100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
The Amazon books editors got together and chose 100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime. We defined children's books as those for kids age 12 or younger. We want to know what books you would choose. Add titles below, and vote on the titles added by fellow readers.
See the Amazon editors' list here - http://www.amazon.com/100childrensboo...
After two weeks of voting, here are the results of the readers picks: http://amzn.to/1sQUCMq
See the Amazon editors' list here - http://www.amazon.com/100childrensboo...
After two weeks of voting, here are the results of the readers picks: http://amzn.to/1sQUCMq
2,200 books ·
2,115 voters ·
list created July 29th, 2014
by Seira Wilson (votes) .
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![Mhenretig](https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_25x33-ccd24e68f4773d33a41ce08c3a34892e.png)
Also, If you give a pig a pancake.... forget the author, the Dr. Seuss classic, Horton hears a Who and Horton hatches an Egg.
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by J.R.R. Tolkien is a middle-earth shaking epic of genre changing proportions that can be enjoyed by all ages, I wouldn't call it a children's book.
![Jessica](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1365341699p1/7672965.jpg)
I was thinking the same thing. "The Book Thief" is not a children's book!
![Mitchell Friedman](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1622399083p1/970632.jpg)
But it is always interesting to start over. The Amazon Editor's list actually isn't bad either.
![Mitchell Friedman](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1622399083p1/970632.jpg)
And to be fair, the 4th is the collected works of Mrs. Piggle Wiggle
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It's very easy to see who is feeding votes, by like what you said. One book particularly that just came out 2 months ago about Tuesday, looks to me to be spamming. Maybe research the author some what.
![Rayna](https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/f_25x33-d79c46f9428d2aea1444d67c091766a6.png)
It's very easy to see who is feeding votes, by like what you said. One book particularly that just came out 2 months ago about Tuesday, looks to me to be spamming. Maybe research the author some what.
![Rayna](https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/f_25x33-d79c46f9428d2aea1444d67c091766a6.png)
It's very easy to see who is feeding votes, by like what you said. One book particularly that just came out 2 months ago about Tuesday, looks to me to be spamming.
![Rayna](https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/f_25x33-d79c46f9428d2aea1444d67c091766a6.png)
It has 205 ratings, yet accumulated 62 votes. I really don't think so, expecially beating out some big names. They should not do these votes with no limits. How misleading to the public.
![Mitchell Friedman](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1622399083p1/970632.jpg)
by J.R.R. Tolkien is a middle-earth shaking epic of genre changing proportions that can be enjoyed by all ages, I wouldn't call it a children's book."
I read The Hobbit to my kindergartner aloud (so she was at most 7). And I myself read the Hobbit for the first time when I was 13. Based on that I thought it met the criteria of "children's books as those for kids age 12 or younger"
![Mitchell Friedman](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1622399083p1/970632.jpg)
Which is why on my lists I explicitly state something like - any book less than 10 years old with <1000 ratings will be just removed arbitrarily with no notice.
![Mitchell Friedman](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1622399083p1/970632.jpg)
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Thanks :) (y)
![Jessica Everson](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1349041797p1/13278874.jpg)
Animal Farm? Catcher in the Rye? what???
![Nagueyalti Warren](https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_25x33-ccd24e68f4773d33a41ce08c3a34892e.png)
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BFG, James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. That's three on the list.
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by J.R.R. Tolkien is a middle-earth shaking epic of genre changing proportions that can be enjoyed by all ages, I wouldn't call it a children's book."
I read it when I was in fifth grade. I think it just depends on the children and whether they like that type of book.
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![Ashlee D.](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1535352239p1/4820613.jpg)
But it is always interesting to start over. The Amazon Editor's list actually isn't bad either."
Mitchell is correct (in my opinion and preferences); the list Best Children's Books he linked above is more along the lines of my favorites too.
![Leland P.](https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_25x33-ccd24e68f4773d33a41ce08c3a34892e.png)
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