Children's Books I'll Re-Read No Matter How Old I Am

Kids' books that stand the test of time and are enjoyable even as an adult.

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1	Harry Potter Series Box Set (Harry Potter, #1-7) by J.K. Rowling 4.74 avg rating — 282,199 ratings score: 121,524, and 1,223 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) by C.S. Lewis 4.23 avg rating — 2,673,335 ratings score: 74,911, and 763 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Hobbit (The Lord of the Rings, #0) by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.28 avg rating — 3,765,990 ratings score: 63,298, and 650 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Matilda by Roald Dahl 4.33 avg rating — 895,278 ratings score: 59,943, and 613 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss 4.31 avg rating — 746,771 ratings score: 48,799, and 501 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 4.15 avg rating — 1,122,686 ratings score: 45,826, and 475 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Charlotte's Web by E.B. White 4.19 avg rating — 1,757,682 ratings score: 43,050, and 447 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) by L.M. Montgomery 4.30 avg rating — 937,791 ratings score: 42,894, and 447 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll 4.06 avg rating — 547,241 ratings score: 41,447, and 431 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 4.32 avg rating — 1,989,646 ratings score: 41,210, and 428 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein 4.38 avg rating — 1,084,659 ratings score: 37,777, and 391 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 4.14 avg rating — 2,135,007 ratings score: 35,740, and 381 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss 4.37 avg rating — 398,859 ratings score: 34,825, and 366 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein 4.33 avg rating — 1,353,951 ratings score: 33,976, and 352 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh #1) by A.A. Milne 4.35 avg rating — 318,643 ratings score: 32,827, and 351 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1) by Roald Dahl 4.16 avg rating — 817,198 ratings score: 32,706, and 347 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak 4.24 avg rating — 978,481 ratings score: 30,852, and 328 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle 4.32 avg rating — 489,108 ratings score: 28,629, and 310 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie 4.04 avg rating — 337,643 ratings score: 28,526, and 306 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm 4.28 avg rating — 162,710 ratings score: 24,732, and 267 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 290,730 ratings score: 22,913, and 243 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins 4.33 avg rating — 8,174,213 ratings score: 22,159, and 242 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) by J.K. Rowling 4.58 avg rating — 3,935,108 ratings score: 22,072, and 240 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1) by Madeleine L'Engle 3.98 avg rating — 1,171,421 ratings score: 21,973, and 241 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Lorax by Dr. Seuss 4.34 avg rating — 334,014 ratings score: 21,599, and 233 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett 4.22 avg rating — 300,357 ratings score: 21,057, and 230 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1) by Laura Ingalls Wilder 4.20 avg rating — 262,837 ratings score: 20,606, and 223 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss 4.36 avg rating — 393,047 ratings score: 20,177, and 220 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Giver (The Giver, #1) by Lois Lowry (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 2,348,464 ratings score: 19,949, and 219 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein 4.35 avg rating — 433,352 ratings score: 19,738, and 214 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1) by L. Frank Baum 3.99 avg rating — 440,328 ratings score: 19,636, and 219 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The BFG by Roald Dahl 4.23 avg rating — 465,550 ratings score: 18,921, and 209 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling 4.47 avg rating — 9,527,751 ratings score: 17,191, and 195 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank 4.19 avg rating — 3,563,261 ratings score: 16,772, and 191 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans 4.25 avg rating — 210,249 ratings score: 16,713, and 188 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Princess Bride by William Goldman 4.26 avg rating — 881,911 ratings score: 16,367, and 181 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco 4.30 avg rating — 252,965 ratings score: 16,366, and 183 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown 4.30 avg rating — 364,035 ratings score: 15,803, and 177 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7) by C.S. Lewis 4.27 avg rating — 629,390 ratings score: 15,786, and 182 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The House at Pooh Corner (Winnie-the-Pooh #2) by A.A. Milne 4.37 avg rating — 88,452 ratings score: 15,674, and 171 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl 4.03 avg rating — 457,834 ratings score: 15,535, and 175 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster 4.19 avg rating — 279,742 ratings score: 15,298, and 167 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 210,172 ratings score: 14,905, and 166 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Love You Forever by Robert Munsch 4.37 avg rating — 232,279 ratings score: 14,534, and 160 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Långstrump, #1) by Astrid Lindgren 4.15 avg rating — 201,993 ratings score: 14,346, and 163 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) by Richard Adams 4.08 avg rating — 472,247 ratings score: 14,170, and 154 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1) by Gail Carson Levine (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 408,550 ratings score: 13,802, and 153 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 4.26 avg rating — 5,830,507 ratings score: 13,635, and 156 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson 4.04 avg rating — 529,446 ratings score: 13,624, and 152 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.61 avg rating — 129,780 ratings score: 13,154, and 147 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg 4.15 avg rating — 207,513 ratings score: 