100th Blog Post = 100 Favorite Books

Wow! We've reached our 100th blog post!

To celebrate this milestone, the Youth Services staff wants to share with you a list of our 100 favorite books! From picture books, to chapter books, from series to non-fiction, there’s something on this list for every reader! These books are old, new, funny, serious and everything in between. But even though they’re all different, one thing is certain – we love these books, and we hope you do, too!

Picture Books
Dr. Ted by Andrea Beatty
The Mitten by Jan Brett
Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow
Duck for President by Doreen Cronin
Penguin by Polly Dunbar
If I Were a Jungle Animal by Amanda Ellery
Olivia books by Ian Falconer
Bark, George by Jules Feiffer
Muncha, Muncha, Muncha by Candace Fleming
Lunch by Denise Fleming
Time for Bed by Mem Fox
Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
Lily's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
Goldie Socks and the Three Libearians by Jackie Hopkins
Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock by Eric Kimmel
Walter the Farting Dog by William Kotzwinkle
Kitty's New Doll by Dorothy Meserve Kunhardt
How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long
Cock-a-doodle Moo by Bernard Most
Stephanie's Ponytail by Robert Munsch
Fancy Nancy books by Jane O'Connor
Once Upon a Cool Motocycle Dude by Kevin O'Malley
Piggie Pie by Margie Palatini
The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson
I Love You Through and Through by Bernadette Rossetti-Shustak
Skippyjon Jones books by Judith Schachner
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
Russell the Sheep by Rob Scotton
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss
My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss
No, David! by David Shannon
Pouch! by David Ezra Stein
And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon by Janet Stevens
The Monster at the End of This Book by Jon Stone
Duck at the Door by Janet Urbanovic
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt
Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems
Pigeon books by Mo Willems
Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson

Easy Readers
Are You My Mother by P.D. Eastman
Go, Dog, Go by P.D. Eastman
Frog and Toad books by Arnold Lobel
Amelia Bedelia books by Peggy Parish
Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss
Elephant and Piggie series by Mo Willems

Chapter Books
The Underneath by Kathy Appelt
The Seer of Shadows by Avi
Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
Wild Things by Clay Carmichael
The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn
Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery by James Howe
Toys Go Out by Emily Jenkins
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Corner of the Universe by Ann M. Martin
The Magic Circle by Donna Jo Napoli
Airborn by Kenneth Oppel
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
A Drowned Maiden's Hair by Laura Amy Schlitz
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Loser by Jerry Spinelli
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
So B. It by Sarah Weeks
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

Series Books
The 39 Clues series by various authors
American Girl series by various authors
Gregor the Overlander books by Suzanne Collins
The Shadow Children series by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Babymouse graphic novels by Jennifer Holm
Diary of a Wimpy Kid books by Jeff Kinney
The Baby-Sitters Club books by Ann M. Martin
Junie B. Jones books by Barbara Park
Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Scary Stories collection by Alvin Schwartz

Non-Fiction
Nic Bishop Frogs by Nic Bishop
The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary by Candace Fleming
Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman
Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel
Great Fire by Jim Murphy
We are the Ship: The Story of the Negro Baseball League by Kadir Nelson
The Day the Earth Exploded: The Earth-Shaking Catastrophe at Krakatoa by Simon Winchester