In honor of Children’s Book Week, we asked Lyn Ingersoll, family librarian at Children’s National Health System, to list some of her favorite kids’ books. Here’s what she said.
For younger children:
- Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
- Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell
- Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
- Mike Mulligan and the Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
- Good Dog Carl by Alexandra Day
- Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman
- Corduroy by Don Freeman
- Where’s Waldo? by Martin Handford
- Where’s Spot? by Eric Hill
- Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel
- Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
by Bill Martin Jr.
- Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish
- The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
- The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
- Curious George by H.A. Rey
- Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
- The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
- The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
- Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
For older children:
- Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard Atwater
- Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
- Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary
- The Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
- The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
- Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
- Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey
- Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
- The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
- Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
- The Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
What are some of your favorite kids’ books? Tell us in the comments section below!
