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

1

Harry Potter à l'école des sorciers

de J. K. Rowling

133,526 membres

2,046 critiques

½ 4.3

Rang global 3

53 Members: Aquila, gennyt, xuesheng, ejmam, Moomin_Mama, KimarieBee, paeonia, J.Sealy, aulsmith, avatiakh, supersidvicious, Mom2MandJ, rnnyhoff, PitcherBooks, konallis, FAMeulstee, labfs39, amanda4242, MaryKay1822, merrystar, blackdove07, telopea, deldevries, sturlington, navelos, paruline, honeydew69862004, souloftherose, marycloseburn, tboonstra, briarhills, Dilara86, katie4098, eclecticdodo, rretzler, Tess_W, si, davisonme, acceptance, cej1027, gypsysmom, al.vick, ahef1963, sr994, mspixieears, Katy11, alvaret, bethanyseeley, wichitafriendsschool, Rusty37, shainaebc, mozone1, steller0707, ,EllenMazieKeyes ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications: 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?
: Has hidden messages of racism, antisemitism, segregation, etc.

2

La petite maison dans la prairie. Tome 1

de Laura Ingalls Wilder

15,538 membres

227 critiques

4.1

Rang global 14

3

Le Petit Monde de Charlotte

de E. B. White

36,081 membres

1,022 critiques

4.2

Rang global 6

44 Members: Aquila, gennyt, ejmam, Moomin_Mama, KimarieBee, smcwl, paeonia, J.Sealy, guyalice, rainpebble, Mom2MandJ, roby72, rnnyhoff, konallis, FAMeulstee, labfs39, amanda4242, DeltaQueen50, MaryKay1822, merrystar, deldevries, sturlington, navelos, thomasandmary, tboonstra, MDGentleReader, rretzler, Tess_W, davisonme, cej1027, gypsysmom, al.vick, stefanny73, ahef1963, mspixieears, EllenMazieKeyes, Katy11, Ludmila.Smirnova, bethanyseeley, wichitafriendsschool, shainaebc, mozone1, steller0707, SueSueB
Explications: sturlington: All the little baby spiders ballooning away brought my son to tears.

4

La Petite Maison dans les grands bois

de Laura Ingalls Wilder

16,180 membres

287 critiques

4.1

Rang global 23

35 Members: Aquila, gennyt, dara85, ejmam, smcwl, J.Sealy, guyalice, aulsmith, rainpebble, rnnyhoff, konallis, labfs39, MaryKay1822, merrystar, deldevries, sturlington, navelos, thomasandmary, paruline, marycloseburn, tboonstra, rretzler, Tess_W, davisonme, cej1027, gypsysmom, al.vick, ahef1963, EllenMazieKeyes, Katy11, Ludmila.Smirnova, bethanyseeley, wichitafriendsschool, shainaebc, ManWithAnAgenda
Explications: sturlington: Listened to the audio version. Wonderful.

5

A Wrinkle in Time

de Madeleine L'Engle

39,402 membres

958 critiques

4

Rang global 21

36 Members: Aquila, ejmam, smcwl, paeonia, guyalice, aulsmith, rainpebble, rnnyhoff, PitcherBooks, konallis, FAMeulstee, labfs39, amanda4242, cbl_tn, MaryKay1822, merrystar, telopea, deldevries, sturlington, navelos, paruline, MDGentleReader, rretzler, cej1027, al.vick, ahef1963, EllenMazieKeyes, Katy11, Ludmila.Smirnova, CarlaOverton, bethanyseeley, Rusty37, shainaebc, ManWithAnAgenda, mozone1, steller0707
Explications: 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.

6

Harry Potter et le prisonnier d'Azkaban

de J. K. Rowling

106,955 membres

981 critiques

½ 4.4

Rang global 29

7

Harry Potter et la coupe de feu

de J. K. Rowling

102,223 membres

878 critiques

½ 4.4

Rang global 36

30 Members: Aquila, gennyt, ejmam, paeonia, J.Sealy, guyalice, rainpebble, supersidvicious, FAMeulstee, labfs39, amanda4242, MaryKay1822, merrystar, blackdove07, telopea, deldevries, paruline, marycloseburn, eclecticdodo, rretzler, si, davisonme, cej1027, al.vick, ahef1963, mspixieears, Katy11, bethanyseeley, Rusty37, steller0707,katie4098 , ,EllenMazieKeyes ,ManWithAnAgenda

