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1

The Monster at the End of This Book

5,197 members

105 reviews

½ 4.5

8 Members: hipdeep, lwbooklover, bestem, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, ccmural, ManWithAnAgenda

2

Winnie-the-Pooh

13,522 members

207 reviews

½ 4.3

9 Members: hipdeep, eromsted, lwbooklover, bestem, merrystar, MDGentleReader, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

3

by Margaret Wise Brown

18,893 members

695 reviews

4.2

9 Members: eromsted, kageeh, bestem, merrystar, MDGentleReader, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Kfarrier

4

Where the Wild Things Are

by Maurice Sendak

26,146 members

1,451 reviews

½ 4.3

8 Members: eromsted, kageeh, bestem, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, CarlaOverton, Kfarrier

5

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

by Judith Viorst

14,383 members

652 reviews

4.2

8 Members: hipdeep, kageeh, aulsmith, bestem, merrystar, MDGentleReader, cej1027, ahef1963

6

Green Eggs and Ham

22,805 members

717 reviews

½ 4.3

9 Members: hipdeep, kageeh, lwbooklover, bestem, merrystar, MDGentleReader, cej1027, ahef1963, Kfarrier,ManWithAnAgenda

7

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

11,391 members

373 reviews

½ 4.3

7 Members: kageeh, lwbooklover, bestem, merrystar, MDGentleReader, cej1027, ahef1963,ManWithAnAgenda

8

Harold and the Purple Crayon

by Crockett Johnson

7,835 members

213 reviews

4.2

8 Members: hipdeep, eromsted, merrystar, MDGentleReader, cej1027, CarlaOverton, ManWithAnAgenda, Kfarrier

9

The Phantom Tollbooth

by Norton Juster

17,533 members

425 reviews

½ 4.3

6 Members: Edward, hipdeep, eromsted, merrystar, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda

10

15,119 members

423 reviews

½ 4.3

8 Members: hipdeep, bestem, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, CarlaOverton, ManWithAnAgenda, Kfarrier

11

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

by Judi Barrett

9,811 members

330 reviews

4.2

7 Members: eromsted, lwbooklover, bestem, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

12

The Story of Ferdinand

9,098 members

171 reviews

½ 4.3

7 Members: hipdeep, kageeh, aulsmith, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, CarlaOverton

13

Miss Nelson is Missing

by Harry Allard

6,048 members

230 reviews

4.2

8 Members: hipdeep, lwbooklover, bestem, merrystar, MDGentleReader, cej1027, CarlaOverton, ManWithAnAgenda

14

The Velveteen Rabbit

by Margery Williams

14,100 members

223 reviews

4.2

7 Members: kageeh, lwbooklover, bestem, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

15

Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings

by Shel Silverstein

15,871 members

482 reviews

½ 4.3

7 Members: eromsted, kageeh, lwbooklover, bestem, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963

16

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

22,902 members

1,069 reviews

½ 4.4

7 Members: hipdeep, bestem, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, ccmural, Kfarrier

17

The Giving Tree

by Shel Silverstein

18,848 members

1,013 reviews

½ 4.3

6 Members: eromsted, kageeh, lwbooklover, bestem, cej1027, Kfarrier,merrystar
Explanations: merrystar : Didn't like this one as a child or as an adult.

18

Beezus and Ramona

by Beverly Cleary

6,830 members

113 reviews

3.9

7 Members: hipdeep, kageeh, lwbooklover, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

19

The Prydain Chronicles

by Lloyd Alexander

697 members

10 reviews

½ 4.3

6 Members: hipdeep, eromsted, merrystar, MDGentleReader, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda

20

A Light in the Attic: Poems and Drawings

by Shel Silverstein

10,707 members

207 reviews

½ 4.3

6 Members: eromsted, kageeh, lwbooklover, bestem, merrystar, ahef1963

21

Blueberries for Sal

by Robert McCloskey

8,095 members

146 reviews

4.2

6 Members: hipdeep, bestem, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

22

The Complete Little House Nine-Book Set

by Laura Ingalls Wilder

4,603 members

53 reviews

½ 4.4

6 Members: hipdeep, lwbooklover, merrystar, MDGentleReader, cej1027, ahef1963

23

The House at Pooh Corner

8,489 members

78 reviews

½ 4.4

5 Members: hipdeep, eromsted, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

24

Anne of Green Gables

by L. M. Montgomery

29,567 members

562 reviews

½ 4.3

5 Members: kageeh, lwbooklover, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963

25

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

by Virginia Lee Burton

6,876 members

75 reviews

4.2

5 Members: hipdeep, bestem, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963

26

Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type

by Doreen Cronin

10,719 members

505 reviews

½ 4.3

5 Members: eromsted, kageeh, merrystar, cej1027, CarlaOverton

27

Days with Frog and Toad

by Arnold Lobel

4,840 members

74 reviews

½ 4.4

5 Members: hipdeep, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

28

by Kay Thompson

1,773 members

42 reviews

4.1

4 Members: hipdeep, kageeh, bestem, cej1027

29

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

9,636 members

507 reviews

½ 4.4

5 Members: hipdeep, merrystar, MDGentleReader, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda

30

The Runaway Bunny

by Margaret Wise Brown

7,865 members

121 reviews

4.1

5 Members: eromsted, kageeh, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963

31

9,620 members

244 reviews

4.2

5 Members: hipdeep, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

32

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

by Bill Martin Jr.

