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 Bone Sparrow
The Lost Property Office (Section 13, #1)
The Friendship Experiment
The Charming Life of Izzy Malone
Nothing but Trouble
Give Please a Chance
Waiting for Snow
The Princess in Black Takes a Vacation
Into the Lion's Den (Devlin Quick, #1)
The Girl Who Saved Christmas
It Is Not Time for Sleeping
The Bossier Baby
Gertrude and Toby Save the Gingerbread Man (Gertrude and Toby #2)
Hap-Pea All Year
The Fix-It Man

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  • Old School (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #10)
    The Long Haul (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #9)
    Tru Blue
    Southern Pleasure (Southern Heart, #1)
    A Cold Creek Christmas Story (Cowboys of Cold Creek, #14)
    The Darkest Dark
    Before Morning
    Hotel Bruce
    An Author's Odyssey (The Land of Stories, #5)
    The Enchantress Returns (The Land of Stories, #2)
    What Do You Do with a Problem?
    Books for Kids: Bedtime Stories for Kids (Bedtime Stories For Kids Ages 4-8): Short Stories for Kids, Kids Books, Bedtime Stories For Kids, Children Books, ... (Fun Time Series for Beginning Readers)
    Jane's Gift (Lone Pine Lake, #1)
    Coast (Kick Push, #2)
    Pluto: A Wonder Story
    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderCharlotte's Web by E.B. WhiteThe Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
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    Smile by Raina TelgemeierThe Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian SelznickThe Stonekeeper by Kazu KibuishiBone, Vol. 1 by Jeff SmithDiary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
    Best Graphic Novels for Children
    804 books — 1,078 voters

    Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
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    To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëHarry Potter Boxset by J.K. RowlingThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
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    4,126 books — 2,585 voters

    Popular Childrens Books

    Charlotte's Web
    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
    Where the Wild Things Are
    The Giving Tree
    Green Eggs and Ham
    Where the Sidewalk Ends
    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
    The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
    Matilda
    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
    The Cat in the Hat
    The Secret Garden
    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
    The Little Prince

    Cornelia Funke

    Author of Inkheart

    Cornelia Funke is a multiple award-winning German illustrator and storyteller, who writes fantasy for all ages of readers. Amongst her best known books is the Inkheart trilogy. Many of Cornelia's titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. She has two children, two birds and a very old dog and lives in Los Angeles, California.
    Amanda lovelace is a poetess and storyteller whose words have been shared in her local coffee shop & her tumblr blogs. she currently lives in new jersey with her fiancé. she received her A.A. in english literature from brookdale community college in 2014. as of 2016, she is working toward her B.A. in english literature & sociology at kean university.

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