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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Kate Douglas Wiggin

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The Cat in the Hat
The Cat in the Hat
Dr. Seuss

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A Treasury of Children's Literature
A Treasury of Children's Literature
Armand Eisen

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The Velveteen Rabbit
The Velveteen Rabbit
Margery Williams Bianco

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Black Beauty
Black Beauty
Anna Sewell

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The Call of The Wild / White Fang
The Call of The Wild / White Fang
Jack London

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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C.S. Lewis

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Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables
L.M. Montgomery

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Heidi
Heidi
Johanna Spyri

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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain

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Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web
E.B. White

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Where the Sidewalk Ends: The Poems and Drawings of Shel Silverstein
Where the Sidewalk Ends: The Poems and Drawings of Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein

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Little Women
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle

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How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Dr. Seuss

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Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham
Dr. Seuss

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The Outsiders
The Outsiders
S.E. Hinton

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The Giving Tree
The Giving Tree
Shel Silverstein

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The Little Prince
The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak

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Classic Children's Books

The Complete Adrian Mole Diaries: The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 and The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
The Complete Adrian Mole Diaries: The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 and The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
Sue Townsend

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Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Harold Bloom

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Winnie-the-Pooh
Winnie-the-Pooh
A.A. Milne

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 [Wagahai wa Neko de Aru]
 [Wagahai wa Neko de Aru]
Natsume Sōseki

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Stories and Poems for Extremely Intelligent Children of All Ages
Stories and Poems for Extremely Intelligent Children of All Ages

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William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shakespeare Retellings, #2)
William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shakespeare Retellings, #2)

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The Last Battle
The Last Battle
C.S. Lewis

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Monsters, Inc. Read Aloud Storybook (Monsters, Inc.)
Monsters, Inc. Read Aloud Storybook (Monsters, Inc.)
Walt Disney Company

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The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow
The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow
Allen French

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Amistad
Amistad
Joyce Annette Barnes

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Benetton
Benetton
Jonathan Mantle

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The Learning Tree
The Learning Tree
Gordon Parks

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Treasure Island
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson

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Son of the Mob
Son of the Mob
Gordon Korman

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The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper
Mark Twain

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Harold and the Purple Crayon
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Crockett Johnson

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The Castle of Llyr
The Castle of Llyr
Lloyd Alexander

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Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables
L.M. Montgomery

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Gobbolino the Witch's Cat
Gobbolino the Witch's Cat
Ursula Moray Williams

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The Hobbit
The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien

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King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian
King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian
Marguerite Henry

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Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions
Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions
Margaret Musgrove

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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Edgar Parin d'Aulaire

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More Classics to Read Aloud to Your Children
More Classics to Read Aloud to Your Children
William F. Russell

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America the Beautiful: A Pop-up Book
America the Beautiful: A Pop-up Book

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Stories From The Silk Road
Stories From The Silk Road
Cherry Gilchrist

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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll

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The Family Under the Bridge
The Family Under the Bridge
Natalie Savage Carlson

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The Story About Ping
The Story About Ping
Kurt Wiese

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The Long Winter
The Long Winter
Laura Ingalls Wilder

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Johnny Tremain: A Story of Boston in Revolt
Johnny Tremain: A Story of Boston in Revolt
Esther Forbes

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On the Banks of Plum Creek
On the Banks of Plum Creek
Laura Ingalls Wilder

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Peter and Wendy
Peter and Wendy
J.M. Barrie

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The Courage of Sarah Noble
The Courage of Sarah Noble
Alice Dalgliesh

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Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories
Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories
Dr. Seuss

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Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
William Steig

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A Little Princess
A Little Princess
Frances Hodgson Burnett

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The Silver Chair
The Silver Chair
C.S. Lewis

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Stuart Little
Stuart Little
E.B. White

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The Witches
The Witches
Roald Dahl

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Stone Soup
Stone Soup
Marcia Brown

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The Tale of Peter Rabbit
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Beatrix Potter

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Caddie Woodlawn
Caddie Woodlawn
Carol Ryrie Brink

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Little Town on the Prairie
Little Town on the Prairie
Laura Ingalls Wilder

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By the Shores of Silver Lake
By the Shores of Silver Lake
Laura Ingalls Wilder

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Harry the Dirty Dog
Harry the Dirty Dog
Gene Zion

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Children's and Young Adult

Prince Caspian
Prince Caspian
C.S. Lewis

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My Father's Dragon
My Father's Dragon
Ruth Stiles Gannett

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum

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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Judy Blume

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Sarah, Plain and Tall
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Patricia MacLachlan

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The Runaway Bunny
The Runaway Bunny
Margaret Wise Brown

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Go, Dog. Go!
Go, Dog. Go!
P.D. Eastman

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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Mildred D. Taylor

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Tuck Everlasting
Tuck Everlasting
Natalie Babbitt

