List of Great Books for Children

Picture Books
1. Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin
2. Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman
3. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Amy Finck
4. The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats *AA
5. The Story of Ping by Marjorie Flack *Chinese
6. Three Little Kittens by Paul Galdone *Classic
7. Over in the Meadow by Paul Galdone *Classic
8. Chicka Chicka 1,2,3 by Bill Martin
9. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin
10. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
11. The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle
12. Five Little Monkeys by David Martin
13. The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss
14. Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
15. Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
16. Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
17. The Gingerbread Boy by Paul Galdone *Classic
18. The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone *Classic
19. The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Paul Galdone *Classic
20. The Three Little Pigs by Paul Galdone *Classic
21. The Three Little Bears by Paul Galdone *Classic
22. Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
23. The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf *Classic
24. The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton *Classic
25. A Chair for Mother by Vera B. Williams
26. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
27. The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper *Classic
28. Ox- Cart Man by Donald Hall
29. The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco *Classic
30. Sikulu and Harambee by the Zambezi River by Kunle Oguneye *African
31. I Lost My Tooth in Africa by Kunle Oguneye *African
32. The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen
33. A Pocket for Corduroy by Don Freeman
 34. Abiyoyo by Seeger *African
35. Anansi and the Talking Melon by Janet Stevens *African
36. The Patchwork Quilt by Valerie Flournoy *AA
37. The People Who Could Fly by Valerie Flournoy *AA
38. Clean Your Room Harvey Moon by Pat Cumming *AA
39. The Black Snowman by Phil Mendez *AA
40. Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears by Verna Aardema *African
41. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barret
42. Tiki Tiki Tembo by Arlene Mosel *Chinese
43. Lon Po Po, A Red Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young *Chinese
44. Abuela by Arthur Dorros *Mexican
45. Rumpelstiltskin by Grimm *Classic
46. Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman *AA
47. The Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tomie DePaola
48. Bringing Rain to Kapiti Plain by Verna Aardema *African
49. There was an Old Lady that Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback
50. Why the Sky is Far Away: A Nigerian Folktale by Mary Joan Gerson *African
51. Yen- Shen A Cinderella Story from China by Ai- Ling Louie *Chinese
52. A Weed is a Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver by Aliki *AA
53. Ming- Lo Moves the Mountain by Arnold Lobel *Chinese
54. The Seven Chinese Sisters by Kathy Tucker *Chinese
55. Uncle Rain Cloud by Tony Johnston *Native American
56. Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Hopkinson *AA
57. Five Chinese Brothers by Claire Huchet Bishop *Chinese
58. Is Your Mama a Llama by Deborah Guarino
59. A Carp for Kimiko by Virginia L. Kroll *Japanese
60. The Hundred Penny Box by Sharon Bell Mathis *AA
61. Twenty and Ten by Claire Huchet Bishop *Jewish
62. Angel Child, Dragon Child by Michele Maria Surat *Chinese
63. Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters *African
64. Anne Frank by Josephine Poole *Jewish
65. Amigo by Bryd Baylor *Mexican
66. The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning *Classic

