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Summertime Favorites: Classic Literature
This booklist from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) "represents NEH's long-standing effort to highlight classic literature for young people." The unannotated booklist includes the following categories: K-Grade 3, Grades 4-6, Grades 7 to 8, and Grades 9 to 12.

Children's Classics
A terrific, annotated, well organized booklist for parents that can be downloaded as a 14 page PDF file.

Hooray for Dr. Seuss!
Find out why Dr. Seuss' popularity has endured for over 60 years.

L. Frank Baum and The Wizard of Oz
It's the centennial year of the publication of this classic. Learn about the author and his desire to create a new American fairy tale.

Mother Goose Rules!
Find out what is so great about Mother Goose rhymes and learn about some of the best recent Mother Goose books.

Robert McCloskey's Maine Caldecott Award Winners
Although Robert McCloskey's books were written over 40 years ago, many of his award winning books, including those set in Maine, like Blueberries for Sal, Time of Wonder, and One Morning in Maine, remain popular.

Two Special Laura Ingalls Wilder Books
Learn all about both a special Collector's Edition of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie and Laura Ingalls Wilder Country by historian William Anderson.

Online Literature
See the Online Literature section of Children's Books About.com for more resources.

Children's Classics Old & New
A long and interesting list, with brief annotations, from the Montgomery County (Maryland) Department of Public Libraries.