12,316, and 138 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Corduroy by Don Freeman 4.32 avg rating — 217,770 ratings score: 12,210, and 139 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #3) by Laura Ingalls Wilder 4.21 avg rating — 285,929 ratings score: 12,199, and 142 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter 4.21 avg rating — 240,690 ratings score: 11,428, and 134 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone 4.45 avg rating — 124,139 ratings score: 10,931, and 125 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Anne of Avonlea (Anne of Green Gables, #2) by L.M. Montgomery 4.22 avg rating — 190,328 ratings score: 10,839, and 128 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss 4.17 avg rating — 198,251 ratings score: 10,829, and 127 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 3.83 avg rating — 1,247,862 ratings score: 10,283, and 123 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	The Neverending Story by Michael Ende 4.18 avg rating — 195,124 ratings score: 10,204, and 113 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) by Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 2,783,678 ratings score: 10,042, and 117 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell 3.86 avg rating — 326,290 ratings score: 10,029, and 116 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Harold and the Purple Crayon (Harold, #1) by Crockett Johnson 4.28 avg rating — 140,849 ratings score: 9,843, and 117 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins, #1) by P.L. Travers 4.02 avg rating — 130,853 ratings score: 9,629, and 115 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3) by C.S. Lewis 4.09 avg rating — 456,347 ratings score: 9,502, and 113 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	The Witches by Roald Dahl 4.17 avg rating — 383,890 ratings score: 9,395, and 110 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. 4.25 avg rating — 159,914 ratings score: 8,952, and 104 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	His Dark Materials (His Dark Materials #1-3) by Philip Pullman 4.28 avg rating — 158,628 ratings score: 8,910, and 101 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	The Twits by Roald Dahl 3.97 avg rating — 140,414 ratings score: 8,650, and 99 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2) by C.S. Lewis 3.98 avg rating — 422,188 ratings score: 8,510, and 105 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Nancy Drew: #1-64 by Carolyn Keene 4.23 avg rating — 19,410 ratings score: 8,275, and 96 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson 3.84 avg rating — 473,675 ratings score: 8,254, and 100 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, #3) by L.M. Montgomery 4.27 avg rating — 167,192 ratings score: 8,189, and 99 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	The Poky Little Puppy by Janette Sebring Lowrey 4.12 avg rating — 80,998 ratings score: 7,384, and 88 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems 4.32 avg rating — 96,457 ratings score: 7,337, and 86 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare 4.01 avg rating — 149,352 ratings score: 7,253, and 84 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	The Long Winter (Little House, #6) by Laura Ingalls Wilder 4.16 avg rating — 85,788 ratings score: 7,161, and 85 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Little Town on the Prairie (Little House, #7) by Laura Ingalls Wilder 4.19 avg rating — 87,934 ratings score: 7,131, and 84 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	White Fang by Jack London 4.01 avg rating — 184,090 ratings score: 6,989, and 80 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka 4.32 avg rating — 189,139 ratings score: 6,846, and 82 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst 4.24 avg rating — 183,168 ratings score: 6,777, and 84 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh 3.95 avg rating — 98,938 ratings score: 6,606, and 78 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf 4.36 avg rating — 91,126 ratings score: 6,564, and 80 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey 4.24 avg rating — 88,489 ratings score: 6,553, and 80 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	A Bear Called Paddington (Paddington, #1) by Michael Bond 4.23 avg rating — 81,546 ratings score: 6,506, and 80 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls 4.11 avg rating — 394,649 ratings score: 6,426, and 76 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 546,510 ratings score: 6,388, and 78 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	Frog and Toad Are Friends (Frog and Toad, #1) by Arnold Lobel 4.23 avg rating — 91,686 ratings score: 6,239, and 76 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka 4.20 avg rating — 94,555 ratings score: 6,197, and 72 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper 4.19 avg rating — 111,299 ratings score: 6,076, and 74 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain 3.92 avg rating — 907,468 ratings score: 5,878, and 74 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg 4.32 avg rating — 236,180 ratings score: 5,708, and 72 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	Alice in Wonderland by Jane Carruth (Adapted By) 4.03 avg rating — 387,286 ratings score: 5,664, and 69 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch 4.31 avg rating — 50,756 ratings score: 5,611, and 68 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Ramona Quimby #6) by Beverly Cleary 4.10 avg rating — 71,496 ratings score: 5,443, and 67 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	The Complete Tales by Beatrix Potter 4.36 avg rating — 65,378 ratings score: 5,362, and 64 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	The Magician's Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6) by C.S. Lewis 4.05 avg rating — 518,802 ratings score: 5,310, and 68 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	Black Beauty by Anna Sewell 3.99 avg rating — 271,598 ratings score: 5,133, and 66 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4) by C.S. Lewis 3.95 avg rating — 287,214 ratings score: 5,095, and 65 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Heidi by Johanna Spyri 4.02 avg rating — 194,766 ratings score: 5,062, and 67 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) by J.K. Rowling 4.62 avg rating — 3,551,813 ratings score: 5,043, and 66 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by A.C. (new)

