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We hand-selected the 8,700 best books in children's literature. It was a labor of love that spanned many years. You can benefit from our hard work.

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• Our Hand-Selected List of Children’s Books

Creators

We list the top 2,100 authors and 1,000 illustrators from the whole heritage of children’s literature.

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• Authors
• Illustrators

The ATGCB

The 3,500 Great Children’s Books of all time, hand-curated by our Master Collector and his Editorial Board.

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• What is an All-Time Great Children’s Book?

Discoverability

With our six Age Ranges and 150 Genre and seven Awards, you can tailor your book selections to your child’s interests.

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• Six Age Ranges
• More than 150 Genre
• The Top Seven Awards

Editions & Sequels

We have the most extensive editions and sequels information available.

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• Editions and Sequels

Read Books

We provide links for you to read our books for free, to read books at other sites, and to buy books from the best online sellers.

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• Read Online at our website
• Read Online at the Internet Archive
• Read Online at the University of Florida
• How to Understand our Book Pages - Availability

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Use our Contact Us page to ask us for a book recommendation that will match your needs.

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• Ask for Recommendations

Remember Where I Left Off

If you are signed in as a member, when you return to View the List, we will give you the option to go back to where you left off before, or to start anew.

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• How to use "Remember Where I Left Off"

Book-of-the-Week Newsletter

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• Book-of-the-Week Email Archive

My Books

Make your own personal annotations to any of our thousands of books.

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• How to Understand our Book Pages - My Books
• How to find "My Books"
• What can My Books do for you?
• Select your Public Library
• Finding Books at Your Public Library

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Get early access to a new community for people who love children’s books, founded by a Master Collector of Children’s Literature.

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• Tour our Community Forum
• How to go to our Community Forum
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• Our Community Forum is Moderated
• Community Guidelines

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• Ask for Recommendations

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• How to set up a free membership Profile for each of your Children
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