1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up

1

De Hobbit

door J. R. R. Tolkien

94,325 leden

1,189 besprekingen

½ 4.3

Algemene Rangorde 2

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Verklaringen: PitcherBooks: JF, YA, All Ages. 1937 BritLit kid fantasy adventure classic. Prequel to LOTR (and actually the only book of that series that I found truly enjoyable). A hobbit's journey and adventures with a wizard and dwarf troupe. Don't recommend the movie adaptations.
sturlington: My son preferred the graphic novel adaptation. The full text was a little too slow-going for him. He loves the movies.

2

Harry Potter en de Steen der Wijzen

door J. K. Rowling

133,674 leden

2,051 besprekingen

½ 4.3

Algemene Rangorde 3

53 Members: Aquila, gennyt, xuesheng, ejmam, Moomin_Mama, KimarieBee, paeonia, J.Sealy, aulsmith, avatiakh, supersidvicious, Mom2MandJ, rnnyhoff, PitcherBooks, konallis, FAMeulstee, labfs39, amanda4242, MaryKay1822, merrystar, blackdove07, telopea, deldevries, sturlington, navelos, paruline, honeydew69862004, souloftherose, marycloseburn, tboonstra, briarhills, Dilara86, katie4098, eclecticdodo, rretzler, Tess_W, si, davisonme, acceptance, cej1027, gypsysmom, al.vick, ahef1963, sr994, mspixieears, Katy11, alvaret, bethanyseeley, wichitafriendsschool, Rusty37, shainaebc, mozone1, steller0707, ,EllenMazieKeyes ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: aulsmith: Read as an adult and hated it.
PitcherBooks: JF, YA, All Ages. Multiple award winner. The 1998 book that started it all, first of the 7-book series. Harry Potter learns he's to be a student wizard at Hogwarts and so escape his awful Muggle relatives. Despite the dire predicaments his new status brings him, he is buoyed up with new friends and a wizard mentor. If you read one, you'll end up reading them all ... aulsmith: You have this listed as recommended book #67. Perhaps you might wish to delete if from your list if you hate it?
: Has hidden messages of racism, antisemitism, segregation, etc.

3

Het wonderbaarlijke voorval met de hond in de nacht

door Mark Haddon

44,306 leden

1,328 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 44

31 Members: Aquila, gennyt, ejmam, Moomin_Mama, J.Sealy, avatiakh, roby72, FAMeulstee, labfs39, cbl_tn, DeltaQueen50, blackdove07, deldevries, thomasandmary, paruline, EllaTim, marycloseburn, tboonstra, Dilara86, eclecticdodo, rretzler, si, cej1027, mdoris, gypsysmom, ahef1963, nikki.nu, Rusty37, ManWithAnAgenda, mozone1, steller0707,PitcherBooks ,merrystar ,sturlington ,EllenMazieKeyes , ,
Verklaringen: PitcherBooks : No explanation on what makes this particular edition a top 1000 must-read. I know it's popular but it didn't do a thing for me.
sturlington : For teens perhaps, but not children.

4

De kleine prins

door Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

44,619 leden

762 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 15

38 Members: Aquila, gennyt, ejmam, Moomin_Mama, smcwl, paeonia, guyalice, aulsmith, rainpebble, Mom2MandJ, roby72, rnnyhoff, FAMeulstee, labfs39, amanda4242, merrystar, blackdove07, sturlington, navelos, paruline, EllaTim, marycloseburn, Dilara86, rretzler, acceptance, cej1027, gypsysmom, al.vick, ahef1963, mspixieears, EllenMazieKeyes, Ludmila.Smirnova, Tinuvia, bethanyseeley, Rusty37, shainaebc, mozone1, steller0707
Verklaringen: sturlington: This is the very first book I read aloud to my son. I don't think he understood much of it, but I love this book!

5

De geheime tuin

door Frances Hodgson Burnett

35,244 leden

554 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 7

45 Members: Aquila, gennyt, xuesheng, ejmam, smcwl, paeonia, guyalice, aulsmith, rainpebble, Mom2MandJ, roby72, rnnyhoff, konallis, FAMeulstee, labfs39, cbl_tn, DeltaQueen50, MaryKay1822, merrystar, blackdove07, deldevries, navelos, thomasandmary, paruline, tboonstra, briarhills, MDGentleReader, si, davisonme, cej1027, mdoris, gypsysmom, al.vick, ahef1963, mspixieears, EllenMazieKeyes, Ludmila.Smirnova, alvaret, bethanyseeley, Rusty37, shainaebc, ManWithAnAgenda, mozone1, Dondy154, SYESHOI,sturlington
Verklaringen: sturlington : Dated and overly didactic.

