Favorite Kid books!

A list of some favorite books for younger and older kids. I'm sure I'm missing some - but here are quite a few that we have loved!

Books for younger kids

1.       Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

2.       Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

3.       Runnaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown

4.       The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams

5.       Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss

6.       Are You My Mother? By P. D. Eastman

7.       The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl

8.       Pierre by Maurice Sendak

9.       Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey

10.   Bread and Jam for Francis by Russel Hoban

11.   The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin by Beatrix Potter

12.   Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans

13.   Need a House? Call Ms. Mouse by George Mendoza

14.   Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

15.   The Lorax by Dr. Seuss

16.   Tickle my Nose and Other Action Rhymes by Kaye Umansky

17.   Pumpkin Moonshine by Tasha Tudor

18.   How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? By Jane Yolen and Mark Teague

19.   Richard Scarry’s Please and Thank You Book by Richard Scarry

20.   A Child’s Goodnight Book by Margaret Wise Brown

21.   There’s a Nightmare in My Closet by Mercer Mayer

22.   In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak

23.   I Was so Mad by Mercer Mayer

24.   Little Bear by Else Minarik

25.   Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson

26.   The Big Orange Splot by Daniel Pinkwater

27.   The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka

28.   Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss

29.   Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina

30.   Ferdinand by Munro Leaf

31.   Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae

32.   Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff

33.   Owl Moon by Jane Yolen

34.   The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper

35.   Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel

36.   Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell

37.   Town Mouse Country Mouse by Jan Brett

38.   Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel

39.   The Napping House by Audrey Wood

40.   Curious George by H.A. Ray

41.   Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton

42.   Home for a Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown

43.   Wonders of Nature by Jane Watson

44.   Pussy Willow by Margaret Wise Brown

45.   My Dolly and Me by Patricia Scarry

46.   Ten Little Ladybugs by Melanie Gerth

47.   Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! By Mo Willems

48.   Swimmy by Leo Lionni

49.   Corduroy by Don Freeman

50.   The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

51.   Blueberries for Sal by Robert McClosky

52.   Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst

53.   Stellaluna by Janelle Cannon

54.   Verdi by by Janelle Cannon

55.   The Snowy Day by Ezra Keats

56.   Guess how Much I Love You by Sam McBratney

57.   The Tale Of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

58.   The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone

59.   Amelia Bedelia by Peggie Parish

60.   Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag

61.   Frederick by Leo Lionni

62.   The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack

63.   The Spooky Old Tree by Stan and Jan Berenstain

64.   The Bear’s Nature Guide by Stan and Jan Berenstain

65.   The Bike Lesson by Stan and Jan Berenstain

66.   Flap Your Wings by P.D. Eastman

67.   A Fish Out of Water by Helen Palmer

68.   Big Dog Little Dog by P.D. Eastman

69.   My Little Golden Book About God by Jane Watson

70.   The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

71.   Lon Po Po by Ed Young

72.   Animalia by Graeme Base

73.   The Pokey Little Puppy by Janette Lowery

74.   Higgelty Piggelty Pop! By Maurice Sendak

75.   The Kitten who Thought He Was a Mouse by Miriam Norton

76.   Baby Animals by Gyo Fujikawa

77.   The Saggy Baggy Elephant by K. Jackson

78.   I am Bunny by Ole Risom

79.   Time for Bed by Mem Fox

80.   All the Pretty Little Horses by Lyn Lacey

Books for older kids

1.       The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein

2.       Narnia series by C. S. Lewis

3.       Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

4.       Hurry Home Candy by Meindert Dejong

5.       James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

6.       The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

7.       Redwall series by Brian Jacques

8.       Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

9.       Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgrin

10.   Warriors series by Erin Hunter

11.   Hoot by Carl Hiassen

12.   Judy Moody series by Megan McDonald

13.   Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

14.   Matilda by Roald Dahl

15.   Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl

16.   Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh

17.   Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard Kipling

18.   Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Peterson

19.   Ramona series by Beverly Cleary

20.   Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

21.   Julie of the Wolves by Jean George

22.   Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling

23.   Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Wilder

24.   The Call of the Wild by Jack London

25.   A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle

26.   From the Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg

27.   Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins

28.   The Giver by Lois Lowry

29.   My Side of the Mountain by Jean George

30.   The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

31.   Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan

32.   Gregor the Overlander series by Suzanne Collins

33.   Junie B. Jones series by Barbara Park

34.   Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

35.   Because Of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

36.   Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

37.   Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

38.   The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Warner

39.   The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary

40.   Socks by Beverly Cleary

41.   Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Banks

42.   Encyclopedia Brown by Donald Sobel

43.   Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Curtis

44.   Holes by Louis Sachar

45.   Stuart Little by E.B. White

46.   The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

47.   Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz

48.   Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

49.   Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney

50.   Little Miss and Mister series by Roger Hargreaves

51.   Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

52.   The Twits by Roald Dahl

53.   No Such Things by Bill Peet

54.   Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mesel

55.   Capyboppy by Bill Peet

56.   Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osbourne

57.   Shiloh by Phyllis Naylor

58.   Stone Soup by Marcia Brown

59.   The Witches by Roald Dahl

60.   Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell

61.   The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alenxander

62.   Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit

63.   Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Brink

64.   A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket

65.   Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Caroll

66.   Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg

67.   Boom! By Mark Haddon

68.   I, Freddy by Dietlof Reiche

69.   The White Seal by Rudyard Kipling

70.   The Story of Holly and Ivy by Rumer Godden

71.   Leviathan series by Keith Thompson

72.   Along Came a Dog by Meindert DeJong

73.   Just Grace series by Charise Harper

74.   Bone series by Jeff Smith

75.   Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume

76.   Egyptology by Dugland Steer

77.   Kavik the Wolf Dog by Walt Morey

78.   I am Leaper by Annabel  Johnson

79.   Hello Kitty Hello World! By Higashi/Glaser

80.   The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford

81.   Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry