Books List

Tiny Titans: Young Heroes of Children’s Literature

By Tracy O’Neill

When you're a kid, most time is spent wishing you were an adult. Cookie jars are too high. Bedtimes are too early. But looking at this list of classic children's literature might make you want to be a kid again--preferably one of the memorable young heroes in these stories, each who spends their days imagining, overcoming fears, and believing in the power of possibility.

CRITICAL LIST

Where the Wild Things Are

Maurice Sendak

The Little Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Curious George

Hans Augusto Rey

Harold and the Purple Crayon

Crockett Johnson

The Paper Bag Princess

Robert Munsch

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

Dr. Seuss

Eloise

Kay Thompson

The Berenstain Bears

Stan Berenstain

The Little Engine That Could

Watty Piper

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

Jon Scieszka