I try hard to make my book lists unique so when it came to making a “classic children’s Christmas books” list I struggled to make the collection of titles very different from a typical Christmas picture book list with well-worn classics! I decided, much like my 20th century classics lists that I would not feel…
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Classic Books for Kids
Here you will find all of my favorite old-fashioned and new classic books for kids. Included is my series of book lists featuring 10 titles from each decade in the 20th century. Happy Reading.
Science Fiction Books for Kids that Will Blow Their Minds
Science fiction books have never really been my thing, but I had a surprisingly good time searching out and reading titles for this list of science fiction books for kids. It’s fair to say I have a new-found appreciation for the genre. A few of these my older son read in my stead, but I…
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Wonderful Classic Books for Tweens, ages 8-12
I read and share so many excellent contemporary books for tweens, but I still hear from parents who want their kids to read the classics. But most tweens are not ready for Dickens or George Orwell! So, what are some good classic books for tweens? Although the word “tween” is a new-fangled one, kids ages…
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Classic Children’s Books By The Decade: 1990s
Making this list of classic 1990s children’s books was an unusual exercise for me because it is the first list in my classic book series in which there is not a single book that I read when I was a kid. In fact, all of these books I read after the age of 30. However, the…
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Classic Children’s Books By The Decade: 1980s
Raise your hand if you grew up reading children’s books from the 1980s! The 1980s were like a totally awesome decade, dude. I’m really happy with this list of 20th century classic children’s books from the 1980s even though using the term “classic” is becoming more and more suspect as we close in on the…
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Classic Children’s Books By The Decade: 1970s
Compiling a list of classic children’s books from the 1970s was unexpectedly challenging! Most of the books I had previously read from this decade were already quite popular so I had to do a fair bit of research to decide which 1970s titles to read so I could determine what I wanted to include. I…
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Classic Children’s Books By The Decade: 1960s
I love sharing my favorite under-the-radar classic children’s literature and these classic books from the 1960s is my latest book list in my series of the best books of the 20th century. I found a lot of 1960s books to choose from so I picks books from different genres and threw in some British, and…
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Classic Children’s Books By The Decade: 1950s
These classic 1950s books will lead us into the second half of the twentieth century. Some of the 1950s children’s chapter books on this list were favorite read alouds in our house and I’ve included a variety of genres, from fantasy to humor and realistic fiction. Also on the list, I have books from both American…
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