Childrens

Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age 12. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses that sometimes exclude young-adult fiction, comic books, or other genres. Books specifically for children existed at least several hundred years ago.

The Ickabog
Fantastic Tales of Nothing
Stick With Me
Serena Says
The Ballad of Tubs Marshfield
Friend Me
Please Don't Tell Cooper He's a Dog
The Couch Potato (The Bad Seed, #4)
Never and Forever (The Wizards of Once #4)
When You Least Expect It
The Little Mermaid
The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be
The Boy, the Wolf, and the Stars
And the People Stayed Home
Find Fergus
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  • The Snow Dancer
    Wrecking Ball (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #14)
    Spy School Revolution
    Eraser
    The Couch Potato (The Bad Seed, #4)
    The Missing Prince (Ranger's Apprentice: The Royal Ranger, #4)
    The Twenty-Ninth Day
    Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure
    Pirate Stew
    The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street (The Vanderbeekers, #1)
    Splat the Cat: I Scream for Ice Cream (I Can Read Level 1)
    Frozen Olaf's Night Before Christmas Book & CD
    Pax
    Pete the Cat's Trip to the Supermarket
    A Tale of Witchcraft... (A Tale of Magic, #2)
    The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
    Best Picture Books
    2,661 books — 1,845 voters
    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingCharlotte's Web by E.B. WhiteThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
    100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
    2,099 books — 1,967 voters

    Smile by Raina TelgemeierThe Stonekeeper by Kazu KibuishiThe Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian SelznickDiary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff KinneyBone, Vol, 1 by Jeff Smith
    Best Graphic Novels for Children
    1,173 books — 1,606 voters
    Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson LevinePrincess Academy by Shannon HaleThe Goose Girl by Shannon HaleThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine
    Best Pre Teen Female Fantasy Novels
    785 books — 1,159 voters

    To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
    Best Woman-Authored Books
    6,913 books — 5,561 voters
    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
    Favorite Book in the Harry Potter Series
    15 books — 1,783 voters

    Charlotte's Web
    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
    The Giving Tree
    Where the Wild Things Are
    Green Eggs and Ham
    Matilda
    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)
    The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
    Where the Sidewalk Ends
    The Little Prince
    The Secret Garden
    The Cat in the Hat (The Cat in the Hat, #1)

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