Top Thirteen Children’s Books
Nicholas Kristoff weighs in on his 13 favorite children’s books, and 908 readers (so far) responded with additional proposals for summer reading.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/05/opinio…
Kristoff’s top pick: Charlotte’s Web. I was happy to see readers add titles by Roald Dahl, Lois Lowry, C.S. Lewis, Lewis Carroll, and others. Time to develop a list of the top 100. I am savoring the reader’s comments.
Here’s a start to the top 100 (to be developed in the coming weeks based on posts and conversations). My top 19 for starters.
Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
Hans Christian Andersen, Fairy Tales
J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
L. Frank Baum, The Wizard of Oz
Margaret Wise Brown, Goodnight Moon
Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Roald Dahl, Matilda
Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
Brothers Grimm, Fairy Tales
C.S. Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia
Lois Lowry, The Giver
Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia
Philip Pullman, His Dark Materials
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter books
Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are
Dr. Seuss, The Cat in the Hat
Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web
