Here are some of the best lists of great children’s books that I’ve come across:
- 101 Best Chapter Books to Read (or Hear) Before You Grow Up (Tara Ziegmont, Feels Like Home blog)
- The Ultimate Guide to the Independent Princess (Mighty Girl)
- 100 Chapter Books You MUST Read to Your Children! (Chasing Supermom)
- Top Read Aloud Books Starring Mighty Girls (Mighty Girl)
- Ten Books to Read with Your 4 – 7 Year Old (Sarah Bessey)
- Newbery Medal and Honors Winners, 1922 – Present (ALA)
- Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938 – Present (ALA)
- Top 100 Children’s Books of All Time (Children’s Books Guide) These are picture books.
- 100 Best Children’s Chapter Books of All Time (Children’s Books Guide)
- The Top 100 Children’s Novels Poll (School Library Journal)
- Top 100 Picture Books Poll Results (School Library Journal)
- Teachers’ Top 100 Books for Children (NEA)
Do you know of any other great lists of children’s books? Let me know in the comments, and please include a link!
Kimberly @ Turning the Pages
I loved checking out the list and seeing a bunch of my old childhood favourites on there and I’m glad so many people are still reading some of the older ones. I think some people tend to neglect some of the older children’s books a little too much.
– Kimberly @ Turning the Pages
Lark @ The Bookwyrm's Hoard
I totally agree. Not that there haven’t been some terrific kids books written in the last 10 or 20 years, but it’s sad that so many people neglect the older books.
Diana Leigh
The Ultimate Guide to the Independent Princess is a great list! I’m sharing it with my little independent princess. =) Thanks!
Lark @ The Bookwyrm's Hoard
I absolutely love that list — what a great collection of books!
Cheryl @ Tales of the Marvelous
Oh dear. If I start clicking these, it will be like going down a rabbit hole and not coming out for quite a while. I do love “Best of” lists, and checking off how many I’ve read. There’s a book by Anita Silvey, 100 Best Books for Children–I had read about half, and set a goal to read the rest. Found some good ones that way!
Will have to come back some time when I have time to go down the rabbit hole and explore more thoroughly…
Lark @ The Bookwyrm's Hoard
Oh, thanks for the tip! I’ll see if my library has that book. I really love good children’s books; the best are ageless and timeless. And yes, feel free to explore these whenever you get a chance! Or click them and bookmark them for later.