1. Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak, (HarperCollins, 1963)
2. The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle (Penguin, 1969)
3. The Polar Express, by Chris Van Allsburg (Houghton Mifflin, 1985).
4. Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown (HarperCollins).
5. Love You Forever, by Robert Munsch, illustrated by Sheila McGraw (Firefly).
6. The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein (HarperCollins).
7. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, by William Steig (Simon & Schuster).
8. Madeline, by Ludwig Bemelmans (Penguin).
9. The Little House, by Virginia Lee Burton (Houghton Mifflin).
10. Blueberries for Sal, by Robert McCloskey (Penguin).
11. The Snowy Day, by Ezra Jack Keats (Penguin).
12. Stellaluna, by Janell Cannon (Harcourt).
13. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, by Laura Numeroff, illustrated by Felicia Bond (HarperCollins).
14. The Other Side, by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by E.B. Lewis (Penguin).
15. Owl Moon, by Jane Yolen, illustrated by John Schoenherr (Penguin).
16. The Snowman, by Raymond Briggs (Random House).
17. The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, by Chris Van Allsburg (Houghton Mifflin).
18. Make Way for Ducklings, by Robert McCloskey (Penguin).
19. SkippyJon Jones, by Judy Schachner (Penguin).
20. No, David!, by David Shannon (Scholastic).
21. The Keeping Quilt, by Patricia Polacco (Simon & Schuster).
22. The Little Engine That Could, by Watty Piper, illustrated by George & Doris Hauman (Penguin).
23. The Mitten, by Jan Brett, (Penguin).
24. Green Eggs and Ham, by Dr. Seuss (Random House).
25. Curious George, by H.A. and Margret Ray (Houghton Mifflin).
1. Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White (HarperCollins).
2. Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson (HarperCollins).
3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, by J.K. Rowling (Scholastic).
4. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis (HarperCollins).
5. Holes, by Louis Sachar (FSG).
6. The Giver, by Lois Lowry (Random House).
7. Because of Winn-Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo (Candlewick).
8. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, by Judy Blume (Penguin).
9. A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle (FSG).
10. Frindle, by Andrew Clements (Simon & Schuster).
11. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl (Random House).
12. Junie B., First Grader (At Last!), by Barbara Park (Random House).
13. Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls (Random House).
14. Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbitt (FSG).
15. Harriet the Spy, by Louise Fitzhugh (Random House).
16. Ramona Quimby, Age 8, by Beverly Cleary (HarperCollins).
17. Little House on the Prairie, by Laura Ingalls Wilder (HarperCollins).
18. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, by E.L. Konigsburg (Simon & Schuster).
19. Maniac Magee, by Jerry Spinelli (Little, Brown).
20. The Secret Garden, by Frances Burnett.
21. Ruby Holler, by Sharon Creech (HarperCollins).
22. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred D. Taylor (Penguin).
23. Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery.
24. Freak the Mighty, by Rodman Philbrick (Scholastic).
25. A Series of Unfortunate Events, by Lemony Snicket (HarperCollins).
