I swiped this from the PTA newsletter — awesome list of books.



Teachers’ Fifty Favorite Children’s Books
 

1. Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White (9-12 years)

 
2. The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg (4-8 years)

 
3. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss (4-8 years)

 
4. The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss (4-8 years)

 
5. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (4-8 years)

 
6. Love You Forever by Robert N. Munsch (4-8 years)

 
7. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein (All ages)

 
8. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (Baby-Preschool)

 
9. Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls (Young Adult)

 
10. The Mitten by Jan Brett (4-8 years)

11. Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown (Baby-Preschool)



 12. Hatchet by Gary Paulsen (9-12 years)



 13. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis (9-12 years)



 14. Where the Sidewalk Ends: The Poems and Drawing of Shel Silverstein by Shel Silverstein (All ages)



 15. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (9-12 years)



 16. Stellaluna by Janell Cannon (4-8 years)



 17. Oh, The Places You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss (4-8 years)



 18. Strega Nona by Tomie De Paola (4-8 years)



 19. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst (4-8 years)



 20. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin, Jr. (Baby-Preschool)



 21. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (9-12 years)



 22. The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams (4-8 years)



 23. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle (9-12 years)



 24. Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (9-12 years)



 25. How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss (4-8 years)



 26. The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka (4-8 years)



 27. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by John Archambault (4-8 years)



 28. Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder (9-12 years)



 29. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (9-12 years)



 30. The Complete Tales of Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne (4-8 years)



 31. The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner (9-12 years)



 32. Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan (9-12 years)



 33. Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks (9-12 years)



 34. Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell (9-12 years)



 35. Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli (9-12 years)



 36. The BFG by Roald Dahl (9-12 years)



 37. The Giver by Lois Lowry (9-12 years)



 38. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff (4-8 years)



 39. James and the Giant Peach: A Children’s Story by Roald Dahl (9-12 years)



 40. Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder (9-12 years)



 41. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor (9-12 years)



 42. The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien (Young Adult)



 43. The Lorax by Dr. Seuss (4-8 years)



 44. Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner (9-12 years)



 45. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (9-12 years)



 46. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O’Brien (9-12 years)



 47. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (All ages)



 48. The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister (Baby-Preschool)



 49. Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman (4-8 years)



 50. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson (9-12 years)



To see the entire list of Teachers’ Top 100 Favorite Books, visit NEA�s web site, www.nea.org/readacross/favbooks.html