Katherine Paterson's Children's Reading List
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Katherine Paterson has taken us to Terabithia and back and in the process has become one of the most beloved children's authors of all time. Often asked which books she recommends, Katherine enlisted the help of her grandchildren to compile a wonderful list of books for kids of all ages. She also revealed the top five books she would take to a desert island.
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![The Bunny Planet](https://static.oprah.com/images/obc/201003/20100331-obc-bunny-planet-130x89.jpg)
By Rosemary Wells, published by Viking Juvenile
![The Island of the Skog](https://static.oprah.com/images/obc/201003/20100331-obc-island-skog-130x89.jpg)
By Steven Kellogg, published by Picture Puffin books
![A-Hunting We Will Go](https://static.oprah.com/images/obc/201003/20100331-obc-hunting-we-will-go-130x89.jpg)
By Steven Kellogg, published by Morrow from HarperCollins Publishers
![The Mysterious Tadpole](https://static.oprah.com/images/obc/201003/20100331-obc-mysterious-tadpole-130x89.jpg)
By Steven Kellogg, published by Penguin Group
![Goodnight Moon](https://static.oprah.com/images/obc/201003/20100331-obc-goodnight-moon-130x89.jpg)
By Margaret Wise Brown, published by HarperCollins Publishers
![The Mitten](https://static.oprah.com/images/obc/201003/20100331-obc-mitten-130x89.jpg)
By Jan Brett, published by Penguin Group (USA)
![The Little Polar Bear](https://static.oprah.com/images/obc/201003/20100331-obc-little-polar-bear-130x89.jpg)
By Hans de Beer, published by North-South Books, Inc.
![Mrs. Wishy Washy](https://static.oprah.com/images/obc/201003/20100331-obc-wishy-washy-130x89.jpg)
By Joy Cowley, published by Penguin Group (USA)
![Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel](https://static.oprah.com/images/obc/201003/20100331-obc-mulligan-steam-shovel-130x89.jpg)
By Virginia Lee Burton, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
![The Blueberry Pie Elf](https://static.oprah.com/images/obc/201003/20100331-obc-blueberry-pie-elf-130x89.jpg)
By Nancy Thayer, published by Purple House Press
![Owl Babies](https://static.oprah.com/images/obc/201003/20100331-obc-owl-babies-130x89.jpg)
By Martin Waddell, published by Candlewick Press
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