As I blogged about, I love reading to my kids. When I found the list of 67 books every geek should read to their kids before age 10 I knew I had found a challenge I could get behind. Here is how I am doing on my list so far:
- Brian Selznick, The Invention of Hugo Cabret
- Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
- Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
- Barbara Park, Junie B. Jones’s First Boxed Set Ever! (Books 1-4)
- Shel Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Falling Up, and Every Thing on It
- J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
- William Goldman, The Princess Bride
- Orson Scott Card, Ender’s Game
- J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
- Neil Gaiman, Coraline
- Edward Eager, Half Magic and Magic by the Lake
- Joan Aiken, Arabel’s Raven
- Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, Peter and the Starcatchers
- Terry Pratchett, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
- Mary Norton, The Borrowers
- Neil Gaiman, The Graveyard Book
- Walter Moers, The 13-1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear
- Larry Gonick, The Cartoon History of the Universe
- Irene Miller, Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine
- Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid
- Crockett Johnson, The Adventures of Harold and the Purple Crayon
- Bertrand Brinley, The Mad Scientists Club
- Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Olympians
- Ingrid Law, Savvy
- Wendelin Van Draanen, Shredderman
- C.S. Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia
- Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux
- Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell, Far Flung Adventures
- Russell Hoban, The Mouse and His Child
- Robert C. O’Brien, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
- Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks
- Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth
- Emily Jenkins, Toys Go Out
- Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
- Tony DiTerlizzi, The Search for WondLa
- Roald Dahl, James and the Giant Peach
- John Bellairs, The House With a Clock in Its Walls
- Judy Bloom, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
- E. B. White, Charlotte’s Web
- Shel Silverstein, The Giving Tree
- Robert C. O’Brien, The Silver Crown
- Louis Sachar, Holes
- Daniel Pinkwater, The Big Orange Splot
- Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House books
- E. B. White, Stuart Little
- Edith Nesbit, The Railway Children
- E. L. Konigsburg, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
- Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Angie Sage, Septimus Heap series
- Trenton Lee Stewart, The Mysterious Benedict Society
- Dr. Cuthbert Soup, A Whole Nother Story and Another Whole Nother Story
- Virginia Hamilton, The House of Dies Drear
- Dr. Seuss, The Lorax
- Arlene Mosel, Tikki Tikki Tembo
- A. A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
- Else Holmelund Minarik, Little Bear
- Madeleine L’Engle, A Wrinkle in Time
- Dr. Seuss, Green Eggs and Ham
- Peggy Parish, Amelia Bedelia
- Maurice Sendak, In the Night Kitchen
- H. A. Ray, Curious George
- Arnold Lobel, Frog and Toad Are Friends
- Arnold Lobel, Owl at Home
- Cynthia Rylant, Henry and Mudge
- Norman Bridwell, Clifford
- Marc Brown, Arthur
- Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are
Am I missing any key books from my list? Let me know.