6

Rupsje Nooitgenoeg

door Eric Carle

22,767 leden

1,068 besprekingen

½ 4.4

Algemene Rangorde 11

7

De Reisgenoten

door J. R. R. Tolkien

54,602 leden

486 besprekingen

½ 4.4

Algemene Rangorde 32

32 Members: Aquila, gennyt, ejmam, Moomin_Mama, paeonia, aulsmith, rainpebble, konallis, FAMeulstee, labfs39, cbl_tn, MaryKay1822, merrystar, blackdove07, deldevries, navelos, thomasandmary, paruline, marycloseburn, briarhills, eclecticdodo, rretzler, cej1027, gypsysmom, al.vick, ahef1963, jeffza, mspixieears, EllenMazieKeyes, Ludmila.Smirnova, bethanyseeley, Rusty37,sturlington ,katie4098 , ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: sturlington : Not for children.
katie4098 : This is not a children's book
: Way too difficult for a child to read. I don't think it was ever aimed at children.

8

Het Noorderlicht

door Philip Pullman

36,185 leden

742 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 47

28 Members: Aquila, gennyt, ejmam, paeonia, J.Sealy, guyalice, avatiakh, FAMeulstee, labfs39, amanda4242, merrystar, blackdove07, deldevries, paruline, marycloseburn, Dilara86, eclecticdodo, rretzler, si, gypsysmom, al.vick, ahef1963, mspixieears, alvaret, bethanyseeley, OFThomp, ManWithAnAgenda, mozone1, ,sturlington ,thomasandmary ,EllenMazieKeyes

9

De avonturen van Alice in Wonderland

door Lewis Carroll

27,049 leden

478 besprekingen

4

Algemene Rangorde 4

47 Members: Aquila, gennyt, ejmam, Moomin_Mama, smcwl, paeonia, guyalice, aulsmith, rainpebble, avatiakh, Mom2MandJ, roby72, rnnyhoff, konallis, FAMeulstee, labfs39, amanda4242, cbl_tn, DeltaQueen50, merrystar, blackdove07, navelos, paruline, EllaTim, marycloseburn, eassin, katie4098, eclecticdodo, rretzler, si, acceptance, cej1027, gypsysmom, al.vick, ahef1963, sr994, jeffza, mspixieears, EllenMazieKeyes, Ludmila.Smirnova, Tinuvia, bethanyseeley, Rusty37, shainaebc, ManWithAnAgenda, mozone1, SYESHOI

10

Sjakie en de chocoladefabriek

door Roald Dahl

24,960 leden

450 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 9

44 Members: Aquila, gennyt, xuesheng, ejmam, Moomin_Mama, paeonia, rainpebble, avatiakh, Mom2MandJ, roby72, rnnyhoff, konallis, FAMeulstee, labfs39, amanda4242, MaryKay1822, merrystar, blackdove07, telopea, deldevries, sturlington, navelos, paruline, Snubby, tboonstra, eassin, briarhills, katie4098, eclecticdodo, rretzler, si, davisonme, cej1027, al.vick, ahef1963, mspixieears, EllenMazieKeyes, Ludmila.Smirnova, CarlaOverton, alvaret, bethanyseeley, Rusty37, ManWithAnAgenda, mozone1,acceptance
Verklaringen: sturlington: We listened to the audio version. Great.

11

Het kerkhof

door Neil Gaiman

22,179 leden

1,263 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 53

23 Members: Aquila, ejmam, paeonia, guyalice, aulsmith, avatiakh, supersidvicious, PitcherBooks, FAMeulstee, amanda4242, DeltaQueen50, blackdove07, deldevries, sturlington, briarhills, rretzler, acceptance, ahef1963, OFThomp, ManWithAnAgenda, mozone1, steller0707, Chiken,cej1027
Verklaringen: PitcherBooks: Multiple Award Winner. JF, YA, All Ages. After his family is murdered, a baby is raised to boyhood by the departed denizens of the local graveyard. Interesting concept. Fun read. Equally appealing to boys & girls.

