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Great stories never grow old! Chosen by children’s librarians at The New York Public Library, these 100 inspiring tales have thrilled generations of children and their parents — and are still flying off our shelves. Use this list and your library card to discover new worlds of wonder and adventure!

100 Great Children’s Books has been published on the occasion of The New York Public Library’s acclaimed exhibition The ABC of It: Why Children’s Books Matter, on view at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. The list was selected by The New York Public Library’s Jeanne Lamb, Coordinator, Youth Collections, and Elizabeth Bird, Supervising Librarian.
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message 2: by Deon (new)

Deon Tami wrote: "There are books on this list that do not belong...

done, thanks


message 3: by Octavia (new)

Octavia Cade There's a couple more added that don't belong either:
Here Come the Pirates: Captain Bluebottle Series, Book 2
Captain Bluebottle's Amazing Treasure Hunt

I've been slowly reading my way through this list, and really enjoying it! There's some fantastic children's books out there...


message 4: by Mitchell (new)

Mitchell Friedman I checked the Wayback Machine for this list - 100 Great Children's Books | 100 years

clearly this list has been vandalized


message 5: by Mitchell (new)

Mitchell Friedman Well I did some voting and some deleting. there is more to do but the first page at least is fixed


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