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The Children's Book Review

By The Children's Book Review

101 Books to Read Before You Grow Up

101 Books to Read Before You Grow Up is a comprehensive list of kid-friendly books for children to read before they grow up.

bookcover for Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are

Maurice Sendak, 

Maurice Sendak 

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Paperback

$11.99

$11.15

bookcover for Last Stop on Market Street

Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Peña, 

Christian Robinson 

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Hardback

$18.99

$17.66

bookcover for Mango, Abuela, and Me

Mango, Abuela, and Me

Meg Medina, 

Angela Dominguez 

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Paperback

$7.99

$7.43

bookcover for Whoever You Are Board Book

Whoever You Are Board Book

Mem Fox, 

Leslie Staub 

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Board book

$7.99

$7.43

bookcover for The Snail and the Whale

The Snail and the Whale

Julia Donaldson, 

Axel Scheffler 

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Paperback

$8.99

$8.36

bookcover for Journey

Journey

Aaron Becker, 

Aaron Becker 

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Hardback

$18.99

$17.66

bookcover for Rosie Revere, Engineer

Rosie Revere, Engineer

Andrea Beaty, 

David Roberts 

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Hardback

$19.99

$18.59

bookcover for The Complete Tales of Winnie-The-Pooh

The Complete Tales of Winnie-The-Pooh

A. A. Milne 

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Hardback

$40.00

$37.20

bookcover for The Crossover

The Crossover

Kwame Alexander, 

Dawud Anyabwile 

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Paperback

$10.99

$10.22

bookcover for The Paper Bag Princess (Classic Munsch)

The Paper Bag Princess (Classic Munsch)

Robert Munsch, 

Michael Martchenko 

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Paperback

$7.95

$7.39

bookcover for Lon Po Po

Lon Po Po

Ed Young 

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Hardback

$18.99

$17.66

bookcover for The Hundred Dresses

The Hundred Dresses

Eleanor Estes, 

Louis Slobodkin 

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Hardback

$17.99

$16.73

bookcover for El Deafo

El Deafo

Cece Bell 

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Paperback

$15.99

$14.87

bookcover for The Invisible Boy

The Invisible Boy

Trudy Ludwig, 

Patrice Barton 

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Hardback

$18.99

$17.66

bookcover for Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Judith Viorst, 

Ray Cruz 

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Paperback

$8.99

$8.36

bookcover for Henry's Freedom Box

Henry's Freedom Box

Ellen Levine, 

Kadir Nelson 

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Hardback

$18.99

$17.66

bookcover for The Seven Silly Eaters

The Seven Silly Eaters

Mary Ann Hoberman, 

Marla Frazee 

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Paperback

$9.99

$9.29

bookcover for The Story of Ferdinand

The Story of Ferdinand

Munro Leaf, 

Robert Lawson 

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Paperback

$5.99

$5.57

bookcover for Oh, the Places You'll Go!

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

Dr. Seuss 

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Hardback

$18.99

$17.66

bookcover for The Giving Tree

The Giving Tree

Shel Silverstein, 

Shel Silverstein 

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Hardback

$19.99

$18.59

bookcover for The Little House 75th Anniversary Edition

The Little House 75th Anniversary Edition

Virginia Lee Burton 

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Hardback

$19.99

$18.59

bookcover for The Polar Express

The Polar Express

Chris Van Allsburg, 

Chris Van Allsburg 

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Hardback

$21.99

$20.45

bookcover for Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

Judi Barrett, 

Ron Barrett 

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Hardback

$19.99

$18.59

bookcover for Bread and Jam for Frances

Bread and Jam for Frances

Russell Hoban, 

Lillian Hoban 

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Paperback

$5.99

$5.57

bookcover for Matilda

Matilda

Roald Dahl, 

Quentin Blake 

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Paperback

$8.99

$8.36