The Real Mother Goose by Blanche Fisher Wright
Best Books of the Decade: 1910s
521 books — 780 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyMadeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
876 books — 1,261 voters

1984 by George OrwellGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownCry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
806 books — 1,151 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,163 books — 1,518 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussJames and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinRosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,401 books — 1,778 voters
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinThe Lorax by Dr. SeussThe Neverending Story by Michael EndeFrog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold LobelSideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,921 books — 1,891 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardHatchet by Gary PaulsenThe Essential Calvin and Hobbes by Bill WattersonA Light in the Attic by Shel SilversteinSpeaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,228 books — 2,437 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois LowryA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,133 books — 3,685 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,204 books — 28,373 voters
Divergent by Veronica RothInsurgent by Veronica RothA Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,672 books — 14,330 voters