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❤Greatest Children's Literature of All Time

Discover timeless tales for kids! Explore the best-selling children's books, from beloved stories to classic literature for every age and emotion.

In this article, we will share the best children's literature of all time.

In the minds of many parents, the status of children's literature popular writers is mostly low. 

They often think that although the level of children's literature writers is higher than their own, there is still a gap compared with those of serious literature. 

But in fact, the real result is just the opposite: children's books are not only an important part of literature, it can even be said that children's literature is the most difficult form of expression in literature.

Welcome to exclusive and the list of best-selling children’s books of all time where you can find an array of books for your children of all ages.

Young children are eager to learn. The rapid growth of the brain in the early years provides an opportunity for the environment to influence the physiology of development.

Introducing young children to classic and influential award-winning books improves literacy, cognitive development, social behavior, emotional regulation, and development leading to better self-esteem and a greater chance of educational success rewarding both children and parents.

A young child peers out from an open book surrounded by scattered letters and stacked best-selling books, representing the concept of reading and learning.

How many books have your children read? —— Below I categorize some outstanding books that have influenced the world.

Many parents don't know how to choose good and memorable children's books for their children. Do you know what are the best favorite childhood reading? Let's take a look at the recommended children's books.

The listed topics: Best Children's books
  • Holiday Books
  • Christmas Books
  • Books of All Time by Age
  • Books on Emotions & Feelings
  • Novels of All Time
  • Picture Books
  • Animal Books for Children
  • Middle-Grade Children's Books
  • Literature/Masterpieces Books
Discover the best children's books of all time, from picture books to novels, covering all ages and themes like holidays, emotions, and animals. 

Topics: Children's Holiday Books

1. Why a Daughter Needs a Dad

Celebrate Your Father Daughter Bond this Father's Day with this Special Picture Book!

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A sweet picture book showcasing all the ways a father will help his daughter grow, this is the gift for every girl dad, and little girl to celebrate their special bond. 

Featuring charming animal illustrations and heartwarming rhymes about the moments fathers and daughters share, Why a Daughter Needs a Dad is the perfect story to connect father and daughter together.

From the first time I held you, so perfect and new,

I promised to do everything that I could do

To help you become your most wonderful YOU,

My darling, my daughter, my girl.

For new dads, fathers-to-be, or for that perfect father-daughter moment, this sweet storybook celebrates how a father is always there for his little girl. reminding her to be artistic, thoughtful, honest, and smart, but most of all be true to herself.

2. Happy Birthday to You!

Happy Birthday to You!

In the picture book Happy Birthday to You!, Dr. Seuss has crafted the perfect celebration of the person you were born to be. When the Great Birthday Bird arrives to usher in your “Day of all Days,” you can expect a colorful romp full of fantastical fun that is all about YOU! 

With birthday festivities on every page, readers go on a journey that teaches them to celebrate being themselves—every single day of the year! This joyful classic rejoices about the things that make you unique! It’s the essential birthday gift for ages one to 101—from the one and only Dr. Seuss!

Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is younger than you!.

Topics: Children's Christmas Books

1. Little Blue Truck's Christmas

A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids

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It's the most wonderful time of the year! Little Blue Truck is spreading cheer by delivering Christmas trees to his animal friends. 

Can you help count each green tree from one to five and back again? Don’t forget to save one for Blue! Beep! Beep!

With the gentle rhythm and signature illustration style that made Little Blue Truck a household name, Blue's snowy adventure is full of holiday warmth. 

Sturdy cardstock pages, compact and child-friendly text, and flashing colored Christmas lights on the final page come together in a novelty gift book that’s sure to be the favorite treat of the season.

2. How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

This season of giving, give a gift that's never been given before—a full-color edition of How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Originally published in 1957 using just 2 different colored inks (red and black), this new, jacketed edition features Dr. Seuss's original illustrations in full color for the very first time—the way he'd have likely colored them had he published the book today! 

