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100 Children’s Books In Order Printable List PDF
100 Children’s Books In Order
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1) – J.K. Rowling
- Charlotte’s Web – E.B. White
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) – C.S. Lewis
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1) – Roald Dahl
- Where the Wild Things Are – Maurice Sendak
- The Cat in the Hat (Cat in the Hat, #1) – Dr. Seuss
- The Secret Garden – Frances Hodgson Burnett
- The Hobbit, or There and Back Again – J.R.R. Tolkien
- Little Women (Little Women, #1) – Louisa May Alcott
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar – Eric Carle
- Matilda – Roald Dahl
- The Giving Tree – Shel Silverstein
- Goodnight Moon – Margaret Wise Brown
- Where the Sidewalk Ends – Shel Silverstein
- Green Eggs and Ham – Dr. Seuss
- A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1) – Madeleine L’Engle
- The Giver (The Giver, #1) – Lois Lowry
- To Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee
- Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) – L.M. Montgomery
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) – J.K. Rowling
- Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1) – Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) – J.K. Rowling
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas! – Dr. Seuss
- Holes (Holes, #1) – Louis Sachar
- The Diary of a Young Girl – Anne Frank
- Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Långstrump, #1) – Astrid Lindgren
- The Velveteen Rabbit – Margery Williams Bianco
- Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass – Lewis Carroll
- The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) – Rick Riordan
- Bridge to Terabithia – Katherine Paterson
- Peter Pan – J.M. Barrie
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1) – L. Frank Baum
- Madeline – Ludwig Bemelmans
- The House at Pooh Corner (Winnie-the-Pooh, #2) – A.A. Milne
- A Little Princess – Frances Hodgson Burnett
- The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1) – Beatrix Potter
- The Book Thief – Markus Zusak
- The BFG – Roald Dahl
- The Day the Crayons Quit – Drew Daywalt
- Island of the Blue Dolphins – Scott O’Dell
- Heidi (Heidi, #1-2) – Johanna Spyri
- Black Beauty – Anna Sewell
- The Lorax – Dr. Seuss
- Oh, the Places You’ll Go! – Dr. Seuss
- Wonder (Wonder, #1) – R.J. Palacio
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer – Mark Twain
- The Complete Grimm’s Fairy Tales – Jacob Grimm
- Curious George – H.A. Rey
- The Little House Collection (Little House, #1-9) – Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Amelia Bedelia (Amelia Bedelia, #1) – Peggy Parish
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – Mark Twain
- Harold and the Purple Crayon (Harold, #1) – Crockett Johnson
- Are You My Mother? – P.D. Eastman
- The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1) – Lemony Snicket
- The Wind in the Willows – Kenneth Grahame
- James and the Giant Peach – Roald Dahl
- The Phantom Tollbooth – Norton Juster
- Number the Stars – Lois Lowry
- The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, #1) – Gertrude Chandler Warner
- Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1) – A.A. Milne
- From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler – E.L. Konigsburg
- Alice in Wonderland – Jane Carruth (Adapted By)
- The Story of Ferdinand – Munro Leaf
- Corduroy – Don Freeman
- Frog and Toad Are Friends (Frog and Toad, #1) – Arnold Lobel
- Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Ramona, #6) – Beverly Cleary
- The Snowy Day (Peter, #1) – Ezra Jack Keats
- Because of Winn-Dixie – Kate DiCamillo
- The Graveyard Book – Neil Gaiman
- Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel – Virginia Lee Burton
- A Light in the Attic – Shel Silverstein
- The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #1) – Carolyn Keene
- A Bear Called Paddington (Paddington, #1) – Michael Bond
- Ender’s Game (Ender’s Saga, #1) – Orson Scott Card
- Tuck Everlasting – Natalie Babbitt
- Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH – Robert C. O’Brien
- Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day – Judith Viorst
- The Westing Game – Ellen Raskin
- Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1) – Gail Carson Levine
- If You Give a Mouse a Cookie – Laura Joffe Numeroff
- Hatchet (Brian’s Saga, #1) – Gary Paulsen
- Blueberries for Sal – Robert McCloskey
- Treasure Island – Robert Louis Stevenson
- The Call of the Wild – Jack London
- One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish – Dr. Seuss
- The Little Engine That Could – Watty Piper
- The Paper Bag Princess – Robert Munsch
- Bread and Jam for Frances (I Can Read Level 2) – Russell Hoban
- Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret – Judy Blume
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, #1) – Judi Barrett
- The Cat’s Maw (The Shadowland Saga, #1) – Brooke Burgess
- The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (The Herdmans, #1) – Barbara Robinson
- Miss Nelson Is Missing! (Miss Nelson, #1) – Harry Allard
- The Witch of Blackbird Pond – Elizabeth George Speare
- Press Here – Hervé Tullet
- The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7) – C.S. Lewis
- The Complete Tales – Beatrix Potter
- The Runaway Bunny – Margaret Wise Brown
- The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) – Philip Pullman
- Dogs vs Bears – Austin Davis
List credit: GoodReads
FAQ – 100 Children’s Books In Order
Q: Why should children read these 100 books?
A: These books build literacy skills, foster empathy, encourage creativity, and introduce kids to important life themes in age-appropriate and engaging ways.
Q: What age range are these 100 children’s books suitable for?
A: The list includes books for all childhood stages, from toddler picture books to middle-grade novels, offering something for every young reader.
Q: Are the 100 must-read children’s books only fiction?
A: No, the list features a mix of fiction and nonfiction titles, including biographies, history, science, and more to broaden children’s understanding of the world.