The results are in! For the past two months we've been collecting your votes for the most memorable children's books of this century. Here are the titles that readers mentioned most often.

Thanks to everyone who participated!


  • Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
  • Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr., and John Archambault, illustrated by Lois Ehlert
  • Swimmy by Leo Lionni
  • A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams
  • Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Clement Hurd
  • The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
  • "The Letter" by Arnold Lobel
  • Freight Train by Donald Crews
  • Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
  • A Million Fish...More or Less by Patricia C. McKissack, illustrated by Dena Schutzer
  • A Boy, a Dog and a Frog by Mercer Mayer
  • Millions of Cats by Wanda Gág
  • Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney, illustrated by Anita Jeram
  • Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good,Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst, illustrated by Ray Cruz
  • Curious George by H. A. Rey
  • I Hear, I See, and I Touch by Helen Oxenbury
  • Miss Nelson Is Missing! by Harry Allard, illustrated by James Marshall
  • Titch by Pat Hutchins
  • Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
  • "The Cat Club" by Esther Averill
  • Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
  • Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
  • Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
  • Stevie by John Steptoe
  • The Tub People by Pam Conrad, illustrated by Richard Egielski
  • "In Which Pooh Goes Visiting..." by A. A. Milne, illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard
  • Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban, illustrated by Garth Williams
  • "The Stinky Cheese Man" by Jon Scieszka, illustrated by Lane Smith
  • The Story of Babar by Jean de Brunhoff
  • The Berenstain Bears and the Spooky Old Tree by Stan and Jan Berenstain
  • "The Elves in the Shelves" by Joan Aiken, illustrated by Jan Pienkowski
  • Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang
  • Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
  • D.W. the Picky Eater by Marc Brown
  • Petunia by Roger Duvoisin
  • First Tomato by Rosemary Wells
  • Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish, illustrated by Fritz Siebel
  • I Am a Bunny by Ole Risom, illustrated by Richard Scarry
  • Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion, illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham
  • Whose Mouse Are You? by Robert Kraus, illustrated by Jose Aruego
  • Owen by Kevin Henkes
  • The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf, illustrated by Robert Lawson
  • "The Sneetches" by Dr. Seuss
  • The Story of Little Babaji by Helen Bannerman, illustrated by Fred Marcellino
   GOODNIGHT MOON BY MARGARET WISE BROWN, ILLUSTRATED BY CLEMENT HURD 60 
   WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE BY MAURICE SENDAK 55 
   ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY BY JUDITH VIORST, ILLUSTRATED BY RAY CRUZ 30 
   THE SNOWY DAY BY EZRA JACK KEATS 29 
   THE POLAR EXPRESS BY CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG 28 
   MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS BY ROBERT MCCLOSKEY 27 
   BEDTIME FOR FRANCES BY RUSSELL HOBAN, ILLUSTRATED BY GARTH WILLIAMS 25 
   GREEN EGGS AND HAM BY DR. SEUSS 21 
   THE STORY OF FERDINAND BY MUNRO LEAF, ILLUSTRATED BY ROBERT LAWSON 21 
   THE STORY OF BABAR BY JEAN DE BRUNHOFF 21 
   OWEN BY KEVIN HENKES 20 
   MIKE MULLIGAN AND HIS STEAM SHOVEL BY VIRGINIA LEE BURTON 20 
   CURIOUS GEORGE BY H. A. REY 18 
   IN WHICH POOH GOES VISITING... BY A. A. MILNE, ILLUSTRATED BY ERNEST H. SHEPARD 17 
   CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM BY BILL MARTIN, JR., AND JOHN ARCHAMBAULT, ILLUSTRATED BY LOIS EHLERT 17 
   MADELINE BY LUDWIG BEMELMANS 16 
   HARRY THE DIRTY DOG BY GENE ZION, ILLUSTRATED BY MARGARET BLOY GRAHAM 15 
   KOALA LOU BY MEM FOX, ILLUSTRATED BY PAMELA LOFTS 13 
   TIMOTHY GOES TO SCHOOL BY ROSEMARY WELLS 13 
   MAMA, DO YOU LOVE ME? BY BARBARA M. JOOSSE, ILLUSTRATED BY BARBARA LAVALLEE 12 
