Children's Book Week

[wordsrmylife]

In honor of Children's Book Week, the New York Public Library posted its list of 100 Great Children's Books. So did the U.K.'s Book Trust. The two lists have a few titles in common.

1. The Arrival by Shaun Tan.
2. Charlotte's Web by E.B. White.
3. The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss.
4. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman.
5. The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S.

Comments

[robinellen]

Well, now I know that my own tastes are vastly different from most people's. ;) I've read 11 of the intersected list, 18 from the British list, and 42 of the American list. I'm not in a huge hurry to read the rest, I will admit.

[wordsrmylife]

That's a pretty good cross-section. I think I've read most of the American list, between my own reading, reading to my daughter, and reading for various book lists. The British list is a different story, although I've usually read other titles by the same authors.

[anonymous]

I can't believe the left out The Little House in The Big Woods. I hated the stupid TV series, but the books are written for the age Laura is in each book and enchanted me. they are also beautifully written, educational, and hard to put down.

[wordsrmylife]

The Little House in the Big Woods was on the New York Public Library's list, but not the British one. I find that understandable, because while they are--as you say--beautifully written, educational, and for me as well, hard to put down, they are also very American.

It works the other way as well. Works by Enid Blyton that I know most British readers value as highly as you and I value LTitBW weren't on the New York Public Library's list.

I agree, too, that the TV series was a travesty to those who love the books.