Best Children's Books Of All Time
As everyone knows, reading is an essential part of anyone’s life and developing a love for reading from a young age will benefit your child, helping in his or her development as well as later in life. Reading to your child at the ages they can’t read may themselves have multiple benefits, including relaxation, learning discipline behaviour responsibilities, such as when is appropriate to play or to sit quietly. Also, reading to them will help develop their imagination, ability to think, understand and remember and problem solve. Besides, it’s a positive experience for the children that will also help to better understand language construction.
Here’s a list of the Best Children's Books Of All Time to read to your child by age range:
0-5 years old
- In My Heart: A Book of Feelings by Jo Witek
Best Children's Books Of All Time, This New York Times bestselling picture book from the Growing Hearts series is the perfect choice to teach young kids about emotions and feelings. In My Heart explores a full range of emotions, describing how they feel physically, inside, with language that is lyrical but also direct to empower readers to practice articulating and identifying their own emotions. With whimsical illustrations and an irresistible die-cut heart that extends through each spread, this gorgeously packaged and unique feelings book is sure to become a Storytime favourite.
- Lift-the-Flap Questions and Answers About Our World by Katie Daynes and Marie-Eve Tremblay
Best Children's Books Of All Time. An interactive board book with over 60 flaps, exploring all kinds of questions that young kids ask about the world around them. Lift the flaps to discover the answers to lots of 'what?', 'why?', 'how?', 'when?' and 'who?' questions. Provides friendly, simple answers to challenging questions, with entertaining and informative illustrations.
Best Children's Books Of All Time The picture book, Home, is the debut of Carson Ellis, acclaimed illustrator of the Wildwood series and Lemony Snicket's The Composer is Dead. This loving look at the places where people live brims with intriguing characters and is a visual treat that demands many a return visit.
- The Book with No Pictures by B.J Novak
Best Children's Books Of All Time A #1 New York Times bestseller, this innovative and wildly funny read-aloud by award-winning humorist and actor B.J. Novak will turn any reader into a comedian. Although it has no images, this book contains many “funny words” that parents must say while reading the book to their children. This silly but irresistible book will make kids laugh and feel good.
- The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt
Best Children's Books Of All Time The book tells the story of a character that wanted to colour but when opened his box of crayons, he finds only letters saying the crayons have quitted. What can Duncan do? Debut author Drew Daywalt and New York Times bestseller Oliver Jeffers created a colourful solution in this playful, imaginative story that will have children laughing and playing with their crayons in a whole new way.
6-8 years old
- Actual Size by Steve Jenkins
Best Children's Books Of All Time Your kids surely want to know how big a crocodile is, and a tiger, and a giraffe. Sometimes facts and figures don't tell the whole story. In his visually stunning book, seeing is believing as Steve Jenkins illustrates animals both large and small at actual size. This original approach of focusing on the scale will grab any young child attention at the same that they are learning.
- The Adventures of Nanny Piggins by R.A. Spratt
Best Children's Books Of All Time Three children and their hilariously subversive nanny pig embark on zany adventures in this award-winning middle-grade debut, written by R.A Spratt and illustrated by Caldecott Dan Santat.
- Mister Magnolia by Quentin Blake
Best Children's Books Of All Time This wittily rhyming picture book tells the story about Mr Magnolia and the fact he only has one boot. But one day, he receives a mysterious parcel, and at last Mr, Magnolia can splash in the puddles with everyone else! Quentin Blake's drawings are lively and bright and there is a lot going on in the pictures.
- The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
Best Children's Books Of All Time The True Story of the Three Little Pigs is a children’s classic, hysterical and clever fracture fairy tale picture book that twists point of view and perspective, young readers will finally hear the other side of the story of “The Three Little Pigs.”
- The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy
Best Children's Books Of All Time “The Worst Witch” centres around the adventures of Mildred, and this charming little book provides us with an introduction to those, alongside her best friend Maud, as well as characters such as Ethel, Miss Hardbroom and Miss Cackle.
9-12 years old
Best Children's Books Of All Time The Arrival by Shaun Tan is a graphic novel and wordless story of illustrations highlighting an immigrant man's journey told through an imaginary world. Beautifully harrowing, haunting, and compelling, this book will grab your kid attention while introducing the very universal concept of immigration.
- Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Best Children's Books Of All Time Bridge to Terabithia is an unforgettable story of friendship and loss by award-winning author Katherine Paterson. This classic book deals with everyday pressures and has touching elements which many readers can either concur with or can learn from.
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Best Children's Books Of All Time Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 1964 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. The story features the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka.
- The Secret Garden by Francis Hodgson Burnett
Best Children's Books Of All Time The Secret Garden is a children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett first published as a book in 1911 after a version was published as an American magazine serial beginning in 1910. Set in England, it is one of Burnett's most popular novels and is considered a classic of English children's literature.
- Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Best Children's Books Of All Time Charlotte's Web is a magical story about childhood, friendship, and loyalty. This book is about a pig named Wilbur, who is the runt of his litter, who befriends a barn spider named Charlotte. Their unlikely friendship is what ends up saving Wilbur’s life.
