Best Kids’ Books From the 60s and 70s

1.
Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham
by: Dr. Seuss
4.31 avg rating — 830,140 ratings
2.
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 4.16 avg rating — 217,106 ratings
3.
The Grey King (The Dark is Rising, #4)
The Grey King (The Dark is Rising, #4) 4.16 avg rating — 39,980 ratings
4.
A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Time Quintet, #3)
A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Time Quintet, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 110,837 ratings
5.
The Dark Is Rising (The Dark is Rising, #2)
The Dark Is Rising (The Dark is Rising, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 60,003 ratings
6.
Where The Wild Things Are
Where The Wild Things Are 4.25 avg rating — 1,042,994 ratings
7.
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 348,967 ratings
8.
Summer of My German Soldier (Summer of My German Soldier, #1)
Summer of My German Soldier (Summer of My German Soldier, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 17,689 ratings
9.
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (The Wolves Chronicles, #1)
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (The Wolves Chronicles, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 22,169 ratings
10.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 911,949 ratings
11.
Harriet the Spy
Harriet the Spy 3.95 avg rating — 100,373 ratings
12.
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Island of the Blue Dolphins 3.88 avg rating — 345,762 ratings
13.
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret 3.94 avg rating — 252,108 ratings
14.
The Egypt Game (Game #1)
The Egypt Game (Game #1) 3.83 avg rating — 36,465 ratings
15.
The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends, #1)
The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 66,662 ratings
16.
That Was Then, This Is Now
That Was Then, This Is Now 3.94 avg rating — 39,453 ratings
17.
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 499,173 ratings
18.
The Ghost Belonged to Me (Blossom Culp, #1)
The Ghost Belonged to Me (Blossom Culp, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,709 ratings
19.
Ghosts I Have Been (Blossom Culp #2)
Ghosts I Have Been (Blossom Culp #2) 4.05 avg rating — 2,200 ratings
20.
The Forgotten Door
The Forgotten Door 4.11 avg rating — 2,774 ratings
21.
Ramona the Pest (Ramona, #2)
Ramona the Pest (Ramona, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 67,208 ratings
22.
The Westing Game
The Westing Game 3.99 avg rating — 230,239 ratings
23.
The Great Brain (Great Brain, #1)
The Great Brain (Great Brain, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 17,783 ratings
23.
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish (I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books)
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish (I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books)
by: Dr. Seuss
4.18 avg rating — 212,510 ratings
25.
Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (Encyclopedia Brown, #1)
Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (Encyclopedia Brown, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 40,056 ratings
26.
A Wrinkle in Time (Time, #1)
A Wrinkle in Time (Time, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 1,263,375 ratings
27.
Where the Red Fern Grows
Where the Red Fern Grows 4.12 avg rating — 433,103 ratings
28.
A Wind in the Door (Time, #2)
A Wind in the Door (Time, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 130,960 ratings
29.
The Changeling
The Changeling 4.18 avg rating — 1,530 ratings
30.
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 4.17 avg rating — 183,696 ratings
31.
Magic Elizabeth
Magic Elizabeth 4.35 avg rating — 686 ratings
32.
Linnets and Valerians
Linnets and Valerians 4.19 avg rating — 2,714 ratings
33.
The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle, #2)
The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 130,562 ratings
34.
The Headless Cupid (Stanley Family, #1)
The Headless Cupid (Stanley Family, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 4,004 ratings
35.
Amelia Bedelia (Amelia Bedelia, #1)
Amelia Bedelia (Amelia Bedelia, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 91,768 ratings
36.
The Snowy Day (Peter, #1)
The Snowy Day (Peter, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 118,455 ratings
37.
The House with a Clock in Its Walls (Lewis Barnavelt, #1)
The House with a Clock in Its Walls (Lewis Barnavelt, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 20,460 ratings
38.
The Case Of The Painted Dragon (Brains Benton Mystery #6)
The Case Of The Painted Dragon (Brains Benton Mystery #6) 4.31 avg rating — 67 ratings
39.
Ramshackle Roost
Ramshackle Roost 3.88 avg rating — 34 ratings
40.
Greenwitch (The Dark is Rising, #3)
Greenwitch (The Dark is Rising, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 31,834 ratings
41.
Miss Twiggley's Tree
Miss Twiggley's Tree 4.59 avg rating — 620 ratings
42.
Introducing Shirley Braverman
Introducing Shirley Braverman 3.80 avg rating — 35 ratings
42.
The Night They Stole the Alphabet
The Night They Stole the Alphabet 4.58 avg rating — 31 ratings
44.
The Mouse and His Child
The Mouse and His Child 3.93 avg rating — 2,629 ratings
45.
Savage Sam (Old Yeller, #2)
Savage Sam (Old Yeller, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 1,446 ratings
46.
Mischling, Second Degree: My Childhood in Nazi Germany
Mischling, Second Degree: My Childhood in Nazi Germany 3.92 avg rating — 299 ratings
47.
Go Ask Alice
Go Ask Alice 3.74 avg rating — 288,661 ratings
48.
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day 4.24 avg rating — 186,986 ratings
48.
The Velvet Room
The Velvet Room 4.29 avg rating — 2,573 ratings
50.
Secret of Terror Castle (Alfred Hitchcock Books)
Secret of Terror Castle (Alfred Hitchcock Books) 4.05 avg rating — 6,630 ratings
51.
