1. Hatchet by Gary Paulsen: Listening Library
2. The Little Critter series by Mercer Mayer: Random House
3. The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith: Viking Books for Young Readers
4. Stellaluna by Janell Cannon: HMH Books
5. The Baby-Sitters Club books by Ann M. Martin: Scholastic Inc.
6. Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor: Atheneum Books
7. My Teacher Is an Alien by Bruce Coville: Aladdin
8. Amelia's Notebook by Marissa Moss: Simon & Schuster
9. The Full House books by various authors: Simon Spotlight
10. The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! by Jon Scieszka: Puffin Books
11. The Adventures of Tintin books by Hergé: Egmont Books Ltd.
12. Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary: HarperCollins
13. How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell: Yearling
14. Bunnicula by Deborah Howe and James Howe: Morrow/Avon
15. Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech: HarperTeen
16. The Eyewitness Books by DK: DK Children
17. Earth to Matthew by Paula Danziger: Turtleback Books
18. The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary: HarperCollins
19. Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli: Little, Brown
20. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst: Little Simon
21. The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister: North-South Books
22. The Amelia Bedelia books by Peggy Parish and Herman Parish: Greenwillow Books
23. The Teacher from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler: Cartwheel Books
24. Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell: Clarion Books
25. The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney: Ember
26. The Berenstain Bears books by Stan and Jan Berenstain: Random House Books
27. The Garfield books by Jim Davis: Ballantine Books
28. Bart Simpson's Guide to Life by Matt Groening: Harper Design
29. Busy, Busy books by Richard Scarry: Golden Books
30. Miss Nelson Is Missing! by Harry Allard: HMH Books for Young Readers
31. Corduroy by Don Freeman: Puffin Books
32. The Hank the Cowdog books by John R. Erickson: Maverick Books Inc.
33. The Little Golden Books by various authors: Random House
34. Johnny's in the Basement by Louis Sachar: Turtleback Books
35. Matilda , The BFG , and really, any other books by Roald Dahl: Puffin Books
36. This Scholastic Children's Dictionary : Scholastic Reference
37. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor: Puffin Books
38. The Boxcar Children books by Gertrude Chandler Warner: Albert Whitman & Co.
39. Magic Tree House books by Mary Pope Osborne: Random House Books
40. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff: HarperCollins Publishers
41. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz: HarperCollins
42. I Spy: A Book of Picture Riddles by Walter Wick and Jean Marzollo: Ballantine Books
43. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault: Little Simon
44. The Goosebumps books by R.L. Stine: Scholastic Inc.
45. Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar: HarperCollins
46. The Monster at the End of This Book by Jon Stone: Golden Books
47. Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush? by Jerry Spinelli: Little Brown Books for Young Readers
48. The Choose Your Own Adventure books by various authors: Random House
49. A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon: Scholastic
50. And finally, the Junie B. Jones books by Barbara Park: Random House Books for Young Readers
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