1001 CHILDREN'S BOOKS GROUP READS LIST -- Everything We've Read

[Karen, Active moderator]

This is everything the group has read so far:


{2009} – Chapter Books
1) A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens
2) The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

{2009} – Picture Books
1) Father Christmas, by Raymond Briggs
2) The Polar Express, by Chris Van Allsburg

{2012} – Chapter Books
1) The Hundred Dresses, by Eleanor Estes
2) The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

{2012} – Picture Books
1) The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, by Jon Scieszka
2) Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, by T. S. Eliot

{2014} – Chapter Books
1) The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick
2) A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle
3) Anne of Green Gables, by Lucy Montgomery
4) Are You There God” It’s Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume
5) Maniac Magee, by Jerry Spinelli
6) The Giver, by Lois Lowry
7) Matilda, by Roald Dahl
8) Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech
9) Tom’s Midnight Garden, by Philippa Pearce
10) Witch Child, by Cella Rees
11) Journey to the River Sea, by Eva Ibbotson

{2014} – Picture Books
1) Flotsam, by David Wiesner
2) The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses, by Paul Goble
3) Window, by Jeannie Baker
4) The Story of Ferdinand, by Munro Leaf
5) Are You My Mother?, by P. D. Eastman
6) We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, by Michael Rosen
7) Make Way for Ducklings, by Robert McCloskey
8) The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle
9) Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak
10) Oh, The Places You’ll Go, by Dr. Seuss
11) The Mousehole Cat, by Antonia Barber
 
2015} – Chapter Books
1) Hating Alison Ashley, by Robin Klein
2) The Whale Rider, by Witi Ihimaera
3) Across the Nightingale Floor, by Lian Hearn
4) Artemis Fowl, by Eoin Colfer
5) The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norton Juster
6) Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbitt
7) No book chosen
8) No book chosen
9) Ramona the Pest, by Beverly Cleary
10) Emil and the Detectives, by Erich Kastner
11) The Enormous Crocodile, by Roald Dahl
12) Amelia Bedelia, by Peggy Parish

{2015} – Picture Books
1) Guess How Much I Love You, by Sam McBratney
2) Good Night, Alfie Atkins, by Gunilla Bergström
3) The Elephant and the Bad Baby, by Elfrida Vipont
4) Green Eggs and Ham, by Dr. Seuss
5) Eloise, by Kay Thompson
6) Dear Zoo: A Lift-the-Flap Book, by Rod Campbell
7) No book chosen
8) No book chosen
9) Blueberries for Sal, by Robert McCloskey
10) Barbapapa, by Annette Tison
11) Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, by Mo Willems
12) Crictor, by Tomi Ungerer
 
{2016} – Chapter Books
1) The Sword in the Stone, by T. H. White
2) The Little Bookroom, by Eleanor Farjeon
3) The Family from One End Street: And Some of Their Adventures, by Eve Garnett
4) Watership Down, by Richard Adams
5) The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde
6) Rowan of Rin by Emily Rodda
7) No book chosen
8) No book chosen
9) No book chosen
10) Perrault’s Fairy Tales, by Charles Perrault
11) The Dark Frigate, by Charles Boardman Hawes
12) Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present, by Charlotte Zolotow

{2016} – Picture Books
1) Madeline, by Ludwig Bemelmans
2) Up in the Tree, by Margaret Atwood
3) Avocado Baby, by John Burningham
4) Can’t You Sleep, Little Bear?, by Martin Waddell
5) Captain Pugwash: A Pirate Story, by John Ryan
6) My Naughty Little Sister by Dorothy Edwards
7) No book chosen
8) No book chosen
9) No book chosen
10) The Story of the Little Mole Who Went in Search of Whodunit, by Werner Holzwarth
11) Jamela’s Dress, by Niki Daly
12) The Secret Lives of Princesses, by Philippe Lechermeier
 
{2017} – Chapter Books
1) The Neverending Story, by Michael Ende
2) Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott
3) Heidi, Her Years of Wandering and Learning About, by Johanna Spyri
4) A Traveller in Time, by Alison Uttley
5) Marianne Dreams, by Catherine Storr
6) Nesthäkchen and Her Dolls, by Else Ury
7) Emily Climbs, by Lucy Maud Montgomery
8) The Whale Rider, by Witi Ihimaera
9) The Wool Pack, by Cynthia Harnett
10) No book chosen
11) Pippi Longstocking, by Astrid Lindgren
12) The Warden’s Niece, by Gillian Avery

{2017} – Picture Books
1) Owl Babies, by Martin Waddell
2) The Story of Babar, by Jean de Brunhoff
3) Fungus the Bogeyman, by Raymond Briggs
4) Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters, by John Steptoe
5) Stone Soup, by Marcia Brown
6) Madlenka, by Peter Sís
7) Good Dog, Carl, by Alexandra Day
8) Max and Moritz by Wilhelm Busch
9) Peter in Blueberry Land, by Elsa Beskow
10) No book chosen
11) Pumpkin Soup: A Picture Book, by Helen Cooper
12) Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, by Mo Willems

{2019} – Children’s Books
1) July -- The Last Giants, by Francois Place (8+)
2) August -- Mr. Gumpy’s Outing, by John Burningham (0-3)
3) September -- The Bears on Hemlock Mountain, by Alice Dalgliesh (5+)
4) October -- Crocodile Beat, by Gail Jorgensen (3+)
5) November -- Seven Little Australians, by Ethel Turner (12+)
6) December – No selection

