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63 Best Children's Books of All Time


Our goal: Find the best Children's books according to the internet (not just one random person's opinion).

    Here's what we did:
  1. Type "best children's books" into our search engine and study the top 4+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly for you here! 😊
    (It was a lot of work. But hey! That's why we're here, right?)

(Updated 2024)

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Last Updated: Monday 1 Jan, 2024

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  1. 1
    Goodnight Moon

    Goodnight Moon

    Margaret Wise Brown

  2. 2
    Where the Wild Things Are
  3. 3
    The Snowy Day

    The Snowy Day

    Ezra Jack Keats

  4. 5
    The Very Hungry Caterpillar
  5. 6
    Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
  6. 7
    Corduroy

    Corduroy

    Don Freeman

  7. 8
    Where the Sidewalk Ends
  8. 9
    Green Eggs and Ham
  9. 10
    If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
  10. 11
    Go, Dog. Go!

    Go, Dog. Go!

    P.D. Eastman

  11. 12
    The Story of Ferdinand
  12. 13
    Harold and the Purple Crayon
  13. 14
    The Little Engine That Could
  14. 15
    Stellaluna

    Stellaluna

    Janell Cannon

  15. 17
    Good Dog, Carl
  16. 18
    Madeline

    Madeline

    Ludwig Bemelmans

  17. 19
    The Tale of Peter Rabbit
  18. 20
    My Father's Dragon

    My Father's Dragon

    Ruth Stiles Gannett

  19. 21
    Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
  20. 22
    Little Bear

    Little Bear

    Elsa Holmelund Minarik

  21. 23
    Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
  22. 24
    A Sick Day for Amos McGee
  23. MOST RECOMMENDED!
    25
    The Giving Tree

    The Giving Tree

    Shel Silverstein

  24. 27
    Love You Forever

    Love You Forever

    Robert Munsch

  25. 28
    Oh, the Places You'll Go!
  26. 29
    Charlotte's Web
  27. 30
    Winnie-the-Pooh

    Winnie-the-Pooh

    A. A. Milne

  28. 31
    The Cat in the Hat
  29. 32
    A Wrinkle in Time

    A Wrinkle in Time

    Madeleine L'Engle

  30. 33
    Because of Winn-Dixie

    Because of Winn-Dixie

    Kate DiCamillo

  31. 34
    The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
  32. 35
    The Gruffalo

    The Gruffalo

    Julia Donaldson

  33. 36
    The Day the Crayons Quit
  34. 37
    Press Here

    Press Here

    Herve Tullet

  35. 38
    Out of My Mind

    Out of My Mind

    Sharon M. Draper

  36. 39
    The Lorax

    The Lorax

    Dr. Seuss

  37. 40
    The Mitten

    The Mitten

    Jan Brett

  38. 44
    Strega Nona

    Strega Nona

    Tomie dePaola

  39. 45
    Matilda

    Matilda

    Roald Dahl

  40. 46
    Mr. Popper's Penguins

    Mr. Popper's Penguins

    Richard Atwater

  41. 47
    Blueberries for Sal

    Blueberries for Sal

    Robert McCloskey

  42. 48
    Make Way for Ducklings

    Make Way for Ducklings

    Robert McCloskey

  43. 49
    Miss Rumphius

    Miss Rumphius

    Barbara Cooney

  44. 50
    Miss Nelson Is Missing!

    Miss Nelson Is Missing!

    Harry G. Allard Jr.

  45. 52
    Olivia

    Olivia

    Ian Falconer

  46. 53
    Owl Moon

    Owl Moon

    Jane Yolen

  47. 54
    Tuesday

    Tuesday

    David Wiesner

  48. 55
    Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
  49. 56
    Extra Yarn

    Extra Yarn

    Mac Barnett

  50. 57
    Bread and Jam for Frances
  51. 58
    Millions of Cats
  52. 59
    Amelia Bedelia

    Amelia Bedelia

    Peggy Parish

  53. 61
    Eloise
  54. 62
    Grandfather's Journey

FAQ

  • How was this Children's books list created?

    We searched for 'best Children's books', found the top 5 articles, took every book mentioned in 2+ articles, and averaged their rankings.

  • How many Children's books are in this list?

    There are 63 books in this list.

  • Why did you create this Children's books list?

    We wanted to gather the most accurate list of Children's books on the internet.

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