Top 10 Children's Books

Books read by a person in childhood remain in memory for many years. As you know, a person remembers the most vivid and interesting moments of his childhood, and a fascinating literary work can become one of these memorable moments. There are only a few on our list books from among the very best. Perhaps you will find your favorite work in it, and you will want to re-read it with your child.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery "The Little Prince"

The allegorical fairy tale about the Little Prince is the most famous work of Antoine de Saint-Exupery. The author drew drawings for his fairy tale on his own, and they became no less famous than the work itself. Moreover, these drawings have become an integral part of the fairy tale, since they most organically fit into the canvas of the work.

Forced to land in the desert, the pilot meets the Little Prince, who tells him about his life on a distant small planet and his adventures in travel to other planets. The little prince told the pilot about his only love - proud Rose, about his friend Fox and about the strange adults he met on other planets.

This sad tale is full of deep meaning. It clearly shows how distorted the picture of the values ​​of the world of adults from the point of view of children... Many phrases from a fairy tale have already become aphorisms, they teach to live correctly and justly, to deeply understand the world around us and our own nature.

Ivan Krylov "Fables"

All of us in childhood and school age have heard more than once, and we ourselves have read the fables of Ivan Krylov. These small instructive works have long been included in the school literature curriculum. In the memory of every child, images from these fables, which every now and then can be found in life, have forever remained. Although some two hundred years have passed since the writing of these instructive verses, they still remain relevant.

Probably, every person has met in his life a person who resembles a Fox, who chased grapes because she could not get it. And as the Cuckoo and the Rooster from the famous fable, never tired of praising each other, remind our "secular society". And sometimes we meet people who resemble the Monkey, looking in the mirror and not realizing that it is she who is reflected there. Many phrases from Krylov's fables have long gone into quotations. The moral of these little instructive fables is obvious to everyone.

Lewis Carroll "Alice in Wonderland"

Little Alice was invented and brought to life by the English mathematician Charles Johnson on the pages of his fairy tale. True, the work was published under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll.

The tale begins with the fact that Alice is bored on the river bank and sees the Rabbit running by. All would be fine, but the Rabbit had a watch. The curious girl decided by all means to find out what was the matter, and ran after him. So she fell into a rabbit hole, and from there into a strange and incomprehensible world, where she met many talking animals, incomprehensible people and even makes friends.

In fact, "Alice in Wonderland" is not just a fairy tale, but something more. Almost every phrase of the tale has a double meaning and is somehow connected with such sciences as metaphysics, mathematics or philosophy. Think of the Hatter's reasoning about time or Alice's chess dreams while the Black King has a dream about her. This expresses the author's second vocation, because he was a mathematician.

An interesting and a bit strange tale filled with subtle humor, kindness and optimism. For this, not only children but also adults love her so much.

Mark Twain "The Prince and the Pauper"

The first historical composition Mark Twain became the most famous. In the tale "The Prince and the Pauper," Edward IV, a spoiled prince of England, and a poor boy named Tom Kenti meet at random. The boys were amazed at their physical resemblance and decided to have fun and change clothes. This innocent at first joke leads to the fact that the prince finds himself in the slums of London, and the beggar Tom - in the palace.

Boys get the opportunity to see with their own eyes what is happening in another world, different from their reality. Edward sees with his own eyes how cruel and unfair the life of ordinary people in England is. He watches with horror the executions, goes to jail and vows to repeal the unjust laws as soon as he returns to the palace.

The same at this time gets the opportunity to enjoy all the privileges of the ruler. At first, he finds royal life painful and tiring, it seems strange to him to have a huge number of servants, he even tries to dissolve them and reduce royal expenses. But soon he begins to enjoy the flattery and servility of others and even plans to triple the number of servants.

Daniel Defoe "Robinson Crusoe"

The most famous composition Daniel Defoe has a long title and was originally written for adults. The full text of the work allegorically describes the moral revival of a person who fell into the conditions of the wild. The novel is written in the genre of autobiography and pseudo-documentary.

This work tells that only the hardships of life and overcoming physical difficulties are able to preserve his essence and moral qualities in a person. Over the years, the novel changed the circle of readers and turned into children's literature, fostering in adolescents a craving for romantic adventure and travel.

