4.09 avg rating — 295 ratings

"I loved this book as an young child as young child. I would beg my grandma to read Uncle Wiggly to me for hours on end."

4.08 avg rating — 59,534 ratings

"I also loved all of the Babar stories as a very young child. I think I learned to read, in large part, by following along in my copies of the books to a cassette tape my mom made out of desperation because I wanted to be read to all day"

4.21 avg rating — 2,027,255 ratings

"My teacher read this to us when I was in probably the second grade. I was captivated by the story"

4.17 avg rating — 924,676 ratings

"Another great read by a wonderful teacher. I think I was in the third grade. I have always wished that Willy Wonka and his wonderful chocolate (and other treats) really existed!"

4.24 avg rating — 3,117,950 ratings

"My fourth grade teacher read this book to us when I was in the fourth grade. She read it in the fall and I loved it so much I asked for (and received) the whole Chronicles of Narnia for Christmas. I think I have read it at least once a year since then!"

4.16 avg rating — 17,908 ratings

"Mrs. Condie, the librarian in my elementary school read this book to us. I loved it so much I have repeatedly read all of the books about John and his brother the Great Brain. I even got my little brother hooked on them as well. "

3.97 avg rating — 1,274,845 ratings

"Another book read to me by a teacher, I believe it was in the fifth grade.. Great fantasy"

4.19 avg rating — 2,036 ratings

"I discovered this book on my own. One of the sorrows of my life is that this wonderful and charming book is out of print. I desperately want a copy so I can enjoy it again!"

4.16 avg rating — 55,136 ratings

"Another self discovery. I love Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle and her magical cures for common childhood ailments! The character names are priceless! "

3.87 avg rating — 4,026 ratings

"I found this one when looking for something a bit spooky. The story is just the right mix of reality and ghost story to captivate a child who likes scary, but not too scary stories."

4.16 avg rating — 218,471 ratings

"Who wouldn't want to spend a bit of time living in a wonderful museum surrounded by luxury, antiquity and mystery. I lived this vicariously thorough the character of Claudia."

4.08 avg rating — 67,554 ratings

"Another Mrs. Condie read. Ramona is funny, spunky, gets into lots of troubles, but is also delightfully funny and realistic."

4.11 avg rating — 142,305 ratings

"I found this as a fourth grader, the title caught my eye. Fudge was hilarious, but I was so glad he wasn't MY brother."

4.57 avg rating — 1,654 ratings

"Miss Suzy and her quaint little home were more favorites from pre-school. The pictures captivated me."

4.11 avg rating — 41,900 ratings

"I guess I kind of related to the outcast Wanda. I was one of those poor children who were targeted for ridicule. I certainly had more than one dress to wear to school, but was by no means dressed as fashionably as my peers seemed to think important. The moral of the story felt very fitting to me."

4.15 avg rating — 208,533 ratings

"I loved the funny exploits of Pippi. Her unusual circumstances, strength, wealth and pets were so funny. As people have strived recently to find (or write) "

4.33 avg rating — 1,101,812 ratings

"As much as I love Anne and the whole series of books it should be higher on the list, however I didn't discover Anne until I was in my 20's and the mother of three. I can't for the life of me figure out how an avid reader like myself missed out on these delightful books when I was younger. I love this character so much I even named my youngest daughter (middle name) Anne, yes after the heroine of these books.."

4.04 avg rating — 4,693 ratings

"I found these books at the public library. I liked the sweetness of Betsy and longed for a little sister like Star. When my sister was finally born I wanted to name her the way Betsy was able to, but in the long run I'm glad my parents named her, I would have probably chosen something too odd."

3.67 avg rating — 9,012 ratings

"I discovered this while browsing the shelves at the school library. The idea of switching places was so much fun and much better done in this book than any place switching movie ever made"

4.02 avg rating — 91,394 ratings

"My mom introduced me to this book when I was in the sixth grade. I loved cheerful Pollyanna and was so disappointed when I saw how the Disney movie messed up the plot. It is so much more charming in book form and Pollyanna is NOT disobedient. "

4.05 avg rating — 40,138 ratings

"I always had so much fun trying to solve these mini mysteries! I sure felt great when I did."

3.83 avg rating — 36,629 ratings

"I found this book when I was fascinated with ancient Egypt. I also was the child who loved to play games created from situations of my own creation and imagination. "

3.93 avg rating — 5,528 ratings

"I don't remember which Nancy Drew book I first read, but I eventually owned the whole series. Nancy could do everything! "