Nifty 50, plus 50

Books | Classic 20th-century children’s books from WORLD's 2000 lists

Classic 20th-century children's books from "The nifty 50," WORLD, July 1, 2000.

For a brief description of each, go to worldmag.com/articles/3971.

PICTURE BOOKS

● The Runaway Bunny, Margaret Wise Brown

● The Lost Sheep, Nick Butterworth

● Freight Train, Donald Crews

● The Knight and the Dragon, Tomie de Paola

● Bearymore, Don Freeman

● Asterix the Gaul, Goscinny and Uderzo

● The Ox-cart Man, Donald Hall

● The Tale of Three Trees, Angela Elwell Hunt