Reading at Hamlin

100 Best Books

From The School Library Journal

1. Aardema, Verna. Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears: A West African Tale. illus. by Leo and Diane Dillon.
2. Alexander, Lloyd. The High King, 1968. (Newbery Winner)
3. Avi. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle. illus. by Ruth E. Murray. Orchard, 1990. (Newbery Honor)
4. Babbitt, Natalie. Tuck Everlasting. Farrar, 1975.
5. Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Viking, 1939.
6. Bishop, Claire Hutchet. The Five Chinese Brothers. illus by Kurt Wiese. Coward 1938.
7. Blume, Judy. Are You There, God? It’s Me Margaret. Bradbury, 1970.
8. Bond, Michael. A Bear Called Paddington. illus. by Peggy Fortnum. Houghton, 1958.
9. Brown, Margaret Wise. Goodnight Moon. illus. by Clement Hurd. Harper, 1947.
10. Bunting, Eve. Smoky Night. illus. by David Diaz. Harcourt, 1994. (Caldecott Winner)
11. Burnett, Frances Hodgson. The Secret Garden. Stokes, 1911.
12. Burnford, Sheila. The Incredible Journey: A Tale of Three Animals. illus. by Carl Burger. Bantam, 1961.
13. Byars, Betsy. Summer of the Swan. illus. by Ted Coconis. Viking, 1970.
14. Carle, Eric. The Very Hungry Caterpillar. World, 1969.
15. Cole, Brock. The Goats. Farrar, 1987.
16. Cole, Joanna. The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks. illus. by Bruce Degen. Scholastic, 1986.
17. Cooper, Susan. The Dark is Rising. illus. by Alan Cober. Macmillan, 1973.
18. Cormier, Robert. The Chocolate War. Pantheon, 1974.
19. Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. illus. by Joseph Schindelman. Knopf, 1964.
20. DePaola, Tomie. Strega Nona. Prentice, 1975.
21. Fitzhugh, Louise. Harriet the Spy. Harper, 1964.
22. Fleischman, Paul. Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices.iIllus. by Eric Beddows. Harper 1988.
23. Fox, Paula. The One-Eyed Cat. illus. by Irene Trivas. S & S, 1984.
24. Frank, Anne. Anne Frank the Diary of a Young Girl. Doubleday, 1952.
25. Freedman, Russell. Lincoln: A Photobiography. Clarion, 1987. (Newbery Winner)
26. Gag, Wanda. Millions of Cats. Coward, 1928.
27. George, Jean Craighead. Jule of the Wolves. Harper, 1972. (Newbery Winner)
28. Grahame, Kenneth. The Wind in the Willows. illus. by Ernest H. Shepard, Scribner, 1933.
29. Hamilton, Virginia. M. C. Higgins the Great. Macmillan, 1974.
30. Hamilton, Virginia. The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales. illus. by Leo and Diane Dillon. Knopf, 1985.
31. Henkes, Kevin. Chester’s Way. Greenwillow. 1988.
32. Hesse, Karen. Out of the Dust. Scholastic, 1997.
33. Hinton, S.E. The Outsiders. Viking, 1967.
34. Hoban, Tana. Shapes and Things. Macmillan, 1970.
35. Holling, Holling C. Paddle-to-the Sea. Houghton, 1941.
36. Keats, Ezra Jack. The Snowy Day. Viking, 1962.
37. Kipling, Rudyard. Just So Stories. Doubleday, 1902.
38. Konigsburg, E.L. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Atheneum, 1967. (Newbery Medal Winner)
39. Lauber, Patricia. Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of Mt. St. Helens. Macmillan, 1986.
40. Lawson, Robert. Rabbit Hill. Viking, 1944.
41. LeGuin, Ursula. A Wizard of Earthsea. Illus. by Ruth Robbins. Parnassus, 1968.
42. L’Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinkle in Time. Farrar, 1962.
43. Lewis, C.S. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Macmillan, 1950.
44. Lindgren, Astrid. Pippi Longstocking. Illus. by Louis S. Glanzman. Viking, 1950.
45. Lobel, Arnold. Frog and Toad are Friends. Harper, 1970. (Caldecott Winner)
46. Lowry, Lois. Anastasia Krupnik. Houghton, 1979.
47. Lowry, Lois. The Giver. Houghton, 1993.
48. Macaulay, David. Cathedral. Houghton, 1973.
49. Macaulay, David. The Way Things Work. Houghton, 1988.
50. MacLachlan, Patricia. Sarah, Plain and Tall. Harper, 1985.
