This is an updated list of works from the OCLC Top 1000 that are likely to be of interest to children.
We had several discussions about this category. Some items (including folk tales) were not originally intended to be children's books, but things just didn't turn out as the author planned. We erred on the side of inclusion.
#1 |
Mother Goose Library holdings: 67,663 Bibliographic records: 2,036 Rank on complete list: 3 |
#2 |
Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain Library holdings: 42,724 Bibliographic records: 1,132 Rank on complete list: 7 |
#3 |
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carroll Library holdings: 39,277 Bibliographic records: 1,942 Rank on complete list: 10 |
#4 |
Night Before Christmas Clement Clarke Moore Library holdings: 33,343 Bibliographic records: 846 Rank on complete list: 14 |
#5 |
Garfield Jim Davis Library holdings: 33,234 Bibliographic records: 154 Rank on complete list: 15 |
#6 |
Tom Sawyer Mark Twain Library holdings: 32,233 Bibliographic records: 1,100 Rank on complete list: 16 |
#7 |
Aesop's Fables Aesop Library holdings: 32,232 Bibliographic records: 1,461 Rank on complete list: 17 |
#8 |
Arabian Nights Library holdings: 31,728 Bibliographic records: 2,414 Rank on complete list: 18 |
#9 |
Gulliver's Travels Jonathan Swift Library holdings: 29,066 Bibliographic records: 1,206 Rank on complete list: 20 |
#10 |
Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe Library holdings: 28,669 Bibliographic records: 2,374 Rank on complete list: 21 |
#11 |
Christmas Carol Charles Dickens Library holdings: 27,928 Bibliographic records: 1,056 Rank on complete list: 24 |
#12 |
Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson Library holdings: 27,643 Bibliographic records: 1,414 Rank on complete list: 26 |
#13 |
Fairy Tales Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Library holdings: 21,662 Bibliographic records: 614 Rank on complete list: 50 |
#14 |
Wizard of Oz L. Frank Baum Library holdings: 20,537 Bibliographic records: 464 Rank on complete list: 54 |
#15 |
Little Women Louisa May Alcott Library holdings: 19,664 Bibliographic records: 761 Rank on complete list: 62 |
#16 |
Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank Library holdings: 19,541 Bibliographic records: 339 Rank on complete list: 63 |
#17 |
Peanuts Charles M. Shultz Library holdings: 18,700 Bibliographic records: 365 Rank on complete list: 69 |
#18 |
Wind in the Willows Kenneth Grahame Library holdings: 17,963 Bibliographic records: 446 Rank on complete list: 73 |
#19 |
Black Beauty Anna Sewell Library holdings: 17,134 Bibliographic records: 739 Rank on complete list: 78 |
#20 |
Three Musketeers Alexandre Dumas Library holdings: 16,935 Bibliographic records: 817 Rank on complete list: 80 |
#21 |
Kidnapped Robert Louis Stevenson Library holdings: 16,600 Bibliographic records: 551 Rank on complete list: 85 |
#22 |
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Jules Verne Library holdings: 16,573 Bibliographic records: 614 Rank on complete list: 86 |
#23 |
Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett Library holdings: 15,762 Bibliographic records: 343 Rank on complete list: 98 |
#24 |
Pinocchio Carlo Collodi Library holdings: 15,170 Bibliographic records: 767 Rank on complete list: 108 |
#25 |
World Book Encyclopedia Library holdings: 14,984 Bibliographic records: 56 Rank on complete list: 114 |
#26 |
Heidi Johanna Spyri Library holdings: 14,679 Bibliographic records: 530 Rank on complete list: 118 |
#27 |
Prince and the Pauper Mark Twain Library holdings: 14,183 Bibliographic records: 421 Rank on complete list: 125 |
