Comments on: Top 100 Children’s Novels (#15)

By: Top 100: 2010 Picks for Best Children’s Novels (grades 3-8) : PragmaticMom

Top 100: 2010 Picks for Best Children’s Novels (grades 3-8) : PragmaticMom — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:55:35 +0000

[...] to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson#14 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling#15 Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo#16 Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh#17 Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli#18 [...]

By: Maggi

Maggi — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:59:10 +0000

Just adding to the trailer park list: Danny the Champion of the World.

By: Genevieve

Genevieve — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:55:45 +0000

Kate, that is a FABULOUS feature. Thank you for working on it and for sharing the link!

By: Karen Wang

Karen Wang — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:30:29 +0000

My first thought upon seeing this: YAY! If you don’t count each Harry Potter book separately — which, really, only a sadist would make you do (ahem) — then Winn-Dixie comes in at my #2 spot.

My second thought upon seeing this: Hmmm, I wonder what this confusing thing is that Betsy thinks is neat… OMG, Betsy found the old Winn-Dixie site on Scholastic.com that I worked on years ago! I’m still particularly proud of this feature, where Kate DiCamillo walks you through her writing process and you can download the first page of the book across five drafts and do a compare/contrast: http://www.scholastic.com/winndixie/story.htm

By: Fuse #8

Fuse #8 — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:36:54 +0000

I’m loving the Popeye and Elvis love on display here. It was, after all, one of the best books of 2009.

By: Anon1

Anon1 — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:24:05 +0000

Seeing what’s gone, and what’s still available, I think I have the next 14 nailed.

By: Destinee

Destinee — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:18:13 +0000

This was one of the first audiobooks I really loved. It’s narrated by Cherry Jones (who also does a great job with the Little House books).

By: Katie A.

Katie A. — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:51:11 +0000

I have been kicking myself and kicking myself for not putting this in my top 10. I’m glad it didn’t need my help to make it this high on the list.

And I agree 100% that everyone needs to read Popeye and Elvis!

By: DaNae

DaNae — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:34:19 +0000

One more that was just outside of my 10. Thanks to everyone who included it.

EVERYONE should read Popeye and Elvis.

Waiting for Normal, to add to the homes on wheels (or blocks) list. Although not really what Betsy meant when she stated: “where kids live in trailers and their lives aren’t horrendous, horrible, and terrible”.

By: Genevieve

Genevieve — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:02:57 +0000

I’m glad you mentioned Lucky, Kathy J! A Newbery winner, no less. I really need to read Popeye and Elvis.

Rockinlibrarian, dog books are generally not my thing either, but since this is your exception I’m hoping it will be mine. My sense is it’s more about India Opal and her relationship with other people and the town changing, and the dog is the catalyst for that? As opposed to being primarily about the relationship between her and her dog.

Fuse, that map thing you linked to, with the noises in each building, is pretty cool. Now I want one for lots of other books!