51. Marshall, James. George and Martha. Houghton, 1972.
52. Martin, Bill, Jr. and John Archimbault. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. Illus. by Lois Ehlert. S&S, 1989.
53. McCloskey, Robert. Make Way Ducklings. Viking, 1941.
54. McCord, David. Far and Few. Illus. by Henry B. Kane. Little, 1962. Out of print.
55. McKinley, Robin. The Hero and the Crown. Greenwillow, 1984.(Newbery Medal Winner)
56. McKissack, Patricia. Mirandy and Brother Wind. Illus. by Jerry Pinkney. Knopf, 1988.
57. Merrill, Jean. The Pushcart War. Illus. by Ronni Solbert. Scott, 1964.
58. Milne, A.A. Winnie-the-Pooh. Illus. by Ernest H. Shepard. Dutton, 1926.
59. Minarik, Else. Little Bear. Illus. by Maurice Sendek. Harper, 1957.
60. Montgomery, L.M. Anne of Green Gables. L.C. Page, 1908.
61. O’Dell, Scott. Island of the Blue Dolphins. Houghton, 1960.
62. Paterson, Katherine. Bridge to Terabithia. Illus. by Donna Diamond. Crowell, 1977.
63. Paulsen, Gary. Hatchet. Bradbury, 1987.
64. Pearce, Philippa. Tom’s Midnight Garden. Illus. by Susan Einzig. Harper, 1959.
65. Piper, Watty. The Little Engine That Could. Illus. by George and Doris Hauman. Platt, 1930.
66. Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Warne, 1902.
67. Raschka, Chris. Yo! Yes? Orchard, 1993.
68. Raskin, Ellen. The Westing Game. Dutton, 1978.
69. Rey, H.A. Curious George. Houghton, 1941.
70. Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Scholastic, 1998.
71. Scieszka, John. The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales. Illus. by Lane Smith. Viking, 1992.
72. Sendek, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Harper, 1963.
73. Seuss, Dr. The Cat in the Hat. Random, 1957.
74. Silverstein, Shel. Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings. Harper, 1974.
75. Singer, Isaac Bashevis. Zlateh the Goat. Illus. by Maurice Sendak. Harper, 1966.
76. Slepian, Jan. The Alfred Summer. Macmilan, 1980. Out of print in hardcover.
77. Slobodkina, Esphyr. Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business. Scott, 1940.
78. Steig, William. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble. Windmill, 1969.
79. Steptoe, John. Stevie. Harper, 1969.
80. Sutcliff, Rosemary. The Lantern Bearers. Illus. by Charles Keepiing. Walck, 1959.
81. Taylor, Mildred. Roll of Thunder Hear by Cry. Illus. by Jerry Pinkney. Dial, 1976.
82. Tolkien, J.R.R. The Hobbit. Houghton, 1938.
83. Travers, P.L. Mary Poppins. Illus. by Mary Shepard. Harcourt, 1934.
84. Van Allsburg, Chris. The Polar Bear Express. Houghton, 1985.
85. Voight, Cynthia. Homecoming. Atheneum, 1981.
86. Wells, Rosemary. Max’s First Word. Dial, 1979.
87. White, E.B. Charlotte’s Web. Illus. by Garth Williams. Harper, 1952.
88. Wilder, Laura Ingalls. Little House in the Big Woods. Illus. by Garth Williams. Harper, 1932.
89. Young, Ed. Seven Blind Mice. Philomel, 1992.
90. Zelinksy, Paul O. Rumpelstiltskin. Dutton, 1986.
91. Zindel, Paul. The Pigman. Harper, 1968.
92. Zolotow, Charlotte. William’s Doll. Illus. by William Pene du Bois. Harper, 1972.
93. DiCamillo, Kate. Because of Winn Dixie. Candlewick. 2000.
94. Martin, Ann M. & Laura Godwin. The Doll People. Illus. by Brian Selznick. Hyperion, 2000.
95. Pinkney. Andrea Davis. Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters. illus. by Stephen Alcorn. Harcourt/Gulliver. 2000.
96. Pinkney, Jerry. Aesop’s Fables. Illus. by Jerry Pinkney. North-South/SeaStar.2000.
97. Kimmel, Eric, retel. Gershon’s Monster: A Story for the Jewish New Year.illus. by Jon J. Muth. Scholastic. 2000
98. St. George, Judith. So Want to Be President? illus. by David Small. Philomel. 2000. (Caldecott Winner)
99. Peck, Richard. A Year Down Yonder. Dial. 2000. (Newbery Medal Winner)
100. Whelan, Gloria. Homeless Bird. HarperCollins. 2000.