At the annual "Reading Club Day" event on May 19, 2009, library staff asked 5th graders to vote on their favorite childhood picture book. This event was sponsored by Columbia Public Schools [1].
What's your favorite childhood book?
[2]
Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle - 236 votes
[3]
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak - 205 votes
[4]
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Brown - 112 votes