The best children’s literature of all time

Editors Van Chemistry of the BBC news agency opened a vote to collect opinions from dozens of literary critics and editors in the children’s literature line to receive nominations from experts on the subject. The literary books that children should read the most.

The interesting thing is that the books they “recommend” the most are quite classic books that are familiar to readers. Many generations of children around the world, regardless of whether tens or even hundreds of years have passed, these works still remain with time and continue to be attached to childhood around the world.

“Little House on the Prairie” (1935) – American writer Laura Ingalls Wilder

The series of novels “Little House” includes 9 volumes inspired by the childhood of the female writer in the 19th century, in which the novel ” “Little House on the Prairie” (1935) is the most popular and has been adapted into a series movie hit television (1974-1983).

The work tells about the life Little Laura grew up in a family of pioneers in the West. Through the story of the female writer, readers can imagine in detail and realistically the life of a little girl in a still wild land. The most beautiful image that remains forever is a vast steppe with a small gray wooden house rising.

The family life told by little Laura is vivid and poetic. Through generations, the inspirational story of a colonizing family has always attracted readers, evoking a beautiful desire for journeys to new lands and, most of all, family values.

“A Wrinkle in Time” (1962) – American writer Madeleine L’Engle

Little Meg Murry’s father is a physicist specializing in time travel research. Suddenly one day he mysteriously disappeared without leaving a note or trace. One night, little Meg’s family suddenly received a visit from a mysterious guest who mentioned a 5th dimension that allows people to travel through space and time.< /p>

With the companionship of her younger brother Charles and classmate Calvin, little Meg decided to set out across the universe to find her father. Three children had a tough confrontation with an alien creature that harbors dark ambitions to cast darkness over the entire universe.

“A Wrinkle in Time” is a story Engaging drama praising children’s intelligence, courage and love. The work evokes children’s first love for science and dreams of reaching outer space.

< strong>“The Wizard of the Underworld” (1968) – American writer Ursula K Le Guin

The story is about a boy nicknamed “the falcon ”. That boy who was good at magic was able to save the whole village from danger with some supernatural powers even though he had only learned martial arts. The “falcon” boy was then taught sublime magic by a wizard. From here, “the kestrel” wishes to become a truly talented wizard.

In the journey to become a true wizard, “the kestrel” – real name Ged – had to go through many difficulties. The biggest difficulty comes from within his own heart. When possessing extraordinary abilities, impure ambitions will easily endanger Ged himself and those around him.

The scariest demons he has to face lies within your very being. The work is an exciting adventure praising courage, love, and the concepts of good and bad. After stumbling, Ged gradually understood that once something happened, it cannot be erased. The important thing is how you continue to live with what you have done.

It was a very long and painful journey of maturity for little Ged because just being good and talented is not enough. Another very important art for Ged and all other growing children is knowing how to behave and understand yourself.

“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (1964) – British writer Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl’s children’s books always receive a lot of love from children and high praise from critics because readers will find in it the naughty joy of children, the sadness, the fear of humanity and magic.

Roald Dahl is considered one of the The greatest children’s book author of all time. His literature makes young readers especially passionate about nurturing their imagination and letting them immerse themselves in “cunning” words.

If chocolate is the most attractive gift for children poetry, when reading “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, children will enter an extraordinary magical chocolate factory that can only be found in dreams.

“Pretty Pooh Bear” (1926) – British writer AA Milne

The writer named the characters in his book I am named after his son – Christopher Robin, the name of the teddy bear and his other stuffed animals… Christopher and Pooh’s wanderings in the Hundred Acre Wood are reminiscent of the forest near Pooh’s house. author.

Christopher and Pooh’s walks continue to unfold joyful, gentle and poetic stories, words written with love and care. The father’s tenderness when imagining the little boy’s friendship with his close, personified stuffed animals is wonderful.

The story opens up a magical private world of childhood. Cute images and stories about Pooh bear will remain forever in childhood around the world. There people find simple yet profound philosophical lessons suitable for educating children in the most natural and interesting way.

A fable about a princess He disappeared with his plane in 1944 in the Sahara desert. The accident opened a strange encounter from which to generalize the meaning of life. The pilot met the “little prince” from a small, distant planet.

