Heidi is an orphan girl who lives in Maienfeld with her grandmother and aunt. When Dete is offered a new job Heidi goes to lives with her grandfather who resents her. Soon Heidi is loved by her grandfather. Shirley Temple played the role of Heidi in the 1937 movie. In Switzerland there is a town named after the Heidi books, called Heidiland.
2. "The Phantom Tollbooth" 1988
Answer: Norton Juster
Milo is a bored little boy who receives a magic tollbooth that transports him to the Kingdom of Wisdom. He goes on a quest to save the two princesses Rhythm and Reason. In 1969 "The Phantom Tollbooth" was made into a musical by Chuck Jones.
3. "The Ugly Duckling" 1843
Answer: Hans Christian Andersen
A mother duck hatches her eggs and one little duck suffers abuse because he looks very different from the others. When the duck is fully grown he realizes he is a swan. In 1931 "The Ugly Duckling" was made into a black and white movie.
4. "The Gruffalo" 1999
Answer: Julia Donaldson
"The Gruffalo" is about a mouse walking in the woods. He meets a fox, owl and snake. The mouse threatens the Gruffalo and he flees leaving the mouse alone. In 2009 "The Gruffalo" was adapted into a thirty minute animated film starring Robbie Coltrane and James Corden. There are over 700 words in the book and it is written in rhyming couplets.
5. "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" 1900
Answer: L. Frank Baum
"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is about Dorothy Gale. She is swept up by a tornado and lands in Oz. There she meets Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion. They go to the Emerald City to ask for help so Dorothy can go home. Dorothy clicks her heels three times and is sent home. Judy Garland played the role of Dorothy in the 1939 movie. L. Frank Baum framed the pencil he used to write "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz". Dorothy Gale is based on L. Frank's niece Dorothy Gage who died in 1898.
6. "The Snowy Day" 1962
Answer: Ezra Jack Keats
Peter wakes up to snow and goes outside in his bright red snowsuit. He puts a snowball in his pocket and it melts. The next day there is more snow and Peter enjoys it with a friend. In 2017 Amazon Prime adapted "Snow Day" into a Christmas special starring Laurence Fishburne, Regina King and Angela Bassett. The Christmas special was nominated for five Daytime Emmy Awards and won two.
7. "Little Bear" 1957
Answer: Else Holmelund Minarik
"Little Bear" is a series of books about Little Bear and his mother. "Little Bear" tv show debuted on Nickelodeon 1995. It lasted for eight seasons.
8. "Blueberries for Sal" 1948
Answer: Robert McCloskey
Sal and her mother pick blueberries. They see a momma bear and baby eating blueberries. Sal and the baby bear get lost and end up together. They are eventually reunited with their mothers. In 1967 a short film was made by Weston Woods.
9. "The Boxcar Children" 1924
Answer: Gertrude Chandler Warner
"The Boxcar Children" is about four orphaned children who live in a boxcar. They move into their grandfather's house and he moves the boxcar into the backyard so they can play in it. There are over 160 books in the "Boxcar" series. In April 2014 an animated film was released.
10. "Fox in Socks" 1965
Answer: Dr Seuss
"Fox in Socks" is about Fox and Knox. This book is a tongue twisting rhyming book. In 1996 Publishers Weekly posted "Fox in Socks" was the 25th best selling children's book of all time.
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