14,548 members

707 reviews

½ 4.3

5 Members: hipdeep, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

33

Make Way for Ducklings

by Robert McCloskey

10,758 members

184 reviews

½ 4.3

5 Members: hipdeep, kageeh, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963

34

The Little House

by Virginia Lee Burton

5,444 members

129 reviews

½ 4.3

5 Members: bestem, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

35

The Cat in the Hat

20,539 members

530 reviews

4.2

5 Members: lwbooklover, bestem, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963,ManWithAnAgenda

36

by Robert McCloskey

4,039 members

25 reviews

4.1

4 Members: lwbooklover, aulsmith, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda

37

The Napping House

6,706 members

285 reviews

4.2

4 Members: merrystar, MDGentleReader, cej1027, CarlaOverton

38

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

by Jon Scieszka

11,508 members

681 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: cej1027, ahef1963, CarlaOverton, ManWithAnAgenda

39

The Polar Express

by Chris Van Allsburg

9,702 members

460 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: hipdeep, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963

40

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

by Beverly Cleary

10,704 members

119 reviews

3.9

4 Members: lwbooklover, merrystar, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda

41

The Paper Bag Princess

by Robert Munsch

5,367 members

180 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: hipdeep, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963

42

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

by Bill Jr. Martin

14,358 members

783 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: cej1027, ahef1963, ccmural

43

by David Macaulay

3,229 members

48 reviews

4.2

4 Members: merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

44

Harriet the Spy

by Louise Fitzhugh

7,022 members

121 reviews

4

3 Members: lwbooklover, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

45

The Chronicles of Narnia

35,946 members

322 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963,kageeh

46

D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths

by Ingri d'Aulaire

5,383 members

100 reviews

½ 4.5

3 Members: hipdeep, merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda

47

8,876 members

306 reviews

½ 4.4

4 Members: eromsted, kageeh, merrystar, cej1027,ManWithAnAgenda

48

by David Wiesner

4,582 members

344 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: hipdeep, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda

49

The Little Prince

by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

44,792 members

769 reviews

4.2

3 Members: merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963

50

22,177 members

479 reviews

½ 4.3

3 Members: merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

51

by Kevin Henkes

8,700 members

371 reviews

½ 4.4

3 Members: merrystar, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda

52

by J. R. R. Tolkien

94,757 members

1,191 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,eromsted ,kageeh

53

The Lion & the Mouse

by Jerry Pinkney

3,115 members

517 reviews

½ 4.4

2 Members: hipdeep, cej1027

54

by Beverly Cleary

6,352 members

31 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: lwbooklover, ManWithAnAgenda

55

The Invention of Hugo Cabret

by Brian Selznick

9,698 members

665 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda

56

Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale

5,696 members

356 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: MDGentleReader, cej1027

57

The One and Only Ivan

by Katherine Applegate

7,920 members

391 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: MDGentleReader

58

by Janell Cannon

9,164 members

303 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: merrystar, cej1027

59

A Sick Day for Amos McGee

by Philip C. Stead

2,763 members

338 reviews

½ 4.4

2 Members: MDGentleReader, cej1027

60

by Ian Falconer

5,132 members

253 reviews

4.2

2 Members: hipdeep, cej1027

61

by Beverly Cleary

5,466 members

40 reviews

3.9

2 Members: kageeh, cej1027

62

by Kevin Henkes

4,248 members

149 reviews

4.2

2 Members: merrystar, cej1027

63

The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and The Big Hungry Bear

5,761 members

98 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: merrystar, cej1027

64

Good Night, Mr. Tom

by Michelle Magorian

2,620 members

69 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

65

3,590 members

81 reviews

½ 4.4

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

66

Joseph Had a Little Overcoat

by Simms Taback

2,634 members

199 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: cej1027, ahef1963

67

by David Wiesner

3,207 members

518 reviews

½ 4.4

Member: merrystar

68

The Annotated Alice

by Lewis Carroll

2,441 members

33 reviews

½ 4.4

Member: ahef1963

69

My Family and Other Animals

by Gerald Durrell

5,270 members

150 reviews

4.2

Member: ahef1963

70

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

9,080 members

164 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: cej1027, ahef1963,ManWithAnAgenda

71

The Kissing Hand

9,413 members

293 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: merrystar

72

Paddle-to-the-Sea

by Holling C. Holling

3,399 members

26 reviews

½ 4.4

Member: cej1027

73

Finn Family Moomintroll

by Tove Jansson

2,503 members

50 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: merrystar

74

by Richard Adams

24,962 members

472 reviews

4.2

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda,eromsted ,kageeh

75

The Hero and the Crown

by Robin McKinley

6,406 members

117 reviews

4.2

76

by Robin McKinley

6,157 members

137 reviews

½ 4.3

77

The Wednesday Wars

by Gary D. Schmidt

4,100 members

213 reviews

½ 4.3

78

by Sara Pennypacker

4,026 members

164 reviews

4.2

79

3,993 members

358 reviews

½ 4.5

80

Henry's Freedom Box

by Ellen Levine

3,945 members

505 reviews

½ 4.5

81

Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

by Doreen Rappaport

3,758 members

211 reviews

½ 4.5

82

What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?

by Steve Jenkins

3,340 members

117 reviews

½ 4.3

83

3,229 members

203 reviews

½ 4.3

84

Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity

2,804 members

166 reviews

½ 4.3

85

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

by Mordicai Gerstein

2,400 members

267 reviews

½ 4.3

86

Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion

1,119 members

79 reviews

½ 4.3

87

Dragon, Dragon, and Other Tales

by John Champlin Gardner

138 members

2 reviews

½ 4.4

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Started: sturlington
February 2012
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