#28 |
Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Mark Twain Library holdings: 14,099 Bibliographic records: 275 Rank on complete list: 127 |
#29 |
Anne of Green Gables L. M. Montgomery Library holdings: 14,032 Bibliographic records: 312 Rank on complete list: 128 |
#30 |
Child's Garden of Verses Robert Louis Stevenson Library holdings: 13,977 Bibliographic records: 435 Rank on complete list: 130 |
#31 |
Tale of Peter Rabbit Beatrix Potter Library holdings: 13,894 Bibliographic records: 417 Rank on complete list: 132 |
#32 |
Winnie the Pooh A. A. Milne Library holdings: 13,588 Bibliographic records: 308 Rank on complete list: 142 |
#33 |
Little Prince Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Library holdings: 12,963 Bibliographic records: 634 Rank on complete list: 148 |
#34 |
Fables Jean de La Fontaine Library holdings: 12,708 Bibliographic records: 1,133 Rank on complete list: 149 |
#35 |
Velveteen Rabbit Margery Williams Bianco Library holdings: 12,600 Bibliographic records: 171 Rank on complete list: 154 |
#36 |
Peter Pan J. M. Barrie Library holdings: 12,426 Bibliographic records: 314 Rank on complete list: 161 |
#37 |
Jungle Book Rudyard Kipling Library holdings: 12,374 Bibliographic records: 457 Rank on complete list: 166 |
#38 |
Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe C. S. Lewis Library holdings: 11,561 Bibliographic records: 148 Rank on complete list: 189 |
#39 |
Peter and the Wolf Sergey Prokofiev Library holdings: 11,216 Bibliographic records: 594 Rank on complete list: 196 |
#40 |
White Fang Jack London Library holdings: 11,174 Bibliographic records: 354 Rank on complete list: 197 |
#41 |
Charlotte's Web E. B. White Library holdings: 10,643 Bibliographic records: 139 Rank on complete list: 219 |
#42 |
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone J. K. Rowling Library holdings: 10,595 Bibliographic records: 141 Rank on complete list: 220 |
#43 |
Song of Hiawatha Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Library holdings: 10,209 Bibliographic records: 327 Rank on complete list: 243 |
#44 |
Just So Stories Rudyard Kipling Library holdings: 10,193 Bibliographic records: 266 Rank on complete list: 245 |
#45 |
Kim Rudyard Kipling Library holdings: 10,190 Bibliographic records: 271 Rank on complete list: 246 |
#46 |
Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L'Engle Library holdings: 9,973 Bibliographic records: 102 Rank on complete list: 257 |
#47 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets J. K. Rowling Library holdings: 9,840 Bibliographic records: 117 Rank on complete list: 263 |
#48 |
Swiss Family Robinson Johann Wyss Library holdings: 9,829 Bibliographic records: 450 Rank on complete list: 265 |
#49 |
Yearling Marjorie Rawlings Library holdings: 9,360 Bibliographic records: 148 Rank on complete list: 281 |
#50 |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban J. K. Rowling Library holdings: 9,083 Bibliographic records: 101 Rank on complete list: 304 |
#51 |
Captains Courageous Rudyard Kipling Library holdings: 8,779 Bibliographic records: 220 Rank on complete list: 324 |
#52 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire J. K. Rowling Library holdings: 8,482 Bibliographic records: 80 Rank on complete list: 350 |
#53 |
Magician's Nephew C. S. Lewis Library holdings: 8,345 Bibliographic records: 106 Rank on complete list: 362 |
#54 |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown Library holdings: 8,338 Bibliographic records: 80 Rank on complete list: 363 |
#55 |
Hatchet Gary Paulsen Library holdings: 8,279 Bibliographic records: 64 Rank on complete list: 367 |