Up a Road Slowly
Up a Road Slowly 4.01 avg rating — 7,277 ratings
51.
A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver
A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver 3.87 avg rating — 3,616 ratings
53.
The Borrowed House
The Borrowed House 4.20 avg rating — 811 ratings
53.
All-of-a-Kind Family (All-of-a-Kind-Family, #1)
All-of-a-Kind Family (All-of-a-Kind-Family, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 26,781 ratings
55.
Ghosts Who Went to School
Ghosts Who Went to School 4.03 avg rating — 204 ratings
55.
Letters from Father Christmas
Letters from Father Christmas 4.30 avg rating — 26,578 ratings
57.
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Clifford the Big Red Dog 4.18 avg rating — 93,880 ratings
58.
The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel)
The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel) 3.93 avg rating — 1,802 ratings
58.
A Gift of Magic
A Gift of Magic 3.78 avg rating — 4,264 ratings
60.
The Mad Scientists' Club (Mad Scientists' Club, #1)
The Mad Scientists' Club (Mad Scientists' Club, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 2,268 ratings
61.
Return to Gone-Away (Gone-Away Lake, #2)
Return to Gone-Away (Gone-Away Lake, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 3,026 ratings
62.
The Return of the Twelves
The Return of the Twelves 4.18 avg rating — 336 ratings
63.
Across Five Aprils
Across Five Aprils 3.60 avg rating — 15,640 ratings
64.
Silver on the Tree (The Dark is Rising, #5)
Silver on the Tree (The Dark is Rising, #5) 4.11 avg rating — 35,773 ratings
65.
Flat Stanley (Flat Stanley, #1)
Flat Stanley (Flat Stanley, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 16,575 ratings
66.
Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark is Rising, #1)
Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark is Rising, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 55,629 ratings
67.
Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth
Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth 3.78 avg rating — 4,684 ratings
68.
The White Mountains
The White Mountains 3.95 avg rating — 14,472 ratings
69.
The City of Gold and Lead
The City of Gold and Lead 4.08 avg rating — 8,925 ratings
69.
All-of-a-Kind Family Downtown (All-of-a-Kind-Family, #2)
All-of-a-Kind Family Downtown (All-of-a-Kind-Family, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 6,205 ratings
71.
Grimbold's Other World
Grimbold's Other World 4.35 avg rating — 178 ratings
72.
The Stone Cage
The Stone Cage 4.53 avg rating — 74 ratings
73.
Winter Cottage
Winter Cottage 4.21 avg rating — 395 ratings
74.
Time at the Top (Time at the Top, #1)
Time at the Top (Time at the Top, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 801 ratings
75.
The Robber Hotzenplotz
The Robber Hotzenplotz 4.21 avg rating — 5,764 ratings
76.
Hail Columbia
Hail Columbia 4.03 avg rating — 32 ratings
77.
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen (Tales of Alderley, #1)
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen (Tales of Alderley, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 8,618 ratings
78.
Mandy
Mandy 4.27 avg rating — 13,501 ratings
79.
The Secret Raft
The Secret Raft 4.26 avg rating — 42 ratings
79.
Sara's Granny and the Groodle
Sara's Granny and the Groodle
by: Joan Gill
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
79.
Polly uit De Koperen Ketel
Polly uit De Koperen Ketel 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
79.
The Enid Blyton Book of Brownies
The Enid Blyton Book of Brownies 4.20 avg rating — 830 ratings
83.
Zo'n klas als wij!
Zo'n klas als wij! 3.75 avg rating — 12 ratings
83.
The Beyond
The Beyond 4.10 avg rating — 31 ratings
83.
Bridge to Terabithia
Bridge to Terabithia 4.06 avg rating — 579,972 ratings
86.
Tanja
Tanja 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings
86.
Carrie's War
Carrie's War 3.92 avg rating — 9,056 ratings
86.
Lord of the Stars
Lord of the Stars 3.44 avg rating — 18 ratings
89.
Freaky Friday
Freaky Friday 3.68 avg rating — 8,893 ratings
89.
De brief voor de koning (De brief voor de koning, #1)
De brief voor de koning (De brief voor de koning, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 13,841 ratings
89.
Silver Woven in My Hair
Silver Woven in My Hair 4.27 avg rating — 165 ratings
89.
The Boy Who Had the Power
The Boy Who Had the Power 3.50 avg rating — 10 ratings
93.
The Mystery of the Gingerbread House
The Mystery of the Gingerbread House 3.83 avg rating — 52 ratings
93.
D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths
D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths 4.41 avg rating — 19,794 ratings
93.
Geheimen van het Wilde Woud (De brief voor de koning, #2)
Geheimen van het Wilde Woud (De brief voor de koning, #2) 4.22 avg rating — 4,868 ratings
93.
The Programmed Man
The Programmed Man 3.61 avg rating — 23 ratings
97.
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator 3.67 avg rating — 118,120 ratings
97.
Het groot oogverblindend OEBELE omniboek nummer één - hoera
Het groot oogverblindend OEBELE omniboek nummer één - hoera it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
97.
Flight of the Doves
Flight of the Doves 4.13 avg rating — 692 ratings
97.
The Golden Enemy
The Golden Enemy 3.93 avg rating — 59 ratings
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