10.
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
A book where a mouse asks for a cookie and after he also asks for milk and he continues asking for things. It’s very much like the saying if you give someone an inch they’ll take a mile.
It’s a funny story for children and it sounds smooth when being read out loud so it works great as a bedtime story as well.
9.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
A story a caterpillar who eats a bunch of different foods each day and eventually sprouts into a butterfly.
I included this book into my list because it is a silly story about a caterpillar who eats a lot. It teaches kids how to count things as well as a butterflies life cycle.
8.
The Giving Tree
A story about a tree who gives everything it can to a boy in order to make him happy.
It is a beautiful story about the trees kindness and willingness for self sacrifice in order to make the boy happy it is an absolutely excellent story of compassion
7.
Cat in The Hat
On a rainy day two siblings are bored when suddenly a cat wearing a hat comes into their house and promises them fun
The cat in the hat is a funny story that children would enjoy. It teaches them that they can have fun even during the most dreadful of situations. It also helps teach the concept of rhyming
6.
No, David
A story about a boy named David who causes mischief while his mother tells him to stop.
I included this on my list because it teaches children what they shouldn’t do and the stuff David does is pretty funny to read. It also shows children that even if they mess up a few times it won’t stop their parents from loving them
5.
Geronimo Stilton The Kingdom of Fantasy
This book follows one of the many adventures of the mouse Geronimo Stiltion; this one in particular is about him going to the kingdom of fantasy and saving the queen of the fairies.
I chose to add this book to my list because it’s a very thrilling story and very educational as well. It’s a great source of creativity in young children and will have them wanting to hear more about all of Geronimo's family and friends.
4.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
A story about Greg Heffley a middle schooler who just got a new diary and he documents his middle school life.
I included this onto my list because it is an absolutely brilliant story that many children can relate to or just enjoy as a story. I grew up with this book and some of the others in the series and it was very crucial in my development for my love of reading.
3.
Long Way Down
This story is about a boy named Will whose brother was shot and killed and now he has to follow the unwritten rules of his neighborhood and get revenge.
I put this as my number 3 because this book really shows the problem with gangs and gun violence and it provides insight that many people may not consider about shootings. This is an absolutely brilliant story and it shows many different perspectives like the killer, the killed, the innocent bystander, the rookie, and the OG’s. Will hears all of these stories and has to make the decision whether or not he will continue with his revenge.
2.
Bleach
A manga about a teen who could see spirits and one day he sees one of these spirits fighting an evil spirit so he decides to help and becomes a temporary soul reaper
Included this as my number 2 because it is one of the most well written stories of all time. An amazing main character, cool side characters, a well crafted plot, amazing world building and a great power system just an all around great manga. Finally it has beautiful plot twists and amazingly written villains.
1.
Invincible
This is a comic about a boy named Mark Grayson who develops superhuman powers and his struggle with all of the problems that this new responsibility comes with.
I included this into my list because it is an amazingly written story with great characters who are very relatable, fun, and easy to get attached to. Some of the characters have funny gimmicks that make their charter even funnier. For example there are these twins but one of them is a clone that the original one made but both of them are convinced they're the real one so they argue about it all the time and it’s absolutely hilarious. The main character has a bunch of development throughout the series. All of these reasons and more are why I decided to put Invincible as my number one comic.