#56 |
Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle Library holdings: 8,195 Bibliographic records: 112 Rank on complete list: 371 |
#57 |
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry Mildred D. Taylor Library holdings: 8,182 Bibliographic records: 63 Rank on complete list: 373 |
#58 |
Owl and the Pussycat Edward Lear Library holdings: 8,053 Bibliographic records: 91 Rank on complete list: 385 |
#59 |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl Library holdings: 7,976 Bibliographic records: 106 Rank on complete list: 391 |
#60 |
Bridge to Terabithia Katherine Paterson Library holdings: 7,956 Bibliographic records: 74 Rank on complete list: 394 |
#61 |
Madeline Ludwig Bemelmans Library holdings: 7,938 Bibliographic records: 97 Rank on complete list: 397 |
#62 |
Through the Looking Glass Lewis Carroll Library holdings: 7,892 Bibliographic records: 417 Rank on complete list: 405 |
#63 |
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak Library holdings: 7,834 Bibliographic records: 106 Rank on complete list: 412 |
#64 |
Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babbitt Library holdings: 7,717 Bibliographic records: 100 Rank on complete list: 419 |
#65 |
Hans Brinker Mary Mapes Dodge Library holdings: 7,654 Bibliographic records: 262 Rank on complete list: 428 |
#66 |
Make Way for Ducklings Robert McCloskey Library holdings: 7,614 Bibliographic records: 102 Rank on complete list: 432 |
#67 |
Tree Grows in Brooklyn Betty Smith Library holdings: 7,555 Bibliographic records: 92 Rank on complete list: 439 |
#68 |
Horse and his Boy C. S. Lewis Library holdings: 7,517 Bibliographic records: 92 Rank on complete list: 442 |
#69 |
Cat in the Hat Dr. Seuss Library holdings: 7,511 Bibliographic records: 91 Rank on complete list: 444 |
#70 |
Last Battle C. S. Lewis Library holdings: 7,504 Bibliographic records: 89 Rank on complete list: 445 |
#71 |
Voyage of the Dawn Treader C. S. Lewis Library holdings: 7,494 Bibliographic records: 94 Rank on complete list: 447 |
#72 |
Little Engine that Could Watty Piper Library holdings: 7,441 Bibliographic records: 88 Rank on complete list: 450 |
#73 |
Rip Van Winkle Washington Irving Library holdings: 7,425 Bibliographic records: 277 Rank on complete list: 453 |
#74 |
Caps for Sale Esphyr Slobodkina Library holdings: 7,377 Bibliographic records: 101 Rank on complete list: 457 |
#75 |
James and the Giant Peach Roald Dahl Library holdings: 7,344 Bibliographic records: 94 Rank on complete list: 462 |
#76 |
Cheaper by the Dozen Frank B. Gilbreth Library holdings: 7,312 Bibliographic records: 63 Rank on complete list: 470 |
#77 |
Red Pony John Steinbeck Library holdings: 7,309 Bibliographic records: 114 Rank on complete list: 472 |
#78 |
Anne of Avonlea L. M. Montgomery Library holdings: 7,287 Bibliographic records: 151 Rank on complete list: 475 |
#79 |
Casey at the Bat Ernest Lawrence Thayer Library holdings: 7,225 Bibliographic records: 56 Rank on complete list: 481 |
#80 |
Caddie Woodlawn Carol Ryrie Brink Library holdings: 7,147 Bibliographic records: 67 Rank on complete list: 495 |
#81 |
Stuart Little E. B. White Library holdings: 7,132 Bibliographic records: 82 Rank on complete list: 498 |
#82 |
Little House in the Big Woods Laura Ingalls Wilder Library holdings: 7,107 Bibliographic records: 95 Rank on complete list: 499 |
#83 |
Number the Stars Lois Lowry Library holdings: 7,103 Bibliographic records: 65 Rank on complete list: 500 |
#84 |
Silver Chair C. S. Lewis Library holdings: 7,095 Bibliographic records: 84 Rank on complete list: 503 |
#85 |