Jan 11, 2012 11:47PM

Can we add Rudyard Kiplings 'Kim' and 'The Jungle Book' to this list?

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message 2: by Debbie (last edited Nov 09, 2012 02:54AM) (new)

Nov 09, 2012 02:54AM

Heidi

loved this book as a child, still love it!

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message 3: by Janet (new)

Nov 09, 2013 09:19AM

'The Borrowers' by Mary Norton (and the other four Borrowers books).

'Tom's Midnight Garden' by Philippa Pearce.

These should definitely be on the list!

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message 4: by Kelley (new)

Nov 17, 2013 01:46PM

What a wonderful list! I love this list!

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message 5: by Amy (new)

Nov 18, 2013 09:52PM

Great list! Need to add "Bartholomew Cubbins and the 500 Hats", "Eye of the Dragon" and "The Trouble with Jenny's Ear."

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message 6: by Richard (new)

Nov 19, 2013 07:42PM

Jane Eyre is a children's classic?

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message 7: by Misfit (new)

Nov 19, 2013 07:48PM

Richard wrote: "Jane Eyre is a children's classic?"

I wouldn't think so. The Hobbit seems a bit of a stretch for me as a children's book.

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message 8: by Richard (new)

Nov 19, 2013 07:54PM

Misfit wrote: "Richard wrote: "Jane Eyre is a children's classic?"

I wouldn't think so. The Hobbit seems a bit of a stretch for me as a children's book."

I also wondered about Night. A classic certainly, but hardly suitable for children, I would think.

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message 9: by Misfit (new)

Nov 19, 2013 08:14PM

Where are the list police when we need them?

Let's see if the list creator chimes in, librarians can remove them, but we have to be careful that they truly don't suit the list or lose librarian status.

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message 10: by [deleted user] (last edited Nov 20, 2013 01:56AM) (new)

Nov 20, 2013 01:56AM

Misfit wrote: "Richard wrote: "Jane Eyre is a children's classic?"

I wouldn't think so. The Hobbit seems a bit of a stretch for me as a children's book."

Jane Eyre is a definite "no", but people tend to put the Hobbit on Kids' Classics lists all the time. I think Tolkien wrote it with a younger audience in mind.

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message 11: by Katie (new)

Nov 20, 2013 02:15AM

I forgot about " The Monster at the End of this Book " I loved that when I was little. I think my mom was sick of it by the time I was 2!

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message 12: by Katie (new)

Nov 20, 2013 02:16AM

With The Hobbit it depends on the kid. I know some kids who have read it by age 8, others don't get to it until their teens.