This story will open up a mystical supernatural world for children; But for adults, maybe parents reading the book with their children, you will find profound metaphors full of contemplation about life.

“The Little Prince” is a book The book is as strange as the story it contains, opening up layers of meaning that a person from childhood to adulthood will feel and gain different layers of meaning when re-reading it. “The Little Prince” is the most read and translated book in the French literary treasure trove, a famous book for both children and adults.

“Goodbye. And now I will tell you my secret, a very simple secret: Only with your heart can you see things correctly; The most important thing is always invisible to the naked eye” is a saying that summarizes the whole philosophy of life that the fox told the “little prince”.

“Little Girls” (1868) – American writer Louisa May Alcott

The story is about four sisters The March sisters from when they were children until they became young women. “Little Girls” has been read from generation to generation but has never lost its appeal to readers.

The novel attracts by realistic writing about typical characters and interesting perspectives on family life with fascinating changes in each character. Meg, the beautiful eldest sister, has the ambition to become a lady.

Jo 15 is clumsy and does not like to be constrained by rules and dreams of becoming a writer. Beth slim 13 likes music. Amy, the youngest, beautiful blonde sister 12. The story is about the adventures of the girls and the efforts of the four sisters to help their family about their friendship and love…

In The four sisters find both similarities and contrasts, which is why readers always find the relationship between them interesting as well as anxiously waiting for each character’s growth story.

“Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” (1865) – British writer Lewis Carroll

The story is about little girl Alice who crawls through a rabbit hole and gets lost in a magical world with strange creatures. The story written by the imagination of writer Lewis Carroll immediately caused a fever among readers when published 150 years ago.

Until today, Alice’s journey into the rabbit hole that continues to captivate young readers. The story is a gift for young souls who love literature and like to imagine in the character Alice, children find themselves with curiosity and courage.

“Where the devil fights the enemy” (1963) – American writer Maurice Sendak

The story is about a naughty and stubborn boy, Max, who was punished by his mother to go to bed early without being allowed to have a late night meal. In the bedroom, he “escapes” from punishment by entering a private world full of wonder created by imagination – where there are “young devils” – as his mother often calls Max.

In this land full of ungovernable monsters, Max tamed them all and became the king. At first, he felt extremely happy to live in a place that seemed so suitable. with me. “Where the devil and the enemy fight” is a true and emotional story about childhood, in which we find stubborn mischief and uncontrollable outbursts of emotions in children.

But gradually, children will have to learn how to manage their emotions to become good children, which is a common lesson shared by all children. The monsters that Max has tamed are his outbursts of emotions.

The book is even more special because in addition to meaningful inspirational text, there are also wonderful illustrations. Beautifully made by the author himself. Words and images have combined to tell a story that is both simple and meaningful.

“ The Witch and the Wardrobe” (1950) – British writer CS Lewis

A fairy tale adventure story by writer CS Lewis about the journey The story of the four Pevensie children, Peter Susan Edmund and Lucy. Lucy – the youngest sister – accidentally found the way to the magical land of Narnia through a wardrobe. “The Lion and the Witch and the Wardrobe” is the first part of the “Chronicles of Narnia” series.

The journey from the magical wardrobe took the children to a fairy tale land with white snow and ice and vast forests. There are magical spells and adventures that test courage.

Then when a long time has passed and everyone has grown up, the characters are still wandering. attached to the memories I had in Narnia and always longing to return.

“Charlotte’s Web” (1952 ) – American writer EB White

The reason the author wrote a touching story revolving around the friendship of animals on a farm is Because one day, when he was about to feed the pig, he suddenly felt sad because he knew that he was only taking care of the pig because one day, when he was old enough, he would be “killed”.

Just such a simple thought gave rise to the idea of ​​a story about friendship, difference, loss, death and acceptance. Such great things are told in a gentle yet poignant way through the friendship between Wilbur the pig and Charlotte the spider.

In it, people see great lessons containing valuable values. core that even adults will be touched when reading. The diverse emotions that the book brings are encapsulated in the context of a farm but deeply reflect the metaphors of human life.

< strong>Bich Ngoc
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