Time-Tested Tales: Dive into the 22 Greatest Kids’ Books Now
To cultivate children’s good habit of reading, it is necessary to choose the 22 Best Classic Children’s Books of All Time. Early reading can exercise children’s listening and speaking skills.
The following editor has compiled interesting classic books for kids to read for everyone, and everyone can collect them.
Early reading can exercise a child’s listening and speaking skills, and it usually focuses on listening, reading, and speaking. For example, after telling the story to the child, you can ask the child “Do you think this story is good” If you always ask like this, the child will listen to it purposefully.
Such guidance, not only cultivates the children’s ability to analyze and evaluate the content they listen to but also allows the children’s listening and speaking skills to grow faster.
Today, I will introduce to you the “22 Best Collections of Children’s Classic Books” in the eyes of experts.
1. Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
This book is the proud work of the famous Italian children’s literature writer Carlo Collodi.
An old man named Geppetto had no children. He carved a puppet from wood and named him Pinocchio. Although Pinocchio has always wanted to be a good boy, it is difficult to change his bad habits.
He played truant, lied, made bad friends, was deceived a few times, and never changed. Later, a fairy taught him that every time he lied, his nose was long. He even lied three times, and his nose was so long that he couldn’t turn around in the house…
2. Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery Anne Shirley is an eleven-year-old orphan who has hung on determinedly to an optimistic spirit and a wildly creative imagination through her early deprivations.
She erupts into the lives of aging brother and sister Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, a girl instead of the boy they had sent for.
Thus begins a story of transformation for all three; indeed the whole rural community of Avonlea comes under Anne’s influence in some way.
We see her grow from a girl to a young woman of sixteen, making her mistakes, and not always learning from them.
Intelligent, hot-headed as her own red hair, unwilling to take a moral truth as read until she works it out for herself, she must also face grief and loss and learn the true meaning of love.
Part Tom Sawyer, part Jane Eyre, by the end of Anne of Green Gables, Anne has become the heroine of her own story.
3. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
Jules Verne’s work has influenced generations. Many of his works have been made into movies, and the performances are endless. “Twenty Thousand Miles Under the Sea” is one of his important works, describing the story of French naturalist Professor Aronax and Captain Nimo traveling deep under the sea.
They traveled to many oceans in the world and saw countless rare marine animals and plants and strange sights in the water. The whole book is full of suspense, and the knowledge is extensive. Reading is both pleasing and thrilling.
This science fiction novel came out in 1870, and it has been more than a hundred years old. It is still popular in the world in various versions in multiple languages and has a wide audience. Only this end shows its vitality and attraction. Readers who advocate that the book is less than a hundred years old can read it with confidence.
4. Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie
The author, Sir James Barry, wrote a lot of works for children in his life. Of course, the most famous and that brought him a world reputation is the novel “Peter Pan” completed in 1904.
The last sentence of the book is: “Things are repeated like this, as long as the children are happy, innocent, and carefree.”
It is full of the writer’s infinite love and nostalgia for the children’s world, and at the same time, it is permeated with a touch of sadness. Why is such an uncomplicated story so magical? Let our protagonist Peter Pan tell you.
5. Greek Mythology by Ingri d’Aulaire
“Greek Mythology” is divided into two parts. The first part is the “Legend of the Gods”, which tells the origin of the universe and mankind, the birth of gods, and their genealogy. In remote ancient Greece, people believed that gods possessed the same form as humans.
They were extraordinarily beautiful, powerful, eternally youthful, and immortal. The gods are in charge of the destiny of mankind, and at the same time, they are also controlled by their own destiny. The oldest gods are the Titans, they are the children of Gaia (the earth) and Uzanos (starry sky).
As Zeus overthrew his father, the order of the universe was controlled by the twelve gods on the sacred mountain of Olympus.
The second part is the “hero story”. The protagonist is half-human and half-god heroes (gods and children born to humans). Some are entirely human descendants. For example, the most famous hero Hercules was the son of Zeus and the queen of the world, Alcmene.