Little Princess Frances Hodgson Burnett Library holdings: 7,077 Bibliographic records: 179 Rank on complete list: 506 |
#86 |
Little House on the Prairie Laura Ingalls Wilder Library holdings: 7,055 Bibliographic records: 97 Rank on complete list: 512 |
#87 |
Holes Louis Sachar Library holdings: 7,048 Bibliographic records: 51 Rank on complete list: 515 |
#88 |
Outsiders S. E. Hinton Library holdings: 7,025 Bibliographic records: 75 Rank on complete list: 519 |
#89 |
Sounder William Howard Armstrong Library holdings: 7,009 Bibliographic records: 64 Rank on complete list: 524 |
#90 |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix J. K. Rowling Library holdings: 6,976 Bibliographic records: 57 Rank on complete list: 529 |
#91 |
Paul Revere's Ride Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Library holdings: 6,969 Bibliographic records: 43 Rank on complete list: 530 |
#92 |
Giver Lois Lowry Library holdings: 6,962 Bibliographic records: 68 Rank on complete list: 532 |
#93 |
Dear Mr. Henshaw Beverly Cleary Library holdings: 6,935 Bibliographic records: 60 Rank on complete list: 534 |
#94 |
From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler E. L. Konigsburg Library holdings: 6,891 Bibliographic records: 77 Rank on complete list: 546 |
#95 |
Sarah, Plain and Tall Patricia MacLachlan Library holdings: 6,860 Bibliographic records: 78 Rank on complete list: 552 |
#96 |
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret Judy Blume Library holdings: 6,845 Bibliographic records: 53 Rank on complete list: 555 |
#97 |
House at Pooh Corner A. A. Milne Library holdings: 6,829 Bibliographic records: 137 Rank on complete list: 559 |
#98 |
Witch of Blackbird Pond Elizabeth George Speare Library holdings: 6,806 Bibliographic records: 60 Rank on complete list: 565 |
#99 |
Island of the Blue Dolphins Scott O'Dell Library holdings: 6,738 Bibliographic records: 62 Rank on complete list: 572 |
#100 |
Curious George H. A. Rey Library holdings: 6,713 Bibliographic records: 99 Rank on complete list: 580 |
#101 |
Legend of Sleepy Hollow Washington Irving Library holdings: 6,648 Bibliographic records: 185 Rank on complete list: 590 |
#102 |
Three Little Pigs Library holdings: 6,603 Bibliographic records: 147 Rank on complete list: 598 |
#103 |
Julie of the Wolves Jean Craighead George Library holdings: 6,603 Bibliographic records: 82 Rank on complete list: 599 |
#104 |
Incredible Journey Sheila Every Burnford Library holdings: 6,588 Bibliographic records: 61 Rank on complete list: 603 |
#105 |
Cricket in Times Square George Selden Library holdings: 6,559 Bibliographic records: 77 Rank on complete list: 607 |
#106 |
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin Library holdings: 6,548 Bibliographic records: 98 Rank on complete list: 616 |
#107 |
Cinderella Charles Perrault Library holdings: 6,531 Bibliographic records: 155 Rank on complete list: 618 |
#108 |
Nightingale Hans Christian Andersen Library holdings: 6,495 Bibliographic records: 123 Rank on complete list: 630 |
#109 |
Watership Down Richard Adams Library holdings: 6,301 Bibliographic records: 59 Rank on complete list: 663 |
#110 |
Jacob Have I Loved Katherine Paterson Library holdings: 6,290 Bibliographic records: 41 Rank on complete list: 666 |
#111 |
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 Beverly Cleary Library holdings: 6,278 Bibliographic records: 65 Rank on complete list: 672 |
#112 |
Shiloh Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Library holdings: 6,276 Bibliographic records: 48 Rank on complete list: 673 |
#113 |
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble William Steig Library holdings: 6,211 Bibliographic records: 61 Rank on complete list: 689 |
