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20 Must-Have Classic Children's Books — and When to Introduce Them
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It's never too early to start introducing your children to the classics — the kiddie classics, that is. We've rounded up 20 timeless children's books that are musts in every literary kid's library. From titles just for babes and toddlers like Goodnight Moon and Are You My Mother? to books that have been sparking the imaginations of older children for decades, these books are as relevant and extraordinary now as they were when you first read them.

Charlotte's Web
Goodnight Moon
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh
The Velveteen Rabbit
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Stuart Little
The Runaway Bunny
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Where the Sidewalk Ends
The Lorax
Where the Wild Things Are
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Are You My Mother?
Bread and Jam For Frances
Corduroy
The Frog and Toad Treasury
The Giving Tree
Green Eggs and Ham
James and the Giant Peach
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Charlotte's Web
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$8
Goodnight Moon
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$8
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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$7
The Velveteen Rabbit
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$4
The Runaway Bunny
from amazon.com
$7
Where the Sidewalk Ends
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$19
Stuart Little
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$6
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
from amazon.com
$18
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
from amazon.com
$8
The Lorax
from amazon.com
$15
Where the Wild Things Are
from amazon.com
$9
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
from amazon.com
$11
Are You My Mother?
from amazon.com
$5
The Giving Tree
from amazon.com
$17
The Frog and Toad Treasury
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$18
The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh
from amazon.com
$40
Bread and Jam For Frances
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$4
Green Eggs and Ham
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$9
James and the Giant Peach
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$7
Corduroy
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$7
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