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63 Best Children's Books

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

Method:

  1. Search for "best children's books" and study the top 4+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

63 Best Children's Books

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1

Goodnight Moon

by Margaret Wise Brown

2

The Snowy Day

by Ezra Jack Keats

Also recommended by:

Michelle Obama, Don Cheadle

3

Where the Wild Things Are

by Maurice Sendak

Also recommended by:

Richard Branson, Fred Wilson

4

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

by Judith Viorst

Also recommended by:

Ev Williams

5

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

by Bill Martin Jr.

6

Corduroy

by Don Freeman

7

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

by Eric Carle

8

Where the Sidewalk Ends

Poems and Drawings

by Shel Silverstein

9

A Sick Day for Amos McGee

by Philip C. Stead

10

Frog and Toad Quartet

The Complete Collection

by Arnold Lobel

11

Go, Dog. Go!

by P.D. Eastman

12

Good Dog, Carl

A Classic Board Book

by Alexandra Day

13

Green Eggs and Ham

by Dr. Seuss

14

Harold and the Purple Crayon

by Crockett Johnson

15

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

by Laura Numeroff

16

Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

by Kevin Henkes

17

Little Bear

by Elsa Holmelund Minarik

18

Madeline

by Ludwig Bemelmans

19

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

by Virginia Lee Burton

20

My Father's Dragon

by Ruth Stiles Gannett

21

Stellaluna

by Janell Cannon

22

The Little Engine That Could

by Watty Piper

23

The Story of Ferdinand

by Munro Leaf

24

The Tale of Peter Rabbit

by Beatrix Potter

25

The Giving Tree

by Shel Silverstein

26

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

The Chronicles of Narnia, Book 1

by C. S. Lewis

27

Charlotte's Web

by E. B White

Also recommended by:

Taylor Swift, Peter Attia

28

Love You Forever

by Robert Munsch

Also recommended by:

Evan Goldberg, Melinda Gates

29

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

by Dr. Seuss

Also recommended by:

Richard Branson, Lisa Ling

30

Winnie-the-Pooh

by A. A. Milne

Also recommended by:

Dr. Gabor Maté, Hillary Clinton

31

A Wrinkle in Time

by Madeleine L'Engle

Also recommended by:

Sheryl Sandberg

32

Because of Winn-Dixie

by Kate DiCamillo

Also recommended by:

Ann Patchett

33

The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

by Astrid Lindgren

Also recommended by:

Michelle Obama

34

The Cat in the Hat

The Cat in the Hat, Book 1

by Dr. Seuss

Also recommended by:

Thomas Frank

35

Amelia Bedelia

by Peggy Parish

36

Blueberries for Sal

by Robert McCloskey

37

Bread and Jam for Frances

by Russell Hoban

38

Elephant & Piggie Series

Complete Collection 25 Books Set

by Mo Willems

39

Eloise

The Ultimate Edition

by Kay Thompson

40

Extra Yarn

by Mac Barnett

41

Grandfather's Journey

by Allen Say

42

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter, Book 1

by J.K. Rowling

43

Knuffle Bunny

Knuffle Bunny, Book 1

by Mo Willems

44

Lon Po Po

A Red-Riding Hood Story From China

by Ed Young

45

Make Way for Ducklings

by Robert McCloskey

46

Matilda

by Roald Dahl

47

Millions of Cats

by Wanda Gág

48

Miss Nelson Is Missing!

by Harry G. Allard Jr.

49

Miss Rumphius

by Barbara Cooney

50

Mr. Popper's Penguins

by Richard Atwater

51

Olivia

by Ian Falconer

52

Out of My Mind

by Sharon M. Draper

53

Owl Moon

by Jane Yolen

54

Press Here

by Herve Tullet

55

Strega Nona

by Tomie dePaola

56

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

by William Steig

57

The Day the Crayons Quit

by Drew Daywalt

58

The Gruffalo

by Julia Donaldson

59

The Lorax

by Dr. Seuss

60

The Mitten

by Jan Brett

61

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

by Jon Scieszka

62

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

by Jon Scieszka

63

Tuesday

by David Wiesner

Sources

Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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