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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Dream Big (Dream On, #2)
The Unusuals
The Secret Bookstore Sleuth Society (Deluxe Edition)
On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)
The Burn Beast
The Wump
Mexikid Dreams: A Graphic Memoir
A Raven of the Rainforest (A Voice of the Wilderness Novel, 5)
Very Far from Home: A Graphic Novel
Rebecca
Gruffalo Granny
Tom Nancy: The Sheep Who Swapped Brains with a Boy
Deerheart
I Am Not Grumpy! (Critter Complaints)
The Grimlore Game
  • The Broken City by Erin Hunter
    The Broken City (Renegades, #2)

    Release date: Nov 03, 2026
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  • Shook by Julian Randall
    Shook

    Release date: Aug 04, 2026
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  • The Ming & Wah Detective Agency by Ming Chen
    The Ming & Wah Detective Agency: Summer Drama!
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    Release date: Oct 13, 2026
    In this lighthearted, illustrated chapter book series, ten-year-old twin detectives Ming and Wah invite readers to hunt for clues and solve neighborho ...more
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  • Fight or Flight (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #21)
    The Lemonade War: The Graphic Novel
    Warriors Graphic Novel: The New Prophecy #1 (Warriors Graphic Novel: The New Prophecy, #1)
    The Skull
    The Skeleton and the Cat
    Ghost in the Night
    Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #2
    Gruffalo Granny
    Tom Nancy: The Sheep Who Swapped Brains with a Boy
    Mallory and the Trouble with Twins: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #17)
    Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #3
    Knight Owl (The Knight Owl, #1)
    The Humble Pie (The Food Group, #8)
    The Completely Chaotic Christmas of Lottie Brooks (Lottie Brooks, #5)
    The Secret Bookstore Sleuth Society (Deluxe Edition)
    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
    133 books — 1,296 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
    9,166 books — 7,275 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
    5,592 books — 7,095 voters
    Smile by Raina TelgemeierThe Stonekeeper by Kazu KibuishiDrama by Raina TelgemeierThe Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian SelznickDiary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
    Best Graphic Novels for Children
    1,504 books — 1,976 voters

    The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsEragon by Christopher PaoliniThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienArtemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
    What To Read After Harry Potter
    2,260 books — 6,403 voters

    Charlotte’s Web
    Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
    Where the Wild Things Are
    The Giving Tree
    The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
    Matilda
    The Little Prince
    Green Eggs and Ham
    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)
    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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