#114 |
Green Eggs and Ham Dr. Seuss Library holdings: 6,162 Bibliographic records: 63 Rank on complete list: 702 |
#115 |
Story of Ferdinand Munro Leaf Library holdings: 6,154 Bibliographic records: 92 Rank on complete list: 704 |
#116 |
Mysterious Island Jules Verne Library holdings: 6,150 Bibliographic records: 217 Rank on complete list: 705 |
#117 |
Old Yeller Fred Gipson Library holdings: 6,132 Bibliographic records: 57 Rank on complete list: 712 |
#118 |
King of the Wind Marguerite Henry Library holdings: 6,130 Bibliographic records: 66 Rank on complete list: 714 |
#119 |
Summer of the Swans Betsy Cromer Byars Library holdings: 6,130 Bibliographic records: 63 Rank on complete list: 715 |
#120 |
Prince Caspian the Return to Narnia C. S. Lewis Library holdings: 6,117 Bibliographic records: 39 Rank on complete list: 722 |
#121 |
Thumbelina Hans Christian Andersen Library holdings: 6,108 Bibliographic records: 139 Rank on complete list: 725 |
#122 |
My Side of the Mountain Jean Craighead George Library holdings: 6,106 Bibliographic records: 53 Rank on complete list: 726 |
#123 |
Slave Dancer Paula Fox Library holdings: 6,093 Bibliographic records: 47 Rank on complete list: 732 |
#124 |
Story of Mankind Hendrik Willem Van Loon Library holdings: 6,085 Bibliographic records: 91 Rank on complete list: 734 |
#125 |
Tale of Benjamin Bunny Beatrix Potter Library holdings: 6,081 Bibliographic records: 149 Rank on complete list: 737 |
#126 |
Whipping Boy Sid Fleischman Library holdings: 5,998 Bibliographic records: 56 Rank on complete list: 750 |
#127 |
Mary Poppins P. L. Travers Library holdings: 5,992 Bibliographic records: 110 Rank on complete list: 753 |
#128 |
Misty of Chincoteague Marguerite Henry Library holdings: 5,981 Bibliographic records: 58 Rank on complete list: 756 |
#129 |
Old Mother Hubbard Sarah Catherine Martin Library holdings: 5,977 Bibliographic records: 178 Rank on complete list: 758 |
#130 |
On the Banks of Plum Creek Laura Ingalls Wilder Library holdings: 5,952 Bibliographic records: 64 Rank on complete list: 772 |
#131 |
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Judy Blume Library holdings: 5,948 Bibliographic records: 55 Rank on complete list: 776 |
#132 |
Chocolate War Robert Cormier Library holdings: 5,929 Bibliographic records: 51 Rank on complete list: 784 |
#133 |
Runaway Bunny Margaret Wise Brown Library holdings: 5,909 Bibliographic records: 52 Rank on complete list: 788 |
#134 |
Ugly Duckling Hans Christian Andersen Library holdings: 5,895 Bibliographic records: 202 Rank on complete list: 793 |
#135 |
Henry Huggins Beverly Cleary Library holdings: 5,891 Bibliographic records: 46 Rank on complete list: 795 |
#136 |
Where the Red Fern Grows Wilson Rawls Library holdings: 5,886 Bibliographic records: 33 Rank on complete list: 797 |
#137 |
Anne of the Island L. M. Montgomery Library holdings: 5,877 Bibliographic records: 118 Rank on complete list: 802 |
#138 |
Indian in the Cupboard Lynne Reid Banks Library holdings: 5,852 Bibliographic records: 50 Rank on complete list: 808 |
#139 |
Superfudge Judy Blume Library holdings: 5,849 Bibliographic records: 48 Rank on complete list: 809 |
#140 |
Light in the Forest Conrad Richter Library holdings: 5,838 Bibliographic records: 57 Rank on complete list: 814 |
#141 |
Where's Waldo Martin Handford Library holdings: 5,823 Bibliographic records: 71 Rank on complete list: 817 |
#142 |
Dicey's Song Cynthia Voigt Library holdings: 5,801 Bibliographic records: 34 Rank on complete list: 822 |
#143 |
Hansel and Gretel Library holdings: 5,782 Bibliographic records: 72 Rank on complete list: 825 |
