A review by heatherday916
100 Best Books for Children by Anita Silvey

4.0

I really just sort of skimmed this book, but promptly created a spreadsheet with a column for myself and each of my kids. What I liked best about this book was the scope of criteria Ms. Silvey applied in selecting her books. A good story is important, of course, but she also took true literary criteria into consideration. This means you'll see books with a variety of storytelling methods, books with multi-cultural themes, books that tackle challenging issues, and books that you've never heard of before. I consider myself well read but was dismayed to see how few of the books on this list are ones I've read (though two of my favorite books of all time are one the list!). I'm looking forward to introducing myself and my children to these books and discovering for myself how great they might be.