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Quiz about Goodreadscom Top Childrens Books Vol6
Quiz about Goodreadscom Top Childrens Books Vol6

Goodreads.com Top Children's Books: Vol.6 Quiz


Match the author to the correct answer. These are Goodreads.com top children's books. This list is from 2022.

A matching quiz by Morganw2019. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
Morganw2019
Time
3 mins
Type
Match Quiz
Quiz #
410,205
Updated
Sep 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
Plays
231
(a) Drag-and-drop from the right to the left, or (b) click on a right side answer box and then on a left side box to move it.
QuestionsChoices
1. "Heidi" 1881  
  Robert McCloskey
2. "The Phantom Tollbooth" 1988  
  Ezra Jack Keats
3. "The Ugly Duckling" 1843  
  Julia Donaldson
4. "The Gruffalo" 1999  
  Hans Christian Andersen
5. "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" 1900  
  Dr Seuss
6. "The Snowy Day" 1962  
  Else Holmelund Minarik
7. "Little Bear" 1957  
  Gertrude Chandler Warner
8. "Blueberries for Sal" 1948  
  L. Frank Baum
9. "The Boxcar Children" 1924  
  Johanna Spyri
10. "Fox in Socks" 1965  
  Norton Juster





Select each answer

1. "Heidi" 1881
2. "The Phantom Tollbooth" 1988
3. "The Ugly Duckling" 1843
4. "The Gruffalo" 1999
5. "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" 1900
6. "The Snowy Day" 1962
7. "Little Bear" 1957
8. "Blueberries for Sal" 1948
9. "The Boxcar Children" 1924
10. "Fox in Socks" 1965

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "Heidi" 1881

Answer: Johanna Spyri

Heidi is an orphan girl who lives in Maienfeld with her grandmother and aunt. When Dete is offered a new job Heidi goes to lives with her grandfather who resents her. Soon Heidi is loved by her grandfather. Shirley Temple played the role of Heidi in the 1937 movie. In Switzerland there is a town named after the Heidi books, called Heidiland.
2. "The Phantom Tollbooth" 1988

Answer: Norton Juster

Milo is a bored little boy who receives a magic tollbooth that transports him to the Kingdom of Wisdom. He goes on a quest to save the two princesses Rhythm and Reason. In 1969 "The Phantom Tollbooth" was made into a musical by Chuck Jones.
3. "The Ugly Duckling" 1843

Answer: Hans Christian Andersen

A mother duck hatches her eggs and one little duck suffers abuse because he looks very different from the others. When the duck is fully grown he realizes he is a swan. In 1931 "The Ugly Duckling" was made into a black and white movie.
4. "The Gruffalo" 1999

Answer: Julia Donaldson

"The Gruffalo" is about a mouse walking in the woods. He meets a fox, owl and snake. The mouse threatens the Gruffalo and he flees leaving the mouse alone. In 2009 "The Gruffalo" was adapted into a thirty minute animated film starring Robbie Coltrane and James Corden. There are over 700 words in the book and it is written in rhyming couplets.
5. "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" 1900

Answer: L. Frank Baum

"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is about Dorothy Gale. She is swept up by a tornado and lands in Oz. There she meets Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion. They go to the Emerald City to ask for help so Dorothy can go home. Dorothy clicks her heels three times and is sent home. Judy Garland played the role of Dorothy in the 1939 movie. L. Frank Baum framed the pencil he used to write "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz". Dorothy Gale is based on L. Frank's niece Dorothy Gage who died in 1898.
6. "The Snowy Day" 1962

Answer: Ezra Jack Keats

Peter wakes up to snow and goes outside in his bright red snowsuit. He puts a snowball in his pocket and it melts. The next day there is more snow and Peter enjoys it with a friend. In 2017 Amazon Prime adapted "Snow Day" into a Christmas special starring Laurence Fishburne, Regina King and Angela Bassett. The Christmas special was nominated for five Daytime Emmy Awards and won two.
7. "Little Bear" 1957

Answer: Else Holmelund Minarik

"Little Bear" is a series of books about Little Bear and his mother. "Little Bear" tv show debuted on Nickelodeon 1995. It lasted for eight seasons.
8. "Blueberries for Sal" 1948

Answer: Robert McCloskey

Sal and her mother pick blueberries. They see a momma bear and baby eating blueberries. Sal and the baby bear get lost and end up together. They are eventually reunited with their mothers. In 1967 a short film was made by Weston Woods.
9. "The Boxcar Children" 1924

Answer: Gertrude Chandler Warner

"The Boxcar Children" is about four orphaned children who live in a boxcar. They move into their grandfather's house and he moves the boxcar into the backyard so they can play in it. There are over 160 books in the "Boxcar" series. In April 2014 an animated film was released.
10. "Fox in Socks" 1965

Answer: Dr Seuss

"Fox in Socks" is about Fox and Knox. This book is a tongue twisting rhyming book. In 1996 Publishers Weekly posted "Fox in Socks" was the 25th best selling children's book of all time.
Source: Author Morganw2019

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