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message 13: by Emma (new)

Nov 21, 2013 06:20PM

You're never too old to read C.S. Lewis or Roald Dahl!

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message 14: by Janet (new)

Nov 21, 2013 08:02PM

I don't see The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge on this list. I have just bought the Folio Society hardback as a present for a friend - and another copy for myself as it is such a beautiful object and my old copy is tattered. J.K. Rowling acknowledged this book as an influence. Another overlooked classic that influenced her was The Sword in the Stone by T.H. White (ignore the Disney version)and it should also be on the list in its own right.

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message 15: by Gabriel (new)

Dec 01, 2013 10:42PM

I love this list!! Great idea.

Re CS Lewis and Roald Dahl, I totally agree - you're never too big for them :-) . I used to absolutely devour Dahl's books as a child, so much so that the few copies that I have of his work look like survivors of some horrific book-attack. Which I suppose they are.

I muuuuust remember to add some more timeless books to this fantastic list.

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message 16: by Nariman (new)

Dec 03, 2013 05:51PM

Gabriel wrote: "I love this list!! Great idea.

Re CS Lewis and Roald Dahl, I totally agree - you're never too big for them :-) . I used to absolutely devour Dahl's books as a child, so much so that the few copies..."

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message 17: by Susan (new)

Dec 05, 2013 06:24PM

No Enid's?

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message 18: by Leigh (new)

Dec 05, 2013 06:49PM

Jane Eyre isn't a childrens book, more of a YA.

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message 19: by Gabriel (new)

Dec 05, 2013 07:44PM

It's amazing the sorts of things people think children should be reading.

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message 20: by Janet (new)

Dec 05, 2013 08:21PM

Gabriel wrote: "It's amazing the sorts of things people think children should be reading."

Gabriel, what sorts of things do you think they should NOT be reading? I looked up Where the Red Fern Grows and I think it would have upset me deeply as a child. I read Jane Eyre at age eight and liked it. (Don't know what this proves ...)

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message 21: by Gabriel (new)

Dec 05, 2013 09:01PM

Janet wrote: "what sorts of things do you think they should NOT be reading?..."

Lol... a lot of what I read! For example, Roald Dahl is (was) absolutely brilliant, but so terribly utterly macabre. Children being flung over fences, turned into mice, neglected... downright disturbing. Although, perhaps that is just an adult mindset, to think that children would be disturbed by this or that, since really, when I read his books as a child, I was not disturbed at all (that I remember), just wonderfully amused. Only now do I stop and think, "Gosh, I'm almost certain that I should have been disturbed by reading that."

Still, I don't think I would bring myself to give a child a Roald Dahl book now. I know, I know, Hypocritical. Maybe I'll go and re-read my Roald Dahl collection to see if I change my mind.

Your comment also prompted me to look up Where the Red Fern Grows, and I don't know if I would have been disturbed, but it doesn't look very enjoyable.

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message 22: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Oct 28, 2014 12:39PM) (new)

Dec 10, 2013 10:40PM

I wouldn't exactly call The diary of a young girl by Anne Frank a 'children's book'... Young adults, maybe.

The same goes for To kill a mocking bird by Harper Lee (no. 145 at the moment) or Gone with the wind by Margaret Mitchell (no. 230), or Anna Karenina by Tolstoi (no. 334), or Shakespeare's Sonnets (no. 376), or Hamlet (no. 386) and so on and so forth...

Some people obviously made a mess of this Listopia, which is a shame, really.

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message 23: by Gabriel (new)

Dec 16, 2013 10:08AM

Booklovinglady wrote: "To kill a mocking bird by Harper Lee (no. 145 at the moment) or Gone with the wind by Margaret Mitchell (no. 230), or Anna Karenina by Tolstoi (no. 334), or Shakespeare's Sonnets (no. 376), or Hamlet (no. 386) and so on and so forth..."

Somebody was looking for the list police? We have the Police Chief in the house!

I'm going to put myself to shame now - I've rarely looked at a list past page 1! Someone please tell me I'm not the only one...

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message 24: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Dec 16, 2013 12:07PM) (new)

Dec 16, 2013 12:01PM

Gabriel wrote: "Booklovinglady wrote: "To kill a mocking bird by Harper Lee (no. 145 at the moment) or Gone with the wind by Margaret Mitchell (no. 230), or Anna Karenina by Tolstoi (no. 334), or Shakespeare's Son..."

