The following list was compiled from an online survey on www.nea.org in 2007. Parents and teachers will find it useful in selecting quality literature for children.  You may also want to check the Top 100 Kids selected books.

1. Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

2. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

3. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

4. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

5. Good Night Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

6. I Love You Forever by Robert N. Munsch

7. Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

8. Oh! The Places You Will Go by Dr. Seuss

9. The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton

10. The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg

11. Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner

12. Thank You Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco

13. The Cat In The Hat by Dr. Seuss

14. The Lorax by Dr. Seuss

15. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo

16. The Mitten by Jan Brett

17. Crunching Carrots, Not Candy by Judy Slack

18. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willlems

19. Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling

20. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

21. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst

22. Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman

23. Corduroy by Don Freeman

24. Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes

25. Stellaluna by Janell Cannon

26. Tacky the Penquin by Helen Lester

27. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

28. The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams

29. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.

30. Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type Doreen Cronin

31. Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson

32. Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss

33. Junie B. Jones by Barbara Park

34. Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder

35. Make Way For Ducklings by Robert McCloskey

36. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

37. Piggie Pie by Margie Palatini

38. The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper

39. The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone

40. The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

41. A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon

42. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett

43. From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg

44. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

45. Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli

46. Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann

47. Olivia by Ian Falconer

48. The BFG by Roald Dahl

49. The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn

50. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

51. The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss

52. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

53. Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel

54. A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

55. Bark, George by Jules Feiffer

56. Bunnicula by James Howe

57. The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss

58. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

59. Charlie the Caterpillar by Dom DeLuise

60. Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes

61. Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary

62. Frederick by Leo Lionni

63. Frindle by Andrew Clements

64. Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel

65. Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney

66. Harris and Me by Gary Paulsen

67. Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion

68. Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss

69. How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss

70. I Love You, Stinky Face by Lisa McCourt

71. Is Your Mama A Llama? by Deborah Guarino

72. Jan Brett’s books

73. Knots on a Counting Rope by Bill Martin Jr.

74. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

75. Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton

76. Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney

77. My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett

78. My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss

79. My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George

80. No David! by David Shannon

81. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss

82. Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

83. Stephanie's Ponytail by Robert Munsch

84. Swimmy by Leo Lionni

85. The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes

86. The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Warner

87. The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper

88. The Empty Pot by Demi

89. The Five Chinese Brothers by Claire Huchet Bishop

90. The Giver by Lois Lowr

91. The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle

92. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

93. The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown

94. The Last Holiday Concert by Andrew Clements

95. The Napping House by Audrey Wood

96. The Quiltmaker's Gift by Jeff Brumbeau

97. The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

98. The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack

99. The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka

100. Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt