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The first sentence of a story can reel you right in! How well do you remember the first lines from these famous children's books? Take this quiz now to journey back and test your skills!
"Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter."
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Written by Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Peter Rabbit was a 56-page book published in 1902.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
Peter and Wendy
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"You don’t know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; but that ain’t no matter. That book was made by Mr. Mark Twain, and he told the truth, mainly."
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was written by Mark Twain. It was 366 pages long and published in 1884.
Treasure Island
The Blue Fairy Book
The Happy Prince and Other Tales
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"It was an afternoon in late September. In the pleasant city of Stillwater, Mr. Popper, the house painter, was going home from work."
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Mr. Popper's Penguins was written by Richard and Florence Atwater. Its illustrations were by Robert Lawson. It was published in 1938.
The House at Pooh Corner
Pollyanna
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"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit."
Swallows and Amazons
Bambi
The Hobbit
Written by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit was published in 1937 in the United Kingdom. It was awarded a prize from the New York Herald Tribune for best juvenile fiction.
The Secret Garden
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"This is George. He lived in Africa."
Curious George
Curious George was written by H.A. Rey and published in 1941 by Houghton Mifflin.
The Little Prince
The Lost World
The Tigers of Mompracem
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"Here is Edward Bear, coming down the stairs now, bump bump bump, on the back of his head, behind Christopher Robin"
Little House in the Big Woods
Pippi Longstocking
Winnie-the-Pooh
Written by A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh was published in 1926. It was first released in the United Kingdom.
James and the Giant Peach
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"Chug, chug, chug. Puff, puff, puff. Ding-dong, ding-dong."
The Little White Horse
The Tigers of Mompracem
Nights with Uncle Remus
The Little Engine That Could
The Little Engine that Could was written by Watty Piper. Watty Piper was a pen name for Arnold Munk.
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"If your teacher has to die, August isn't a bad time of year for it."
The Snowy Day
The Teacher's Funeral
Written by Richard Peck, The Teacher's Funeral was published in 2004.
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
A Wrinkle in Time
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"Things are a lot different around here since that Unicorn moved in."
Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great
Published on June 25, 2013, Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great was written and illustrated by Bob Shea.
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
Smoky the Cowhorse
Bambi
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"In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines, lived twelve little girls in two straight lines."
A Little Princess
Madeline
Madeline was illustrated and written by Ludwig Bemelmans in 1939. It was the first in the series which inspired the Madeline media franchise.
Little House in the Big Woods
The Secret Garden
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"Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much."
The Railway Children
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
This was the first novel of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. It was published in 1997.
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
To Kill a Mockingbird
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"Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan, Edmond, and Lucy."
Where the Wild Things Are
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Little House in the Big Woods
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Written by C. S. Lewis, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe was a fantasy novel published on October 16, 1950.
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"In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf."
Swallows and Amazons
Goodnight Moon
Where the Wild Things Are
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Hungry Caterpillar was designed, illustrated and written by Eric Carle. It was published on June 3, 1969.
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"The first place that I can well remember was a large pleasant meadow with a pond of clear water in it."
Black Beauty
Black Beauty was written by Anna Sewell in 1877. Sewall died one year later at the age of 58.
A Dog of Flanders
Treasure Island
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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"There is no lake at Camp Green Lake."
Oliver Twist
At the Back of the North Wind
Holes
Written by Louis Sachar, Holes was ranked #6 among all-time children's novels in a School Library Journal survey.
The Little White Horse
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"My dad and I live in an airport."
Fly Away Home
Fly Away Home was written by Eve Bunting. It was published on March 22, 1993.
Anno's Journey
The Story of Ferdinand
Where the Wild Things Are
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"The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we stayed in the house. All that cold, cold, wet day."
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Cat in the Hat
Written by Dr. Seuss, The Cat in the Hat was published on March 12, 1957. Dr. Seuss' real name was Theodor Geisel.
Five on Treasure Island
Peter and Wendy
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"If you are interested in stories with happy endings, you would be better off reading some other book."
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Written by Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events is a series of 13 children's novels. Lemony Snicket was a pen name for American author, Daniel Handler.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
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"Not every 13-year-old girl is accused of murder, brought to trial and found guilty."
Matilda
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle was written by Avi - also known as Edward Irving Wortis. It was 226 pages and published in 1990.
