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1. The Golden Key by George MacDonald You have stumbled upon a free e-book of a little-known children's short story from the Victorian Age: an original fairy-tale full of magic, wonder, and great beauty. George MacDonald, friend of Lewis Carroll, was a gifted author of Victorian fairy ta...
2. Best children's books: my all-time favorites Everybody in our family is a reading fanatic, and after my kids were grown I spent several years volunteering in the public schools reading with Spanish-speaking kids, so I've read a lot of picture books. Here are some of my very favorites. The intr...
3. Newbery Award Winning Books Winning the Newbery Medal is the greatest thrill and honor for an author of middle grade or young adult literature. It means that the chosen book has been read and enjoyed by experts in the field of children's literature, and that the book has lastin...
4. Best Children's Classic Books for Ages 9-12 A good book can capture the imagination, while very subtly improving our child's knowledge of the world, of grammar and spelling, of vocabulary and a list of other benefits.  But more than that, a good book is both entertaining and thought...
5. Newbery Medal Winners, 2000-2009 Amazing things are happening in the world of children's literature. Authors are striving to write outstanding novels and non-fiction for children. This can be directly attributed to award programs like the Newbery Medal. My favorite from this decade...
6. Tips For Writing Middle Grade Novels If you have any writing skills at all, you are able to write a middle grade novel. It is easy to do and I'll show you how. A middle grade novel is intended to appeal to children ages 8 to 12. If you want to write a middle grade novel, the best way t...
7. The Very Hungry Caterpillar This book has the ability to engage young children in reading, to get them excited, with beautiful albeit simple artwork. While teaching of sequencing, nutrition, and moderation, not to mention where butterflies come from, The Very Hungry Caterpillar...
8. Newbery Medal Winners, 1950-1959 At the beginning of this decade, children's books were still fairly simplistic, but by the end, we're favored with an outstanding historical novel, The Witch of Blackbird Pond, that sets a precedent for the increased quality of children's books in th...
9. Best Children's Classic Books for Ages 4-8 Reading is the cornerstone of a child's education. Start them off with some classics.  Here you will find the books you might remember from your childhood. The classics which stood the test of time and emerged on top. These are the books whi...
10. Newbery Medal Winners, 1930-1939 During the 1930s, Newbery winners were mainly fiction, with a few fictionalized biographies and non-fiction titles. The quality of children's literature started to improve though it was nowhere near the high standards expected of writers today. Still...
11. Newbery Medal Winners, 1990-1999 Writers are under a lot of pressure these days to produce high quality novels. The competition is enormous. Consequently the cream of the crop books on this list are excellent. My favorite novels from this list are Holes and Walk Two Moons. I'm als...
12. Where The Sidewalk Ends I love this book. It is the sort of book that an adult and a child can enjoy. The quirky word choice, and subject matter, is perfect. The illustrations are so simple, yet they hold so much personality, and often add to the poem's tone and content. Th...
13. Newbery Medal Winners, 1980-1989 This was an amazing decade for Newbery Medal and Honor Books. During this period two of the winners were poetic. A non-fiction book won the medal for the first time in many years, and two others were honor books. Plus there were many excellent novels...
14. Newbery Medal Winners, 1960-1969 There are some excellent novels in this, plus at least one great non-fiction reference book. My picks for best children's novels from this decade are From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, I, Juan de Pareja, A Wrinkle in Time, and Isla...
15. Nursery Rhymes Being passed on for hundreds of years, nursery rhymes capture the imagination of children generation after generation. These short rhyming poems have captivated millions worldwide.
16. THE THREE SNOW BEARS by Jan Brett The Three Snow Bears, written by Jan BrettIs a refreshing remake of Goldilocks And The Three Bears. I don't know how anyone could possibly improve on this famous children's bed time story, but the truth is that Jan has done exactly that. This childre...
17. Newbery Medal Winners, 1940-1949 Every book on this list is a treasure in its own right. Each is unique, lovable, different. But if you only read two of them, don't miss Johnny Tremain and The Twenty-One Balloons. They are my two favorites for quality and originality. Of course, I'm...
18. Newbery Medal Winners, 1922-1929 Early Newbery Medal winners included short story collections, non-fiction, and novels. Many are out of print, difficult to locate, and rare. Books older than 1927 may now be in the public domain. This lens has links to Amazon pages for all the Newbe...
19. Where The Wild Things Are This classic in American Children's Literature, by Maurice Sendak, was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1964. It is a book that millions of children have enjoyed, focusing on the consequences of a little boy's mischief, both real and fantasy. With imag...
20. Newbery Medal Winners, 1970-1979 There are some outstanding novels in this collection of Newbery books, and I get excited when I remember reading and enjoying them. Some of my favorites are Sing Down the Moon, The Westing Game, and The Periolous Gard. There are other excellent novel...