He had unimaginable supernatural powers when he was a baby and strangled the two big snakes that crawled into the cradle with his bare hands. After he grew up, he completed the twelve tasks assigned to him by King Eurystheus, including retrieving the fur of the Nemean lion and killing the giant snake Hydra.
6. The Arabian Nights by Sir Richard Burton
They are ancient stories, but they still enchant our imaginations today. Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. Sinbad the Sailor. Aladdin.
These and all of the other Middle Eastern stories collected in Arabian Nights are delightful, fascinating, and fun for fans and first-time readers alike.
This beautiful, leather-bound edition collects the classic tales of Arabian Nights in a new, redesigned format.
7. The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
This book is an early representative work of Radiad Kipling, one of the most important and famous British writers of the early 20th century. It is also its most influential and most popular work. It has been translated into various languages over the past 100 years. It is widely circulated in the world.
The work is a collection of seven independent novellas, telling the story of the wolf-boy Mogori and several other different animals. The works portray the witty and brave wolf boy Mogori, the simple old bear Baru, the astute black panther Baghira, the white seal Kotick who is not afraid of hardships, and the little mongoose Rich-Ditch who is not afraid of rape. A distinctive and unforgettable image with a thrilling and fascinating storyline.
Except for the white seals, the seven novelettes in the book all take place in India, unfolding a mysterious and magnificent picture of the Indian jungle to the readers, so the works are full of unique exotic flavors.
8. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The March family has four sisters, living in poverty, simple and warm. The four sisters have different personalities: the eldest Meg is beautiful and dignified, and some are vain; the second is free and independent, and eager to be a writer; the third, Beth is kind and shy and loves music; the fourth is smart and lively, loves art, and hopes to be a high class The “lady” of society. Can they all realize their dreams?
What all girls of all ages have to face and experience in the growth process can be found in this book: the sweetness and troubles of first love, the choice between emotion and reason, the gap between ideal and reality, the contradiction between poverty and wealth…
The plot of “Little Women” is simple and true, but touching. Since its publication in more than a year, it has been put on the screen many times and translated into various languages, becoming a classic masterpiece in the world’s literary treasure house.
All the emotional experiences and life experiences described in the book have been, are, and will happen in the process of every young girl’s maturity, giving this book a vitality that transcends the times and countries, which is also the charm of her becoming an immortal classic. And the reason.
9. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
This book is about the adventures of Dorothy, a young girl from Kansas, USA. She and the dog Toto were brought to a magical country by a tornado-OZ country. In order to return home, she followed the advice of the kind witch and went to the Emerald City of OZ country to visit the great wizard OZ for assistance.
On the way to Emerald City, Dorothy met the scarecrow who longed for wisdom, the white iron woodcutter who longed for love, and the lion who longed for courage, so they embarked on the long journey to Emerald City together.
However, the wizard OZ put forward a condition: Unless Dorothy and his friends eliminate the evil witches of the West, they will not help them. So Dorothy and their friends had to leave Emerald City and head west…
10. A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Young Sarah Crewe, the daughter of a wealthy British officer, first lived as a princess living in an aristocratic school. But with the unfortunate death of her father, her status in the school was devastated.
The helpless and impoverished young Sara struggles with the hypocrisy and vicious pity of the female principal and suffers all kinds of abuse. However, Sarah still maintained an optimistic heart. Her vivid imagination and broad mind made her actively face the cruel life and the pain of hunger and cold.
She said: “If I were a princess, even if I was ragged, my heart would still be a princess. If I dress gorgeously, I can easily become a princess, but I can still keep a princess’ heart when I am unknown. It is a greater success.” Her optimism and courage attracted the attention of a mysterious figure, so a miracle appeared, and the former princess regained her former glory after experiencing the hardships of life…
The book “ Little Princess” was first published in 1905, and it has been republished for more than 100 years, and it has spread all over the world. The story of “The Little Princess” has been put on the screen and stage many times, and the little princess Sara played by Shirley Temple is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
