What are the best all around children's books?
by 
Michellek518
ANSWERS: 38
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doctor zews, see spot run, harry potter, different ages of course.
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Pat the Bunny Goodnight Moon The Velveteen Rabbit Where the Sidewalk Ends Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Aesop's Fables Charlotte's Web The Polar Bear Express Where The Wild Things Are Corduroy Green Eggs and Ham and of course there are lots more!
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Generalizing: ages 3 and above : fairy tales with lots of pictures and big scripts (makes it easier for a child to identify alphabets). ages 6 and above : comics or books with cartoon characters (to maintain the child's attention) ages 10 and above : there are lots of options as mentioned by pertiponi. But do include aesop's fables as they have a good moral in each one. The main idea is to get the child hooked up to reading. "Books can be the best friends for life".
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Robert Munsch, check his works out if you can especially I'll love you forever(bet you can't read it without shedding a tear in a good way)
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We favor Shel Silverstein here, but there are tons of great ones piled throughout the house... I'm just too lazy right now to take a look.
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The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. I loved Enid Blyton The Gruffalo is good for younger kids. Philip Pullman books are good for older kids.
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Harry Potter, Dr.suess its all about the age range though really.
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It depends on the age range. I would recommend Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials Trilogy (suitable for around 12 years up) and Lemony Snickett's books (could be enjoyed by children from around 6 and up, but younger kids would probably have to be read to, rather than read them themselves). If you want to read a classic "Peter Pan" and "Alice in Wonderland" are both great for all ages.
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where the wild things are the never ending story
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Shell Silverstein writes amazing short stories and poems for children. Check out "Where the side walk ends."
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Roald Dahl books, most notably george's marvellous medicine and the twits.
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when i was about 8 i really liked Beverly Cleary's books; All of the Henry Huggins, and Ramona books were written by her. She also wrote Dear Mr Henshaw, and i really liked that one 2. Also for kids around the ages 10-13 there are Gail Carson Levine's books, which i still love she wrote, Ella Enchanted, Fairy Dust and the quest for the egg, and The Wish. She is my favorite author and i am 13. Hope this helped!
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My little ones and I love(d) anything by Sandra Boynton. They rhyme and the illustrations are cute. All P.D. Eastman and Dr. Seuss books are favored classics also. (I think I'll die if I have to read "Are you my mother" one more time!) As they get older, Junie B. Jones comes into play, as well as Frannie K. Stein books (by Jim Benton, who writes Happy Bunny). Later years introduce Harry Potter, Series of Unfortunate Events, Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys.
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for kids aged 8 and up, almost anything written by Lucy Maud Montgomery,the author of Anne of Green Gables and about fifty others.
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I LOVE The Giving Tree....it makes me cry to this day....in a good way
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Dr. Suess. =)
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i'm all about dr. suess!
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For the 1 to 3's I love the Frog and Toad books by Arnold Lobel (eg: Days with Frog and Toad). Dr. Seuss books are way cool too. But I think I'm showing my age a bit here! Times have changed since I was a kid...
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When I was little, I really liked: Thursday (a picture book about flying frogs) The Mumintroll books Dr. Seuss books (especially the Lorax) Enid Blyton books Calvin and Hobbes comic books Narnia books The Three Musketeers Any collections of fairy tales Peter Pan The Witches of Worm - Zylpha Keatley Snyder Roald Dahl books The Witch Saga - Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (I was obsessed with it) Skellig - David Almond The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle Harry Potter books
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Mine favorites were Abiyoyo, The Black Cauldron, Pippi Longstocking, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, A Series Of Unfortunate Events, Ella Enchanted, The Chronicles Of Narnia, From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, Goodnight Moon, Where The Wild Things Are, and anything by Dr. Seuss, Robert Munsch, Beverly Cleary, Judy Blume, Shel Silverstein, Roald Dahl, Phillip Pullman or E.B. White.
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My kids loved the "Sweet Pickles" series. The characters all had their own little quirks, but the stories contained lessons about manners, behavior, etc. And they were entertaining for me to read to them as well.
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Jack and The Beanstock
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How old? My brothers and sister really liked the Series of Unfortunate Events books. Or if they are really young, Dr. Suess almost always works! : )
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A lot of Roald Dahl. Probably not his "Adult" stuff (although that is really funny).
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How old are the kids? When I was really little, like one or two, I loved "The Golden Egg Book." My parents have it memorized to this day. When I got old enough to read my own books, I liked the Little House on the Prairie and Anne of Green Gables series. It must be pretty obvious that I'm a girl. Not entirely sure what to recommend for boys.
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Harry Potter. They're bound to read it sometime.
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Animorphs.
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Hank the Cowdog is fun, humorous. Or the Boxcar Children...those are a little old school though. :)
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Depending on the age of your children, I would recommend the Chronicles of Narnia and The Great Brain series for older grade school age and up. For middle school and up I would also recommend the Harry Potter Series, The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings.
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Anything by Beverly Cleary
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From about 8 or so - Hardy Boys books, Nancy Drew books, if they're still around, Bobsey Twins books, The Children's Bible...
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Encyclopedia Brown series
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Fledgling Jason Steed Harry Potter Alex Rider Cody Banks Jimmy Coates Young James Bond
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Harry Potter, the Chronicles of Narnia, Madeleine L'Eingle's books.
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Check out Nancy K Robinson:Veronica Knows Best is over the top hilarious.The Bad Girls series by Cynthia Voight is top notch. Beatrice Gormley has written some odd but wonderful books-her book Mail Order Wings is based on Kafka!
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The lion the witch and the wardrobe is an all round classic!!! Matilda Enid Blyton books such as 'The Wishing Chair' Famous Five Secret Seven But my all time favourite when I was about 12 was 'South by South East' by Anthony Harowitz.
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Grimms Fairy Tales.
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I bought my son "Oswald and the End of the World" by Andrew Strong. He told me it was the best book he'd ever read. He's 10 and reads a book or so a week.
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