100 Best Novels For Children

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Here is a selection of some of the best-selling hardcover and softcover children's books compiled by Publishers Weekly.

Hardcover

• The Poky Little Puppy, Janette Sebring Lowrey (1942)
  
• The Tale of Peter Rabbit , Beatrix Potter (1902)
  
• Tootle, Gertrude Crampton (1945)
  
• Green Eggs and Ham, Dr. Seuss (1960)
  
• Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire, J.K. Rowling (2000)
  
• Pat the Bunny, Dorothy Kunhardt (1940)
  
• Saggy Baggy Elephant, Kathryn & Byron Jackson (1947)
  
• Scuffy the Tugboat, Gertrude Crampton (1955)
  
• The Cat in the Hat, Dr. Seuss (1957)
  
• Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets, J.K. Rowling (1999)
  

• Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban, J.K. Rowling (1999)
  
• Where the Sidewalk Ends, Shel Silverstein (1974)
  
• One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, Dr. Seuss (1960)
  
• The Giving Tree, Shel Silverstein (1964)
  
• The Littlest Angel, Charles Tazewell (1946)
  
• Hop on Pop, Dr. Seuss (1963)
  
• Oh, the Places You'll Go, Dr. Seuss (1990)
  
• Dr. Seuss's ABC, Dr. Seuss (1960)
  
• Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone, J.K. Rowling (1998)
  
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Eric Carle
  

• A Light in the Attic, Shel Silverstein (1981)
  
• The Children's Bible, (1965)  
  
• The Tale of Benjamin Bunny, Beatrix Potter (1904)
  
• Are You My Mother?, P.D. Eastman (1960)
  
• The Rainbow Fish, Marcus Pfister (1992)
  
• The Cat in the Hat Comes Back, Dr. Seuss (1958)
  
• Richard Scarry's Best Word Book, Richard Scarry (1963)
  
• Disney's the Lion King, Justine Korman (1994)
  
• The Tale of Jemina Puddle-Duck, Beatrix Potter (1908)
  
• The Little Engine That Could, Watty Piper (1930)

• Fox in Socks, Dr. Seuss (1965)
  
• Goodnight Moon, Margaret Wise Brown (1991)
  
• The Real Mother Goose, Blanche F. Wright (1916)
  
• Go, Dog. Go!, P.D. Eastman
  
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Dr. Seuss (1964)
  
• The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, Beatrix Potter (1903)
  
• The Tale of Tom Kitten, Beatrix Potter (1907)
  
• Macmillian Dictionary for Children, Judith Levy (1975)
  
• Winnie-the-Pooh, A.A. Milne (1926)
  
• My Book About Me (Me, Myself), Dr. Seuss (1969)

• Where's Waldo?, Martin Handford (1987)  
  
• The Great Waldo Search, Martin Handford (1989)
  
• The Polar Express, Chris Van Allsburg (1985)
  
• Find Waldo Now, Martin Handford (1989)
  
• Cat's Cradle, Anne Akers Johnson (1993)
  
• The Cat in the Hat Beginner Dictionary, P.D. Eastman (1964)
  
• Walt Disney's Storyland, Walt Disney (1962)
  
• The Secret of Shadow Ranch, Carolyn Keene (1931)
  
• Barney's Favorite Mother Goose Rhymes Vol. 1, (1993)
  
• Falling Up, Shel Silverstein (1996)

Softcover

• Charlotte's Web, E.B. White (1974)
  
• The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton (1997)
  
• Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Judy Blume (1976)
  
• Love You Forever, Robert Munsch (1986)
  
• Where the Red Fern Grows, Wilson Rawls (1973)
  
• Island of the Blue Dolphins, Scott O'Dell (1971)
  
• Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone, J. K. Rowling (1999)
  
• Are You There, God? It's Me Margaret, Judy Blume (1972)
  
• Shane, Jack Schaeffer (1972)
  
• The Indian in the Cupboard, Lynne Reid Banks (1982)
  

• A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L'Engle (1974)
  
• Little House on the Prairie, Laura Ingalls Wilder (1971)
  
• Little House in the Big Woods, Laura Ingalls Wilder (1971)
  
• Johnny Trernain, Esther Forbes (1969)
  
• Just Me and My Dad, Mercer Mayer (1977)
  
• Go Ask Alice, Anonymous (1976)
  
• Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets, J.K. Rowling (2000)
  
• Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great, Judy Blume (1976)
  
• Blubber, Judy Blume (1976)
  
• The Witch of Blackbird Pond, Elizabeth George Speare (1972)

• Superfudge, Judy Blume (1981)
  
• Bridge to Terabithia, Katherine Paterson (1987)
  
• Freckle Juice, Judy Blume (1978)
  
• On the Banks of Plum Creek, Laura Ingalls Wilder (1971)
  
• That Was Then, This is Now, S.E. Hinton (1972)
  
• Sideways Stories from Wayside School, Louis Sachar (1985)
  
• The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger (1951)
  
• Farmer Boy, Laura Ingalls Wilder (1971)
  
• Just Go to Bed, Mercer Mayer (1993)
  
• Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak (1984)

• The Long Winter, Laura Ingalls Wilder (1971)
  
• Goodnight Moon, Margaret Wise Brown (1977)
  
• The Berenstain Bears' New Baby, Stan & Jan Berenstain (1974)
  
• By the Shores of Silver Lake, Laura Ingalls Wilder (1971)
  
• Little Town on the Prairie, Laura Ingalls Wilder (1971)
  
• The Berenstain Bears and the Messy Room, Stan & Jan Berenstain (1983)
  
• The Pigman, Paul Zindel (1978)
  
• The Yearling, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1961)
  
• From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, E.L. Konigsburg (1973)
  
• Merry Christmas, Mom and Dad, Mercer Mayer (1975)

• Sarah, Plain and Tall, Patricia MacLachlan (1987)
  
• Just Grandma and Me, Mercer Mayer (1975)
  
• Just For You, Mercer Mayer (1975)
  
• When the Legends Die, Hal Borland (1984)
  
• Bunnicula, James Howe (1980)
  
• James and the Giant Peach, Roald Dahl (1988)
  
• The Berenstain Bears Go to School, Stan & Jan Berenstain (1978)
  
• The Night Before Christmas, Clement C. Moore (1975)
  
• Those Happy Golden Years, Laura Ingalls Wilder (1971)