Well, what shall I say... Whenever I vote on a Listopia, I tend to go through all the pages to find the books I've read and add some as well, maybe. And as I've read the above mentioned books, they showed up on the list and as such weren't hard to find for me. I still think it is a great list but it is a shame some people made such a mess of it.

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message 25: by Samantha (new)

Dec 17, 2013 02:32AM

Tolkien wrote The Hobbit as a children's book, I don't thinks it's that much of a stretch, now if it was The Lord of the Rings trilogy, then that's a mistake.

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message 26: by Janet (new)

Dec 24, 2013 06:22PM

Lydia wrote: "All of the Enid Blyton books could also be included as re-readable childrens' classics"

Re-readable by us, certainly, but they express some very questionable attitudes if they are to be recommended to children nowadays. For example, people whose eyes are close together are untrustworthy; foreigners are suspect; deaf people are funny; black skin (gollywogs) indicates criminality. They're good yarns, but ...

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message 27: by Mina_rrat (new)

Dec 25, 2013 07:51AM

This is a good list, although has anyone ever read 'The Dragonfly Pool' by Eva Ibbotson?
It is a lovely book which enthralled me from the beginning.

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message 28: by Victoria (new)

Dec 28, 2013 02:41PM

What about Are You There God, It's Me, Margaret? I love the Judy Blume tween books.

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message 29: by Victoria (new)

Dec 28, 2013 02:48PM

Richard wrote: "Misfit wrote: "Richard wrote: "Jane Eyre is a children's classic?"

I wouldn't think so. The Hobbit seems a bit of a stretch for me as a children's book."

I also wondered about Night. A classic ce..."

You're right, Richard. I wondered about those as well. Hardly children's reading.

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message 30: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (new)

Dec 28, 2013 03:41PM

@Victoria and Richard
I can only say: I'm glad I'm not the only one who seems to have problems with some of the books on this list..

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message 31: by Janet (new)

Dec 31, 2013 09:58PM

Jack wrote: "Misfit wrote: "Richard wrote: "Jane Eyre is a children's classic?"

I wouldn't think so. The Hobbit seems a bit of a stretch for me as a children's book."

Really? The Hobbit isnt a childrens book?..."

Of course The Hobbit is a children's book. But the films seem to be trying to turn it into something more like The Lord of the Rings.

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message 32: by Daniel (new)

Jan 02, 2014 07:16PM

This list is too long to go through the whole thing. How do I decide? There are too many good ones.

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message 33: by Petra (new)

Mar 02, 2014 08:02PM

One of my favourite books as a child was The Little Grey Men by BB. Please may that be added to the list?

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message 34: by Lyn (new)

Jul 20, 2014 07:40AM

Debbie wrote: "Heidi

loved this book as a child, still love it!"
I have even read it as an adult. Love the book

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message 35: by Dodo (new)

Oct 28, 2014 10:58AM

I`m kinda lost... Is Les Miserables really for children? Or some other books here? Of course, children can read them, but that does not make them Children Books To Read No Matter How Old One Is. Or does it?

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message 36: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Oct 28, 2014 12:46PM) (new)

Oct 28, 2014 11:49AM

Dodo wrote: "I`m kinda lost... Is Les Miserables really for children? Or some other books here? Of course, children can read them, but that does not make them Children Books To Read No Matter How Old One Is. Or does it? ..."

My sentiments exactly (see also messages 23, 25 and 32...). I wouldn't consider Les Miserables (#318), Watership Down (#42), The Hunger Games (#24), The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (I'm not talking about a strongly abridged children's edition but the Penguin Classics edition mentioned here at #101), the books by J.R.R. Tolkien (#3 and #48), Romeo and Juliet (#162), Twilight (#232), Lord of the Flies (#366), Shakespeare's Sonnets (#379), Hamlet (#414) and Anna Karenina (#471) children's books either. And those are just the titles I recognized.

The Hobbit, currently #3, is the only book debatable, although personally I would not let a child read it. The Koninklijke Bibliotheek (Royal Dutch Library) does not classify the Dutch translation of The Hobbit as 'jeugdboeken' (= children's books) either, by the way.