While this edition is not a replacement for the original, we think it makes a cheerful addition to the Dr. Seuss canon that is bound to appeal to Dr. Seuss fans of all ages. 

PS: The drabness of the Grinch's life in his cave compared to the happy, vibrant life of the Whos in Who-ville has never been easier to see!.

Topics: Children's Books of All Time by Age

1. The Little Prince

The Little Prince

A pilot crashes in the Sahara Desert and encounters a strange young boy who calls himself the Little Prince. 

The Little Prince has traveled there from his home on a lonely, distant asteroid with a single rose. The story that follows is a beautiful and at times heartbreaking meditation on human nature.

The Little Prince is one of the best-selling and most translated books of all time, universally cherished by children and adults alike, and Richard Howard's translation of the beloved classic beautifully reflects Saint-Exupéry's unique and gifted style, bringing the English text as close as possible to the French in language, style, and spirit. 

In this special edition, the artwork has been restored to match in detail and in color Saint-Exupéry's original artwork.

This definitive English-language edition of The Little Prince will capture the hearts of readers of all ages.

2. The Giving Tree

The Giving Tree

So begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein. 

This moving parable for all ages offers a touching interpretation of the gift of giving and a serene acceptance of another's capacity to love in return.

Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk...and the tree was happy. 

But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave and gave. This is a tender story, touched with sadness, aglow with consolation.

The Giving Tree is a meaningful gift for milestone events such as graduations, birthdays, and baby showers.

Shel Silverstein's incomparable career as a bestselling children's book author and illustrator began with Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back. 

He is also the creator of picture books including A Giraffe and a Half, Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros? 

The Missing Piece, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, and the perennial favorite The Giving Tree, and classic poetry collections such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Falling Up, Every Thing On It, Don't Bump the Glump!, and Runny Babbit plus Runny Babbit Returns.

Topics: Children's Books on Emotions & Feelings

1. I Love You to the Moon and Back

I Love You to the Moon and Back

This sweet story that follows the best-selling I Love You to the Moon and Back is a warm celebration of the love between parent and child. 

In spring, the cub marvels at the way the new plants grow; summer brings hot days of playing under the sun; in fall, the two crunch in leaves that have fallen from the trees; and when winter comes around again, the snowflakes cheer the winter skies as they fall asleep beneath the Moon’s light. This is the perfect book to share with a little one at bedtime.

2. Grumpy Monkey

Grumpy Monkey

Jim the chimpanzee is in a terrible mood for no good reason. His friends can't understand it--how can he be in a bad mood when it's SUCH a beautiful day? 

They have lots of suggestions for how to make him feel better. But Jim can't take all the advice...and has a BIT of a meltdown. Could it be that he just needs a day to feel grumpy?

Suzanne and Max Lang bring hilarity and levity to this very important lesson on emotional literacy, demonstrating to kids that they are allowed to feel their feelings.

Jim Panzee is back and grumpier than ever in Grumpy Monkey: Party Time and Grumpy Monkey: Up All Night!

Topics: Children's Novels of All Time

1. Where the Wild Things Are: A Caldecott Award Winner

Where the Wild Things Are: A Caldecott Award Winner

One night Max puts on his wolf suit and makes mischief of one kind and another, so his mother calls him 'Wild Thing' and sends him to bed without his supper.

That night a forest begins to grow in Max's room and an ocean rushes by with a boat to take Max to the place where the wild things are. Max tames the wild things and crowns himself as their king, and then the wild rumpus begins.

But when Max has sent the monsters to bed, and everything is quiet, he starts to feel lonely and realizes it is time to sail home to the place where someone loves him best of all.

2. Winnie-the-Pooh

Winnie-the-Pooh

A gorgeous new collectible edition of the beloved classic, Winnie-the-Pooh, crafted as a replica of the first American edition from 1926. This elegant book features a textured case, gold foil stamping, and illustrated endpapers. 