{2020} – Children’s Books
1) January -- Little Lord Fauntleroy, by Frances Hodgson Burnett (8+)
2) February -- Rosie's Walk, by Pat Hutchins (0-3)
3) March -- The Biggest Bear, by Lynd Ward (5+)
4) April -- Mike Mulligan, by Virginia Lee Burton (3+)
5) May -- Madame Doubtfire, by Anne Fine (12+)
6) June -- No selection
7) July -- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (aka Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, by J. K. Rowling (8+)
8) August -- Elmer, by David McKee (0-3)
9) September -- Chanticleer and the Fox, by Barbara Cooney (5+)
10) October -- Mother Goose, by Kate Greenaway (3+)
11) November -- I Am David, by Anne Holm, translated by L. W. Kingsland (12+)
(12) December -- No selection

{2021} – Children’s Books
1) January -- Mistress Masham's Repose, by T. H. White (8+)
2) February -- The Baby's Catalogue, by Janet Ahlberg and Allan Ahlberg (0-3)
3) March -- Come Away from the Water, Shirley, by John Burningham (5+)
4) April -- The Night Kitchen, by Maurice Sendak (3+)
5) May -- Winter Song (aka Winter's End), by Jean-Claude Mourlevat (12+)
6) June -- No selection
7) July -- When the Wind Blows, by Raymond Briggs (8+)
8) August -- Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown (0-3)
9) September -- The Squirrel, The Hare and The Little Grey Rabbit, by Alison Uttley (5+)
10) October -- The Story About Ping, by Marjorie Flack (3+)
11) November -- Captain Fracasse, by Theophile Gautier (12+)
12) December -- No selection


{2022} – Children’s Books
1) January -- Elidor, by Alan Garner (8+)
2) February -- Kipper, by Mick Inkpen (0-3)
3) March -- Mr. Popper's Penguins, by Richard Atwater (5+)
4) April --Curious George, by Margret Rey / H. A. Rey (3+)
5) May -- Refugee Boy, by Benjamin Zephaniah (12+)
6) June -- No selection
7) July -- Ark Angel, by Anthony Horowitz (8+)
8) August -- Little Brown Bear, by Claude Lebrun and Daniele Bour (0-3)
9) September -- The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch, by Ronda Armitage and David Armitage (5+)
10) October -- The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher, by Beatrix Potter (3+)
11) November -- Tarka the Otter, by Henry Williamson (12+)
12) December -- No selection

{2023} – Children’s Books
1) January -- A Dog So Small, by Philippa Pearce (8+)
2) February -- Bedtime for Frances, by Russel Hoban (0-3)
3) March -- I Hate School, by Jeanne Willis (5+)
4) April --Ox-Cart Man, by Donald Hall (3+)
5) May -- My Friend Flicka, by Mary O'Hara (12+)
6) June -- No selection
7) July -- The Little Pot Boiler, by Spike Millilgan
8) August -- Where's Spot?, by Eric Hill
9) September -- The Ugly Duckling, by Hans Christian Anderson
10) October -- What Do People Do All Day?, by Richard Scarry
11) November -- The First of Midnight, by Marjorie Darke
12) December -- No selection

{2024} – Children’s Books
1) January -- The Snow Spider, by Jenny Nimmo
2) February -- Tickle, Tickle, by Helen Oxenbury
3) March -- My Friend Percy's Magical Gym Shoes, by Ulf Stark
4) April -- Gorilla, by Anthony Browne
5) May -- The Changeover: A Supernatural Romance, by Margaret Mahy
6) June -- No selection
7) July -- Swallows and Amazons, by Arthur Michel Ransome
8) August -- Miffy, by Dick Bruna
9) September -- Mr. Majeika, by Humphrey Carpenter
10) October -- The Runaway Train, by Benedict Blathwayt
11) November -- Carrie's War, by Nina Bawden
12) December -- No selection


{2025} – Children’s Books
1) January -- Utterly Me, Clarice Bean, by Lauren Child (2002)
2) February -- Maisy Goes to Playschool, by Lucy Cousins (1992)
3) March -- Anancy-spiderman, by James Berry (1988)
4) April -- The Sea-Thing Child, by Russell Hoban (1972)
5) May -- Grimpow, by Rafael Abalos (2005)
6) June -- No selection
7) July -- The Ship That Flew, by Hilda Lewis (1939)
8) August -- The Little Engine That Could, by Watty Piper (1930)
9) September -- Little Old Mrs. Pepperpot, by Alf Proysen (1958)
10) October -- Stina, by Lena Anderson (1988)
11) November -- Slaves of Quentaris, by Paul Collins (2003)
12) December -- No selection

{2026} – Children’s Books
1) January --
2) February --
3) March --
4) April --
5) May --
6) June -- No selection
7) July --
8) August --
9) September --
10) October --
11) November --
12) December -- No selection

[Gem]

This is great Karen, thank you... I've got some catching up to do.

[Ms. Lisa | Spark Literacy Tutor]

Awesome list! It looks like 2020 is typed twice. Should that last list be 2021? ☺️

[Karen, Active moderator]

Yes, I'll correct it. Thank you.

[Blue]

Do we need to only use the book list or is it go where you want to go?

[Karen, Active moderator]

Blue wrote: "Do we need to only use the book list or is it go where you want to go?"

The books we read come from the 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up by Julia Eccleshare. We have a monthly group read (except for June and December) which are chosen using a random number generator. This is a list of the books that have been read by the group. You can participate in the group read or read other books on the full list (a spreadsheet is available) or do both.

[Blue]

My mind is on the challenge. Thanks.

[Ellen]

This is the first year I have participated in the group reads. Since there is no selection this month I plan to read a few of the selections from last year.
Update: In June I read 3 of the picture books from last year Miffy byJohn Marsden, Tickle, Tickle by Helen Oxenbury and Gorilla by Anthony Browne