High time someone cleaned this list up, I'd say...

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message 37: by Janet (new)

Nov 02, 2014 08:25PM

I am interested in knowing why you would not let a child read The Hobbit.

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message 38: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Nov 03, 2014 11:21AM) (new)

Nov 03, 2014 10:43AM

Janet wrote: "I am interested in knowing why you would not let a child read The Hobbit."

I admit I've read the book years ago, in a Dutch translation when I was in my teens (16 or 17, or something like that), but from what I remember, even then I thought there was more to the book then 'just' the story. In addition, to me there is a difference between children and young adults, something which, I guess, even if acknowledged, is not always a straight division? I guess it's the same with the Harry Potter books/films. Here in the Netherlands there is an age limit recommendation set for the Harry Potter films (and I remember the limit going up a bit at the third one). It doesn't mean everyone does, or always should do, as is recommended of course and apart from that, there might be different limits set in different countries as well. But as to De Hobbit, to me there was more than just the story on the surface, which is why I wouldn't give it to a child to read. I can't be the only one to resason this way, because when I was a child, the public library here even had a section for kids of 13 and over... I had a look at recent reviews on GR, and I agree with 'Kim', for instance. But, as I said earlier, The Hobbit is debatable :-)

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message 39: by Janet (new)

Nov 03, 2014 11:09AM

I agree that there is much more to the book than "just" the story, but I'm surprised that you think this is a reason not to give it to a child to read. I loved this book as a child and still do. My mother read it to me originally and then I reread it for myself, and eventually (by the age of about 14) moved on to The Lord of the Rings. Of course I could see only the adventure story at first, but later, with hindsight I appreciated other things. Might it not be good for children to be given something to read which has depths of which they are, perhaps, only dimly aware at first but which come home to them later? The same applies to "difficult" words. It seems to me that it could be good for children to have their minds stretched and stimulated by hints of what is beyond their current comprehension.I feel lucky in that my parents never censored my reading and I had free access to a public library where I discovered my own likes and dislikes.

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message 40: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Nov 03, 2014 11:45AM) (new)

Nov 03, 2014 11:28AM

Janet wrote: "I agree that there is much more to the book than "just" the story, but I'm surprised that you think this is a reason not to give it to a child to read. I loved this book as a child and still do. My..."

Reading what you wrote makes me wonder if there might be a special children's edition in English? Some of the covers and series seem to imply so, see The Hobbit or The Hobbit, for instance.

I had a look just now to see if there was an age limit on the movies here in the Netherlands, and there is: 12 years old seems to be the minimum age for The Hobbit films here.

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message 41: by Janet (new)

Nov 03, 2014 01:35PM

Inside my copy of The Hobbit I've found a very old article on yellowing paper, recounting an interview with Tolkien. He says that the book was not written for children, but adds: "Children aren't a class. They are merely human beings, at differing stages of maturity. All of them have a human intelligence which even at its lowest is a pretty wonderful thing, and the entire world in front of them." On the flyleaf is an extract from a review in the magazine The Lady, which says: "...for reading aloud for the smallest child, and for giving to the eight-year-old to read himself, we firmly recommend it." This mirrors my own experience. I haven't seen the film, which may contain a lot more frightening violence to please an adult audience. Perhaps there is now a "book of the film" presented so as to appeal to adults. As far as I know, it was always sold as a children's book in English.

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message 42: by Sorento62 (new)

Nov 04, 2014 09:19AM

Janet wrote: ""...for reading aloud for the smallest child, and for giving to the eight-year-old to read himself, we firmly recommend it.""
I first read The Hobbit when I was eight years old. It was a great introduction to the world of fantasy and sci fi books.

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message 43: by LobsterQuadrille (new)

Jul 05, 2015 02:08AM

Richard wrote: "Misfit wrote: "Richard wrote: "Jane Eyre is a children's classic?"

I wouldn't think so. The Hobbit seems a bit of a stretch for me as a children's book."

I also wondered about Night. A classic ce..."

I noticed several books on the list that I wouldn't consider children's books either.

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message 44: by Mary (new)

Jun 15, 2016 11:34AM