read for the world.
51
Fables of Aesop
by Aesop
4,245 members
57 reviews
3.9
25 Members
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PitcherBooks: An exemplary & noteworthy book that is and has been an appealing classic for millennia. Very short tales using animal characters to teach a specific moral or bit of folk wisdom from Ancient Greece. A childhood favorite. Free ebook at Gutenberg.org. If you're buying a picture book version, get an edition with one of the best illustrators: Michael Hague, Heidi Holder, Arthur Rackham, Milo Winter, .... Of course, if you or your particular kid doesn't like it, give it a thumbs down. "sturlington: I have read a lot of these books. I decided to use this list to track books I have read with my son. I'll thumbs down books I wouldn't read with my son or that didn't work for him." Which makes me discount most of sturlington's ratings and comments as limited and anecdotal.
53
A Child's Garden of Verses
by Robert Louis Stevenson
9,516 members
101 reviews
4.2
24 Members
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PitcherBooks: 1885 Classic collection of children's poetry written by Stevenson. Free e-book at Gutenberg.org. If you're buying a copy, treat yourself to an edition with one the top illustrators: Eulalie, Charles Robinson, Tasha Tudor, Jesse Willcox Smith, Eloise Wilken ...
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Holes
by Louis Sachar
30,525 members
1,050 reviews
4.1
24 Members
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Explanations
PitcherBooks : An interesting adventure book & movie but wouldn't place it in my top 1000. No explanation by others on what makes this particular edition a must-read.
sturlington: Great adventure story that had both me and my son enthralled.
60
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
by Laura Joffe Numeroff
19,584 members
720 reviews
4.2
24 Members
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Explanations
sturlington : For some reason that I don't know, my son hates all the books in this series.
61
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
by E. L. Konigsburg
19,515 members
300 reviews
4.2
22 Members
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sturlington: My son and I both enjoyed reading this; it was a childhood favorite for me.
62
The Neverending Story
by Michael Ende
13,848 members
250 reviews
4.1
23 Members
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Explanations
PitcherBooks : One of the few books in which I found the movie more appealing than the book. No explanation on what makes this particular edition a top 1000 must-read for the world.
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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
by Robert C. O'Brien
13,281 members
187 reviews
4.2
23 Members
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Explanations
PitcherBooks : No explanation on what makes this particular edition a top 1000 must-read. Not on my list. Maybe there should be a pop-lit list for books like this rather than a must-read list.
sturlington: My son and I both loved this story. Captivating.
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The Borrowers
by Mary Norton
10,194 members
133 reviews
3.9
23 Members
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Explanations
PitcherBooks: JF, YA. 1952 Multiple Award-Winner. BritLit kid fantasy classic. First of a five book series. A family of tiny people live secretly in the walls & floors of an English house and "borrow" from the big people in order to survive.
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Gulliver's Travels [Dover Thrift Editions]
by Jonathan Swift
411 members
6 reviews
½ 3.5
25 Members
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Explanations
aulsmith: This is not a children's book.
PitcherBooks: JF, YA, All Ages. 1726 BritLit Fantasy Adventure Satire Classic. CHILDREN'S VERSIONS AVAILABLE. (often covers just the Voyage to Lilliput but not always). The best PICTURE BOOK VERSION I've seen is Gulliver's Adventures in Lilliput illustrated by Gennady Spirin. The original adult edition contains 4 voyages: 1. Lilliput (tiny people); 2. Brobdingnag (Giants); 3. Laputa (Flying Island, Impractical Music & Math, Preposterous Schemes & Silly Science), Balnibarbi, Luggnagg (Aged & Infirm Immortals), Glubbdubdrib (Magician & Ghosts), and Japan; 4. Houyhnhnms (Intelligent horses rule, Human animals act as beasts of burden). Milo Winters did excellent illustrations for the YA/Adult version. Free ebook at Gutenberg.org. ... aulsmith: If that is your view, why do you have it on your list? .... Of course, if you or your particular kid doesn't like it, give it a thumbs down. "sturlington: I have read a lot of these books. I decided to use this list to track books I have read with my son. I'll thumbs down books I wouldn't read with my son or that didn't work for him." Which makes me discount most of sturlington's ratings and comments as limited and anecdotal.