   MILLIONS OF CATS BY WANDA GáG 12 
   WRETCHED STONE BY CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG 12 
   MISS NELSON IS MISSING! BY HARRY ALLARD, ILLUSTRATED BY JAMES MARSHALL 12 
   THE SNEETCHES BY DR. SEUSS 11 
   SYLVESTER AND THE MAGIC PEBBLE BY WILLIAM STEIG 10 
   DECEMBER 24TH BY DENYS CAZET 10 
   GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU BY SAM MCBRATNEY, ILLUSTRATED BY ANITA JERAM 10 
   THE LITTLE HOUSE BY VIRGINIA LEE BURTON 10 
   HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS BY DR. SEUSS 10 
   AMELIA BEDELIA BY PEGGY PARISH, ILLUSTRATED BY FRITZ SIEBEL 10 
   OWL MOON BY JANE YOLEN, ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN SCHOENHERR
   THE SNOWMAN BY RAYMOND BRIGGS
   SWIMMY BY LEO LIONNI
   THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD BY WATTY PIPER
   THE GIVING TREE BY SHEL SILVERSTEIN
   THE CAT IN THE HAT BY DR. SEUSS
   OFFICER BUCKLE AND GLORIA BY PEGGY RATHMANN
   THE VELVETEEN RABBIT BY MARGERY WILLIAMS, ILLUSTRATED BY WILLIAM NICHOLSON
   THE RUNAWAY BUNNY BY MARGARET WISE BROWN
   THE ELEVENTH HOUR: A CURIOUS MYSTERY BY GRAEME BASE
   THE KEEPING QUILT BY PATRICIA POLACCO
   STELLALUNA BY JANELL CANNON
   THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR BY ERIC CARLE
   THE STINKY CHEESE MAN BY JON SCIESZKA, ILLUSTRATED BY LANE SMITH
   BREAD AND JAM FOR FRANCES BY RUSSELL HOBAN, ILLUSTRATED BY LILLIAN HOBAN
   BLUEBERRIES FOR SAL BY ROBERT MCCLOSKEY
   THIDWICK THE BIG-HEARTED MOOSE BY DR. SEUSS
   WINNIE THE POOH BY A. A. MILNE, ILLUSTRATED BY E. H. SHEPARD
   MISS RUMPHIUS BY BARBARA COONEY
   THE LORAX BY DR. SEUSS
   A BOY, A DOG AND A FROG BY MERCER MAYER
   THE CAT CLUB BY ESTHER AVERILL
   MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS BY RICHARD AND FLORENCE ATWATER, ILLUSTRATED BY ROBERT LAWSON
   LILLY'S PURPLE PLASTIC PURSE BY KEVIN HENKES
   CHRYSANTHEMUM BY KEVIN HENKES
   THE RELATIVES CAME BY CYNTHIA RYLANT
   FREIGHT TRAIN BY DONALD CREWS
   IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE BY LAURA JOFFE NUMEROFF, ILLUSTRATED BY FELICIA BOND
   NOISY NORA BY ROSEMARY WELLS
   THE WRECK OF THE ZEPHYR BY CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG
   FROG AND TOAD ARE FRIENDS BY ARNOLD LOBEL
   HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON BY CROCKETT JOHNSON
   ELOISE BY KAY THOMPSON, ILLUSTRATED BY HILLARY KNIGHT
   TEN, NINE, EIGHT BY MOLLY BANG
   PETUNIA BY ROGER DUVOISIN
   ONE MORNING IN MAINE BY ROBERT MCCLOSKEY
   FARM MORNING BY DAVID MCPHAIL
   CAPS FOR SALE BY ESPHYR SLOBODKINA
   HORTON HEARS A WHO BY DR. SEUSS
   D.W. THE PICKY EATER BY MARC BROWN
   JAMBERRY BY BRUCE DEGEN
   THE JOLLY POSTMAN BY JANET AND ALLAN AHLBERG
   THE STORY ABOUT PING BY MARJORIE FLACK, ILLUSTRATED BY KURT WIESE
   FIVE MINUTES PEACE BY JILL MURPHY
   JULIUS, THE BABY OF THE WORLD BY KEVIN HENKES
   CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM BY BILL MARTIN, JR. AND JOHN ARCHAMBAULT, ILLUSTRATED BY LOIS EHLERT
   CHESTER'S WAY BY KEVIN HENKES
   FREDERICK BY LEO LEONNI
   THE NAPPING HOUSE BY AUDREY WOOD, ILLUSTRATED BY DON WOOD
   THE COUNTRY BUNNY AND THE LITTLE GOLD SHOES AS TOLD TO JENNIFER BY DU BOSE HEYWARD, ILLUSTRATED BY MARJORIE HACK
   THE STORY OF LITTLE BABAJI BY HELEN BANNERMAN, ILLUSTRATED BY FRED MARCELLINO
   THE TUB PEOPLE BY PAM CONRAD, ILLUSTRATED BY RICHARD EGIELSKI
   I'LL LOVE YOU FOREVER BY ROBERT MUNSCH
   THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE BY W. AWDRY
   THE LIBRARY BY SARAH STEWART, ILLUSTRATED BY DAVID SMALL
   EDITH & LITTLE BEAR LEND A HAND BY DARE WRIGHT
   IN THE NIGHT KITCHEN BY MAURICE SENDAK
   THE POLAR EXPRESS BY VAN ALLSBURGH
   THE BERENSTAIN BEARS AND THE SPOOKY OLD TREE BY STAN AND JAN BERENSTAIN
   PARTS BY TED ARNOLD
   A CHAIR FOR MY MOTHER BY VERA B. WILLIAMS
   LITTLE TIM AND THE BRAVE SEA CAPTAIN BY EDWARD ARDIZZONE
   ED AND ME BY DAVID MCPHAIL
   THE PAPERBOY BY DAV PILKEY
   HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS BY SEUSS
   THE FABULOUS SONG BY DON GILLMOR AND MARIE LOUISE GAY
   GEORGE & MARTHA BY JAMES MARSHALL
   THE MITTEN BY JAN BRETT
   GOOD NIGHT, GORILLA BY PEGGY RATHMANN
   ANIMALIA BY GRAEME BASE