12

De tovenaar van Oz

door L. Frank Baum

21,943 leden

423 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 12

13

Het oneindige verhaal

door Michael Ende

12,080 leden

226 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 70

21 Members: Aquila, ejmam, J.Sealy, guyalice, rainpebble, avatiakh, roby72, FAMeulstee, merrystar, blackdove07, navelos, paruline, EllaTim, marycloseburn, tboonstra, briarhills, Dilara86, al.vick, Ludmila.Smirnova, Tinuvia, OFThomp,PitcherBooks
Verklaringen: PitcherBooks : One of the few books in which I found the movie more appealing than the book. No explanation on what makes this particular edition a top 1000 must-read for the world.

14

Harry Potter en de gevangene van Azkaban

door J. K. Rowling

107,062 leden

984 besprekingen

½ 4.4

Algemene Rangorde 29

15

De vanger in het graan

door J. D. Salinger

69,532 leden

1,078 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 156

17 Members: guyalice, aulsmith, rainpebble, roby72, labfs39, amanda4242, blackdove07, deldevries, paruline, marycloseburn, si, acceptance, gypsysmom, ahef1963, bethanyseeley, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,smcwl ,PitcherBooks ,merrystar ,sturlington ,katie4098 ,cej1027 ,EllenMazieKeyes ,
Verklaringen: PitcherBooks : What Katie said... "Originally published for adults, it has since become popular with adolescent readers for its themes of teenage angst and alienation." per wiki. So maybe just for YA & older.
sturlington : For teens, not for children.
katie4098 : This is definitely not for children (12 and under).

16

De avonturen van Alice in Wonderland & Achter de spiegel en wat Alice daar aantrof

door Lewis Carroll

25,500 leden

293 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 88

20 Members: gennyt, guyalice, rainpebble, FAMeulstee, amanda4242, merrystar, blackdove07, paruline, marycloseburn, eassin, eclecticdodo, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, mspixieears, EllenMazieKeyes, Ludmila.Smirnova, Tinuvia, bethanyseeley, Chiken,Aquila ,ejmam ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda ,
Verklaringen: sturlington : List duplicate

17

De hond van de Baskervilles

door Arthur Conan Doyle

15,326 leden

300 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 69

23 Members: Aquila, ejmam, smcwl, aulsmith, rainpebble, FAMeulstee, merrystar, blackdove07, deldevries, sturlington, navelos, thomasandmary, EllaTim, marycloseburn, eassin, rretzler, Tess_W, gypsysmom, ahef1963, mspixieears, Rusty37, ManWithAnAgenda, mozone1,PitcherBooks ,konallis ,

18

Het boek van drie

door Lloyd Alexander

7,892 leden

168 besprekingen

4

Algemene Rangorde 109

14 Members: gennyt, smcwl, avatiakh, FAMeulstee, labfs39, merrystar, blackdove07, navelos, briarhills, rretzler, cej1027, al.vick, EllenMazieKeyes, ManWithAnAgenda,PitcherBooks ,
Verklaringen: PitcherBooks : No explanation on what makes this particular edition a top 1000 must-read for the world.

19

De stilte van de nachtegalen

door Lian Hearn

4,712 leden

124 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 270

5 Members: avatiakh, FAMeulstee, DeltaQueen50, blackdove07, paruline

20

Asterix de Galliër

door René Goscinny

2,533 leden

37 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 203

10 Members: gennyt, aulsmith, FAMeulstee, labfs39, merrystar, blackdove07, paruline, davisonme, gypsysmom, ahef1963,PitcherBooks ,navelos
Verklaringen: PitcherBooks : No explanation on what makes this particular edition a top 1000 must-read for the world.

21

Ronja de roversdochter

door Astrid Lindgren

2,394 leden

44 besprekingen

½ 4.4

Algemene Rangorde 136

11 Members: supersidvicious, PitcherBooks, FAMeulstee, merrystar, blackdove07, navelos, briarhills, cej1027, al.vick, Tinuvia, alvaret
Verklaringen: PitcherBooks: JF. Multiple Award-Winner. 1981 Swedish KidLit classic. Ronia, a kick-ass tomboy, and a rival robber chieftain's son become secret friends in a magic forest. Complications ensue, of course. Boys, girls & grown-ups will love it.

