Genre
Timeless stories every child should meet.
108 books
Gail Carson Levine
Ages 9–13
Shel Silverstein
Ages 6–10
Lewis Carroll
Ages 8–12
Crockett Johnson
Ages 3–6
Karen Hesse
Ages 11–14
J.R.R. Tolkien
Ages 14–18
Louisa May Alcott
Ages 10–14
Jon Scieszka
Ages 5–8
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Robert C. O'Brien
Ages 9–9
Judy Blume
P.D. Eastman
Ages 2–5
Christopher Paul Curtis
Ages 9–12
Madeleine L'Engle
Beverly Cleary
Ages 7–9
Philip Pullman
Ages 12–18
Scott O'Dell
Wilson Rawls
Robin McKinley
Katherine Paterson
Harper Lee
Ages 13–18
Kenneth Grahame
Franklin W. Dixon
Astrid Lindgren
Ages 7–10
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