For over ninety years, Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends—Piglet, Owl, Tigger, and the ever-doleful Eeyore—have endured as the unforgettable creations of A.A. Milne, who wrote this book for his son, Christopher Robin, and Ernest H. Shepard, who lovingly gave Pooh and his companions shape through his illustrations. 

Now fans can celebrate the legacy of Pooh with a beautiful new gift edition of the original stories as they were first published in the United States.

Topics: Children's Picture Books

1. The Wonky Donkey

The Wonky Donkey

Kids will love this cumulative and hysterical read-aloud!

"I was walking down the road and I saw . . .

A donkey,

Hee Haw!

And he only had three legs!

He was a wonky donkey."

Children will be in fits of laughter with this perfect read-aloud tale of an endearing donkey. By the book's final page, readers end up with a spunky, hanky-panky, cranky, stinky, dinky, lanky, honky-tonky, winky-wonky donkey!

2. Willbee the Bumblebee

Willbee the Bumblebee

A catchy rhyme with endearing illustrations that will leave you buzzing!

"With his new jersey on, he got back his hum, all his bits were warmed up... even his bum!"

From the bestselling author and illustrator behind the million-copy, The Wonky Donkey book comes Willbee the Bumblebee, a catchy rhyme with endearing illustrations that will leave you buzzing! 

'Willbee' the bumblebee is so embarrassed when he realizes that his black-and-yellow jacket has caught on a rose thorn and completely unraveled, showing his bare bum! 

With help from Monica the butterfly and Steve the spider, Willbee recovers his jacket and is back to buzzing around the garden in no time.

3. Do Your Ears Hang Low

Do your Ears Hang Low

The delightfully silly song comes to life in a hilarious picture book—complete with a mirror on the final spread!

  • Do your ears hang low?
  • Do they wobble to and fro?
  • Can you tie them in a knot?
  • Can you tie them in a bow?

Most kids and parents know and love the song “Do Your Ears Hang Low?”—and Jenny Cooper’s utterly adorable illustrations will have everyone singing with joy! 

A little mouse leads the fun as it plays with a bloodhound’s floppy, silky ears; a llama’s perky, fuzzy ones; the saggy, soft ears of a lop-eared rabbit; and the flappy, happy ears of a lively piglet. 

A mirror at the end invites children right into the book, and entertaining “ear” facts complete the picture!.

4. The Rainbow Fish

The Rainbow Fish

The rainbow fish with its iridescent scales is the most beautiful fish in the whole ocean. But since he is also vain and proud, he becomes more and more lonely over time. 

Then he realizes that you can’t win friends through beauty. He overcomes his pride and begins to distribute his glitter scales to the other fish.

Eye-catching foil stamping, glittering on every page, offers instant child appeal, but it is the universal message at the heart of this simple story about a beautiful fish who learns to make friends by sharing his most prized possessions that give the book its lasting value.

5. The Wonderful Things You Will Be

The Wonderful Things You Will Be

From brave and bold to creative and clever, Emily Winfield Martin's rhythmic rhyme expresses all the loving things that parents think of when they look at their children. 

The Wonderful Things You Will Be has a loving and truthful message that will endure for lifetimes and makes a great gift to the ones you love for any occasion.

Topics: Animal Books for Children

1. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

"Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" by Grandpa Carl is chosen as the first book for English enlightenment for several reasons, including its familiarity, rhythmic language, and availability of related resources.

A big happy frog, a plump purple cat, a handsome blue horse, and a soft yellow duck--all parade across the pages of this delightful book. 

Children will immediately respond to Eric Carle's flat, boldly colored collages. Combined with Bill Martin's singsong text, they create unforgettable images of these endearing animals.

2. The Very Hungry Caterpillar


THE all-time classic picture book, from generation to generation, sold somewhere in the world every 30 seconds! 

A sturdy and beautiful book to give as a gift for new babies, baby showers, birthdays, and other new beginnings!

Featuring interactive die-cut pages, this board book edition is the perfect size for little hands and great for teaching counting and days of the week.

