Kids' Top 100 Favorite Books

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Source: National Education Association (NEA). Web: www.nea.org/readacross/resources/kidsbooks.html .

This list was tabulated from an online survey that the National Education Association ran from November 1, 1999 through February 1, 2000. See also Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children.

Harry Potter (series) by J. K. Rowling
Goosebumps (series) by R. L. Stine
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
Arthur (series) by Marc Brown
Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
Shiloh (trilogy) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Holes by Louis Sachar
The Giver by Lois Lowry
The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (series) by Judy Blume
Sideways Stories from Wayside School (series) by Louis Sachar
The BFG by Roald Dahl
The Boxcar Children (series) by Gertrude Chandler Warner
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (series) by Beverly Cleary
Pokemon (series) by Tracey West, Maria S. Barbo
The Babysitters Club (series) by Ann M. Martin
Ralph S. Mouse (series) by Beverly Cleary
Little House on the Prairie (series) by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Clifford the Big Red Dog (series) by Norman Bridwell
Stuart Little by E. B. White
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
The Adventures of Captain Underpants (series) by Dav Pilkey
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
The Berenstain Bears (series) by Jan and Stan Berenstain
Animorphs (series) by K. A. Applegate
The Witches by Roald Dahl
Nancy Drew Mystery Stories by Carolyn Keene
The Hobbit (series) by J. R. R. Tolkien
American Girls (series) by Susan Adler, Valerie Tripp, Connie Porter, Janet Shaw, et al
Matilda by Roald Dahl
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss
How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Junie B. Jones (series) by Barbara Park
Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner
Falling Up by Shel Silverstein
A Wrinkle in Time (series) by Madeleine L'Engle
Brian's Winter by Gary Paulsen
Amber Brown (series) by Paula Danziger
The North Star by Peter H. Reynolds
Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks by Mick Foley (Mankind)
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton
A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
Chicken Soup for the Soul (series) by various authors
Curious George (series) by Margret and Hans Augusto Rey
The Teacher from the Black Lagoon (series) by Mike Thaler
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff
The Bailey School Kids (series) by Debbie Dadey, et al
The Hardy Boys (series) by Franklin W. Dixon
The Mitten by Jan Brett
Amelia Bedelia (series) by Peggy Parish
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater
The River by Gary Paulsen
Magic Tree House (series) by Mary Pope Osborne
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by John Scieszka
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss
The Complete Tales of Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
Redwall by Brian Jacques
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Wringer by Jerry Spinelli
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary
Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls
Sweet Valley High (series) by Francine Pascal
The Adventures of Mary-Kate and Ashley (series) by Judy Katschke, Cathy Dobowski, Lisa Eisenberg, Nancy E. Krulik, Nina Alexander, Frances Lin Lantz, et al
Garfield (series) by Jim Davis
Magic School Bus (series) by Joanna Cole
Math Curse by John Scieszka
White Fang by Jack London
I Spy (series) by Walter Wick, Jean Marzollo, Diana Noonan, et al
Love You Forever by Robert N. Munsch
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
Draw 50 Airplanes, Aircraft and Spacecraft (series) by Lee J. Ames
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
The Rock Says by Dwayne Johnson (The Rock)
Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
All About Sam by Lois Lowry
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Hank the Cow Dog (series) by John R. Erickson
Piggie Pie by Margie Palatini
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan