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
15915 Mrs. Piggle Wiggle Betty MacDonald 1947 American English
16751 Life With Father Howard Lindsay, Russell Crouse 1939 American English
17158 The Broken Cord Michael Dorris 1989 American English
17158 The Position Meg Wolitzer 2005 American English
17158 Tisha Robert Specht 1976 American English
17158 Boomerang Helen Simpson 2000 British English
17158 The Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen 2014 British English
17158 Bad Marie Marcy Dermansky 2010 American English
17158 Essential Labor Angela Garbes 2021 American English
17158 The Middlesteins Jami Attenberg 2012 American English
17158 Bark Lorrie Moore 2014 American English
17158 Ramona And Her Father Beverly Cleary 1977 American English
17158 Queen Bees And Wannabes, 3rd Edition Rosalind Wiseman 2002 American English
17158 The War Between The Tates Alison Lurie 1974 American English
17158 The Cannibal Galaxy Cynthia Ozick 1983 American English
17158 Madeleine's World Brian Hall 1997 American English
17158 My Favourite Wife Tony Parsons 2008 British English
17158 Crooked Little Heart Anne Lamott 1997 American English
17158 Fathers Herb Gold 1994 American English
17158 The Nurture Assumption Judith Rich Harris 1998 American English
17158 Attachments Lucas Mann 2024 Unknown English
17158 I Cannot Control Everything Forever Emily C. Bloom 2024 Unknown English
17158 Lessons For Survival Emily Raboteau 2024 Unknown English
17158 The Nursery Szilvia Molnar 2023 Unknown English
17158 Fat Talk Virginia Sole-Smith 2023 Unknown English
17158 The Progressive Parent Kavin Senapathy 2024 Unknown English
17158 And Tango Makes Three Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell 2005 American English
17158 Raising Men Davis, Eric, Santorelli, Dina 2016 Unknown English
17158 The Two‑Parent Privilege Melissa S. Kearney 2023 Unknown English
17158 How To Love Your Daughter Hila Blum 2023 Unknown Hebrew
17158 The Two Parent Privilege Melissa S. Kearney 2023 Unknown English
17158 Do You Remember? Sydney Smith 2023 Unknown English
17158 Without Children Peggy O’Donnell Heffington 2023 Unknown English
17158 Count The Ways Joyce Maynard 2021 American English
17158 Other People's Houses Abbi Waxman 2018 American English
17158 Love, Mom Iliana Xander Unknown Unknown
17158 Matrescence Lucy Jones 2023 Unknown English
17158 A Lie Someone Told You About Yourself Peter Davies 2021 British English
17158 Blue Hour Tiffany Clarke Harrison 2023 American English
17158 Peepo! Janet Ahlberg, Allan Ahlberg 1981 British English