22

The Wolves in the Walls

door Neil Gaiman

2,705 leden

75 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 246

7 Members: avatiakh, supersidvicious, blackdove07, sturlington, eclecticdodo, Ludmila.Smirnova, ManWithAnAgenda,PitcherBooks
Verklaringen: sturlington: Really beautiful picture book and a terrific story.

23

Het raadsel van de robijn

door Philip Pullman

4,126 leden

101 besprekingen

½ 3.7

Algemene Rangorde 237

7 Members: avatiakh, amanda4242, cbl_tn, blackdove07, si, ahef1963, Ludmila.Smirnova,PitcherBooks
Verklaringen: PitcherBooks : I know Pullman's a popular author but no explanation from anyone on what makes this particular edition a top 1000 must-read for the world.

24

Achter de spiegel en wat Alice daar aantrof

door Lewis Carroll

7,842 leden

124 besprekingen

4

Algemene Rangorde 35

27 Members: gennyt, ejmam, smcwl, paeonia, aulsmith, rainpebble, konallis, FAMeulstee, amanda4242, DeltaQueen50, MaryKay1822, merrystar, blackdove07, paruline, EllaTim, marycloseburn, eclecticdodo, rretzler, acceptance, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Ludmila.Smirnova, bethanyseeley, Rusty37, ManWithAnAgenda, mozone1

25

Pippi Langkous

door Astrid Lindgren

10,510 leden

160 besprekingen

4

Algemene Rangorde 20

37 Members: Aquila, gennyt, dara85, ejmam, smcwl, aulsmith, roby72, rnnyhoff, konallis, FAMeulstee, labfs39, MaryKay1822, merrystar, blackdove07, deldevries, navelos, thomasandmary, paruline, tboonstra, briarhills, rretzler, Tess_W, cej1027, mdoris, gypsysmom, al.vick, stefanny73, ahef1963, EllenMazieKeyes, Ludmila.Smirnova, Tinuvia, alvaret, bethanyseeley, Sayonara1977, ManWithAnAgenda, mozone1, SYESHOI

26

The Giver

door Lois Lowry

40,049 leden

1,585 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 37

26 Members: Aquila, ejmam, paeonia, guyalice, supersidvicious, konallis, labfs39, DeltaQueen50, MaryKay1822, blackdove07, deldevries, sturlington, thomasandmary, tboonstra, eassin, katie4098, eclecticdodo, rretzler, cej1027, ahef1963, EllenMazieKeyes, bethanyseeley, Rusty37, ManWithAnAgenda, mozone1, steller0707
Verklaringen: sturlington: For older children/teens

27

Fahrenheit 451

door Ray Bradbury

53,889 leden

998 besprekingen

4

Algemene Rangorde 141

18 Members: PitcherBooks, labfs39, amanda4242, blackdove07, deldevries, paruline, marycloseburn, eclecticdodo, rretzler, Tess_W, davisonme, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, EllenMazieKeyes, Katy11, bethanyseeley, steller0707,smcwl ,konallis ,merrystar ,sturlington , , , ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. Multiple Award-Winner. 1953 SF&F Classic. One of Bradbury's best. Dystopia. Societal ban on all books with book burning as the solution. ... Admin, please define children's books as I consider it to include Juv, Tweens & YA readers. Apparently some others agree and some don't. However, if you want this particular book off this list, it would also be necessary to ask everyone to delete To Kill a Mockingbird from here also. ... Of course, if you or your particular kid doesn't like it, give it a thumbs down. "sturlington: I have read a lot of these books. I decided to use this list to track books I have read with my son. I'll thumbs down books I wouldn't read with my son or that didn't work for him." Which makes me discount most of sturlington's ratings and comments as limited and anecdotal.
merrystar : not for kids
sturlington : For teens but not for children.
: Not a kids book

28

Harry Potter en de Vuurbeker

door J. K. Rowling

102,355 leden

881 besprekingen

½ 4.4

Algemene Rangorde 36

30 Members: Aquila, gennyt, ejmam, paeonia, J.Sealy, guyalice, rainpebble, supersidvicious, FAMeulstee, labfs39, amanda4242, MaryKay1822, merrystar, blackdove07, telopea, deldevries, paruline, marycloseburn, eclecticdodo, rretzler, si, davisonme, cej1027, al.vick, ahef1963, mspixieears, Katy11, bethanyseeley, Rusty37, steller0707,katie4098 , ,EllenMazieKeyes ,ManWithAnAgenda

