[Or, The Best of Young Readers' Literature that I Have Read, to Date.]
Admittedly, at least 99% of the books I've read in my lifetime were read as an adult—and that would include the children/youth category. But now, I not only read books, I re-read books! And so, even though I'm finding hoards of great literature—indeed, I won't even make a dent in the list I've assembled for 2019 (all new reads this year; that's the deal)—I'm a bit sad to leave so many favourites to collect dust.
At present, I'm reading Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame. And since I generally spend an hour per day, more or less, with my nose in a book—that, and the fact that I'm no speed reader—I figured I could fill (blogging) time by recommending some of my favourites.
So, whether or not you consider yourself a lover of literature (you needn't consider yourself a sage or an intellectual—I am most certainly neither) I hope you can find something here that will ignite curiosity and draw you in!
Check out the links to goodreads.com reviews.

Winter Cottage
[ My daughter has schlepped this favourite across the world with her a couple of times, and I'm more than certain it will be one she reads and re-reads to her own girls. ]

The Story Girl

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
by Kate Douglas Wiggin, Eric E. Wiggin

The Great Brain #1
by John D. Fitzgerald, Mercer Mayer

On My Honor

Farmer Boy
(Little House #3)
by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Garth Williams
[ Naturally, all the Little House books are wonderful reads. However, this is the one that we've read over and over :) ]

The Hobbit

Men of Iron
Young Myles Falworth, known for his courage and independence, is in training for knighthood at the castle of the Earl of Mackworth. When he discovers that his blind father has been condemned for treason and an enemy close to the king is in pursuit of him, he has a brave decision to make: His death could very probably be the result of a challenge to the king's champion. Is the battle to win back his family's honour worth the risk?

Chicken Every Sunday: My Life with Mother's Boarders
by Rosemary Taylor, Donald Mackay (Illustrator)

A Christmas Carol
[ Perhaps, like our family, you've watched one film version or another and/or listened to the radio drama repeatedly over the years—several of Dickens overt quotes seem to stick with us. When my daughter asked her brother which of them Mom and Dad would live with in old age, he responded with, "What?! Are there no prisons?! Are there no workhouses?! ;) ]
Most of these stories were enjoyed with my kids when they were young (some were read multiple times!), with the exception of The Story Girl and The Hobbit, which I only discovered in the past decade.
So many good reads, so little time!