8

James et la grosse pêche

de Roald Dahl

19,662 membres

361 critiques

3.9

Rang global 27

32 Members: Aquila, gennyt, ejmam, Moomin_Mama, paeonia, guyalice, roby72, labfs39, amanda4242, MaryKay1822, telopea, deldevries, sturlington, navelos, EllaTim, katie4098, eclecticdodo, rretzler, davisonme, cej1027, mdoris, al.vick, ahef1963, mspixieears, Katy11, bethanyseeley, OFThomp, Sayonara1977, Rusty37, shainaebc, ManWithAnAgenda, mozone1

9

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

de Dr. Seuss

11,311 membres

370 critiques

½ 4.3

Rang global 55

10

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

de Jon Scieszka

11,427 membres

671 critiques

½ 4.3

Rang global 51

11

Boréal-express

de Chris Van Allsburg

9,638 membres

458 critiques

½ 4.3

Rang global 41

26 Members: Aquila, dara85, ejmam, smcwl, paeonia, guyalice, labfs39, MaryKay1822, merrystar, deldevries, thomasandmary, tboonstra, rretzler, davisonme, cej1027, psuunc34, mdoris, ahef1963, sr994, EllenMazieKeyes, Katy11, bethanyseeley, wichitafriendsschool, ManWithAnAgenda, mozone1, steller0707

12

Fahrenheit 451

de Ray Bradbury

53,807 membres

994 critiques

4

Rang global 141

18 Members: PitcherBooks, labfs39, amanda4242, blackdove07, deldevries, paruline, marycloseburn, eclecticdodo, rretzler, Tess_W, davisonme, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, EllenMazieKeyes, Katy11, bethanyseeley, steller0707,smcwl ,konallis ,merrystar ,sturlington , , , ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications: PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. Multiple Award-Winner. 1953 SF&F Classic. One of Bradbury's best. Dystopia. Societal ban on all books with book burning as the solution. ... Admin, please define children's books as I consider it to include Juv, Tweens & YA readers. Apparently some others agree and some don't. However, if you want this particular book off this list, it would also be necessary to ask everyone to delete To Kill a Mockingbird from here also. ... 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 : not for kids
sturlington : For teens but not for children.
: Not a kids book

13

Outsiders

de S. E. Hinton

20,968 membres

676 critiques

4

Rang global 76

18 Members: Aquila, ejmam, Moomin_Mama, rainpebble, labfs39, amanda4242, cbl_tn, deldevries, thomasandmary, eassin, rretzler, davisonme, cej1027, stefanny73, ahef1963, mspixieears, Katy11, steller0707

14

Le Passage

de Louis Sachar

23,153 membres

948 critiques

4.1

Rang global 52

23 Members: ejmam, Moomin_Mama, guyalice, rainpebble, avatiakh, FAMeulstee, labfs39, deldevries, sturlington, thomasandmary, tboonstra, Tess_W, si, davisonme, cej1027, ahef1963, EllenMazieKeyes, Katy11, Ludmila.Smirnova, OFThomp, ManWithAnAgenda, mozone1, steller0707,PitcherBooks
Explications: 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.

15

Stuart Little

de E. B. White

14,834 membres

146 critiques

3.8

Rang global 72

19 Members: ejmam, smcwl, rainpebble, labfs39, amanda4242, DeltaQueen50, MaryKay1822, merrystar, sturlington, navelos, rretzler, cej1027, mdoris, al.vick, ahef1963, EllenMazieKeyes, Katy11, Ludmila.Smirnova, bethanyseeley
Explications: sturlington: Listened to the audiobook. Loved it.

16

Where the Red Fern Grows

de Wilson Rawls

14,488 membres

351 critiques

4

Rang global 97

15 Members: ejmam, rainpebble, labfs39, amanda4242, merrystar, thomasandmary, tboonstra, rretzler, Tess_W, davisonme, cej1027, EllenMazieKeyes, Katy11, OFThomp, ManWithAnAgenda,sturlington
Explications: sturlington : This book traumatized me as a child, and I wouldn't subject my child to it.

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Maniac Magee

de Jerry Spinelli

9,239 membres

233 critiques

4

Rang global 210

7 Members: supersidvicious, PitcherBooks, katie4098, cej1027, EllenMazieKeyes, Katy11, ManWithAnAgenda
Explications: PitcherBooks: JF, YA, All Ages. 1990 Multiple Award-Winner. Spinelli is an excellent writer... A beautifully written poem of a book, an elegant parable, a wondrous fable...An innocent yet wise boy hero who makes the world a better place just for having passed through... One of the best books I've read in the past 10 years! Inspires and gives one hope not just for this generation but for oneself! A 20th century classic.