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.
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This Skirt Won't Work!: How Women Athletes Changed Their Clothes and Changed the Game​
A Waffle Lot of Love! (Narwhal and Jelly #10)
Small Stories of Great Artists
The Last Ember (The Aerimander Chronicles, #1)
The Treasure of Ocean Parkway (The Queen of Ocean Parkway #2)
The Humble Pie (The Food Group, #8)
Goat on the Go: Scout's Rainy Day: A Farm Adventure That Celebrates Imagination, Creativity, and Friendship
Xolo
The Tale of the Obsidian Maze (Rune, #2)
The Snowball Fight
A Knot Is Not a Tangle
Rosalina's Storybook
The Night of the Hedgehog
Raquel Reyes Saves the Wedding (Girl of the Year 2026) (American Girl® Girl of the Year™)
Fanny's Big Idea: How Jewish Book Week Was Born
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  • Wonka
    The Skull
    Partypooper (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #20)
    Knight Owl (The Knight Owl, #1)
    The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks (Lottie Brooks, #1)
    I Am Rebel
    Talons of Power: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #9)
    Mothering Heights (Dog Man, #10)
    Snoop
    Darkstalker (Wings of Fire: Legends Graphic Novel)
    Spy School Blackout (Spy School, #13)
    Mallory and the Trouble with Twins: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #17)
    Jessi Ramsey, Pet-sitter: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #18)
    Escaping Peril (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel, #8)
    Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin, Part Three of Three
    Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
    Best children's books EVER
    2,093 books — 2,091 voters
    Wonder by R.J. PalacioThe One and Only Ivan by Katherine ApplegateThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenLiar & Spy by Rebecca SteadThe Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine
    Newbery 2013
    131 books — 1,296 voters

    Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
    Favorite books from my childhood
    4,421 books — 7,429 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
    Best Children's Books
    5,308 books — 6,707 voters

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

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