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The Giving Tree (Hardcover)
by Shel Silverstein (shelved 170 times as kids)
avg rating 4.38 — 103,214 ratings — published 1964
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Where the Wild Things Are (Paperback)
by Maurice Sendak (shelved 170 times as kids)
avg rating 4.47 — 33,901 ratings — published 1963
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Where the Sidewalk Ends (Hardcover)
by Shel Silverstein (shelved 169 times as kids)
avg rating 4.25 — 193,487 ratings — published 1974
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Charlotte's Web (Paperback)
by E.B. White (shelved 154 times as kids)
avg rating 4.12 — 46,534 ratings — published 1952
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by J.K. Rowling (shelved 148 times as kids)
avg rating 4.20 — 318,570 ratings — published 1997
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by J.K. Rowling (shelved 143 times as kids)
avg rating 4.10 — 233,287 ratings — published 1998
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by J.K. Rowling (shelved 136 times as kids)
avg rating 4.35 — 233,891 ratings — published 1999
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by J.K. Rowling (shelved 129 times as kids)
avg rating 4.35 — 234,350 ratings — published 2000
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by J.K. Rowling (shelved 128 times as kids)
avg rating 4.37 — 233,193 ratings — published 2005
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by J.K. Rowling (shelved 126 times as kids)
avg rating 4.27 — 230,592 ratings — published 2003
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Green Eggs and Ham (Hardcover)
by Dr. Seuss (shelved 126 times as kids)
avg rating 4.30 — 30,672 ratings — published 1960
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by J.K. Rowling (shelved 125 times as kids)
avg rating 4.45 — 249,198 ratings — published 2006
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Paperback)
by Roald Dahl (shelved 121 times as kids)
avg rating 4.03 — 31,695 ratings — published 1964
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Matilda (Paperback)
by Roald Dahl (shelved 116 times as kids)
avg rating 4.23 — 32,912 ratings — published 1988
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James and the Giant Peach (Hardcover)
by Roald Dahl (shelved 109 times as kids)
avg rating 3.95 — 29,541 ratings — published 1961
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Goodnight Moon (Hardcover)
by Margaret Wise Brown (shelved 96 times as kids)
avg rating 4.30 — 14,643 ratings — published 1947
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The Cat in the Hat (Hardcover)
by Dr. Seuss (shelved 95 times as kids)
avg rating 4.07 — 22,264 ratings — published 1957
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A Wrinkle in Time (Time Series, #1)
by Madeleine L'Engle (shelved 94 times as kids)
avg rating 4.08 — 56,232 ratings — published 1962
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Die kleine Raupe Nimmersatt. (Hardcover)
by Eric Carle (shelved 92 times as kids)
avg rating 5.00 — 4 ratings — published 1969
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The BFG (Puffin Fiction)
by Roald Dahl (shelved 84 times as kids)
avg rating 4.17 — 20,864 ratings — published 1982
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The Witches (Paperback)
by Roald Dahl (shelved 83 times as kids)
avg rating 4.08 — 22,581 ratings — published 1983
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The Secret Garden (Hardcover)
by Frances Hodgson Burnett (shelved 78 times as kids)
avg rating 4.13 — 34,836 ratings — published 1911
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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish (Paperback)
by Dr. Seuss (shelved 78 times as kids)
avg rating 4.01 — 11,972 ratings — published 1960
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A Light in the Attic (Hardcover)
by Shel Silverstein (shelved 75 times as kids)
avg rating 4.32 — 25,565 ratings — published 1981
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Oh, the Places You'll Go! (Hardcover)
by Dr. Seuss (shelved 73 times as kids)
avg rating 4.26 — 19,011 ratings — published 1990
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The Little Prince (Paperback)
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (shelved 73 times as kids)
avg rating 4.22 — 39,582 ratings — published 1943
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)
by C.S. Lewis (shelved 71 times as kids)
avg rating 4.13 — 73,857 ratings — published 1950
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The Giver (The Giver, #1)
by Lois Lowry (shelved 68 times as kids)
avg rating 4.13 — 111,568 ratings — published 1993
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The Lorax (Classic Seuss)
by Dr. Seuss (shelved 67 times as kids)
avg rating 4.38 — 14,004 ratings — published 1971
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler (Paperback)
by E.L. Konigsburg (shelved 66 times as kids)
avg rating 4.18 — 13,144 ratings — published 1967
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Paperback)
by Dr. Seuss (shelved 65 times as kids)
avg rating 4.29 — 13,895 ratings — published 1957
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The Phantom Tollbooth (Paperback)
by Norton Juster (shelved 61 times as kids)
avg rating 4.22 — 19,111 ratings — published 1961