Jules Verne "The Mysterious Island"

Jules Verne's novel was a continuation of two of his works about the adventures of the captain of the submarine Nautilus. But here the Indian prince is not the main character. For a long time, he is in the shadows, taking care of other heroes of the narrative.

The main characters of the adventure novel are five Americans who ended up on a desert island as a result of a balloon crash. Thanks to their irreplaceable talents and scarce supplies, the Americans have thoroughly settled on the island for several years and turn it into a small, just state. Gradually, they explore neighboring islands and find out that they are not alone on the island. The heroes are waiting for new acquaintances, battles with pirates, travels to neighboring islands and, finally, a miraculous salvation, thanks to the care of Captain Nemo, who takes care of them.

Gabriel Troepolsky "White Bim Black Ear"

Probably, many have seen the film by Stanislav Rostotsky about the misadventures of a devoted dog. The incredibly touching film has won many awards at film festivals and enjoyed continued success with audiences of all ages. No less popular was the story of Gabriel Troepolsky, which served as the primary source.

The story tells the story of a Scottish setter Beam with an irregular white color. Bim lives with his owner, pensioner Ivan Ivanovich, often goes to the forest with him to hunt and, in general, is satisfied with life, despite his inconsistency with breed standards.

But one day the dog's life changes. The owner is taken to the hospital, and Bim remains in the care of a caring neighbor. But by chance the dog runs away from the apartment and goes in search of his beloved owner. On his way, he meets many people, good and bad, good and evil. Beam has to go through many trials, and he almost manages to wait for the return of the owner, but human cruelty does its job ...

Alexander Volkov "The Wizard of the Emerald City"

In Volkov's tale, the action takes place in a fictional country, where the main character Ellie is brought by a hurricane. He was sent by the evil sorceress Gingema, but through the efforts of the good sorceress Willina Gingema he dies, and Ellie has to overcome a difficult path to return to her parents home.

Together with her dog Toto, she meets three fantastic creatures along the way. Brainless Scarecrow Scarecrow, heartless Tin Woodman and Cowardly Lion together with the girl go to the Emerald City. There, the ruler of the city of Goodwin must fulfill their wishes and return Ellie home. The elder wants to become smart, the Woodcutter dreams of a heart, and the Cowardly Lion wants to find courage and become the king of beasts. Arriving after numerous adventures in the Emerald City, they discover that the wizard Goodwin is not a wizard at all, but an ordinary person who came to this country by accident. Ellie has many more adventures to go through before she helps her friends fulfill their wishes and returns home.

Nikolay Nosov "The Adventures of Dunno"

The fabulous and at the same time realistic work of Nikolai Nosov immerses children in the fictional world of short people living in a flower city. Every resident of the town is certainly endowed with some kind of talent, for example, Znayka has an inexhaustible store of knowledge and makes important discoveries every day, Guslya is a musician, and Pilyulkin is a doctor. Only one Dunno does not bring any benefit to society, but is engaged in the fact that he is lazy and violates order.

Together with his friends Donch and Gunka, he constantly gets into some kind of trouble, then the rest of the inhabitants of the Flower Town are forced to either save Dunno, or deal with the consequences of his tricks. Dunno is secretly in love with Button. This girl is smart and beautiful, it is she who begins the hard work of teaching Dunno politeness and the basics of reading and writing. The work ends with the fact that, under the leadership of Znayka, the inhabitants of the town build a balloon and go on it to explore the neighboring worlds.

Nikolay Leskov "Lefty"

In the work of Leskov, fiction and actual events are miraculously intertwined. During a trip to Europe, the Russian Emperor Alexander I acquires a tiny mechanical flea in England. This flea is a work of English mechanics, showing the level of their skill.

After the death of Alexander I, Emperor Nicholas I, who ascended the throne, finds this flea in his father's things and decides that Russian craftsmen are no worse than English ones. He instructs General Platov to find a craftsman who would surpass the English mechanics. Such a master is in Tula. This is Lefty's gunsmith. Together with his comrades, Lefty shoots a tiny steel flea on all legs with horseshoes.

The satisfied emperor rewards the craftsman and sends him to England to get acquainted with the achievements of the British. In England, Lefty inspects local factories and receives an invitation to stay and work there. But the Russian master refuses and returns to his homeland, where he soon dies of drunkenness.