Full List of 100 Great Children’s Book from the last 100 years Released by New York Public Library

Full List of 100 Great Children’s Book from the last 100 years  Released by New York Public Library

New York Public Library celebrate children's literature Monday as the library
Released a list of 100 great books from the last 100 years.

100 Great Children’s Books was selected by The New York
Public Library’s Jeanne Lamb, Coordinator, Youth
Collections, and Elizabeth Bird, Supervising Librarian.

Great stories never grow old!
Chosen by children’s librarians at The New York Public Library,
These 100 inspiring tales have thrilled generations of children and their parents

These 100 fantastic tales have withstood the test of time at
The New York Public Library or are on their way to becoming new classics.
How many do you know? Check them out—and check them off!

Below is the list of 100 Great Children’s Book from the last 100 Years

1-
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
By Judith Viorst, illustrated by Ray Cruz (1972)

2-
All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor, illustrated by Helen John (1951)

3-
Amelia Bedelia
By Peggy Parish, illustrated by Fritz Siebel (1963)

4-
  The Arrival
By Shaun Tan (2007)

5-
Bark, George
By Jules Feiffer (1999)

6-
Because of Winn-Dixie
By Kate DiCamillo (2000)

7-
Ben’s Trumpet
By Rachel Isadora (1979)

8-
Big Red Lollipop
By Rukhsana Khan, illustrated by Sophie Blackall (2010)

9-
The Birchbark House
By Louise Erdrich (1999)

10-
The Book of Three
By Lloyd Alexander (1964)

11-
The Borrowers
By Mary Norton, illustrated by Beth Krush
And Joe Krush (1953)

12-
The Bossy Gallito/El Gallo De Bodas:
A TRADITIONAL CUBAN FOLKTALE
By Lucía M. González, illustrated by Lulu Delacre (1994)

13-
Bread and Jam for Frances
By Russell Hoban, illustrated by Lillian Hoban (1964)

14-
Bridge to Terabithia
By Katherine Paterson (1977)

15-
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
By Bill Martin, Jr., illustrated by Eric Carle (1967)

16-
Caps for Sale
By Esphyr Slobodkina (1938)

17-
The Cat in the Hat
By Dr. Seuss (1957)

18-
Chains
By Laurie Halse Anderson (2008)

19-
A Chair for My Mother
By Vera B. Williams (1982)

20-
Charlotte’s Web
By E.B. White, illustrated by Garth Williams (1952)

21-
Chato’s Kitchen
By Gary Soto, illustrated by Susan Guevara (1995)

22-
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
By Bill Martin, Jr., and John Archambault;
Illustrated by Lois Ehlert (1989)

23-
Corduroy
By Don Freeman (1976)

24-
Curious George
By H.A. Rey (1941)

25-
D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths
By Ingri D’Aulaire and Edgar Parin
D’Aulaire (1962)

26-
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
By Mo Willems (2003)

27-
Esperanza Rising
By Pam Muñoz Ryan (2000)

   
28-
Freight Train
By Donald Crews (1978)

29-
Frog and Toad Are Friends
By Arnold Lobel (1970)


30-
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
By E.L. Konigsburg (1967

31-
George and Martha
By James Marshall (1972)

32-
The Giver
By Lois Lowry (1993)

 33-
Go, Dog. Go!
By P.D. Eastman (1961)

   34-
Goodnight Moon
By Margaret Wise Brown,
Illustrated by Clement Hurd (1947)

35-
Grandfather’s Journey
By Allen Say (1993)

36-
The Graveyard Book
By Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Dave McKean (2008)

 37-
Green Eggs and Ham
By Dr. Seuss (1960)

38-
Harold and the Purple Crayon
By Crockett Johnson (1955)

39-
Harriet the Spy
By Louise Fitzhugh (1964)

40-
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
By J.K. Rowling (1998)

41-
Hatchet
By Gary Paulsen (1989)

42-
The Hobbit
By J.R.R. Tolkien (1937)

43-
Holes
By Louis Sachar (1998)

44-
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
 By Brian Selznick (2007)

45-
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
By Simms Taback (1999)

46-
Jumanji
By Chris Van Allsburg (1981)