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The Indian in the Cupboard
The Indian in the Cupboard
Lynne Reid Banks

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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
C.S. Lewis

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A Color of His Own
A Color of His Own
Leo Lionni

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The Little House
The Little House
Virginia Lee Burton

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Ox-Cart Man
Ox-Cart Man
Donald Hall

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Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
Virginia Lee Burton

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The Borrowers
The Borrowers
Mary Norton

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The Horse and His Boy
The Horse and His Boy
C.S. Lewis

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Little Bear
Little Bear
Else Holmelund Minarik

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Winnie-the-Pooh & The House at Pooh Corner
Winnie-the-Pooh & The House at Pooh Corner
A.A. Milne

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The Cricket in Times Square
The Cricket in Times Square
George Selden

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Children's Books

Blueberries for Sal
Blueberries for Sal
Robert McCloskey

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The Story of Ferdinand
The Story of Ferdinand
Munro Leaf

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Mr. Popper's Penguins
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Florence Atwater

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Make Way for Ducklings
Make Way for Ducklings
Robert McCloskey

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Farmer Boy
Farmer Boy
Laura Ingalls Wilder

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The Westing Game
The Westing Game
Ellen Raskin

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The Witch of Blackbird Pond
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Elizabeth George Speare

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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Kate DiCamillo

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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Barbara Robinson

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
Lewis Carroll

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Cars and Trucks and Things that Go
Cars and Trucks and Things that Go
Richard Scarry

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The Bronze Bow
The Bronze Bow
Elizabeth George Speare

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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Robert C. O'Brien

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Frog and Toad Are Friends
Frog and Toad Are Friends
Arnold Lobel

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Treasure Island
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson

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The BFG
The BFG
Roald Dahl

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The Trumpet of the Swan
The Trumpet of the Swan
E.B. White

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The Hundred Dresses
The Hundred Dresses
Eleanor Estes

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Fantastic Mr Fox
Fantastic Mr Fox
Roald Dahl

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Pippi Långstrump
Pippi Långstrump
Astrid Lindgren

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Classic Books

Owl Moon
Owl Moon
Jane Yolen

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The Mouse and the Motorcycle
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
Beverly Cleary

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The Boxcar Children
The Boxcar Children
Gertrude Chandler Warner

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Miss Rumphius
Miss Rumphius
Barbara Cooney

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Guess How Much I Love You
Guess How Much I Love You
Sam McBratney

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Happy Birthday to You! (Classic Seuss)
Happy Birthday to You! (Classic Seuss)
Dr. Seuss

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The Chronicles of Narnia
The Chronicles of Narnia
C.S. Lewis

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Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie
Laura Ingalls Wilder

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The Magician’s Nephew
The Magician’s Nephew
C.S. Lewis

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Bridge to Terabithia
Bridge to Terabithia
Katherine Paterson

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Madeline
Madeline
Ludwig Bemelmans

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The Lorax
The Lorax
Dr. Seuss

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Horton Hears a Who!
Horton Hears a Who!
Dr. Seuss

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My Side of the Mountain
My Side of the Mountain
Jean Craighead George

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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
E.L. Konigsburg

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The Little Engine That Could
The Little Engine That Could
Watty Piper

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain

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Esperanza Rising
Esperanza Rising
Pam Muñoz Ryan

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Kinder- und Hausmärchen
Kinder- und Hausmärchen
Jacob Grimm

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The Door in the Wall
The Door in the Wall
Marguerite de Angeli

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Classics

Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!
Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!
Dr. Seuss

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The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett

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Where the Red Fern Grows
Where the Red Fern Grows
Wilson Rawls

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Goodnight Moon
Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown

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The Snowy Day
The Snowy Day
Ezra Jack Keats

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A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle

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Number the Stars
Number the Stars
Lois Lowry

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The Phantom Tollbooth
The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster

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Matilda
Matilda
Roald Dahl

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Corduroy
Corduroy
Don Freeman

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Island of the Blue Dolphins
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Scott O'Dell

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James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach
Roald Dahl

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Hop on Pop
Hop on Pop
Dr. Seuss

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A Light in the Attic
A Light in the Attic
Shel Silverstein

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Little House in the Big Woods
Little House in the Big Woods
Laura Ingalls Wilder

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The Polar Express
The Polar Express
Chris Van Allsburg

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Roald Dahl

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The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame

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A Visit from Saint Nicholas, Twas the Night Before Christmas
A Visit from Saint Nicholas, Twas the Night Before Christmas
Clement Clarke Moore

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Oh, The Places You'll Go!
Oh, The Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss

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Common themes in these books on classic children's literature include adventure, imagination, friendship, overcoming challenges, and learning important life lessons. Many of the stories feature young protagonists who embark on magical journeys or face difficult situations with bravery and determination. The importance of empathy, kindness, and respect for others is also a recurring theme throughout many of the books. Additionally, several of the books explore nature and the environment as well as different cultures and historical periods.

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