Topics: Middle-Grade Children's Books

1. The Phantom Tollbooth

The Phantom Tollbooth

With almost 5 million copies sold 60 years after its original publication, generations of readers have now journeyed with Milo to the Lands Beyond in this beloved classic. Enriched by Jules Feiffer’s splendid illustrations, the wit, wisdom, and wordplay of Norton Juster’s offbeat fantasy are as beguiling as ever. 

“Comes up bright and new every time I read it . . . it will continue to charm and delight for a very long time yet. And teach us some wisdom, too.” --Phillip Pullman

For Milo, everything’s a bore. When a tollbooth mysteriously appears in his room, he drives through only because he’s got nothing better to do. But on the other side, things seem different. 

Milo visits the Island of Conclusions (you get there by jumping), learns about time from a ticking watchdog named Tock, and even embarks on a quest to rescue Rhyme and Reason. 

Somewhere along the way, Milo realizes something astonishing. Life is far from dull. In fact, it’s exciting beyond his wildest dreams!

2. A Wrinkle in Time

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

It was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they were upset by the arrival of a most disturbing stranger.

"Wild nights are my glory," the unearthly stranger told them. "I just got caught in a downdraft and blown off course. 

Let me sit down for a moment, and then I'll be on my way. Speaking of ways, by the way, there is such a thing as a tesseract."

A tesseract (in case the reader doesn't know) is a wrinkle in time. To tell more would rob the reader of the enjoyment of Miss L'Engle's unusual book. 

A Wrinkle in Time, winner of the Newbery Medal in 1963, is the story of the adventures in space and time of Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin O'Keefe (athlete, student, and one of the most popular boys in high school). 

They are in search of Meg's father, a scientist who disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government on the Tesseract problem.

3. All-of-A-Kind Family

All-of-A-Kind Family

Meet the All-of-a-Kind  Family -- Ella, Henny, Sarah, Charlotte, and Gertie -- who live with their parents in New York City at the turn of the century.

Together they share adventures that find them searching for hidden buttons while dusting Mama's front parlor and visiting with the peddlers in Papa's shop on rainy days. 

The girls enjoy doing everything together, especially when it involves holidays and surprises.

But no one could have prepared them for the biggest surprise of all!.

Topics: Literature/Masterpieces Books

1. Grandfather and the Moon

Grandfather and the Moon

The book tells two stories - the girl's moon landing and the grandpa's life. It is a two-line story, two lives, and a labyrinthine narrative. 

In the intermingling of rich philosophical clues and emotional promotion, the true meaning of love and the meaning of life becomes more real in the turning plot of the story.

2. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

"The Boy in the Striped Pajamas," tells the story of the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II.

The Bruno family, a nine-year-old boy, moved from Berlin to Poland with an order from his father, a Nazi officer. He loves to explore and soon became interested in the "farm" near his new home, separated by towering walls and barbed wire, people in striped pajamas are busy all day long.

No one told him what the "farm" really was, and he was forbidden to ask. Driven by curiosity, Bruno sneaked out of the house and met Shmuel, a boy of the same age on the other side of the barbed wire.

One day, Shmuel's father disappeared, so Bruno decided to put on the same striped pajamas as Shmuel, and go to the other side of the barbed wire to help him find his father, as the last adventure before the two separated...

In the novel, the cruelty of war, the evil of human nature, and the innocence of life are shown one by one through the eyes of children. The trauma caused by war is heavy and sad.

3. Challenger Deep

Challenger Deep

Caden Bosch, a 15-year-old boy who loves painting, unfortunately, suffered from mental illness and had to suspend school and be admitted to the hospital for treatment. The originally peaceful life was disrupted.

The pain of mental illness makes Caddenbosch board the big ship in the fantasy world and sink towards the "Challenger Abyss"...the hospital, the white kitchen, the captain, the parrot, Dr. Poirot, and the patient girl who always stands at the window ... Phantoms appear one after another, alternately virtual and real.

