In honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday, Time Out New York create a top 50 list of best books for kids, which of course I had to immediately go through to see how many I’ve read. There are a bunch on the list that I’m definitely interested in reading, and there are several I barely remember and wouldn’t mind reading again. It’s kind of a nostalgia grab bag, reading this list. I haven’t even thought about Are You My Mothere? in ages, but now the entire story vivid in my mind and making me smile.
Of the 50 I’ve read 19—
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Holes by Louis Sachar
Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman
The Bone series by Jeff Smith
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman