Were you one of those “indoor kids” who spent a lot of time reading quietly in your room? Then today’s your lucky day, bookworm. If you read a lot of books as a kid, you’ll have no trouble crushing this quiz. But to those who went outside and had friends: lots o’ luck, sweet pals.
Were you one of those “indoor kids” who spent a lot of time reading quietly in your room? Then today’s your lucky day, bookworm. If you read a lot of books as a kid, you’ll have no trouble crushing this quiz. But to those who went outside and had friends: lots o’ luck, sweet pals.
Little Critter first appeared in the 1975 book "Just for You."
Richard Scarry wrote and illustrated dozens of children's books from 1949 until his death in 1994.
"The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales" is a popular children's book first published in 1992.
The "Captain Underpants" franchise includes 12 books and counting, as well as a movie, an animated series and more.
"Miss Nelson Is Missing" was followed by two sequels: "Miss Nelson Is Back" and "Miss Nelson Has a Field Day."
This parody of the "Three Little Pigs" fable retells the story from the Big Bad Wolf's perspective.
Other Shel Silverstein poetry collections for children include "A Light in the Attic" and "Falling Up."
"From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" plays a significant role in the plot of the Wes Anderson film "The Royal Tenenbaums."
SPOILER ALERT: The monster at the end of the book is Grover himself. The plot twist is meant to illustrate the terrifying evil that exists inside every one of us.
The stories in "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" weren't that scary, but the illustrations will haunt our dreams for the rest of our lives.
Every "Goosebumps" novel was written by R.L. Stein, who also penned the popular "Fear Street" series of books.
In addition to his "Frog and Toad" books, author Arnold Lobel wrote the similar "Mouse Soup" and "Owl at Home."
In addition to "Charlotte's Web," E.B. White's other popular children's books include "Stuart Little" and "The Trumpet of the Swan."
Published in 1969, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" won awards not only for children's literature but for graphic design too. It's sold more than 50 million copies.
If you're like me and you grew up with French-speaking relatives, you had Babar books shoved down your throat until you never wanted to look at another elephant again for the rest of your life.
Books in the Wayside School series include "Sideways Stories from Wayside School," "Wayside School is Falling Down" and Wayside School Gets A Little Stranger." A fourth book, "Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom," will be published in 2020.
"Harold and the Purple Crayon" is the first in a series of seven books about Harold published from 1955 to 1963.
The "Amelia Bedelia" book series, which began in 1963, numbers nearly 50 titles.
"Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs," published in 1978, inspired a popular 2009 computer-animated film of the same name.
The "Magic School Bus" books laid the groundwork for a media franchise that includes dozens of spinoff books, an animated TV series, video games and a Netflix reboot series.
"If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" was published in 1985. Its 15th sequel, "If You Give a Mouse a Brownie," was published in 2016. No, I'm not kidding.
Though set in Paris and populated by French characters, the "Madeline" series of books was the creation of Austrian-born American writer Ludwig Bemelmans.
"The Indian in the Cupboard" was followed by sequels "The Return of the Indian," "The Secret of the Indian," "The Mystery of the Cupboard" and "The Key to the Indian."
"Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret" was followed by sequels "Are You There God? It's Still Me, Margaret," "Are You There Margaret? It's Me, God" and "Ballistic: God vs. Margaret: The Final Chapter."