"Challenger Deep" is the first domestic youth mental illness novel, reconciling oneself with positive values.

4. Invisible Cities

Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino:

"Invisible Cities" by Italo CalvinoThis is a gift brought to us by the Italian writer Calvino. He used Marco Polo to describe to us the city he imagined. 

Oh, fantastic city. Every city is a palace, built with diamonds of language, it is not in the world, it is shining with the light of heaven. 

It is displayed for those who have a good heart. This is a fantasy garden that can cultivate children's extraordinary imagination.

5. Sophie's World

Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder:

"Sophie's World" by Jostein GaarderSophie, a 14-year-old girl, came home from school and found a mysterious letter. Who are you? where are you from? Where are you going? These confusions since Socrates began to enter her vision. 

As unusual letters flooded in, the world unfolded like a mystery. "Sophie's World" is a world of wisdom. It tells almost all the secrets of Western philosophy with an ingenious story. It can cultivate children's ability to think.

6. Aesop's Fables

Aesop's Fables by Aesop:

"Aesop's Fables" by AesopAmong the children's classic books is a collection of fables from ancient Greece. Most of the characters in the book are anthropomorphic animals. It uses short fables to embody the truths in daily life that are not perceptible to us. 

Some of these stories teach people to be upright and diligent; some advise people not to be proud and not to lie; some also explain that things must be done by the law and within their ability. 

Most of them have become household stories all over the world, and your children are worth reading.

7. Stray Birds

Stray Birds by Rabindranath Tagore:

"Stray Birds" by Rabindranath TagoreThis is a representative collection of poems by the Indian poet Tagore. In Tagore's poems, life itself and its diversity are the cause of joy. 

At the same time, the love he expressed is also one of the main contents of his poems. He was also the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. 

It includes 325 beautiful untitled poems. Although this collection of poems has 325 untitled poems, in fact, many verses are only one or two lines, capture a natural landscape, or Tell a story. It is very suitable for children who have just started elementary school to read.

Tagore pays great attention to the description of nature in The Collection of Flying Birds. A bird, a flower, a star, and a raindrop are all vivid in the poet's pen. After reading, children can improve their ability to observe nature and write Ability.

8. Border Town

Border Town by Shen Congwen:

"Border Town" by Shen CongwenMr. Shen Congwen used his gentle pen and ink to write a beautiful Taoyuan, a natural and authentic life. It is the most naive ballad in the history of literature. 

The benevolence of the countryside, the purity of human nature, and the natural authenticity of life are all sung in this gentle and pure song. 

China in the past 100 years is worthy of the world because of this book. Reading "Border Town" will cultivate children's kind hearts and feelings for nature.

9. Pollyanna

Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter:

"Pollyanna" by Eleanor H. PorterPoliana, who lost her parents, was fostered in her depressed and mean aunt's house. With her invincible happiness, she changed the lives of the residents of a town. 

Just like "Gone with the Wind", this book became a super bestseller in the United States after its publication. 

"Poliana" quickly became an idiom symbolizing happiness and an indispensable part of American culture. At the beginning of the last century, the book was widely respected for the love of several young ladies in the Song family. 

10. The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien:

"The Lord of the Rings" by J.R.R. TolkienThis is a fantasy kingdom created by Professor Tolkien who has experienced two world wars. In this kingdom composed of wizards, dwarves, monsters, and humans, a lord ring symbolizes the supreme power, because it triggered a fierce war that endangered Middle-earth... 

"Once upon a time, hobbits lived in caves. …" The novel was fascinating from the beginning, it opened the source of fantasy novels. It can make any child happy and comforted in a fantasy world. 

11. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry


A pilot is used as the story narrator. It mainly tells the process of the protagonist, the little prince, from his planet to the earth, experiencing various adventures in the middle. 

When children read this book, they can not only see incredible miracles and fantasies but also experience the sincere emotions in the book. The emotional portrayal of the characters is quite delicate.

