[2] Noted for listing a variety of international works, 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up features stories originally written in a multitude of languages, which includes Japanese, Slovak, Italian, Chinese, Swedish, Russian and Dutch.

[3] Among the commentaries, there are reviews from notable figures such as Wayne Mills and Lorraine Orman,[4] as well as some by famous authors, such as Michael Morpurgo, Judy Blume, Lois Lowry, Jamila Gavin, Philip Pullman and 25 others.

1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up is separated by reading level,[5] and each title includes summaries with information on the author as well;[6] each picture book title is accompanied by colourful illustrations.

[8] Julie Just of The New York Times said of 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up that the reader will "be grateful to discover or revisit and many more that have been all but forgotten.

"[1] Similarly, Meghan Cox Gurdon of The Wall Street Journal said that "and, happily, what the Internet taketh, by tempting children away from reading, it giveth back to parents, by making it easy for them to locate obscure books that might be otherwise be impossible to find.