The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe on list of 100 Great Children’s Books

100 Great Childrens BooksThe New York Public Library has released a list of 100 great children’s books that was compiled by their children’s librarians.  Appearing on that list are both C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and his friend J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit.  Also appearing on the list is Lois Lowry’s The Giver, which will be a feature film from Walden Media next summer.

You can check out the full list here: NYPL.

You can also Download the PDF.

What do you think was missing from their list?  Do you have any other favorite books that belong on that list?

2 Comments

  1. What’s missing?
    The other six Narnia Chronicles obviously 🙂
    But also “The wind in the willows” by Kenneth Grahame.

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