#144 |
Amelia Bedelia Peggy Parish Library holdings: 5,768 Bibliographic records: 49 Rank on complete list: 830 |
#145 |
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh Robert C. O'Brien Library holdings: 5,750 Bibliographic records: 63 Rank on complete list: 836 |
#146 |
Fairy Tales Charles Perrault Library holdings: 5,749 Bibliographic records: 393 Rank on complete list: 837 |
#147 |
Maniac Magee Jerry Spinelli Library holdings: 5,723 Bibliographic records: 35 Rank on complete list: 843 |
#148 |
Steadfast Tin Soldier Hans Christian Andersen Library holdings: 5,707 Bibliographic records: 84 Rank on complete list: 847 |
#149 |
Harriet the Spy Louise Fitzhugh Library holdings: 5,672 Bibliographic records: 49 Rank on complete list: 856 |
#150 |
Baron Munchausen's Narrative of His Marvellous Travels Library holdings: 5,663 Bibliographic records: 571 Rank on complete list: 859 |
#151 |
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Bill Martin Library holdings: 5,654 Bibliographic records: 42 Rank on complete list: 860 |
#152 |
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Judith Viorst Library holdings: 5,581 Bibliographic records: 41 Rank on complete list: 887 |
#153 |
Phantom Tollbooth Norton Juster Library holdings: 5,579 Bibliographic records: 65 Rank on complete list: 888 |
#154 |
Pippi Longstocking Astrid Lindgren Library holdings: 5,564 Bibliographic records: 113 Rank on complete list: 893 |
#155 |
Ramona the Pest Beverly Cleary Library holdings: 5,547 Bibliographic records: 44 Rank on complete list: 897 |
#156 |
Polar Express Chris Van Allsburg Library holdings: 5,512 Bibliographic records: 48 Rank on complete list: 912 |
#157 |
House that Jack Built Library holdings: 5,510 Bibliographic records: 142 Rank on complete list: 913 |
#158 |
Across Five Aprils Irene Hunt Library holdings: 5,460 Bibliographic records: 42 Rank on complete list: 931 |
#159 |
Ramona and Her Father Beverly Cleary Library holdings: 5,455 Bibliographic records: 54 Rank on complete list: 934 |
#160 |
Matilda Roald Dahl Library holdings: 5,436 Bibliographic records: 68 Rank on complete list: 941 |
#161 |
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears Verna Aardema Library holdings: 5,386 Bibliographic records: 57 Rank on complete list: 959 |
#162 |
Emperor's New Clothes Hans Christian Andersen Library holdings: 5,370 Bibliographic records: 163 Rank on complete list: 965 |
#163 |
Read Aloud Handbook Jim Trelease Library holdings: 5,368 Bibliographic records: 11 Rank on complete list: 966 |
#164 |
Danny and the Dinosaur Syd Hoff Library holdings: 5,364 Bibliographic records: 56 Rank on complete list: 967 |
#165 |
Light in the Attic Shel Silverstein Library holdings: 5,358 Bibliographic records: 28 Rank on complete list: 972 |
#166 |
Trumpet of the Swan E. B. White Library holdings: 5,355 Bibliographic records: 50 Rank on complete list: 975 |
#167 |
Borrowers Mary Norton Library holdings: 5,344 Bibliographic records: 72 Rank on complete list: 978 |
#168 |
Great Gilly Hopkins Katherine Paterson Library holdings: 5,336 Bibliographic records: 57 Rank on complete list: 980 |
#169 |
Hero and the Crown Robin McKinley Library holdings: 5,333 Bibliographic records: 23 Rank on complete list: 981 |
#170 |
Day No Pigs Would Die Robert Peck Library holdings: 5,332 Bibliographic records: 49 Rank on complete list: 983 |
#171 |
Farner Boy Laura Ingalls Wilder Library holdings: 5,297 Bibliographic records: 48 Rank on complete list: 994 |
#172 |
Blueberries for Sal Robert McCloskey Library holdings: 5,296 Bibliographic records: 61 Rank on complete list: 995 |