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Last Updated: Monday 1 Jan, 2024

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    Goodnight Moon

    Goodnight Moon

    Margaret Wise Brown

  2. 2

    Where the Wild Things Are

    Where the Wild Things Are

    Maurice Sendak

  3. 3

    The Snowy Day

    The Snowy Day

    Ezra Jack Keats

  4. 4

    Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

    Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

    Judith Viorst

  5. 5

    The Very Hungry Caterpillar

    The Very Hungry Caterpillar

    Eric Carle

  6. 6

    Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

    Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

    Bill Martin Jr.

  7. 7

    Corduroy

    Corduroy

    Don Freeman

  8. 8

    Where the Sidewalk Ends

    Where the Sidewalk Ends

    Shel Silverstein

  9. 9

    Green Eggs and Ham

    Green Eggs and Ham

    Dr. Seuss

  10. 10

    If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

    If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

    Laura Numeroff

  11. 11

    Go, Dog. Go!

    Go, Dog. Go!

    P.D. Eastman

  12. 12

    The Story of Ferdinand

    The Story of Ferdinand

    Munro Leaf

  13. 13

    Harold and the Purple Crayon

    Harold and the Purple Crayon

    Crockett Johnson

  14. 14

    The Little Engine That Could

    The Little Engine That Could

    Watty Piper

  15. 15

    Stellaluna

    Stellaluna

    Janell Cannon

  16. 16

    Frog and Toad Quartet

    Frog and Toad Quartet

    Arnold Lobel

  17. 17

    Good Dog, Carl

    Good Dog, Carl

    Alexandra Day

  18. 18

    Madeline

    Madeline

    Ludwig Bemelmans

  19. 19

    The Tale of Peter Rabbit

    The Tale of Peter Rabbit

    Beatrix Potter

  20. 20

    My Father’s Dragon

    My Father’s Dragon

    Ruth Stiles Gannett

  21. 21

    Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

    Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

    Virginia Lee Burton

  22. 22

    Little Bear

    Little Bear

    Elsa Holmelund Minarik

  23. 23

    Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse

    Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse

    Kevin Henkes

  24. 24

    A Sick Day for Amos McGee

    A Sick Day for Amos McGee

    Philip C. Stead

  25. 25

    The Giving Tree

    The Giving Tree

    Shel Silverstein

  26. 26

    The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

    The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

  27. 27

    Love You Forever

    Love You Forever

    Robert Munsch

  28. 28

    Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

    Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

    Dr. Seuss

  29. 29

    Charlotte’s Web

    Charlotte’s Web

  30. 30

    Winnie-the-Pooh

    Winnie-the-Pooh

    A. A. Milne

  31. 31

    The Cat in the Hat

    The Cat in the Hat

    Dr. Seuss

  32. 32

    A Wrinkle in Time

    A Wrinkle in Time

  33. 33

    Because of Winn-Dixie

    Because of Winn-Dixie

    Kate DiCamillo

  34. 34

    The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

    The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

    Astrid Lindgren

  35. 35

    The Gruffalo

    The Gruffalo

    Julia Donaldson

  36. 36

    The Day the Crayons Quit

    The Day the Crayons Quit

    Drew Daywalt

  37. 37

    Press Here

    Press Here

    Herve Tullet

  38. 38

    Out of My Mind

    Out of My Mind

  39. 39

    The Lorax

    The Lorax

    Dr. Seuss

  40. 40

    The Mitten

    The Mitten

    Jan Brett

  41. 41

    The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

    The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

    Jon Scieszka

  42. 42

    The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

    The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

    Jon Scieszka

  43. 43

    Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

    Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

  44. 44

    Strega Nona

    Strega Nona

    Tomie dePaola

  45. 45

    Matilda

    Matilda

  46. 46

    Mr. Popper’s Penguins

    Mr. Popper’s Penguins

    Richard Atwater

  47. 47

    Blueberries for Sal

    Blueberries for Sal

    Robert McCloskey

  48. 48

    Make Way for Ducklings

    Make Way for Ducklings

    Robert McCloskey

  49. 49

    Miss Rumphius

    Miss Rumphius

    Barbara Cooney

  50. 50

    Miss Nelson Is Missing!

    Miss Nelson Is Missing!

    Harry G. Allard Jr.

  51. 51

    Knuffle Bunny

    Knuffle Bunny

    Mo Willems

  52. 52

    Olivia

    Olivia

    Ian Falconer

  53. 53

    Owl Moon

    Owl Moon

    Jane Yolen

  54. 54

    Tuesday

    Tuesday

    David Wiesner

  55. 55

    Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

    Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

    William Steig

  56. 56

    Extra Yarn

    Extra Yarn

    Mac Barnett

  57. 57

    Bread and Jam for Frances

    Bread and Jam for Frances

    Russell Hoban

  58. 58

    Millions of Cats

    Millions of Cats

    Wanda Gág

  59. 59

    Amelia Bedelia

    Amelia Bedelia

    Peggy Parish

  60. 60

    Lon Po Po

    Lon Po Po

    Ed Young

  61. 61

    Eloise

    Eloise

    Kay Thompson

  62. 62

    Grandfather’s Journey

    Grandfather’s Journey

    Allen Say

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    Elephant & Piggie Series

    Elephant & Piggie Series

    Mo Willems

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