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

1

Het betoverde land achter de kleerkast

door C. S. Lewis

45,585 leden

756 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 1

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Verklaringen: PitcherBooks: JF, YA, All Ages. 1950 BritLit kid fantasy adventure classic. Equally appealing to both boys & girls. The first and best of the seven book Narnia series. ... 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 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.

2

Harry Potter en de Steen der Wijzen

door J. K. Rowling

133,508 leden

2,045 besprekingen

½ 4.3

Algemene Rangorde 3

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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

De Hobbit

door J. R. R. Tolkien

94,188 leden

1,186 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.

4

Sjakie en de chocoladefabriek

door Roald Dahl

24,945 leden

449 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 9

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

5

De avonturen van Alice in Wonderland

door Lewis Carroll

27,015 leden

476 besprekingen

4

Algemene Rangorde 4

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6

Charlottes web

door E. B. White

36,072 leden

1,022 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 6

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Verklaringen: sturlington: All the little baby spiders ballooning away brought my son to tears.

7

Spaar de spotvogels

door Harper Lee

78,343 leden

1,431 besprekingen

½ 4.4

Algemene Rangorde 8

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Verklaringen: PitcherBooks: YA, All Ages. Award-Winner. 1. It's a well-written, interesting and altogether compelling piece of historical fiction. 2. You can't live in America without reading it at least once. 3. If you love the movie (who didn't?), the book is even better. 1960 Pulitzer Prize winner. "Deals with the issues of racism that were observed by the author as a child in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama. Despite being Lee's only published book, it led to Lee being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom of the United States for her contribution to literature in 2007. Lee has also been the recipient of numerous honorary degrees..." per Wikipedia.

8

Matilda

door Roald Dahl

22,045 leden

477 besprekingen

½ 4.3

Algemene Rangorde 10

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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!

9

Het kleine huis op de prairie

door Laura Ingalls Wilder

15,526 leden

227 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 14

10

Max en de Maximonsters

door Maurice Sendak

25,944 leden

1,445 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.

11

De geheime tuin

door Frances Hodgson Burnett

35,194 leden

553 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 7

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Verklaringen: sturlington : Dated and overly didactic.

12

De wind in de wilgen

door Kenneth Grahame

23,664 leden

329 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 18

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Verklaringen: aulsmith: I missed a lot of what this book was about as a child.
PitcherBooks: JF, YA, All Ages. 1908 BritLit kid classic animal adventure story. Great fun for all. Equally appealing to boys & girls. Free ebook at Gutenberg.org. If you're buying a hard copy, get an edition with one of the best illustrators: Michael Hague, Inga Moore, Charles Van Sandwyk, Ernest H. Shepard

13

Rupsje Nooitgenoeg

door Eric Carle

22,752 leden

1,066 besprekingen

½ 4.4

Algemene Rangorde 11

14

Het kleine huis in het grote bos

door Laura Ingalls Wilder

16,165 leden

287 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 23

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Verklaringen: sturlington: Listened to the audio version. Wonderful.

15

Heidi : kind van de bergen

door Johanna Spyri

10,283 leden

147 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 13

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Verklaringen: PitcherBooks: JF, YA. 1880 Swiss KidLit classic. A little orphan girl's idyllic life and adventures for three years with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps disrupted by her aunt's taking her to a large town to be a companion to a rich family's daughter. A sweet story and a childhood favorite. Free ebook at Gutenberg.org.

16

De avonturen van Huckleberry Finn

door Mark Twain

42,898 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.

17

De kleine prins

door Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

44,574 leden

762 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 15

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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!

19

Het Achterhuis

door Anne Frank

28,275 leden

512 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 17

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Verklaringen: xuesheng : While this is an important book, it is NOT included in the book "1001 Children's Books You Must Read before You Grow Up" which I think this list should be. Therefore, I vote Thumbs Down.

20

Anne van het Groene Huis

door L. M. Montgomery

29,295 leden

556 besprekingen

½ 4.3

Algemene Rangorde 22

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21

De tovenaar van Oz

door L. Frank Baum

21,906 leden

423 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 12

22

Een rimpel in de tijd

door Madeleine L'Engle

39,391 leden

958 besprekingen

4

Algemene Rangorde 21

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Verklaringen: PitcherBooks: Multiple Award Winner. JF, YA, All Ages. 1962 KidLit SF&F classic. Loved this as a kid. Still do. First and best of the four book series.

23

The Adventure of Tom Sawyer

door Mark Twain

32,807 leden

323 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