Thursday, April 15, 2010

Children's Book Meme

I found this over at A Patchwork of Books.  It is a list of the top 100 children's novels.  I'll bold the ones I've read and add comments:

100. The Egypt Game - Snyder (1967)
99. The Indian in the Cupboard - Banks (1980)--actually I didn't read it, I listened to it on tape with my kids in the car.
98. Children of Green Knowe - Boston (1954)
97. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane - DiCamillo (2006)
96. The Witches - Dahl (1983)
95. Pippi Longstocking - Lindgren (1950--love Pippi
94. Swallows and Amazons - Ransome (1930)
93. Caddie Woodlawn - Brink (1935)--an early favorite, perhaps because it is set near my Mom's hometown, and beside, Caddie had spunk!
92. Ella Enchanted - Levine (1997)
91. Sideways Stories from Wayside School - Sachar (1978)
90. Sarah, Plain and Tall - MacLachlan (1985)
89. Ramona and Her Father - Cleary (1977)--Cleary was a favorite of mine
88. The High King - Alexander (1968)
87. The View from Saturday - Konigsburg (1996)
86. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Rowling (1999)
85. On the Banks of Plum Creek - Wilder (1937)--read the whole set
84. The Little White Horse - Goudge (1946)
83. The Thief - Turner (1997)
82. The Book of Three - Alexander (1964)
81. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon - Lin (2009)
80. The Graveyard Book - Gaiman (2008)
79. All-of-a-Kind-Family - Taylor (1951)--another favorite, I read all the books in the series
78. Johnny Tremain - Forbes (1943) I read this in college for kiddie lit.  It was ok but I didn't see it as a kids' book.
77. The City of Ember - DuPrau (2003)
76. Out of the Dust - Hesse (1997)
75. Love That Dog - Creech (2001)
74. The Borrowers - Norton (1953)--I think there were several of these too.
73. My Side of the Mountain - George (1959)--I lost count of how often I read this
72. My Father's Dragon - Gannett (1948)--I just looked this up, and if memory serves me, this an the others in the series were my favorites in first grade.
71. The Bad Beginning - Snicket (1999)--bought this, and the rest of the series for my daughter.  I wouldn't put them in the "best" category, though they were fun reads
70. Betsy-Tacy - Lovelae (1940)
69. The Mysterious Benedict Society - Stewart ( 2007)
68. Walk Two Moons - Creech (1994)
67. Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher - Coville (1991)
66. Henry Huggins - Cleary (1950)
65. Ballet Shoes - Stratfeild (1936)--I read all the "Shoes" books several times over, and bought them for my daughter, who didn't.
64. A Long Way from Chicago - Peck (1998)
63. Gone-Away Lake - Enright (1957)
62. The Secret of the Old Clock - Keene (1959)--somehow Nancy Drew never drew me
61. Stargirl - Spinelli (2000)
60. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle - Avi (1990)
59. Inkheart - Funke (2003)
58. The Wolves of Willoughby Chase - Aiken (1962)
57. Ramona Quimby, Age 8 - Cleary (1981)
56. Number the Stars - Lowry (1989)
55. The Great Gilly Hopkins - Paterson (1978)
54. The BFG - Dahl (1982)
53. Wind in the Willows - Grahame (1908)
52. The Invention of Hugo Cabret (2007)
51. The Saturdays - Enright (1941)--googled this one and I think I read it
50. Island of the Blue Dolphins - O'Dell (1960)
49. Frindle - Clements (1996)--my son had to read it, so I did too.  Cute
48. The Penderwicks - Birdsall (2005)
47. Bud, Not Buddy - Curtis (1999)
46. Where the Red Fern Grows - Rawls (1961)
45. The Golden Compass - Pullman (1995)
44. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing - Blume (1972)--pretty sure I read this for kiddie lit
43. Ramona the Pest - Cleary (1968)
42. Little House on the Prairie - Wilder (1935)
41. The Witch of Blackbird Pond - Speare (1958)--over and over again
40. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - Baum (1900)
39. When You Reach Me - Stead (2009)
38. HP and the Order of the Phoenix - Rowling (2003)
37. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry - Taylor (1976)
36. Are You there, God? It's Me, Margaret - Blume (1970)--kiddie lit
35. HP and the Goblet of Fire - Rowling (2000)
34. The Watson's Go to Birmingham - Curtis (1995)
33. James and the Giant Peach - Dahl (1961)
32. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH - O'Brian (1971)
31. Half Magic - Eager (1954)
30. Winnie-the-Pooh - Milne (1926)--I guess, I mean I've read a lot of Pooh over the years
29. The Dark Is Rising - Cooper (1973)
28. A Little Princess - Burnett (1905)--multiple times
27. Alice I and II - Carroll (1865/72)
26. Hatchet - Paulsen (1989)
25. Little Women - Alcott (1868/9)--I liked Little Men better
24. HP and the Deathly Hallows - Rowling (2007)
23. Little House in the Big Woods - Wilder (1932)
22. The Tale of Despereaux - DiCamillo (2003)--I think I've read this, obviously as an adult
21. The Lightening Thief - Riordan (2005)
20. Tuck Everlasting - Babbitt (1975)--assigned reading for my son
19. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Dahl (1964)
18. Matilda - Dahl (1988)
17. Maniac Magee - Spinelli (1990)
16. Harriet the Spy - Fitzhugh (1964)
15. Because of Winn-Dixie - DiCamillo (2000)
14. HP and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Rowling (1999)
13. Bridge to Terabithia - Paterson (1977)--tried this one a couple of times; just couldn't get into it
12. The Hobbit - Tolkien (1938)--in high school, "everyone" was reading Tolkien.
11. The Westing Game - Raskin (1978)
10. The Phantom Tollbooth - Juster (1961)
9. Anne of Green Gables - Montgomery (1908)--and the whole series
8. The Secret Garden - Burnett (1911)
7. The Giver -Lowry (1993)--interesting, disturbing, not sure what I think of it as a kids' book
6. Holes - Sachar (1998)
5. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler - Koningsburg (1967)
4. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - Lewis (1950)--and all the Narnia books
3. Harry Potter #1 - Rowling (1997)
2. A Wrinkle in Time - L'Engle (1962)--I'm probably the only book worm to say this, but I hated it.
1. Charlotte's Web - White (1952)--who doesn't like Charlotte?

So, out of the 100, I've read 45.  Not too bad, considering the large number of them written after my childhood.  Which have you read?

2 comments:

  1. thanks for posting, this was interesting

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  2. Thanks for posting this list! It was interesting to read.

    My favorites from the list are Charlotte's Web (you are right! Who doesn't love Charlotte?) and Little Women. (I liked Little Men too.)

    One that my kids loved and I did too that I did not see on the list was Velveteen Rabbit.

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