May 19, 2006     

The Top 10 Children’s
Science Fiction Books

10> Soylent Green, Eggs and Ham

9> Horton Hears Dr. Who

8> How The Gungan Stole Christmas

7> Fahrenheit 451 or How I Learned Not to Touch the Stove When
It’s Red

6> Where The Wild Klingons Are

5> Hop on Spock: A Vulcan Child’s Guide to Pon Farr

4> Peter Pan and the Prickly Probe

3> The Solar Express

2> Curious George and the Transporter Array

and the Number 1 Children’s Science Fiction Book…

1> The Cat in the Hat Who Walked Through Walls

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Credits:

Selected from 48 submissions from 13 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

Jim Carroll, Bedford, NH — 1, 2, 3 (Hat trick!)
Mary Ann McDonald, Sacramento, CA — 4
Donald Johnson, Cincinnati, OH — 5
Arthur Levesque, Laurel, MD — 6, 9
Bruce Kane, Bentonville, AR — 7
Mark Leonard, Sacramento, CA — 8
Chris Woodall, Dayton, KY — 9
Chris von Seggern, Cibolo, TX — 10
Dave Oberhart, Durham, NC — SF List Moderator

RUNNERS UP list — Starfleet’s Less-Hardy Boys

Brave New World on the Other Side of the Street (once Mommy lets
me cross)
     (Bruce Kane, Bentonville, AR)

The Big Friendly Giant Alien
     (G. Griebenow, Johannesburg, S. Africa)

The Field Trip Through the Time Portal
     (Laura Oberst, Columbus, OH)

The Little FTL Engine That Could
     (Jim Carroll, Bedford, NH)

Runners Up list name
     (Mary Ann McDonald, Sacramento, CA)

HONORABLE MENTIONS list — Space Cadets

Curious George and the Man With the Yellow Lightsaber
     (Chris Woodall, Dayton, KY)

Paddington Bear Rides a Defective Shuttle
     (Mary Ann McDonald, Sacramento, CA)

Where the Red Ferengi Grows
     (Mark Leonard, Sacramento, CA)

Honorable Mentions list name
     (Mary Ann McDonald, Sacramento, CA)