Classic Children's Books
Instructions: How well do you remember these beloved children's books from the 1930s through the 1980s?
- 1.
In 'Charlotte's Web' (1952), what type of animal is Charlotte?
ASpiderBCricketCLadybugDButterfly - 2.
What does the Very Hungry Caterpillar eat on Saturday in Eric Carle's 1969 classic?
AThree plumsBOne appleCFive orangesDA variety of junk food - 3.
In 'The Cat in the Hat' (1957), what are the names of the Cat's two helpers?
ALeft and RightBTick and TockCThing One and Thing TwoDThis and That - 4.
Who wrote 'Where the Wild Things Are' (1963)?
ADr. SeussBRoald DahlCShel SilversteinDMaurice Sendak - 5.
In 'Curious George' (1941), who captures George and brings him to the big city?
AThe ZookeeperBThe Man in the Yellow HatCCaptain JonesDProfessor Wiseman - 6.
What is the name of the chocolate factory owner in Roald Dahl's 1964 novel?
ACharlie BucketBAugustus GloopCWilly WonkaDMr. Salt - 7.
In 'Goodnight Moon' (1947), what color is the great room?
ABlueBRedCYellowDGreen - 8.
What type of animal is Babar, the star of Jean de Brunhoff's 1931 book?
AHippopotamusBElephantCGiraffeDRhinoceros - 9.
In 'The Giving Tree' (1964) by Shel Silverstein, what does the tree give the boy last?
AApplesBA stump to sit onCShadeDBranches - 10.
Which classic 1939 children's book features a shy little bunny who keeps running away from his mother?
APeter RabbitBThe Runaway BunnyCPat the BunnyDVelveteen Rabbit - 11.
In 'Madeline' (1939), in which city does Madeline live with the other girls?
ALondonBParisCRomeDVienna - 12.
What kind of creature is Winnie-the-Pooh's friend Eeyore?
ADonkeyBPigCOwlDRabbit - 13.
In 'James and the Giant Peach' (1961), what makes the peach grow to enormous size?
ASunlightBMagic crocodile tonguesCA wizard's spellDRadioactive rain - 14.
What is the name of the spider in 'James and the Giant Peach'?
AMiss SpiderBCharlotteCArachneDSilky - 15.
In 'The Phantom Tollbooth' (1961), what is the name of the bored boy who enters a magical land?
AOliverBMaxCMiloDPeter