The Greatest Books of All Time on Parenting

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
15897 Mrs. Piggle Wiggle Betty MacDonald 1947 American English
16715 Life With Father Howard Lindsay, Russell Crouse 1939 American English
17114 The Broken Cord Michael Dorris 1989 American English
17114 The Position Meg Wolitzer 2005 American English
17114 Tisha Robert Specht 1976 American English
17114 Boomerang Helen Simpson 2000 British English
17114 The Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen 2014 British English
17114 Bad Marie Marcy Dermansky 2010 American English
17114 Essential Labor Angela Garbes 2021 American English
17114 The Middlesteins Jami Attenberg 2012 American English
17114 Bark Lorrie Moore 2014 American English
17114 Ramona And Her Father Beverly Cleary 1977 American English
17114 Queen Bees And Wannabes, 3rd Edition Rosalind Wiseman 2002 American English
17114 The War Between The Tates Alison Lurie 1974 American English
17114 The Cannibal Galaxy Cynthia Ozick 1983 American English
17114 Madeleine's World Brian Hall 1997 American English
17114 My Favourite Wife Tony Parsons 2008 British English
17114 Crooked Little Heart Anne Lamott 1997 American English
17114 Fathers Herb Gold 1994 American English
17114 The Nurture Assumption Judith Rich Harris 1998 American English
17114 Attachments Lucas Mann 2024 Unknown English
17114 I Cannot Control Everything Forever Emily C. Bloom 2024 Unknown English
17114 Lessons For Survival Emily Raboteau 2024 Unknown English
17114 The Nursery Szilvia Molnar 2023 Unknown English
17114 Fat Talk Virginia Sole-Smith 2023 Unknown English
17114 The Progressive Parent Kavin Senapathy 2024 Unknown English
17114 And Tango Makes Three Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell 2005 American English
17114 Raising Men Davis, Eric, Santorelli, Dina 2016 Unknown English
17114 The Two‑Parent Privilege Melissa S. Kearney 2023 Unknown English
17114 How To Love Your Daughter Hila Blum 2023 Unknown Hebrew
17114 The Two Parent Privilege Melissa S. Kearney 2023 Unknown English
17114 Do You Remember? Sydney Smith 2023 Unknown English
17114 Without Children Peggy O’Donnell Heffington 2023 Unknown English
17114 Count The Ways Joyce Maynard 2021 American English
17114 Other People's Houses Abbi Waxman 2018 American English
17114 Love, Mom Iliana Xander Unknown Unknown
17114 Matrescence Lucy Jones 2023 Unknown English
17114 A Lie Someone Told You About Yourself Peter Davies 2021 British English
17114 Blue Hour Tiffany Clarke Harrison 2023 American English
17114 Peepo! Janet Ahlberg, Allan Ahlberg 1981 British English