The author has a profound creative significance to this fairy tale. It is the accumulation of the author’s life and emotions over the years or even decades. It is not only a fairy tale for children but also the "crystallization" of philosophy and thinking, full of The perception of life!

This is a small book that is enough to make people stay innocent forever. It tells about a little prince who came to our earth from a distant planet. He saw an arrogant king, a drunkard, an only profitable businessman, a geographer who clings to dogma, and a little flower, a fox eager to be tamed... 

This little book became a translucent mirror. Out of a ridiculous adult world. It reminds us that love is the highest philosophy and the only reason for us to live. The French magazine "Reading" once recommended it as the best reading for mankind in history.

The film of the same name was released in 2015.

12. Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett


Mary is a little English girl living in India. Her parents are busy with work or socializing all day long and completely handed her over to the nanny. 

Therefore, Mary, who lacked parental affection and care, had a stubborn temperament and a strange temper.

A cholera disaster took the lives of her parents, and she had to go to an old manor in England alone to join her uncle. 

But the manor is full of mystery: a hundred rooms that have been locked, a garden that has never been entered for ten years, cries from time to time in the middle of the night... Mary decided to secretly understand all this mystery.

13. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll


The work brings readers into a wonderful world with fantastic stories, where everything is confusing and unpredictable, sometimes interspersed with humorous word games, puns, or limericks. 

It reads like absurdity, but it is actually full of strict logic And the profound connotation is the wonderful crystallization of wisdom and fantasy.

This book is one of the books with the most circulation outside of Shakespeare's works and the "Bible" in the UK.

14. Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi

Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi


This book is the proud work of the famous Italian children's literature writer Carlo Collodi. 

An old man named Geppetto had no children. He carved a puppet from wood and named him Pinocchio. Although Pinocchio has always wanted to be a good boy, it is difficult to change his bad habits.

He played truant, lied, made bad friends, was deceived a few times, and never changed. Later, a fairy taught him that every time he lied, his nose was long. He even lied three times, and his nose was so long that he couldn't turn around in the house...

15. Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery

Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery Anne Shirley is an eleven-year-old orphan who has hung on determinedly to an optimistic spirit and a wildly creative imagination through her early deprivations. 

She erupts into the lives of aging brother and sister Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, a girl instead of the boy they had sent for. 

Thus begins a story of transformation for all three; indeed the whole rural community of Avonlea comes under Anne's influence in some way. 

We see her grow from a girl to a young woman of sixteen, making her mistakes, and not always learning from them. 

Intelligent, hot-headed as her own red hair, unwilling to take a moral truth as read until she works it out for herself, she must also face grief and loss and learn the true meaning of love. 

Part Tom Sawyer, part Jane Eyre, by the end of Anne of Green Gables, Anne has become the heroine of her own story. 

16. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne


Jules Verne's work has influenced generations. Many of his works have been made into movies, and the performances are endless. 

"Twenty Thousand Miles Under the Sea" is one of his important works, describing the story of French naturalist Professor Aronax and Captain Nimo traveling deep under the sea. 

They traveled to many oceans in the world and saw countless rare marine animals and plants and strange sights in the water. The whole book is full of suspense, and the knowledge is extensive. Reading is both pleasing and thrilling.

This science fiction novel came out in 1870, and it has been more than a hundred years old. It is still popular in the world in various versions in multiple languages and has a wide audience. 

Only this end shows its vitality and attraction. Readers who advocate that the book is less than a hundred years old can read it with confidence.

17. Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie

Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie


The author, Sir James Barry, wrote a lot of works for children in his life. Of course, the most famous and that brought him a world reputation is the novel "Peter Pan" completed in 1904.

The last sentence of the book is: "Things are repeated like this, as long as the children are happy, innocent, and carefree." 

It is full of the writer's infinite love and nostalgia for the children's world, and at the same time, it is permeated with a touch of sadness. Why is such an uncomplicated story so magical? Let our protagonist Peter Pan tell you.