47-
Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale
And Counting Book  by Yuyi Morales (2003)

48-
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse
By Kevin Henkes (1996)

49-
The Lion and the Mouse
By Jerry Pinkney (2009)

50-
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
By C.S. Lewis (1950)

51-
The Little House
By Virginia Lee Burton (1942)

52-
The Little Prince
By Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1943)

53-
Locomotion
By Jacqueline Woodson (2003)

54-
Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China
By Ed Young (1989)

55-
Madeline
By Ludwig Bemelmans (1939)

56-
Make Way for Ducklings
By Robert McCloskey (1941)

57-
Matilda
By Roald Dahl, illustrated by Quentin Blake (1988)

58-
Meet Danitra Brown
By Nikki Grimes, illustrated by Floyd Cooper (1994)

59-
Millions of Cats
By Wanda Gág (1928)

60-
Miss Nelson is missing!
By Harry Allard, illustrated by James Marshall (1977)

61-
Mr. Popper’s Penguins
By Richard and Florence Atwater;
Illustrated by Robert Lawson (1938)

 62-
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
By Robert C. O’Brien (1971)

63-
Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale
By John Steptoe (1987)

64-
My Father’s Dragon
By Ruth Stiles Gannett, illustrated by
Ruth Chrisman Gannett (1948)

65-
My Name is Yoon
By Helen Recorvits, illustrated by Gabi Swiatkowska (2003)

66-
Olivia
By Ian Falconer (2000)

67-
One Crazy Summer
By Rita Williams-Garcia (2010)

68-
The People Could Fly:
AMERICAN BLACK FOLKTALES
By Virginia Hamilton, illustrated by
Leo and Diane Dillon (1985)

69-
The Phantom Tollbooth
By Norton Juster, illustrated by Jules Feiffer (1961)

70-
Pierre: A CAUTIONARY TALE IN FIVE
 CHAPTERS AND A PROLOGUE
By Maurice Sendak (1962)

71-
Pink and Say
By Patricia Polacco (1994)

72-
Pippi Longstocking
By Astrid Lindgren (1950)

73-
Ramona the Pest
By Beverly Cleary (1968)

74-
Rickshaw Girl
By Mitali Perkins, illustrated by Jamie Hogan (2007)

75-
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
By Mildred D. Taylor (1976)

76-
Rumpelstiltskin
By Paul O. Zelinsky (1986)

77-
A Sick Day for Amos MCGee
By Philip Stead,
Illustrated by Erin E. Stead (2010)

78-
The Snowy Day
By Ezra Jack Keats (1962)

79-
Starry River of the Sky
By Grace Lin (2012)

80-
The Stories Julian Tells
By Ann Cameron, illustrated by Ann Strugnell (1981)

81-
The Story of Ferdinand
By Munro Leaf, illustrated by Robert Lawson (1936)

 82-
Strega Nona
By Tomie dePaola (1975)

83-
Swimmy
By Leo Lionni (1963)

84-
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
By William Steig (1969)

85-
Where Is the Green Sheep?
By Mem Fox, illustrated by Judy Horacek (2004)

86-
Where the Wild Things Are
By Maurice Sendak (1963)

87-
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears
By Verna Aardema,
Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon (1975)

88-
Winnie-the-Pooh
By A.A. Milne, illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard (1926)

89-
A Wrinkle in Time
By Madeleine L’Engle (1962)

90-
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
By Judy Blume (1972)

91-
The Tales of Uncle Remus:
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
By Julius Lester, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney (1987)

92-
Tar Beach
By Faith Ringgold (1991)

93-
Ten, Nine, Eight
By Molly Bang (1983)

94-
Tomie dePaola’s Mother Goose
By Tomie dePaola (1985)

95-
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
By Jon Scieszka, illustrated by Lane Smith (1989)
96-
Tuesday
By David Wiesner (1991)

97-
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
By Eric Carle (1969)

98-
The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963
By Christopher Paul Curtis (1995)

99-
The Westing Game
By Ellen Raskin (1978)

100-
When You Reach Me
By Rebecca Stead (2009)

Source - http://www.nypl.org

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