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The Velveteen Rabbit (Paperback)
by Margery Williams Bianco (shelved 60 times as kids)
avg rating 4.26 — 10,377 ratings — published 1922
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Bridge to Terabithia (Paperback)
by Katherine Paterson (shelved 59 times as kids)
avg rating 3.95 — 26,411 ratings — published 1977
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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Paperback)
by Judy Blume (shelved 59 times as kids)
avg rating 3.94 — 10,447 ratings — published 1979
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The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread (Paperback)
by Kate DiCamillo (shelved 56 times as kids)
avg rating 4.03 — 17,481 ratings — published 2001
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Coraline (Paperback)
by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads author) (shelved 55 times as kids)
avg rating 3.93 — 25,173 ratings — published 2002
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Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Paperback)
by Beverly Cleary (shelved 55 times as kids)
avg rating 4.05 — 9,540 ratings — published 1981
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Holes (Paperback)
by Louis Sachar (shelved 55 times as kids)
avg rating 3.98 — 34,711 ratings — published 1998
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Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Paperback)
by Roald Dahl (shelved 55 times as kids)
avg rating 3.54 — 11,353 ratings — published 1972
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Tout Commence Mal (Les Desastreuses Aventures des Orphelins de Baudelaire, #1)
by Lemony Snicket (shelved 54 times as kids)
avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 1999
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The Indian in the Cupboard (Paperback)
by Lynne Reid Banks (shelved 52 times as kids)
avg rating 3.74 — 7,938 ratings — published 1980
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The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1)
by Philip Pullman (shelved 51 times as kids)
avg rating 3.88 — 89,066 ratings — published 1995
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Island of the Blue Dolphins (Paperback)
by Scott O'Dell (shelved 50 times as kids)
avg rating 3.79 — 25,152 ratings — published 1960
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Paperback)
by Judith Viorst (shelved 50 times as kids)
avg rating 4.30 — 7,420 ratings — published 1972
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Number the Stars (Mass Market Paperback)
by Lois Lowry (shelved 50 times as kids)
avg rating 4.12 — 25,812 ratings — published 1989
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Where the Red Fern Grows (Mass Market Paperback)
by Wilson Rawls (shelved 49 times as kids)
avg rating 4.06 — 29,767 ratings — published 1961
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Pippi Longstocking (Reading beyond the Basal)
by Astrid Lindgren (shelved 49 times as kids)
avg rating 0.0 — 1 rating — published 1945
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Horton Hears a Who! (Paperback)
by Dr. Seuss (shelved 48 times as kids)
avg rating 4.13 — 8,905 ratings — published 1954
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The Graveyard Book (Hardcover)
by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads author) (shelved 48 times as kids)
avg rating 4.15 — 23,475 ratings — published 2008
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"I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers, to become comfortable with a book, not daunted. Books shouldn't be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful; and learning to be a reader gives a terrific advantage."
— Roald Dahl
— Roald Dahl
"As adults we choose our own reading material. Depending on our moods and needs we might read the newspaper, a blockbuster novel, an academic article, a women's magazine, a comic, a children's book, or the latest book that just about everyone is reading. No one chastises us for our choice. No one says, 'That's too short for you to read.' No one says, 'That's too easy for you, put it back.' No one says 'You couldn't read that if you tried -- it's much too difficult.'
Yet if we take a peek into classrooms, libraries, and bookshops we will notice that children's choices are often mocked, censured, and denied as valid by idiotic, interfering teachers, librarians, and parents. Choice is a personal matter that changes with experience, changes with mood, and changes with need. We should let it be.
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— Mem Fox (Radical Reflections: Passionate Opinions on Teaching, Learning, and Living)
Yet if we take a peek into classrooms, libraries, and bookshops we will notice that children's choices are often mocked, censured, and denied as valid by idiotic, interfering teachers, librarians, and parents. Choice is a personal matter that changes with experience, changes with mood, and changes with need. We should let it be.
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— Mem Fox (Radical Reflections: Passionate Opinions on Teaching, Learning, and Living)
A Little Story I Made Up For All The Kids Out There ;)
2 chapters — updated 06/18/2009 01:50PM — 5 people liked it
2 chapters — updated 06/18/2009 01:50PM — 5 people liked it
