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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.
popular childrens books (showing 1-50 of 26,966)
The Giving Tree (Hardcover)
by Shel Silverstein (shelved 784 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.38 — 103,111 ratings — published 1964
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Where the Sidewalk Ends (Hardcover)
by Shel Silverstein (shelved 776 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.25 — 193,105 ratings — published 1974
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Where the Wild Things Are (Paperback)
by Maurice Sendak (shelved 737 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.47 — 33,808 ratings — published 1963
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Charlotte's Web (Paperback)
by E.B. White (shelved 700 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.12 — 46,405 ratings — published 1952
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by J.K. Rowling (shelved 621 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.20 — 317,960 ratings — published 1997
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Green Eggs and Ham (Hardcover)
by Dr. Seuss (shelved 559 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.30 — 30,573 ratings — published 1960
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by J.K. Rowling (shelved 547 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.10 — 232,948 ratings — published 1998
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by J.K. Rowling (shelved 535 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.35 — 233,555 ratings — published 1999
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Paperback)
by Roald Dahl (shelved 510 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.03 — 31,626 ratings — published 1964
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James and the Giant Peach (Hardcover)
by Roald Dahl (shelved 504 times as childrens)
avg rating 3.95 — 29,479 ratings — published 1961
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by J.K. Rowling (shelved 499 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.35 — 234,019 ratings — published 2000
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by J.K. Rowling (shelved 477 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.27 — 230,263 ratings — published 2003
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by J.K. Rowling (shelved 474 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.37 — 232,886 ratings — published 2005
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by J.K. Rowling (shelved 471 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.45 — 248,876 ratings — published 2006
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The Cat in the Hat (Hardcover)
by Dr. Seuss (shelved 462 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.07 — 22,206 ratings — published 1957
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The Secret Garden (Hardcover)
by Frances Hodgson Burnett (shelved 447 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.13 — 34,763 ratings — published 1911
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A Wrinkle in Time (Time Series, #1)
by Madeleine L'Engle (shelved 437 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.08 — 56,125 ratings — published 1962
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A Light in the Attic (Hardcover)
by Shel Silverstein (shelved 433 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.32 — 25,516 ratings — published 1981
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Matilda (Paperback)
by Roald Dahl (shelved 426 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.23 — 32,839 ratings — published 1988
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Goodnight Moon (Hardcover)
by Margaret Wise Brown (shelved 400 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.30 — 14,611 ratings — published 1947
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)
by C.S. Lewis (shelved 398 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.13 — 73,721 ratings — published 1950
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Oh, the Places You'll Go! (Hardcover)
by Dr. Seuss (shelved 380 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.26 — 18,954 ratings — published 1990
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Board book)
by Eric Carle (shelved 355 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.25 — 12,833 ratings — published 1969
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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish (Paperback)
by Dr. Seuss (shelved 349 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.01 — 11,942 ratings — published 1960
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Paperback)
by Dr. Seuss (shelved 341 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.29 — 13,853 ratings — published 1957
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The Witches (Paperback)
by Roald Dahl (shelved 341 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.08 — 22,537 ratings — published 1983
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The Little Prince (Paperback)
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (shelved 338 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.22 — 39,494 ratings — published 1943
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The BFG (Puffin Fiction)
by Roald Dahl (shelved 322 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.17 — 20,831 ratings — published 1982
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The Lorax (Classic Seuss)
by Dr. Seuss (shelved 300 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.38 — 13,974 ratings — published 1971
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The Velveteen Rabbit (Paperback)
by Margery Williams Bianco (shelved 288 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.26 — 10,351 ratings — published 1922
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Bridge to Terabithia (Paperback)
by Katherine Paterson (shelved 252 times as childrens)
avg rating 3.95 — 26,350 ratings — published 1977
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Horton Hears a Who! (Paperback)
by Dr. Seuss (shelved 249 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.13 — 8,881 ratings — published 1954
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The Phantom Tollbooth (Paperback)
by Norton Juster (shelved 248 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.22 — 19,073 ratings — published 1961
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Coraline (Paperback)
by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads author) (shelved 240 times as childrens)
avg rating 3.93 — 25,110 ratings — published 2002
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Paperback)
by Judith Viorst (shelved 239 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.30 — 7,413 ratings — published 1972
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
by Lewis Carroll (shelved 235 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.10 — 25,763 ratings — published 1865
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The Giver (The Giver, #1)
by Lois Lowry (shelved 233 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.13 — 111,376 ratings — published 1993
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler (Paperback)
by E.L. Konigsburg (shelved 227 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.18 — 13,117 ratings — published 1967
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Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Paperback)
by Roald Dahl (shelved 223 times as childrens)
avg rating 3.54 — 11,336 ratings — published 1972
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The Chronicles of Narnia (Books 1-7)
by C.S. Lewis (shelved 220 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.28 — 39,976 ratings — published 1954
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Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
by L.M. Montgomery (shelved 219 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.29 — 33,108 ratings — published 1905
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The Magician's Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
by C.S. Lewis (shelved 218 times as childrens)
avg rating 3.94 — 29,961 ratings — published 1955
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A Little Princess (Paperback)
by Frances Hodgson Burnett (shelved 217 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.21 — 12,553 ratings — published 1905
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The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)
by Lemony Snicket (shelved 213 times as childrens)
avg rating 3.67 — 22,386 ratings — published 1999
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Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Paperback)
by Beverly Cleary (shelved 212 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.05 — 9,521 ratings — published 1981
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Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #2)
by Laura Ingalls Wilder (shelved 212 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.11 — 16,360 ratings — published 1935
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Fox in Socks (Paperback)
by Dr. Seuss (shelved 209 times as childrens)
avg rating 3.94 — 5,320 ratings — published 1965
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Island of the Blue Dolphins (Paperback)
by Scott O'Dell (shelved 206 times as childrens)
avg rating 3.80 — 25,105 ratings — published 1960
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Hop on Pop (Paperback)
by Dr. Seuss (shelved 201 times as childrens)
avg rating 3.86 — 6,241 ratings — published 1963
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The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread (Paperback)
by Kate DiCamillo (shelved 200 times as childrens)
avg rating 4.03 — 17,448 ratings — published 2001
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"Always just a brainstorm away from our next disaster..."
— Birgit Pratcher (June Bear Adventures: The Missing Pies)
— Birgit Pratcher (June Bear Adventures: The Missing Pies)
"When beetles fight these battles in a bottle with their paddles
and the bottle's on a poodle and the poodle's eating noodles...
...they call this a muddle puddle tweetle poodle beetle noodle
bottle paddle battle."
— Dr. Seuss (Fox in Socks)
and the bottle's on a poodle and the poodle's eating noodles...
...they call this a muddle puddle tweetle poodle beetle noodle
bottle paddle battle."
— Dr. Seuss (Fox in Socks)
