100 Best Children Books
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
These 100 Best Children’s Books are voted by the educators in the United States upon the online survey conducted by the American National Education Association. Parents and teachers will find it useful in selecting quality literature for children. Books for Preschoolers to Teens.
A good piece for reference. Full list please go:
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Books for All Ages
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Heidi by Johanna Spyri
Books for Preschoolers
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? by Bill Martin, Jr.
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
Corduroy by Don Freeman
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise
Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
Books for Ages 4-8
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Love You Forever by Robert N. Munsch
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
The Mitten by Jan Brett
Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
Oh, The Places You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss
Strega Nona by Tomie De Paola
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
How the Grinch Stole Christma by Dr. Seuss
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by John Archambault
The Complete Tales of Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff
The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg
Math Curse by Jon Scieszka
Are You My Mother? by Philip D. Eastman
The Napping House by Audrey Wood
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss
Basil of Baker Street by Eve Titus
The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
Curious George by Hans Augusto Rey
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox
Arthur series by Marc Tolon Brown
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish
The Art Lesson by Tomie De Paola
Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
Clifford, the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell
The Paper Bag Princess by Robert N. Munsch
Books for Ages 9-12
Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Little House on the Prarie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
The BFG by Roald Dahl
The Giver by Lois Lowry
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O’Brien
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
Ramona Quimby by Beverly Cleary
The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White
The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder – Laura Ingalls Wilder Webquest
Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard Atwater
My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett
Stuart Little by E. B. White
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
Books for Young Adults
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls
The Cay by Theodore Taylor
The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare
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Help answer the question about children books
What is the most interesting children's books to be discussed?I get confused and stress to find a topic for my assignment about children's literature!!
I have to pick up an issue concerning children's literature. But I dont know what should I do! I have done browsing, reading children's books, trying to find something to discuss in my paper. but I think I dont find anything to do the paper.
So, if u have any idea or suggestion for what children's book I should discuss, please tell me. I really appreciate your help.
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April 22nd, 2009 at 10:49 am
Actually I think Eric Carle is the author of this book not Bill Martin, although he does a good job narrating…
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:45 am
Written by BIll Martin, illiustrated by Eric Carle.
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:01 am
brittany spears will soon.
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:24 am
I was also looking up what a children's literature class is today for taking next semester. For my college it said that the class is about reading children's books and discussing them. So I'm sure you will have to think critically and like reading those kind of stories in general. I think if you love writing then take as many as you want. If you do more than one though try to balance your time and take breaks when you need them. Since you will be writing about different things (technical, etc) not all the same thing, I am sure you will enjoy them.
April 22nd, 2009 at 2:08 pm
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April 22nd, 2009 at 9:42 pm
does anybody remember the stories narrated by “noodles”? can’t find them anywhere…
April 22nd, 2009 at 10:43 pm
i love this book its was my favourite when i was little
April 23rd, 2009 at 4:46 am
April 23rd, 2009 at 8:46 am
Post these questions at http://www.whatsthatbook.com. I hope someone there will remember these books.
April 23rd, 2009 at 6:13 pm
take one to an antique book shop (or preferably more than one shop) and ask them – they will be able to advise you better than we can
alternatively look on ebay for any sets being sold or on http://www.alibris.com and http://www.abebooks.com which are both sites that often have old or rare books on offer
April 23rd, 2009 at 11:43 pm
Every Group
April 24th, 2009 at 7:49 am
dude I used to be able to recite this book faster than a high school kid reading it.
April 24th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
There’s no teacher in my version of this book, it’s a monkey, instead. And that’s my little boy’s fave bit… “MONKEY!!!!!!!!!!”
April 25th, 2009 at 3:04 am
beautiful!!
in mu country the only people that seem to be allowed of childrens`education at schools are just young women.. i love an older man singing with that ethusiasm as this teacher does. I guess kids would love hearing him too. Benkyu, your kid is smarter than all of us! jajajaj
April 25th, 2009 at 1:02 am
Figure out the amount of time/skill required to complete each piece. Don't look at it as "a book"…as "one project"…but as 20 separate pieces of art which will subsequently be used to comprise a good deal of the book.
Depending on complexity required in each piece and considering the imposingly short time frame you've been given to complete the work–and depending on the medium you're asked to work in, personally,I'd charge as you would per-piece.
For example, I am currently writing and illustrating my own book which includes 50 watercolor super realism portraits of people. If I were to charge someone to do that what I am paitning, I'd charge $1000/portrait.
That's $50 grand for the total…plus my time and energy obtaining reference photos from which to work…tack on another grand for that…and another grand for my materials and the fact that the client is pressuring you with an imposingly short deadline…
so 50+ thousand dollars for this one job which I descibe…and then again–
One might have a job illustrating a book with simple crayon illustrations which take 20 minutes per piece x 20.
You'd figure out a price in accordance to the amount of work you predict this project entails …form a concensus with your clinet, sign contracts with all details and stipulations and disclaimers therewithin, get your deposit and do the work.
Careful not to make the mistake of promising work of a more complex nature than that what you can realistically create in that short time frame.
Guage accordingly.
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IMPORTANT:
DON'T make the popular mistake of doing this work on spec with promises of percentage of book-sale profits.
If this person's book is a flop, you shall get ripped off or underpaid.
It is of no concern to you how well this client's proposed product will do in the market.
The contract is between you and she/he and therefore, the marketability of this client's proposed product is of no consequence/interest to you after you complete your illustrations.
Just as an example, If you worked in brass and I asked you to cast a ship's wheel for me, I'd then be expected to pay you for the rendering of the wheel.
If or if not my client, "Robert DeNiro" does or does not buy the ship is completely irrelevant.
I pay you for the work I sked you to do as soon as you completed the project.
Period.
Charge a small nominal fee for any conceptual illustrations you're asked to come up with and render as well. That is standard procedure.
Sign contract and get 50% of fee + materials in cash or certified cheque upfront and the balance upon completion.
Just as a small example of fair prices, I designed a simple business card for a successful real estate broker back in 1986. It was just a silhouette of the Toronto skyline with some specified font with the company's details. (back in the days of Letraset)…I did the work, displayed it on illustration board with the standard vellum cover sheet and got 500 dollars for that job. 22 years ago–so keeping inflation in mind and how technology's changed, you'd charge accordingly.
April 25th, 2009 at 10:50 am
(clapping)
genius
April 25th, 2009 at 6:35 am
i did it, thats awesome!
April 25th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
SHE FLIES ON WINGS OF WHEAT