These books were voted top 100 in an online survey by NEA in 2007.
- Charlotte’s Web, by E.B. White
- Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak
- The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein
- Green Eggs and Ham, by Dr. Seuss
- Good Night Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown
- I Love You Forever, by Robert N. Munsch
- Because of Winn Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo
- Oh! The Places You Will Go, by Dr. Seuss
- The Little House, by Virginia Lee Burton
- The Polar Express, by Chris Van Allsburg
- Skippyjon Jones, by Judy Schachner
- Thank You Mr. Falker, by Patricia Polacco
- The Cat In The Hat, by Dr. Seuss
- The Lorax, by Dr. Seuss
- The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, by Kate DiCamillo
- The Mitten, by Jan Brett
- Crunching Carrots, Not Candy, by Judy Slack
- Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, by Mo Willlems
- Harry Potter Series, by J.K. Rowling
- A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle
- Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day, by Judith Viorst
- Are You My Mother?, by P.D. Eastman
- Corduroy, by Don Freeman
- Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse, by Kevin Henkes
- Stellaluna, by Janell Cannon
- Tacky the Penquin, by Helen Lester
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis
- The Velveteen Rabbit, by Margery Williams
- Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, by Bill Martin Jr.
- Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type, by Doreen Cronin
- Harold and the Purple Crayon, by Crockett Johnson
- Horton Hatches the Egg, by Dr. Seuss
- Junie B. Jones, by Barbara Park
- Little House in the Big Woods, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Make Way For Ducklings, by Robert McCloskey
- The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norton Juster
- Piggie Pie, by Margie Palatini
- The Little Engine That Could, by Watty Piper
- The Monster at the End of this Book, by Jon Stone
- The Tale of Despereaux, by Kate DiCamillo
- A Bad Case of Stripes, by David Shannon
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, by Judi Barrett
- From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, by E.L. Konigsburg
- Inkheart, by Cornelia Funke
- Maniac Magee, by Jerry Spinelli
- Officer Buckle and Gloria, by Peggy Rathmann
- Olivia, by Ian Falconer
- The BFG, by Roald Dahl
- The Kissing Hand, by Audrey Penn
- The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- The Sneetches, by Dr. Seuss
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle
- Tikki Tikki Tembo, by Arlene Mosel
- A Little Princess, by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Bark, George, by Jules Feiffer
- Bunnicula, by James Howe
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl
- Charlie the Caterpillar, by Dom DeLuise
- Chrysanthemum, by Kevin Henkes
- Dear Mr. Henshaw, by Beverly Cleary
- Frederick, by Leo Lionni
- Frindle, by Andrew Clements
- Frog and Toad, by Arnold Lobel
- Guess How Much I Love You, by Sam McBratney
- Harris and Me, by Gary Paulsen
- Harry the Dirty Dog, by Gene Zion
- Hop on Pop, by Dr. Seuss
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas, by Dr. Seuss
- I Love You, Stinky Face, by Lisa McCourt
- Is Your Mama A Llama? by Deborah Guarino
- Jan Brett’s books
- Knots on a Counting Rope, by Bill Martin Jr.
- Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott
- Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, by Virginia Lee Burton
- Miss Rumphius, by Barbara Cooney
- My Father’s Dragon, by Ruth Stiles Gannett
- My Many Colored Days, by Dr. Seuss
- My Side of the Mountain, by Jean Craighead George
- No David!, by David Shannon
- One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, by Dr. Seuss
- Where the Sidewalk Ends, by Shel Silverstein
- Stephanie’s Ponytail, by Robert Munsch
- Swimmy, by Leo Lionni
- The Hundred Dresses, by Eleanor Estes
- The Boxcar Children, by Gertrude Warner
- The Dark Is Rising, by Susan Cooper
- The Empty Pot, by Demi
- The Five Chinese Brothers, by Claire Huchet Bishop
- The Giver, by Lois Lowry
- The Grouchy Ladybug, by Eric Carle
- The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Important Book, by Margaret Wise Brown
- The Last Holiday Concert, by Andrew Clements
- The Napping House, by Audrey Wood
- The Quiltmaker’s Gift, by Jeff Brumbeau
- The Snowy Day, by Ezra Jack Keats
- The Story About Ping, by Marjorie Flack
- The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, by Jon Scieszka
- Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbitt
- The Wide-Mouthed Frog: A Pop-Up Book, by Keith Faulkner