29

De gebroeders Leeuwenhart

door Astrid Lindgren

1,763 leden

35 besprekingen

½ 4.3

Algemene Rangorde 252

6 Members: avatiakh, FAMeulstee, blackdove07, navelos, Ludmila.Smirnova, alvaret

30

Piet de Smeerpoets : een aardig prentenboek met leerzame vertellingen

door Heinrich Hoffmann

1,299 leden

34 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 323

5 Members: Moomin_Mama, smcwl, blackdove07, paruline, ManWithAnAgenda,PitcherBooks
Verklaringen: PitcherBooks : No explanation on what makes this particular edition a must-read.

31

De kleine lord

door Frances Hodgson Burnett

3,246 leden

45 besprekingen

½ 3.7

Algemene Rangorde 243

6 Members: smcwl, roby72, labfs39, blackdove07, EllenMazieKeyes, Tinuvia

32

Het bittere begin

door Lemony Snicket

21,316 leden

491 besprekingen

½ 3.7

Algemene Rangorde 158

11 Members: Aquila, supersidvicious, amanda4242, blackdove07, sturlington, rretzler, ahef1963, EllenMazieKeyes, Ludmila.Smirnova, Rusty37, ManWithAnAgenda,PitcherBooks ,cej1027
Verklaringen: PitcherBooks : Lemony Snicket is fun PopLit but far from a must-read classic. Not every bit of PopLit is a must-read. Maybe there should be a pop-lit list for books like this rather than a must-read list.
sturlington: My 8 year old loved this book.

33

Matilda

door Roald Dahl

22,090 leden

478 besprekingen

½ 4.3

Algemene Rangorde 10

42 Members: Aquila, ejmam, smcwl, paeonia, J.Sealy, guyalice, roby72, rnnyhoff, PitcherBooks, konallis, FAMeulstee, labfs39, amanda4242, MaryKay1822, blackdove07, telopea, deldevries, sturlington, navelos, paruline, EllaTim, eassin, briarhills, katie4098, eclecticdodo, Tess_W, si, davisonme, mdoris, ahef1963, mspixieears, EllenMazieKeyes, Ludmila.Smirnova, CarlaOverton, alvaret, bethanyseeley, Sayonara1977, Rusty37, shainaebc, ManWithAnAgenda, mozone1, SueSueB
Verklaringen: PitcherBooks: Multiple award winner. JF, YA, All Ages. Humorous tale of a brave girl genius with neglectful parents sent to a school - terrible in every way - except for her one wonderful teacher, Ms. Honey, and her poor put-upon classmates :-) Trials and tribulations abound but she overcomes all to a happy and satisfying end. The movie is well-done also.
sturlington: Terrific book!

34

De indiaan in de kast

door Lynne Reid Banks

8,874 leden

90 besprekingen

½ 3.7

Algemene Rangorde 130

11 Members: Aquila, supersidvicious, labfs39, amanda4242, blackdove07, rretzler, cej1027, al.vick, EllenMazieKeyes, bethanyseeley, ManWithAnAgenda

35

Meneer Maandag

door Garth Nix

4,131 leden

88 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 403

2 Members: blackdove07, souloftherose

36

Zomerboek

door Tove Jansson

2,986 leden

132 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 281

6 Members: smcwl, blackdove07, paruline, marycloseburn, alvaret, steller0707,konallis
Verklaringen: konallis : Though the main character is a child and there's nothing specifically inappropriate for children, this book is primarily aimed at adult readers.

37

Emiel en zijn detectives

door Erich Kästner

1,816 leden

35 besprekingen

4

Algemene Rangorde 227

7 Members: FAMeulstee, blackdove07, cej1027, stefanny73, EllenMazieKeyes, Tinuvia, Rusty37

38

Clockwork

door Philip Pullman

1,425 leden

43 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 368

4 Members: supersidvicious, blackdove07, souloftherose, ManWithAnAgenda,PitcherBooks
Verklaringen: PitcherBooks : I know Pullman's a popular author but no explanation from anyone on what makes this particular edition a top 1000 must-read for the world.