| Author | Notes | Book | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, Richard | Watership Down (1974) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"A band of maverick rabbits and their struggles." | |
| d'Aulaire, Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire | D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths (1962) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"Meet Zeus and his family in a large-format collection of myths." | |
| Banks, Lynne Reid | The Indian in the Cupboard (1981) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"A modern English boy time-trips to the American Wild West." | |
| Blume, Judy | Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret (1970) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"A 12-year-old's confidences." | |
| Brown, Marc | Arthur's Nose (1976) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"The first appearance of today's preschooler's beloved aardvark." | |
| Brown, Margaret Wise | Goodnight Moon (1947) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"With good-night noises everywhere, the original bedtime book for boomers." | |
| Cannon, Janell | Stellaluna (1993) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"A baby fruit bat learns life lessons. " | |
| Clark, Ann Nolan | Secret of the Andes (1952) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"The story of an Inca boy living in a hidden valley in Peru." | |
| Cleary, Beverly | Ramona the Pest (1952) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"The life and times of the Quimbys, an emblematic American family, begin here." | |
| Clements, Andrew | The Janitor's Boy (2000) | NYTBR, 18 June 2000 | "...a reflection of childhood present that is as real as it is respectful..." | |
| Cole, Joanna | The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks (1986) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"Ms. Frizzle's class gets moving in the first of a series of science adventures." | |
| Cormier, Robert | The Chocolate War (1974) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"A chilling novel about the misuse of power at a boys' boarding school." | |
| Dahl, Roald | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1963) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"Virtuous Charlie Bucket visits Willie Wonka's astonishing candy works." | |
| Freeman, Don | Corduroy (1968) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"A small stuffed bear in a department store is waiting to be rescued." | |
| Gannett, Ruth Stiles | My Father's Dragon (1948) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"Brave Elmer Elevator sets off to rescue the baby dragon." | |
| Henkes, Kevin | Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse (1996) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"An irrepressible child learns classroom behavior." | |
| Henry, Marguerite | Misty of Chincoteague (1947) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"Wild ponies galloping on the sands." | |
| Hill, Eric | Where's Spot (1980) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"The first of a series of lift-the-flap books about a curious puppy." | |
| Hinton, S.E. | The Outsiders (1967) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"The classic teen-age gang novel." | |
| Holling, Holling C. | Minn of the Mississippi (1951) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"The classic book about the great river, with illustrations of flora and fauna in the margins." | |
| Jacques, Brian | Redwall (1987) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"The heroic adventures of Martin the Warrior and his noble friends." | |
| Johnson, Crocket | Harold and the Purple Crayon (1955) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"Can't sleep? Try drawing yourself a great adventure." | |
| Juster, Norton | The Phantom Tollbooth (1961) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"Another home-alone adventure; Milo, the hero, drives into enchanted experiences with science, logic and order." | |
| Keats, Ezra Jack | The Snowy Day (1962) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"Wearing his red snowsuit, Peter explores the city in the snow." | |
| Konigsburg, E. L. | From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1967) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"Claudia and Jamie escape from the suburbs into the Metropolitan Museum of Art." | |
| L'Engle, Madeleine | A Wrinkle in Time (1962) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"The first of a quartet of novels about the Murry family, incorporating science and fantasy and the hemidemisemiquaver." | |
| Lewis, C. S. | The Chronicles of Narnia (1950) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"Allegorical happenings in the land beyond the wardrobe." | |
| Lindgren, Astrid | Pippi Longstocking (1950) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"An independent redheaded orphan who lives by herself." | |
| Lowry, Lois | The Giver (1993) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"At the age of 12, Jonas is chosen to become the conscience of a cult community." | |
| Macaulay, David | The Way Things Work (1988) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"A guided tour of everyday science led by a friendly mastodon." | |
| MacDonald, Betty | Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (1957) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"Improving children's manners through the magic of good humor." | |
| MacLachlan, Patricia | Sarah, Plain and Tall (1985) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"The story of a mail-order bride who comes from Maine and heals the family." | |
| Marshall, Jane | George and Martha (1972) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"The first collection of stories about two dear friends who happen to be buck-toothed hippos." | |
| Martin, Ann M. | The Baby-Sitters Club (1986) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"Started by four friends, a successful club turned into a child-care cartel." | |
| Minarik, Else Holmelund | Little Bear (1957) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"A young bear's life and times in simple prose." | |
| Mosel, Arlene | Tikki Tikki Tembo (1968) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"Why Chinese children have short names. A fable." | |
| Munsch, Robert | Love You Forever (1986) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"A mother and son's lifetime of mutual devotion." | |
| Numeroff, Laura Joffe | If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (1985) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"It's all very logical, because if you have a cookie -- you need milk." | |
| O'Dell, Scott | Island of the Blue Dolphins (1960) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"An Indian girl's life alone on a California coastal island." | |
| Norton, Mary | The Borrowers (1953) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"The first of five novels about Pod, Homily, and Arrietty, the nice Pod people." | |
| Paterson, Katherine | Bridge to Terabithia (1977) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"Jess and Leslie, best friends, have a secret hiding place they call Terabithia." | |
| Paulsen, Gary | Hatchet (1987) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"Surviving a plane crash in Canada." | |
| Petry, Ann | Tituba of Salem Village (1964) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"The Salem withcraft trials from the perspective of a Barbadian slave girl." | |
| Philomel, Eric Carle | The Very Hungry Caterpillar (1969) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"Munch, munch, munch -- and lo, the caterpillar turns into a beautiful butterfly." | |
| Rawls, Wilson | Where the Red Fern Grows (1961) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"A boy raises and trains a fine pair of coon hounds." | |
| Robinson, Barbara | The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (1972) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"The wrteched Herdman children are cast in the annual Christmas play." | |
| Scieszka, Jon | The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs (1989) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"Alexander T. Wolf wants to set the record straight about what really happened with those pigs." | |
| The Stinky Cheese Man: And Other Fairly Stupid Tales (1992) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"Familiar fairy tale characters and plots stylishly twisted." | ||
| Selden, George | The Cricket in Times Square (1960) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"The debut of Harry the cat, Tucker the mouse and others." | |
| Sendak, Maurice | Where the Wild Things Are (1963) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"Max wore his wolf suit, and a wild rumpus ensued." | |
| Seuss, Dr. | The Cat in the Hat (1957) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"Home alone on a rainy afternoon. Making mischief in easy-to-read language." | |
| How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1957) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"The true meaning of Christmas, or was it the cold war?" | ||
| Slobodkina, Esphyr | Caps for Sale (1947) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"Never nap while wearing your cap." | |
| Sobol, Donald | Encyclopedia Brown (1963) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"The police chief's son marshals his facts in a series of books." | |
| Stine, R. L. | Fear Street (1992) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"Teen-age protagonists solve mysteries, get scared." | |
| Goosebumps (1993) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"The start of a not very scary but enormously popular series of suburban mysteries." | ||
| Taylor, Mildred | Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1976) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"The first of three novels about a poor black family in Mississippi during the Depression." | |
| Van Allsburg, Chris | The Polar Express (1985) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"On a Christmas Eve long ago, the narrator rode the special train to the North Pole." | |
| Viorst, Judith | Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (1972) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"Sometimes a boy just has a bad day, from breakfast to bedtime." | |
| White, E. B. | Charlotte's Web (1952) | NYTBR, 16 November 1997: 50 Years of Children's Books |
"Sometimes a friend can save your life by writing terse prose." |
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