Best kids’ books ever

In a column about the importance of keeping children interested in reading over the summer, Nick Kristof listed what he called the 10 "Best Kids' Books Ever."

His column generated more than 2000 comments, which can be viewed on Kristof's blog; many readers wanted to add their own favorites, while others, as Kristof wrote in a followup blog post, "pointed out that New York Times readers are probably the last people who need the advice to get their kids reading. And the kind of books that I and others mentioned (classics, white middle class protagonists, or animals that behave like middle class white families) may not resonate quite as much among poor kids who need to read." more » » »