18. Greek Mythology by Ingri d'Aulaire

Greek Mythology by Ingri d'Aulaire


"Greek Mythology" is divided into two parts. The first part is the "Legend of the Gods", which tells the origin of the universe and mankind, the birth of gods, and their genealogy. In remote ancient Greece, people believed that gods possessed the same form as humans. 

They were extraordinarily beautiful, powerful, eternally youthful, and immortal. The gods are in charge of the destiny of mankind, and at the same time, they are also controlled by their own destiny. The oldest gods are the Titans, they are the children of Gaia (the earth) and Uzanos (starry sky). 

As Zeus overthrew his father, the order of the universe was controlled by the twelve gods on the sacred mountain of Olympus. 

The second part is the "hero story". The protagonists are half-human and half-god heroes (gods and children born to humans). 

Some are entirely human descendants. For example, the most famous hero Hercules was the son of Zeus and the queen of the world, Alcmene. 

He had unimaginable supernatural powers when he was a baby and strangled the two big snakes that crawled into the cradle with his bare hands. 

After he grew up, he completed the twelve tasks assigned to him by King Eurystheus, including retrieving the fur of the Nemean lion and killing the giant snake Hydra.

19. The Arabian Nights by Sir Richard Burton

They are ancient stories, but they still enchant our imaginations today. Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. Sinbad the Sailor. Aladdin. 

These and all of the other Middle Eastern stories collected in Arabian Nights are delightful, fascinating, and fun for fans and first-time readers alike. 

This beautiful, leather-bound edition collects the classic tales of Arabian Nights in a new, redesigned format.

20. The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling


This book is an early representative work of Radiad Kipling, one of the most important and famous British writers of the early 20th century. 

It is also its most influential and most popular work. It has been translated into various languages ​​over the past 100 years. It is widely circulated in the world.

The work is a collection of seven independent novellas, telling the story of the wolf-boy Mogori and several other different animals. 

The works portray the witty and brave wolf boy Mogori, the simple old bear Baru, the astute black panther Baghira, the white seal Kotick who is not afraid of hardships, and the little mongoose Rich-Ditch who is not afraid of rape. A distinctive and unforgettable image with a thrilling and fascinating storyline.

Except for the white seals, the seven novelettes in the book all take place in India, unfolding a mysterious and magnificent picture of the Indian jungle to the readers, so the works are full of unique exotic flavors.

21. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott


The March family has four sisters, living in poverty, simple and warm. The four sisters have different personalities: the eldest Meg is beautiful and dignified, and some are vain; the second is free and independent, and eager to be a writer; the third, Beth is kind and shy and loves music; the fourth is smart and lively, loves art, and hopes to be a high class The "lady" of society. Can they all realize their dreams?

What all girls of all ages have to face and experience in the growth process can be found in this book: the sweetness and troubles of first love, the choice between emotion and reason, the gap between ideal and reality, the contradiction between poverty and wealth...

The plot of "Little Women" is simple and true, but touching. Since its publication in more than a year, it has been put on the screen many times and translated into various languages, becoming a classic masterpiece in the world's literary treasure house. 

All the emotional experiences and life experiences described in the book have been, are, and will happen in the process of every young girl’s maturity, giving this book a vitality that transcends the times and countries, which is also the charm of her becoming an immortal classic. And the reason.

22. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum


This book is about the adventures of Dorothy, a young girl from Kansas, USA. She and the dog Toto were brought to a magical country by a tornado-OZ country. 

To return home, she followed the advice of the kind witch and went to the Emerald City of Oz to visit the great wizard OZ for assistance.

On the way to Emerald City, Dorothy met the scarecrow who longed for wisdom, the white iron woodcutter who longed for love, and the lion who longed for courage, so they embarked on the long journey to Emerald City together. 

However, the wizard OZ put forward a condition: Unless Dorothy and his friends eliminate the evil witches of the West, they will not help them. So Dorothy and their friends had to leave Emerald City and head west...

