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Best Children's Books

Books for children

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  1. Messenger

    Lois Lowry

    ★ 3.9 (112k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    As a sinister closed-mindedness seeps into his once-welcoming village, a young messenger must journey through a treacherous forest, relying on a newfound inner power to deliver one last, vital message.

  2. Among the Hidden

    Margaret Peterson Haddix

    ★ 4.0 (112k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Confined to his home as an illegal third child, Luke discovers a defiant kindred spirit who challenges him to join a dangerous rebellion against a totalitarian regime that forbids his very existence.

  3. The Essential Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury

    Bill Watterson

    ★ 4.6 (112k) average on Goodreads

    A mischievous boy and his philosophical tiger go on fantasy adventures, exploring childhood imagination and the absurdities of adult life through a cardboard box time machine and a world of snowballs.

  4. Rise of the Evening Star

    Brandon Mull

    ★ 4.2 (111k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    As summer begins, Kendra and Seth return to Fablehaven, where three specialists and Kendra's developing fairy gifts are their only hope against the Society of the Evening Star's attack to take a powerful artifact.

  5. Out of My Mind

    Sharon M. Draper

    ★ 4.4 (111k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Trapped in a body that won't obey, a brilliant girl with a photographic memory fights to shatter the world's misconceptions and prove her intelligence, one silent word at a time.

  6. Magyk

    Angie Sage

    ★ 3.8 (111k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A wizard's family, grieving a stolen son and raising a mysterious foundling, tumbles into a world of clever charms and dark secrets when the truth of their children's intertwined destinies begins to unravel.

  7. Stuart Little

    E.B. White

    ★ 3.9 (110k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Born to a human family in New York City, the tiny, adventurous mouse Stuart Little embarks on a journey to find his bird friend, Margalo, encountering both danger and wonder along the way.

  8. Inkspell

    Cornelia Funke

    ★ 3.9 (110k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Meggie, Farid, and Dustfinger return to the dangerous world of Inkheart, where the lines between creator and character blur and the story becomes a living, dangerous entity.

  9. The Night Before Christmas

    Clement C. Moore

    ★ 4.4 (109k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    On a silent, snowy Christmas Eve, a father's quiet house is magically disrupted by the arrival of a miniature sleigh, eight tiny reindeer, and a jolly, soot-covered St. Nicholas descending the chimney with a sack full of toys.

  10. The Carnivorous Carnival

    Lemony Snicket

    ★ 4.0 (109k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    At a suspicious carnival, the Baudelaire orphans meet a two-headed ringmaster, a group of 'freaks,' and a mysterious map, all while trying to avoid Count Olaf and learn about their parents.

  11. The Hidden Oracle

    Rick Riordan

    ★ 4.2 (109k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Stripped of his divinity and thrust into the vulnerable body of a teenager, the narcissistic god Apollo must navigate the perils of mortal life, evade ancient enemies, and somehow reclaim his Olympian power, all while trying not to get killed by a toaster.

  12. Stellaluna

    Janell Cannon

    ★ 4.2 (108k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A baby bat, separated from her mother, learns to live among birds before an unexpected reunion teaches her the beauty of embracing her true, nocturnal nature.

  13. The Prince and the Pauper

    Mark Twain

    ★ 3.9 (107k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A twist of fate swaps the lives of a pampered prince and a tattered pauper, forcing each to navigate a new world while uncovering the meaning of royalty.

  14. Fever 1793

    Laurie Halse Anderson

    ★ 3.9 (106k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In 1793 Philadelphia, a young girl's dreams of expanding her family's coffeehouse are interrupted by a yellow fever epidemic, forcing her to fight for survival and keep her fractured family together.

  15. The Slippery Slope

    Lemony Snicket

    ★ 4.0 (106k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    The Baudelaire orphans brave snow-covered mountains, facing deceitful maps, organized youngsters, and a persistent villain, all while finding a secret message that could change their fate.

  16. Fantastic Mr. Fox

    Roald Dahl

    ★ 4.1 (105k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    When three notoriously nasty farmers try to starve Mr. Fox and his family out of their home, the clever fox must outwit them with a fantastic, subterranean heist to save his loved ones and feed the entire animal community.

  17. Princess Academy

    Shannon Hale

    ★ 4.0 (105k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    On a remote, stone-quarrying mountain, Miri navigates a cutthroat princess academy, unexpected magic, and a bandit attack, all while grappling with her own heart and the destiny of her simple village.

  18. Redwall

    Brian Jacques

    ★ 4.1 (105k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A clumsy mouse monk named Matthias must overcome his fears to find the legendary sword of Martin the Warrior and defend Redwall Abbey from the rat warlord Cluny the Scourge.

  19. Frindle

    Andrew Clements

    ★ 3.8 (104k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A mischievous fifth-grader invents a new word for 'pen,' sparking a nationwide linguistic phenomenon that challenges the nature of language and authority.

  20. The Snowy Day

    Ezra Jack Keats

    ★ 4.2 (104k) average on Goodreads

    A little boy in a red snowsuit discovers the quiet magic and playful wonders of his city neighborhood transformed by the season's first snowfall.

  21. The Jungle Book

    Rudyard Kipling

    ★ 3.9 (104k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves, learns the jungle's rules and faces its dangers, guided by animal friends and challenged by human and animal adversaries.

  22. The Burning Bridge

    John Flanagan

    ★ 4.3 (103k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Two young envoys, Will and Horace, find a plot by the warlord Morgarath to ambush the king's army, making them fight his legions alone to save their kingdom.

  23. The Ugly Truth

    Jeff Kinney

    ★ 4.2 (103k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Middle school is tough for Greg Heffley as he deals with growing up, parties, and life without his best friend, realizing that childhood's end isn't what he expected.

  24. The Little Engine That Could

    Watty Piper

    ★ 4.2 (102k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A determined small blue engine pulls a trainload of Christmas toys over a tall hill to children, showing that courage comes in all sizes.

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