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This is a list of classic children's books published no later than 2008 and still available in the English language. [1] [2] [3] Books specifically for children existed by the 17th century. Before that, books were written mainly for adults – although some later became popular with children.
1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up is separated by reading level, [5] and each title includes summaries with information on the author as well; [6] each picture book title is accompanied by colourful illustrations. [1] Some of the genres included are fantasy, adventure, history, contemporary life, and others. [7]
13. The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling (1894). Raised by wolves, Mowgli must face the terrible tiger Shere Khan, with the help of Baloo, a “sleepy brown bear”, and Bagheera, a panther.
Furthermore, the book placed at number 199 in the Big Read, a 2003 poll conducted by the BBC to determine the United Kingdom's best loved books. It was one of the few picture books to place on the list. [20] Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association listed the book as one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children". [21]
Oxford Reading Tree: Roderick Hunt and others 1985–present 800+ Sugar Creek Gang: Paul Hutchens: 1940–1970 36 Redwall: Brian Jacques: 1986–2011 22 + 2 picture books Biggles: W. E. Johns: 1932–1999 98 + 4 extras The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids: Marcia T. Jones and Debbie Dadey: 1990–2006 51 + 33 spinoffs Chrestomanci: Diana ...
Brief information about the content of the books is contained in the notes, where it is available. However, the content of some books is self-explanatory as in the case of biographies and books of poems by R.L. Stevenson (PS 22), Hilaire Belloc (PS 67) and Walter de la Mare (PS 70).
Andrew Lang's Fairy Books, Andrew Lang (from 1889) Catriona, Robert Louis Stevenson (1893) The Jungle Book, Rudyard Kipling (1894) Through the Sikh War, A Tale of the Conquest of the Punjab, G. A. Henty (1894) The Carved Lions, Mary Louisa Molesworth (1895) The Second Jungle Book, Rudyard Kipling (1895) Minstrel Dick, Christabel Rose Coleridge ...
Kirkus Reviews gave Little Toot a starred review, [1] it won the 1969 Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, [2] [3] and is a Library of Congress classic in children's literature. [2] [3] Daniel Pinkwater and Scott Simon read and raved about the 2007 restored classic edition ("Hardie Gramatky never speaks down to children") on NPR's Weekend Edition in ...