merrystar: My 7-yr-old enjoyed an abridged version of this. She missed the satire and just saw adventure/fantasy
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The Phantom Tollbooth
by Norton Juster
20,240 members
471 reviews
½ 4.3
22 Members
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Explanations
sturlington : Started but my son didn't want to continue. May revisit when he is older.
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Love You Forever
by Robert Munsch
14,349 members
472 reviews
4.2
24 Members
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Explanations
PitcherBooks : Not his best book. No explanation on what makes this particular edition a top 1000 must-read for the world.
: Creepy
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Stuart Little
by E. B. White
18,317 members
157 reviews
3.8
20 Members
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Explanations
sturlington: Listened to the audiobook. Loved it.
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The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman
24,843 members
1,312 reviews
4.2
21 Members
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Explanations
PitcherBooks: Multiple Award Winner. JF, YA, All Ages. After his family is murdered, a baby is raised to boyhood by the departed denizens of the local graveyard. Interesting concept. Fun read. Equally appealing to boys & girls.
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
by Jules Verne
21,286 members
283 reviews
½ 3.7
18 Members
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Explanations
sturlington: Read the abridged version with lots of explanatory notes and pictures, which seemed to work better for a curious 6-year-old.
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Five Children and It
by E. Nesbit
5,343 members
83 reviews
3.9
19 Members
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Explanations
aulsmith: Nesbit was one of the first writers of domestic fantasy. I had a lot of trouble finding them as a child and would hate to have them disappear again.
PitcherBooks : E. Nesbit was never a favorite of mine but she has many fans. All of her books are in public domain and free downloads are available at: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=e.+nesbit http://manybooks.net/authors/nesbite.html
sturlington: I found portrayals of girls and Indians a little troubling. My son enjoyed this and requested a reading of the sequel.
cej1027: Except the last chapter, which you can skip most/all of.
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Lord of the Flies
by William Golding
56,693 members
810 reviews
½ 3.7
25 Members
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Explanations
aulsmith: I don't think this book is for children. It's actually about very adult things.
PitcherBooks : Definitely not JF but fine for YA. I think the moderator needs to make clear whether s/he considers YA part of children's books or not.
sturlington : Best introduced at the earliest in the teen years.
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Where the Red Fern Grows
by Wilson Rawls
17,563 members
372 reviews
4
17 Members
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Explanations
sturlington : This book traumatized me as a child, and I wouldn't subject my child to it.
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Winnie-the-Pooh
by A. A. Milne
15,890 members
223 reviews
½ 4.3
17 Members
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Explanations
sturlington : List duplicate.
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The Westing Game
by Ellen Raskin
14,768 members
364 reviews
4.1
16 Members
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Explanations
PitcherBooks : No explanation on what makes this particular edition a top 1000 must-read for the world.
sturlington: Still great after all these years, although my son was probably a little too young for it when I read it to him.
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The Dark Is Rising
by Susan Cooper
9,552 members
242 reviews
4.1
17 Members
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Explanations
PitcherBooks : Fun PopLit but not a top 1000 read. No explanation on what makes this particular edition a top 1000 must-read for the world.
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The Railway Children
by E. Nesbit
6,958 members
87 reviews
3.9
16 Members
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Explanations
PitcherBooks : Nesbit does fine but not outstanding work. No explanation on what makes this particular edition a top 1000 must-read for the world.
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Homecoming
by Cynthia Voigt
3,048 members
57 reviews
4
15 Members
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
by J. K. Rowling
125,305 members
1,087 reviews
4.2
17 Members
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Explanations
sturlington: My son and I probably liked it even better than the first one.