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

1

De avonturen van Huckleberry Finn

door Mark Twain

42,942 leden

518 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 16

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Verklaringen: aulsmith: Again a very adult book.
PitcherBooks: JF, YA, All Ages. Politically-Correct CHILDREN's VERSIONS AVAILABLE. 1884 Kid classic adventure story. Sequel to Adventures of Tom Sawyer and just as entertaining. A childhood favorite. Free ebook at Gutenberg.org. I still recommend the original rather than re-write history. Discuss the book with your child after s/he reads it. .... 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.
sturlington : This is a great book that is appropriately introduced in college with the historical context to demonstrate its importance in the canon. Not a book I think a lot of children would understand or enjoy these days.

2

De avonturen van Alice in Wonderland

door Lewis Carroll

27,050 leden

479 besprekingen

4

Algemene Rangorde 4

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3

Rupsje Nooitgenoeg

door Eric Carle

22,768 leden

1,068 besprekingen

½ 4.4

Algemene Rangorde 11

4

Are You My Mother?

door P. D. Eastman

12,518 leden

260 besprekingen

4

Algemene Rangorde 28

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Verklaringen: sturlington : I really hate reading this book aloud.

5

Heer der vliegen

door William Golding

49,578 leden

745 besprekingen

½ 3.7

Algemene Rangorde 75

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Verklaringen: aulsmith: I don't think this book is for children. It's actually about very adult things.
PitcherBooks : Definitely not JF but fine for YA. I think the moderator needs to make clear whether s/he considers YA part of children's books or not.
sturlington : Best introduced at the earliest in the teen years.

6

Sjakie en de chocoladefabriek

door Roald Dahl

24,961 leden

450 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 9

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Verklaringen: sturlington: We listened to the audio version. Great.

7

Max en de Maximonsters

door Maurice Sendak

25,981 leden

1,448 besprekingen

½ 4.3

Algemene Rangorde 5

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Verklaringen: PitcherBooks: JF. 1963 Multiple Award-Winner. KidLit fantasy classic written & illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Naughty Max is sent to his bedroom. His bedroom transforms to a jungle and he sails to the Island of the Wild Things but then decides to return home. Equally appealing to boys & girls. Every kid needs a copy. Totally skip the horrendous movie.

8

The Adventure of Tom Sawyer

door Mark Twain

32,859 leden

324 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 24

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Verklaringen: PitcherBooks: JF, YA, All Ages. Politically-Correct CHILDREN's VERSIONS AVAILABLE. 1876 Kid classic adventure story that will still thrill kids today. Tom Sawyer is an American icon! A childhood favorite. Free ebook at Gutenberg.org. I still recommend the original rather than re-write history. Discuss the book with your child after s/he reads it. .... 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.
sturlington : Started but my son didn't want to continue

9

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

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Verklaringen: sturlington : List duplicate

10

The Giver

door Lois Lowry

40,054 leden

1,586 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 37

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Verklaringen: sturlington: For older children/teens

11

Schateiland

door Robert Louis Stevenson

34,037 leden

430 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 33

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Verklaringen: PitcherBooks: JF, YA, All Ages. KID's VERSIONS AVAILABLE. 1883 KidLit Pirate Adventure Classic. A "Boy's Novel" of buccaneers, treasure maps and buried gold. But girls enjoy it too. A childhood favorite. Picture Book versions available for the younger set. Free ebook at Gutenberg.org. .... 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.
sturlington : I recently reread this and enjoyed it but I didn't read it to my son. I'm not sure a lot of kids would have patience for it nowadays.

12

Waterschapsheuvel

door Richard Adams

24,892 leden

471 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 31

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Verklaringen: PitcherBooks : I know this is extremely popular tale of a rabbit society fantasy. Did nothing for me. No explanation on what makes this particular edition a top 1000 must-read. So tell me why you love it.

13

The Outsiders

door S. E. Hinton

21,006 leden

678 besprekingen

4

Algemene Rangorde 76

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14

De verdwenen prinsessen of Milo's fantastische reis door het land van letters en cĳfers

door Norton Juster

17,446 leden

425 besprekingen

½ 4.3

Algemene Rangorde 78

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Verklaringen: sturlington : Started but my son didn't want to continue. May revisit when he is older.

15

De hond van de Baskervilles

door Arthur Conan Doyle

15,327 leden

300 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 69

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16

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

door Dr. Seuss

11,308 leden

371 besprekingen

½ 4.3

Algemene Rangorde 55

17

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

door Jon Scieszka

11,442 leden

676 besprekingen

½ 4.3

Algemene Rangorde 51

18

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

door Jon Scieszka

6,786 leden

224 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 148

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Verklaringen: PitcherBooks : Not a top 1000 read by me. No explanation on what makes this particular edition a top 1000 must-read for the world.
sturlington: A lot of fun to read aloud. My son loves it.

19

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

door Betty MacDonald

4,712 leden

41 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 87

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20

De rode letter

door Nathaniel Hawthorne

36,539 leden

373 besprekingen

½ 3.4

Algemene Rangorde 157

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Verklaringen: PitcherBooks : Agree with merrystar's evaluation.
merrystar : In my opinion this is not really a children's book.
sturlington : This book has adult themes and probably would be fairly boring for a child to read.

21

Gulliver's Travels

door Jonathan Swift

1,131 leden

11 besprekingen

½ 3.5

Algemene Rangorde 58

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Verklaringen: aulsmith: This is not a children's book.
PitcherBooks: JF, YA, All Ages. 1726 BritLit Fantasy Adventure Satire Classic. CHILDREN'S VERSIONS AVAILABLE. (often covers just the Voyage to Lilliput but not always). The best PICTURE BOOK VERSION I've seen is Gulliver's Adventures in Lilliput illustrated by Gennady Spirin. The original adult edition contains 4 voyages: 1. Lilliput (tiny people); 2. Brobdingnag (Giants); 3. Laputa (Flying Island, Impractical Music & Math, Preposterous Schemes & Silly Science), Balnibarbi, Luggnagg (Aged & Infirm Immortals), Glubbdubdrib (Magician & Ghosts), and Japan; 4. Houyhnhnms (Intelligent horses rule, Human animals act as beasts of burden). Milo Winters did excellent illustrations for the YA/Adult version. Free ebook at Gutenberg.org. ... aulsmith: If that is your view, why do you have it on your list? .... 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: My 7-yr-old enjoyed an abridged version of this. She missed the satire and just saw adventure/fantasy