With the help of booksellers and librarians from around the world, we’ve created this collection of 200 iconic HarperCollins titles—beloved books that have inspired, informed, entertained, and endured.
Whether they are prizewinners, runaway bestsellers, groundbreaking nonfiction, or simply a favorite novel, these books have all had a singular influence on our literary culture.
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The Carrot Seed
This book, first published in 1945 and never out of print, teaches children the patience needed and technique for planting a seed and helping it grow, and to never give up.
