Of this list, I am more than familiar with 7 of them, and have read each of them many times. I started 1984 many times, and just can’t get into it. I love the history of Goodnight Moon at the NYPL. You’ll have to read it in the above linked article.
- The Snowy Day: 485,583 checkouts By Ezra Jack Keats
- The Cat in the Hat: 469,650 checkouts By Dr. Seuss
- 1984: 441,770 checkouts By George Orwell
- Where the Wild Things Are: 436,016 checkouts By Maurice Sendak
- To Kill a Mockingbird: 422,912 checkouts By Harper Lee
- Charlotte’s Web: 337,948 checkouts By E.B. White
- Fahrenheit 451: 316,404 checkouts By Ray Bradbury
- How to Win Friends and Influence People: 284,524 checkouts By Dale Carnegie
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: 231,022 checkouts By J.K. Rowling
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar: 189,550 checkouts By Eric Carle
Honorable Mention
- Goodnight Moon By Margaret Wise Brown