Big Books of Summer

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Micha (31 Lists)



The Little Bookroom by Eleanor FarjeonMiss Rumphius by Barbara CooneyThrough the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis CarrollThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
Children's Books I'll Re-Read No Matter How Old I Am
2,558 books — 3,750 voters
The Arrival by Shaun TanMiss Rumphius by Barbara CooneyThe Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian SelznickWhat Do You Say, Dear? A Book of Manners for All Occasions by Sesyle JoslinThe Gashlycrumb Tinies by Edward Gorey
Picture books for adults
206 books — 92 voters

Sing, Pierrot, Sing by Tomie dePaola
Wordless Picture Books
427 books — 390 voters
Wicked by Gregory MaguireThe Neverending Story by Michael EndeThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,840 books — 9,203 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoylePersuasion by Jane AustenPerfume by Patrick Süskind
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,528 books — 8,787 voters
Little Women by Louisa May AlcottGreat Expectations by Charles Dickens
What to read when you've finished Jane Austen
519 books — 679 voters

Mechademia 8 by Frenchy LunningCruising the Anime City by Patrick Macias
Japanese Pop Culture.
119 books — 16 voters
Anime Explosion! The What? Why? and Wow! of Japanese Animation by Patrick DrazenFrom Impressionism to Anime by Susan J. NapierRobot Ghosts and Wired Dreams by Christopher BoltonMagic as Metaphor in Anime by Dani CavallaroPassionate Friendship by Deborah Shamoon
Academic Books about Anime
55 books — 32 voters

Experimental Animation by Robert Russett; Cecile StarrThe Soul of Anime by Ian CondryAnime by Susan J. Napier
Animation History Books
184 books — 18 voters
Clean Energy Common Sense by Frances Beinecke
Best Books To Frame Thinking
1,337 books — 1,477 voters

We Never Talk about My Brother by Peter S. BeagleUnnatural Creatures by Neil GaimanThe Wind's Twelve Quarters by Ursula K. Le GuinStories for Nighttime and Some for the Day by Ben LoorySleight of Hand by Peter S. Beagle
Collections of Short Stories
2,911 books — 2,061 voters
The Little Bookroom by Eleanor FarjeonWicked by Gregory Maguire
Fairy Tales for Grown Children
326 books — 281 voters

Rembrandt House by Eva Ornstein-van SlootenRembrandt Etchings by Rembrandt van RijnThe Complete Etchings of Rembrandt by Rembrandt van RijnThe Complete Woodcuts of Albrecht Dürer by Albrecht Dürer
Awesome Paper/Woodcut/Lino Covers
139 books — 41 voters
To Myself by Odilon RedonDear Theo by Vincent van GoghRodin on Art and Artists by Auguste Rodin
Best Artists Writing on Art Books
31 books — 6 voters

Kamikaze Girls by Novala TakemotoThe Tale of the Heike by AnonymousAfter the Banquet by Yukio Mishima
Best Japanese Books
778 books — 3,254 voters
Kitchen by Banana YoshimotoThe Tale of Genji by Murasaki ShikibuThe Tale of the Heike by AnonymousThe Old Capital by Yasunari KawabataThe Makioka Sisters by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Japanese Books That Are Not Manga
257 books — 190 voters

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiKitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
Flavorwire's Contemporary Japanese Writers You Should Know
48 books — 90 voters
The Tale of the Heike by Anonymous
Japanese Literature
310 books — 388 voters

おもいでエマノン [Omoide Emanon] by Kenji TsurutaI Am a Cat by Natsume Sōseki
An Unusual Japanese Book List
219 books — 179 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
3,017 books — 12,492 voters

The Giver by Lois LowryThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,521 books — 123,816 voters
The Magical Garden of Claude Monet by Laurence AnholtLily's Garden by Deborah Kogan RayAnna's Garden Songs by Mary Q. SteeleThe Empty Pot by DemiGrandpa Green by Lane Smith
Best Picture Books About Gardens
390 books — 174 voters

The Insomniacs by Karina WolfFlotsam by David WiesnerThe Bremen Town Musicians by Lisbeth ZwergerThe Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob GrimmWhat Do You Do, Dear? Proper Conduct for All Occasions by Sesyle Joslin
Beautifully illustrated
181 books — 19 voters
Little Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Strong Female Characters Written by Female Authors
1,669 books — 1,400 voters

Towing Jehovah by James K. MorrowThe Magician's Book by Laura MillerAtlas of Remote Islands by Judith SchalanskyInfinite City by Rebecca Solnit
KiwiFoo 2011 Recommendations
77 books — 17 voters
Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day by Ben LooryStories by Neil GaimanAfter the Banquet by Yukio MishimaAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt
What's the Book You Can't Wait to Read This Summer?
14,441 books — 15,292 voters

The Odyssey by HomerMore Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin SchwartzAnne of the Island by L.M. MontgomeryDays with Frog and Toad by Arnold LobelWhere's Waldo? The Fantastic Journey by Martin Handford
Favorite books from my childhood
4,497 books — 7,694 voters
Bridge of Birds by Barry HughartThe Twelve Kingdoms by Fuyumi Ono
Chinese and Japanese Fantasy
315 books — 440 voters


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