Educators' Top 100 Children's Books
The following list was compiled from an online survey in 2007.
Parents and teachers will find it useful in selecting quality literature for children.
- <i>Charlotte’s Web</i> by E.B. White
- <i>Where the Wild Things Are</i> by Maurice Sendak
- <i>The Giving Tree</i> by Shel Silverstein
- <i>Green Eggs and Ham</i> by Dr. Seuss
- <i>Good Night Moon</i> by Margaret Wise Brown
- <i>I Love You Forever</i> by Robert N. Munsch
- <i>Because of Winn Dixie</i> by Kate DiCamillo
- <i>Oh! The Places You Will Go</i> by Dr. Seuss
- <i>The Little House</i> by Virginia Lee Burton
- <i>The Polar Express</i> by Chris Van Allsburg
- <i>Skippyjon Jones</i> by Judy Schachner
- <i>Thank You Mr. Falker</i> by Patricia Polacco
- <i>The Cat In The Hat</i> by Dr. Seuss
- <i>The Lorax</i> by Dr. Seuss
- <i>The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane</i> by Kate DiCamillo
- <i>The Mitten</i> by Jan Brett
- <i>Crunching Carrots, Not Candy</i> by Judy Slack
- <i>Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus</i> by Mo Willlems
- <i>Harry Potter</i> Series by J.K. Rowling
- <i>A Wrinkle in Time</i> by Madeleine L'Engle
- <i>Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day</i> by Judith Viorst
- <i>Are You My Mother?</i> by P.D. Eastman
- <i>Corduroy</i> by Don Freeman
- <i>Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse</i> by Kevin Henkes
- <i>Stellaluna</i> by Janell Cannon
- <i>Tacky the Penquin</i> by Helen Lester
- <i>The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe</i> by C.S. Lewis
- <i>The Velveteen Rabbit</i> by Margery Williams
- <i>Chicka Chicka Boom Boom</i> by Bill Martin Jr.
- <i>Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type</i> Doreen Cronin
- <i>Harold and the Purple Crayon</i> by Crockett Johnson
- <i>Horton Hatches the Egg</i> by Dr. Seuss
- <i>Junie B. Jones</i> by Barbara Park
- <i>Little House in the Big Woods</i> by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- <i>Make Way For Ducklings</i> by Robert McCloskey
- <i>The Phantom Tollbooth</i> by Norton Juster
- <i>Piggie Pie</i> by Margie Palatini
- <i>The Little Engine That Could</i> by Watty Piper
- <i>The Monster at the End of this Book</i> by Jon Stone
- <i>The Tale of Despereaux</i> by Kate DiCamillo
- <i>A Bad Case of Stripes</i> by David Shannon
- <i>Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs</i> by Judi Barrett
- <i>From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler</i> by E.L. Konigsburg
- <i>Inkheart</i> by Cornelia Funke
- <i>Maniac Magee</i> by Jerry Spinelli
- <i>Officer Buckle and Gloria</i> by Peggy Rathmann
- <i>Olivia</i> by Ian Falconer
- <i>The BFG</i> by Roald Dahl
- <i>The Kissing Hand</i> by Audrey Penn
- <i>The Secret Garden</i> by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- <i>The Sneetches</i> by Dr. Seuss
- <i>The Very Hungry Caterpillar</i> by Eric Carle
- <i>Tikki Tikki Tembo</i> by Arlene Mosel
- <i>A Little Princess</i> by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- <i>Bark, George</i> by Jules Feiffer
- <i>Bunnicula</i> by James Howe
- C<i>harlie and the Chocolate Factory</i> by Roald Dahl
- <i>Charlie the Caterpillar</i> by Dom DeLuise
- <i>Chrysanthemum</i> by Kevin Henkes
- <i>Dear Mr. Henshaw</i> by Beverly Cleary
- <i>Frederick</i> by Leo Lionni
- <i>Frindle</i> by Andrew Clements
- <i>Frog and Toad</i> by Arnold Lobel
- <i>Guess How Much I Love You</i> by Sam McBratney
- <i>Harris and Me</i> by Gary Paulsen
- <i>Harry the Dirty Dog</i> by Gene Zion
- <i>Hop on Pop</i> by Dr. Seuss
- <i>How the Grinch Stole Christmas</i> by Dr. Seuss
- <i>I Love You, Stinky Face</i> by Lisa McCourt
- <i>Is Your Mama A Llama?</i> by Deborah Guarino
- Jan Brett’s books
- <i>Knots on a Counting Rope</i> by Bill Martin Jr.
- <i>Little Women</i> by Louisa May Alcott
- <i>Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel</i> by Virginia Lee Burton
- <i>Miss Rumphius</i> by Barbara Cooney
- <i>My Father's Dragon</i> by Ruth Stiles Gannett
- <i>My Many Colored Days</i> by Dr. Seuss
- <i>My Side of the Mountain</i> by Jean Craighead George
- <i>No David!</i> by David Shannon
- <i>One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish</i> by Dr. Seuss
- <i>Where the Sidewalk Ends</i> by Shel Silverstein
- <i>Stephanie's Ponytail</i> by Robert Munsch
- <i>Swimmy</i> by Leo Lionni
- <i>The Hundred Dresses</i> by Eleanor Estes
- <i>The Boxcar Children</i> by Gertrude Warner
- <i>The Dark Is Rising</i> by Susan Cooper
- <i>The Empty Pot</i> by Demi
- <i>The Five Chinese Brothers</i> by Claire Huchet Bishop
- <i>The Giver</i> by Lois Lowr
- <i>The Grouchy Ladybug</i> by Eric Carle
- <i>The Hobbit</i> by J.R.R. Tolkien
- <i>The Important Book</i> by Margaret Wise Brown
- <i>The Last Holiday Concert</i> by Andrew Clements
- <i>The Napping House</i> by Audrey Wood
- <i>The Quiltmaker's Gift</i> by Jeff Brumbeau
- <i>The Snowy Day</i> by Ezra Jack Keats
- <i>The Story About Ping</i> by Marjorie Flack
- <i>The True Story of the Three Little Pigs</i> by Jon Scieszka
- <i>Tuck Everlasting</i> by Natalie Babbitt
- <i>The Wide-Mouthed Frog: A Pop-Up Book</i> by Keith Faulkner
