published 1964, avg rating 4.27 — Earliest picture book specifically for children. Expert advice to identify and eliminate household odors. I would read under the covers at night with a flashlight." After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Nesbit gave an incorrect date of 1863 for the publication. By Kate Storey. A bestseller for over a century, it embodied Rousseau's educational ideals. It's repetitive, which makes it perfect for younger kids, but it builds anticipation, so it holds up for older kids with longer attention spans. https://www.readbrightly.com/classic-childrens-books-3-5-year-olds 76,748 ratings — I was soon addicted to the written word." Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. —Angie May Priddle To buy: Ages 8 to 12; $7, amazon.com. If you want to wade into Steig’s work, Pete’s a Pizza is a safe bet. It's a charming, alliterative tale about a baby llama looking for his mother—and you've gotta give the writer credit for attempting to rhyme llama with Rhonda. "As a preteen it was the first book to give me a sense of the world in the future. Encyclopedia Brown taught me it was okay to be smart." Madness never goes out of fashion even if chivalry has. —KE Higgins To buy: Ages 8 to 12; $7, amazon.com. published 1936, Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1), The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1), Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass (Paperback), Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1), Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #3), The Magician's Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6), Anne of Avonlea (Anne of Green Gables, #2), Pippi Longstocking (Mass Market Paperback), The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1), Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2), The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4), The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback), The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5), Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #1), The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Paperback), The Chronicles of Narnia (Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7), The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7), Where the Red Fern Grows (Mass Market Paperback), Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, #3), Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #2). It was the kind of loud sound that could only be made with a hoof. Shop timeless chapter books for kids below! 52,011 ratings — "I grew up in the Little Apple (Manhattan, Kansas), not the Big Apple. "I cried when it was done." After I read it, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on another Judy Blume book." Real Simple may receive compensation when you click through and purchase from links contained on First high quality limited-vocabulary book, written for early readers. "Are You My Mother? published 1932, avg rating 4.19 — 650,417 ratings — 1,685,779 ratings — Approached puberty more openly than children's books had in the past. Similar stories are found in later works including, Collection of Indian legends, fairy tales and folk tales as retold by a Saivite Brahmin named. 818,980 ratings — by. HarperCollins. The Wind in the Willows book. 271,168 ratings — As in every Frog and Toad story, the friends are happiest when they're together. For when you simply cannot watch one more episode of Paw Patrol. 247,060 ratings — The tale of the time 4 million wasps flew into Itching Down is absurdly charming. by Crockett Johnson. For when you simply cannot watch one more episode of Paw Patrol. published 1934, avg rating 4.01 — published 1935, avg rating 4.04 — 144,946 ratings — And then we read to them. —Eileen Downey FlemingTo buy: Ages 8 to 12; $5, amazon.com. Select the department you want to search in, Disney Pixar - Toy Story 4 Look and Find Activity Book - PI Kids, Sunshine: A Story About the City of New York, The Very Hungry Caterpillar's 8 Nights of Chanukah, Emma's Elf: A book about managing emotions for girls, The Princess and the Pea (Penguin Bedtime Classics), Kwame Alexander's Free Write: A Poetry Notebook (Ghostwriter), Peter Rabbit: Christmas Is Coming: A Christmas Countdown Book, in Children's Jobs & Careers Reference Books. Pick up one—or all ten—and enjoy! published 1956, avg rating 4.31 — It’s funnier and quirkier than The Gruffalo, and has a better lesson—how to appreciate what you have. 19th edition published 2005. 760,073 ratings — published 1906, avg rating 4.18 — 1,421,323 ratings — White, Anne of Green Gables by L.M. "I paid attention to details and felt so smart when I could figure out the mini-mysteries. Classic captures a kid's delight in freshly fallen snow. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. 1,153,339 ratings — "Loved this; read it until the cover fell off. Pro tip: Hold off on buying this book, because it’s nearly guaranteed someone will buy this classic for you as a gift. published 1877, avg rating 4.00 — list created February 26th, 2010 published 1964, avg rating 3.99 — 172,802 ratings — published 1982, avg rating 4.02 — —Erin Almond To buy: Ages 4 to 8; $4, amazon.com. The Cricket in Times Square transported me to a whole new world: a big city, public transportation, different ethnicities. "I can remember reading it and laughing out loud. See, for example, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾, "Seminar on 'Suhbashita, Panchatantra & Gnomic Literature in Ancient & Medieval India, Secret Gardens: A Study of the Golden Age of Children's Literature, "Traditional Classics in Children's Literature", 18th-century British children's literature titles, 19th-century British children's literature titles, British children's and young adults' literature titles (1900–49), Children's books featuring deaf characters, 18th-century British children's literature illustrators, 19th-century British children's literature illustrators, Early-20th-century British children's literature illustrators, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_children%27s_classic_books&oldid=984058547, Articles with unsourced statements from July 2012, Articles with unsourced statements from December 2011, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Ancient Indian inter-related collection of animal fables in verse and prose, in a frame story format.