The Secret Garden
Where the Red Fern Grows
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"On the morning I was scheduled to die, a large barefoot man with a bushy red beard waddled past my house."
Seven Wonders Book 1: The Colossus Rises
Seven Wonders Book 1: The Colossus Rises was written by Peter Lerangis.
Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret
To Kill a Mockingbird
James and the Giant Peach
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"There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb and he almost deserved it."
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
My Name is Aram
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Written by C.S. Lewis and Chris Van Allsburg
Through My Eyes
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"Where's Papa going with that ax?"
Winnie-the-Pooh
Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web was written by E.B. White. It was published in 1952 by Harper & Brothers.
The Hobbit
Little House in the Big Woods
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"The Herdmans were absolutely the worst kids in the history of the world."
The Children of the New Forest
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever was written by Barbara Robinson and illustrated by Judith Gwyn Brown. It was published in 1971 and had 150 pages.
The Terrible Two
Little Elliot, Big Fmaily
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"Sophie had waited all her life to be kidnapped."
The Railway Children
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
The School for Good and Evil
Published in 2013, The School for Good and Evil was written by Soman Chainani. It is the first book in this New York Times bestselling children's fantasy book trilogy.
The Wide, Wide World
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"Marley was dead, to begin with."
Oliver Twist
A Christmas Carol
Written by Charles Dickens and published in 1843, A Christmas Carols tells the story of the infamous Ebenezer Scrooge.
Ivanhoe
The Tale of Two Cities
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"Look, I didn’t want to be a half-blood."
Robinson Crusoe
Gulliver's Travels
Oliver Twist
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
Written in 2005 by Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief was the first novel in the Percy Jackson & Olympians series.
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"Once there was a little girl called Sophie. She was having tea with her mummy in the kitchen. Suddenly there was a ring at the door. Sophie’s mummy said 'I wonder who that could be?'"
A Little Princess
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Written by Judith Kerr, The Tiger Who Came to Tea was published in 1968 in the United Kingdom.
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Little House in the Big Woods
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"These two very old people are the father and mother of Mr. Bucket."
James and the Giant Peach
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Written by Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was published in 1964. It was also made into a film both in 1971 and 2005.
Finn Family Moomintroll
The Little Prince
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"When you wish that a Saturday was actually a Monday, you know there is something seriously wrong."
The Little Shop of Monsters
Boy in the Tower
The Boy in the Tower was written by Polly Ho-Yen. It was published on January 29, 2015.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Saved By the Bell
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"From the pleasantly situated old town of Mayenfield a footpath leads up through shady green meadows to the foot of the mountains, which, as they gaze down on the valley, present a solemn and majestic aspect."
The Happy Prince and Other Tales
Heidi
Written by Johanna Spyri, Heidi was first published in 1881 in Switzerland. It was written in German.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Blue Fairy Book
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'I asked, weren’t we taking the pistol, or anyhow the long, murderous-looking pike which has hung across our broad kitchen chimney ever since I can remember?'
Johnny Tremain
Cue for Treason
Written by Geoffrey Trease, Cue for Treason was published in 1940. It is considered a children's historical novel set in Elizabethan England at the end of the 16th Century.
The Wind in the Willows
Kidnapped
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"Mr. and Mrs. Mallard were looking for a place to live."
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Pollyanna
Make Way for Ducklings
Illustrated and written by Robert McCloskey, Make Way for Ducklings was published in 1941. It is the official children's book of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Little House in the Big Woods
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"I didn't know how long I had been in the king's prison."
The Thief
The Thief was a fantasy novel written by Megan Whalen Turner. It was published in 1996 and was the first book in what is now a 5-book series.
Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
What Katy Did
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"How five crows managed to lift a twenty-pound baby boy into the air was beyond Prue, but that was certainly the least of her worries."
I Took the Moon for a Walk
The Giver
Wildwood
Illustrated by Carson Ellis and written by Colin Meloy, Wildwood was first published in 2011. It is 541 pages long.
A Wizard of Earthsea
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"Ba-room, ba-room, ba-room, baripity, baripity, baripity, baripity—Good."
The Little Engine That Could
Oliver Twist
Bridge to Terabithia
Bridge to Terabithia was written by Katherine Paterson and illustrated by Donna Diamond. It was published on October 21, 1977.
Lorna Doone
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