"Where the Wild Things Are" is about a young boy named Max. After dressing up in a wolf costume he undergoes a mysterious transformation and ends up on an island. Maurice Sendak won the Caldecott Medal in 1964. "The Simpsons" episode "The Girl Who Slept Too Little" included a spoof called "The Land of the Wild Beasts". Spike Jonze directed the movie version of "Where the Wild Things Are".
2. "All About Sam"
Answer: Lois Lowry
"All About Sam" is a part of a series by Lois Lowry. "All About Sam" is about an adventurous little boy named Sam. Lois has won two Newbery Medals.
3. "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"
Answer: Eric Carle
"The Very Hungry Caterpillar" is about a caterpillar that eats delicious food and becomes a butterfly. "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" was inspired by a hole punch Eric Carle was using to punch a hole in a stack of paper. Due to the high US publishing costs, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" was printed in Japan.
4. "Charlotte's Web"
Answer: E.B. White
"Charlotte's Web" is about a pig and a spider who enjoy a friendship. Charlotte writes messages in her web, hoping to save Wilbur's life. "Publisher's Weekly" listed "Charlotte's Web" as the best selling children's book of all time. Julia Roberts starred as the voice of Charlotte in the 2006 movie.
5. "The Giving Tree"
Answer: Shel Silverstein
"The Giving Tree" is about a boy and an apple tree. The Giving Tree" was mentioned in the A&E television show "Bates Motel". Shel searched for four years before he found a publisher for "The Giving Tree" at Harper's Children's Books. He dedicated the book to his old girlfriend Nicky.
6. "The Cat in the Hat"
Answer: Dr Seuss
"The Cat in the Hat" is about a cat dressed in a white striped top hat and red bow tie. He entertains two children while their mom is away. "The Cat in the Hat" has been translated into more than 12 different languages. There is a Broadway musical called "Seussical". Theodore Seuss Geisel was not a doctor, Seuss was his mother's maiden name and he added Dr. as a joke.
7. "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"
Answer: J.K. Rowling
"Harry Potter" is about a young wizard boy named Harry. He goes to a school named Hogwarts. "Harry Potter" has sold over 120 million copies, making it the third best-selling novel of all time. Alan Rickman was picked by J.K. Rowling to play Snape in the "Harry Potter" movies.
8. "Goodnight Moon"
Answer: Margaret Wise Brown
"Goodnight Moon" is a children's poetry book. "Goodnight Moon" had poor sales when it was released in 1947, but has come to be seen as a classic work. Margaret Wise Brown bequeathed all the royalties from "Goodnight Moon" to Albert Clarke, her neighbour's son.
9. "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
Answer: Roald Dahl
The book is about Charlie Bucket who found a golden ticket and went to Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. Patricia Neal (Dahl's wife when he wrote the book) said Charlie was originally supposed to be a little black boy. Gene Wilder played the role of Willy Wonka in the 1971 movie.
10. "My Friend Walter"
Answer: Michael Morpurgo
"My Friend Walter" is about tales of history. "My Friend Walter" was first published in 1988 by William Heinemann. In 1992 there was a telefilm adaptation of "My Friend Walter".
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