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

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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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Aquila, gennyt, ejmam, smcwl, paeonia, J.Sealy, aulsmith, rainpebble, Mom2MandJ, roby72, rnnyhoff, PitcherBooks, konallis, FAMeulstee, labfs39, MaryKay1822, merrystar, deldevries, thomasandmary, Snubby, marycloseburn, tboonstra, Dilara86, eclecticdodo, rretzler, Tess_W, davisonme, cej1027, mdoris, gypsysmom, al.vick, ahef1963, sr994, EllenMazieKeyes, Ludmila.Smirnova, Tinuvia, bethanyseeley, wichitafriendsschool, Rusty37, shainaebc, mozone1
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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.
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Aquila, ejmam, Moomin_Mama, paeonia, J.Sealy, guyalice, rainpebble, avatiakh, Mom2MandJ, rnnyhoff, PitcherBooks, FAMeulstee, labfs39, DeltaQueen50, MaryKay1822, merrystar, telopea, deldevries, sturlington, navelos, thomasandmary, paruline, EllaTim, tboonstra, eassin, MDGentleReader, rretzler, Tess_W, si, davisonme, cej1027, mdoris, al.vick, ahef1963, jeffza, EllenMazieKeyes, Ludmila.Smirnova, bethanyseeley, wichitafriendsschool, shainaebc, ManWithAnAgenda, mozone1, steller0707, SYESHOI, gcurran
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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.
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ejmam, Moomin_Mama, guyalice, rainpebble, labfs39, MaryKay1822, merrystar, deldevries, navelos, thomasandmary, paruline, tboonstra, katie4098, Tess_W, davisonme, cej1027, psuunc34, mdoris, ahef1963, EllenMazieKeyes, Ludmila.Smirnova, bethanyseeley, OFThomp, ManWithAnAgenda,PitcherBooks , ,
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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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Aquila, gennyt, ejmam, Moomin_Mama, J.Sealy, avatiakh, roby72, FAMeulstee, labfs39, cbl_tn, DeltaQueen50, blackdove07, deldevries, thomasandmary, paruline, EllaTim, marycloseburn, tboonstra, Dilara86, eclecticdodo, rretzler, si, cej1027, mdoris, gypsysmom, ahef1963, nikki.nu, Rusty37, ManWithAnAgenda, mozone1, steller0707,PitcherBooks ,merrystar ,sturlington ,EllenMazieKeyes , ,
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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.
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Aquila, Moomin_Mama, labfs39, merrystar, sturlington, rretzler, cej1027, mdoris, ahef1963, EllenMazieKeyes, Ludmila.Smirnova, ManWithAnAgenda, SYESHOI,PitcherBooks
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PitcherBooks : No explanation on what makes this particular edition a top 1000 must-read for the world. Love Sendak but not my favorite by him.
sturlington: This was a favorite of mine as a child and is still a favorite today.
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Aquila, Moomin_Mama, labfs39, merrystar, sturlington, navelos, marycloseburn, davisonme, cej1027, mdoris, EllenMazieKeyes, CarlaOverton,PitcherBooks
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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.
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sturlington: Does not translate well as an audiobook! :-)
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paeonia, PitcherBooks, merrystar, navelos, rretzler, cej1027, mdoris, EllenMazieKeyes
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PitcherBooks: JF. 1994 Multiple Award-Winner. A cute and humorous wordless picture book of bedtime at the zoo. Not everyone wants to go to bed at bedtime! ... 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.
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aulsmith, amanda4242, merrystar, sturlington, mdoris, EllenMazieKeyes, Ludmila.Smirnova, ManWithAnAgenda
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sturlington: Loved this version of the Greek myths as a child. Passed it on to my son.
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avatiakh, navelos, mdoris, stefanny73, EllenMazieKeyes, Ludmila.Smirnova, Tinuvia,PitcherBooks
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PitcherBooks : No explanation on what makes this particular edition a top 1000 must-read.
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smcwl, paeonia, aulsmith, sturlington, mdoris, EllenMazieKeyes
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sturlington: Comic books as an entree to mythology. My son mostly read this with his father, actually.
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PitcherBooks: Fairy tales are a necessity. Get a Sleeping Beauty picture book by one of the top artists: Errol Le Cain, Kinuko Y. Craft, Mercer Mayer, Trina Schart Hyman, ... ... "sturlington : Fairy tales seem to be on the list as both collections and individual books, so I'm thumbing down the individuals." ... Not a list duplicate sturlington's rationale is neither rational or logical. Why not thumbs down all collections instead? Please don't compare apples and oranges. Picture books adapted by various editors are geared to an various different age levels. .... Of course, if you or your particular kid don't like a book, 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.
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PitcherBooks, merrystar, mdoris, EllenMazieKeyes, bethanyseeley, Rusty37
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PitcherBooks: JF, YA. An 1864 BritLit kid's fairy tale classic. A childhood favorite. A floating princess' lack of gravity causes a number of troubles chief among them a lack of empathy. See how she finally becomes truly human in this lovely little fable. Free ebook at Gutenberg.org. If you're buying a copy, make sure to get an edition by one of the top illustrators. ... 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.
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sturlington : Read to my son as a toddler. Not a favorite of mine.
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PitcherBooks: KidLit Classic. Politically Correct CHILDREN'S VERSIONS AVAILABLE. Original fairy tales written by Hans Christian Anderson, Denmark, between 1835 & 1872. Free ebook at Gutenberg.org. I've always enjoyed HCA's fairy tale collections better than any other possibly because I found them more full-bodied, interesting or entertaining than most. The Tinderbox, The Princess and the Pea, Thumbelina, The Little Mermaid, The Wild Swans, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, etc. All wonderful stories to this day. There are as many HCA storybook collection editions as there are individual picture books based on HCA's stories. Illustrators have done some of their best work on both the collections as on the individual picture book stories. Get one of the HCA collections with a top illustrator: Michael Adams, Edmund Dulac, Kay Nielsen, William Heath Robinson, Gennady Spirin, Margaret Tarrant, Lizbeth Zwerger, .... 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: Read most of them. Some of them I found inappropriate--even more so than Grimm.
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Moomin_Mama, paruline, davisonme, mdoris, Ludmila.Smirnova,PitcherBooks
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PitcherBooks : No explanation on what makes this particular edition a top 1000 must-read for the world.
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PitcherBooks: JF. PictureBook. 1947 Kid Classic. Bunny discovers an egg and imagines all the different animals it could contain. When it finally does hatch, he has a new friend. Great artwork by Weisgard! Equally appealing to boys & girls. A childhood favorite. ... 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.
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PitcherBooks, amanda4242, merrystar, mdoris
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PitcherBooks: Fairy tales are a necessity. Get a Twelve Dancing Princesses picture book by one of the top illustrators: Kinuko Y. Craft, Errol le Cain, .... "sturlington : Fairy tales seem to be on the list as both collections and individual books, so I'm thumbing down the individuals." ... Not a list duplicate sturlington's rationale is neither rational or logical. Why not thumbs down all collections instead? Please don't compare apples and oranges. Picture books adapted by various editors are geared to an various different age levels. .... Of course, if you or your particular kid don't like a book, 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.
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rainpebble, rretzler, davisonme, mdoris,merrystar ,sturlington
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merrystar : There is no reason to read an abridged version of this. The original was a favorite of mine even as a small child.
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supersidvicious, merrystar, cej1027, mdoris, al.vick,PitcherBooks
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PitcherBooks : Cute story but far from a must-read classic.
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