Early Readers
1. Wagon Wheels by Barbara Brenner *AA, Pioneer
2. Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel
3. Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel
4. The Josephina Story Quilt by Eleanor Coerr *Pioneer
5. Pompeii: Buried Alive by Kunhart
6. The Big Balloon Race by Eleanor Coerr *1800’s
7. Owl At Home by Arnold Lobel
8. Nate the Great by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
9. Hill of Fire by Thomas P. Lewis *Mexican
10. Clara and the Book Wagon by Nancy Smiler Levinson *1800’s
11. Little Bear by Minarik
12. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
13. The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
14. The Cat in the Hat Comes Back by Dr. Seuss
15. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Seuss
16. Mouse Tales by Arnold Lobel
17. A Grain of Rice by Pittman *Chinese
18. A Fly Went By by McClintock
19. Prairie School by Avi *Pioneer
20. Titanic: Lost and Found by Donnelly
21. Daniel’s Duck by Bulla *Pioneer
22. The Fire Cat by Averill
23. Amelia Bedella by Peggy Parish
24. The Trojan Horse: How the Greeks Won the War by Emily Little *Greece
25. Bedtime for Frances by Lilian Hoban
26. Greg’s Microscope by Selsam
27. Amanda Pig by Jean Van Leeuwen
28. Arthur’s Funny Money by Lillian Hoban
29. Trail of Tears by Joseph Bruchac *Native American
30. Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark by Johanna Hurwitz
31. Yertle the Turtle by Dr. Seuss
32. The Drinking Gourd by F.N. Monjo *AA
33. Pioneer Bear by Joan Sandin *Pioneer
34. Grasshopper on the Road by Arnold Lobel
35. From Slave to Soldier: Based on a true Civil War Story by Deborah Hopkinson *AA, Civil War
36. The Long Way Westward by Joan Sandin *Pioneer
37. Small Wolf by Nathaniel Benchley
38. First Flight: The Story of Tome Tate and the Wright Brothers by George Shea
Easy Chapter Books
1. Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White *Classic
2. Stuart Little by E.B. White *Classic
3. The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo *Classic
4. Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Granane *Classic
5. Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Atwater
6. The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary
7. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis *Classic
8. Pipi Longstocking by Lindgren *Classic
9. Bridge to Terabithia by Paterson *Classic
10. The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes
11. Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett *Classic
12. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett *Classic
13. The Box Car Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
14. Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder *Pioneer
15. Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder *Pioneer
16. Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary
17. Homer Price by McCloskey
18. Little Pear by Lattimore *Chinese
19. Mrs. Piggle Wiggle by McDonald
20. Riding the Pony Express by Bulla *Pioneer
21. Ginger Pye by Estes
22. Strawberry Girl by Lenski
23. Detective in Togas by Winterfield *Greece
24. The Sword in the Tree by Bulla *Medieval
25. Encyclopedia Brown by Sobol
26. Johnny Tremain by Forbes *Revolutionary War
27. The Courage of Sarah Noble by Dalgliesh
28. Sarah Plain and Tall by MacLachlan *Pioneer
29. Phoebe the Spy by Griffin *AA, Revolutionary War
30. Helen Keller by Davidson
31. Roll of Thunder Hear my Cry by Taylor *AA
32. Number the Stars by Llowry *Jewish
33. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank *Jewish
34. The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson
35. The Bronze Bow by Speare
 36. Pasteur’s Fight Against Microbes by Beverly Birch
37. Phyllis Wheatley: Young Revolutionary Poet by Borland *AA, Revolutionary War
38. The Railway Children by Nesbit
39. The Grandma’s Attic by Arlene Richardson
40. The Giver by Llowry
41. Color Me Dark The Diary of Nellie Lee Love--The Great Migration North, Chicago, Illinois,
1919 by McKissack *AA
42. Rickshaw Girl by Perkins *Indian
43. Mississippi Bridge by Taylor *AA
44. Holes by Sachar
45. A Single Shard Linda Sue Parker *Korea
46. When my Name was Keoko by Linda Sue Parker *Korea
47. The Crispin: Cross of Lead by Avi
48. Where the Red Fern Grows by Rawls *Classic
49. Shiloh by Naylor *Classic
50. The Phantom Tollbooth by Juster
51. Heidi by Spyri *Classic
52. Anne of Green Gables by Montgomery *Classic
53. Swiss Family Robinson by Wyss *Classic
54. Little Women by Alcott *Classic
55. The Jungle Book by Kipling *Classic
56. Oliver Twist by Dickens *Classic
57. The Milly- Molly- Mandy Storybook by Lankester
58. The Rackety- Packety House by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Novels

1. The Catcher in the Rye by Salinger *Classic

2. The Time Machine by Wells *Classic
3. Moby Dick by Melville *Classic
4. The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn by Twain *Classic
5. Great Expectations by Dickens *Classic
6. Gulliver’s Travels and Other Writings by Swift *Classic
7. The Illiad by Homer *Classic, Greece
8. The Odyssey by Homer *Classic, Greece
9. A Wrinkle in Time by L’Engle
10. The Red Badge of Courage by Crane *Classic
11. Pride and Prejudice by Austen *Classic
12. Night by Wisel *Jewish
13. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison *AA
14. His Eyes Were Watching God by Hurston *AA
15. The Color Purple by Walker *AA
16. Things Fall Apart Achebe *African
17. Angela’s Ashes by McCourt *Irish
18. The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald *Classic
19. The Crucible by Miller *Classic
20. My Antonia by Cather *Classic
21. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Smith
22. Like Water for Chocolate by Esquivel *Mexican
23. A Tale of Two Cities by Dickens *Classic
24. Pygmalion( My Fair Lady) Shaw *Classic
25. The Jungle by Sinclair *Classic
26. The Outsiders by Hinton *Classic
27. Beowulf by Anonymous *Classic
28. Lord of the Flies by Golding *Classic
29. The Importance of Being Earnest by Wilde *Classic
30. Paradise Lost by Milton *Classic
31. Frankenstein by Shelley *Classic
32. Hamlet by Shakespeare *Classic
33. Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare *Classic
34. MacBeth by Shakespeare *Classic
35. To Kill a Mockingbird by Lee *Classic
36. I know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Angelou *AA
37. The Glass Menagerie by Williams *Classic
38. The Taming of the Shrew by Shakespeare *Classic
39. Animal Farm by Orwell *Classic
40. Jane Eyre by Bronte *Classic
41. The Pilgrim’s Progress by Bunyun *Classic
42. Canterbury Tales by Chaucer *Classic
43. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Tolkien
44. Much Ado About Nothing by Shakespeare *Classic
45. Julius Caesar by Shakespeare *Classic
46. Henry V by Shakespeare *Classic
47. Oedipus Rex by Sophocles *Classic
48. The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas *Classic
49. The Three Musketeers by Dumas *Classic
50. Black Boy by Wright *AA
51. Native Son by Wright *AA
52. Invisible Man by Ellison *AA
53. Flowers for Algernon by Keyes
54. Fahrenheit 451 by Bradbury
55. Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Stowe
56. The Republic of Plato by Plato *Classic,Greece
57. Introduction to Aristotle by Aristotle *Classic, Greece
58. Les Miserables by Hugo
59. Catch 22 by Heller
60. The House on Mango Street by Cisneros