Top 25 Books to own of Children’s Literature
By James Cahill, owner of Quintessential Rare Books, LLC

1. “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” – Frank L. Baum
2. “Alice in Wonderland” – Lewis Carroll
3. “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” – J.K. Rowling
4. “Cat in the Hat” – Dr. Seuss
5. “Where the Wild Things Are” – Maurice Sendak
6. “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” – Roald Dahl
7. “Charlotte’s Web” – E.B. White
8. “Winnie the Pooh” – A.A. Milne
9. “Anne of Green Gables” – L.M. Montgomery
10. “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” – Beatrix Potter
11. “The Little Prince” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
12. “The Story of Ferdinand” – Robert Lawson
13. “Make Way for Ducklings” – Robert McCloskey
14. “The Little Engine that Could” – Piper Watty
15. “The Giving Tree” – Shel Silverstein
16. “Harold and the Purple Crayon” – Crockett Johnson
17. “The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe” – C.S. Lewis
18. “The Prince and the Pauper” – Mark Twain
19. “Stuart Little” – E. B. White
20. “The Jungle Book” – Rudyard Kipling
21. “Goodnight Moon” – Margaret Wise Brown
22. “Green Eggs and Ham” – Dr. Seuss
23. “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” – Eric Carle
24. “Through the Looking Glass” – Lewis Carroll
25. “Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel” – Virginia Lee Burton