100 Best Books for Children: A Parent's Guide to Making the Right Choices for Your Young Reader, Toddler to Preteen

Children's book experts share their knowledge in a pair of spring resources. Anita Silvey, formerly editor of the Horn Book and publisher of Houghton Mifflin, ranks her favorites in 100 Best Books for Children. Divided into age groups, Silvey lists classics old and new, from Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd's Goodnight Moon and Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit to Virginia Hamilton's The People Could Fly, Louis Sachar's novel Holes and Kate DiCamillo's Because of Winn-Dixie. Extensive background information and interesting anecdotes provide further context for the books.