23. A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett


Young Sarah Crewe, the daughter of a wealthy British officer, first lived as a princess living in an aristocratic school. But with the unfortunate death of her father, her status in the school was devastated. 

The helpless and impoverished young Sara struggles with the hypocrisy and vicious pity of the female principal and suffers all kinds of abuse. 

However, Sarah still maintained an optimistic heart. Her vivid imagination and broad mind made her actively face the cruel life and the pain of hunger and cold.

She said: "If I were a princess, even if I was ragged, my heart would still be a princess. If I dress gorgeously, I can easily become a princess, but I can still keep a princess' heart when I am unknown. It is a greater success." 

Her optimism and courage attracted the attention of a mysterious figure, so a miracle appeared, and the former princess regained her former glory after experiencing the hardships of life...

The book " Little Princess" was first published in 1905, and it has been republished for more than 100 years, and it has spread all over the world. 

The story of "The Little Princess" has been put on the screen and stage many times, and the little princess Sara played by Shirley Temple is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

24. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame


This is a witty fairy tale novel, in which several cute animal images are portrayed: the cowardly but adventurous mole, the hospitable and romantic river rat, the chivalrous, leader-like old man Badgers, like bragging, stinking, fashionable toads, honest and honest otters-they live on the banks of rivers or in large forests, they have fun and troubles.

The vanity toad got into trouble again and again. To educate him, the animals took pains to persuade and educate him. When Toad's house was occupied by the weasel, they united and worked together to defeat the more numerous weasels with their wisdom. Toad was greatly moved, and since then he determined to correct his problems and become a good toad.

"The Wind in the Willows" was published in 1908 and later attracted the attention of US President Roosevelt. He wrote to tell the author that he had read "The Wind in the Willows" three times in one go. 

The author Graham loves nature. In his pen, the description of nature is extremely smooth, rich, and colorful. The Wind in the Willows is therefore hailed as a model of English literary prose.

25. Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift

Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift


The story of an Englishman named Gulliver after two voyages. The story of the travels in the Lilliputian Country and the Grown-up Country encountered all sorts of wonderful things during the journey.


When he was young, Gulliver followed a famous surgeon in London as an apprentice, learned navigation and mathematics, was recommended to be a doctor on a ship, and later opened his own clinic and got married. 


But as the business was declining, he accepted the appointment of Captain William Pritchard, the owner of the Antelope, and decided to bid farewell to his wife and children to sail. 


During the voyage, due to a strong storm, the ship hit the reef and was in distress, so Gulliver was lucky enough to drift to Lilliput (Lilliput State)...


The adventures of the small country, the adventures of the grown-up country, the flying country...These words seem to be magical by the author, and the child can't help but keep looking down. 


The article uses humorous and satirical language to describe a muddy society. Everyone should not calculate and fight with each other but should live in harmony, without deception. 


"Gulliver's Travels" allows us to see the good and dark sides of society. After reading this book, children can understand the value of sincerity!

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Conclusion

Classic children's literature must take into account children’s understanding and view the world from children’s perspective, so it requires the keenest observation and the purest literary feelings to write literary works that children really like, so children’s writers It can be said the rarest group of writers in the circle of writers.

Excellent children's literature works are always good at showing the poetic beauty between people and the world with a delicate style, to give children a strong emotional experience. 

Especially in cultivating children's interests and cultivating the temperament of children's literature, it is indispensable. 

Just like the children's literature in promoting education expert Tan Fengliang pointed out: "The potential and transference of literature cannot be underestimated." 

Children's literature has opened a window to children's emotional education. The beautiful nature reflected by the simple storyline, the vast universe, and the complex social emotions are all treasures of children's learning. 

When they feel the literature and art, the thoughts of truth, goodness, and beauty will subtly infiltrate the children's hearts, melt into the children's emotions, and help them grow up healthy. 

Early reading can exercise children's listening and speaking abilities. Early reading is generally based on listening and speaking. Children's extracurricular books can stimulate children's interest in reading and increase their knowledge. 

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