Best Children's Fantasy (971 books)

Best fantasy for children 10 and under.

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1	The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7) by C.S. Lewis 4.28 avg rating — 709,611 ratings score: 27,371, and 279 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling 4.47 avg rating — 11,459,601 ratings score: 24,537, and 253 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.30 avg rating — 4,470,949 ratings score: 22,160, and 228 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1) by Roald Dahl 4.17 avg rating — 933,336 ratings score: 13,636, and 141 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1) by Madeleine L'Engle 3.97 avg rating — 1,288,876 ratings score: 12,142, and 129 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Matilda by Roald Dahl 4.34 avg rating — 1,114,371 ratings score: 11,185, and 117 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster 4.19 avg rating — 307,494 ratings score: 10,341, and 107 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll 4.06 avg rating — 610,876 ratings score: 10,196, and 108 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Peter Pan (Peter Pan, #2) by J.M. Barrie 4.03 avg rating — 374,435 ratings score: 9,799, and 104 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1) by L. Frank Baum really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 513,731 ratings score: 9,198, and 97 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1) by A.A. Milne 4.38 avg rating — 396,089 ratings score: 9,191, and 99 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1) by Gail Carson Levine (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 424,298 ratings score: 8,525, and 90 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 4.33 avg rating — 2,492,541 ratings score: 8,158, and 87 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) by J.K. Rowling 4.58 avg rating — 4,865,066 ratings score: 7,428, and 81 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Neverending Story by Michael Ende 4.18 avg rating — 221,756 ratings score: 7,091, and 76 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) by Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 3,452,350 ratings score: 7,017, and 75 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) by Philip Pullman 4.03 avg rating — 1,620,959 ratings score: 6,926, and 73 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White 4.21 avg rating — 2,052,770 ratings score: 6,596, and 72 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1) by Diana Wynne Jones 4.28 avg rating — 450,219 ratings score: 6,386, and 70 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) by J.K. Rowling 4.62 avg rating — 4,122,692 ratings score: 6,263, and 69 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Inkheart (Inkworld, #1) by Cornelia Funke (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 443,409 ratings score: 6,168, and 66 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The BFG by Roald Dahl 4.23 avg rating — 528,556 ratings score: 6,134, and 67 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) by J.K. Rowling 4.50 avg rating — 3,808,903 ratings score: 6,108, and 68 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) by J.K. Rowling 4.57 avg rating — 4,210,170 ratings score: 5,903, and 66 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Coraline by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 784,737 ratings score: 5,857, and 63 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) by J.K. Rowling 4.58 avg rating — 3,669,461 ratings score: 5,762, and 65 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins, #1) by P.L. Travers 4.01 avg rating — 141,123 ratings score: 4,924, and 54 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Black Cauldron (The Chronicles of Prydain, #2) by Lloyd Alexander 4.12 avg rating — 67,017 ratings score: 4,887, and 53 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Book of Three (The Chronicles of Prydain, #1) by Lloyd Alexander 3.98 avg rating — 83,475 ratings score: 4,607, and 50 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 214,309 ratings score: 4,590, and 50 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Alice in Wonderland by Jane Carruth (Adapted By) 4.03 avg rating — 396,939 ratings score: 4,219, and 48 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald 4.03 avg rating — 41,456 ratings score: 4,193, and 47 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt 3.91 avg rating — 296,374 ratings score: 4,173, and 47 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) by Richard Adams 4.09 avg rating — 506,634 ratings score: 4,037, and 45 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Five Children and It (The Psammead Trilogy, #1) by E. Nesbit 3.85 avg rating — 28,274 ratings score: 3,946, and 44 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco 4.31 avg rating — 273,524 ratings score: 3,937, and 46 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Borrowers (The Borrowers, #1) by Mary Norton 4.03 avg rating — 101,294 ratings score: 3,894, and 45 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1) by Eoin Colfer 3.86 avg rating — 562,449 ratings score: 3,864, and 42 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame 4.02 avg rating — 241,431 ratings score: 3,794, and 45 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Dealing with Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #1) by Patricia C. Wrede (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 94,457 ratings score: 3,754, and 41 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1) by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.01 avg rating — 362,558 ratings score: 3,537, and 40 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm 4.23 avg rating — 221,538 ratings score: 3,494, and 39 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1) by Christopher Paolini (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 1,945,809 ratings score: 3,413, and 39 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien 4.17 avg rating — 185,508 ratings score: 3,329, and 40 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl 4.04 avg rating — 517,539 ratings score: 3,271, and 40 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Fablehaven (Fablehaven, #1) by Brandon Mull (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 178,251 ratings score: 3,158, and 34 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen 4.29 avg rating — 108,565 ratings score: 3,103, and 36 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) by J.K. Rowling 4.43 avg rating — 4,513,763 ratings score: 3,027, and 34 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking: Pippi Longstocking / Pippi goes on Board / Pippi in the South Seas by Astrid Lindgren 4.23 avg rating — 6,615 ratings score: 3,026, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The High King (The Chronicles of Prydain, #5) by Lloyd Alexander 4.25 avg rating — 56,437 ratings score: 2,900, and 33 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 566,659 ratings score: 2,867, and 33 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	The Dark Is Rising Sequence (The Dark is Rising, #1-5) by Susan Cooper (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 16,572 ratings score: 2,811, and 32 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Redwall (Redwall, #1) by Brian Jacques 4.15 avg rating — 129,482 ratings score: 2,800, and 32 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Hogwarts Library, #3) by J.K. Rowling 4.03 avg rating — 512,954 ratings score: 2,737, and 34 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Witches by Roald Dahl 4.18 avg rating — 429,534 ratings score: 2,715, and 31 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) by C.S. Lewis 4.24 avg rating — 3,161,092 ratings score: 2,650, and 32 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1) by Peter S. Beagle (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 123,049 ratings score: 2,579, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Lives of Christopher Chant (Chrestomanci, #2) by Diana Wynne Jones 4.24 avg rating — 24,068 ratings score: 2,500, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1) by Edward Eager 3.95 avg rating — 38,424 ratings score: 2,491, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Peter and the Starcatchers (Peter and the Starcatchers, #1) by Dave Barry (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 78,342 ratings score: 2,437, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Dragon Rider (Dragon Rider, #1) by Cornelia Funke (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 85,703 ratings score: 2,336, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Taran Wanderer (The Chronicles of Prydain, #4) by Lloyd Alexander 4.14 avg rating — 43,525 ratings score: 2,258, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	The Jungle Books by Rudyard Kipling 4.01 avg rating — 89,154 ratings score: 2,186, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka 4.20 avg rating — 96,056 ratings score: 2,104, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	The Blue Sword (Damar, #1) by Robin McKinley 4.20 avg rating — 62,961 ratings score: 2,075, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Fruzzle's Mystery Talent: A Bed Time Fantasy Story for Children ages 3-10 by Karen (Kara) Brueggeman (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 69 ratings score: 2,050, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30; Tiffany Aching, #1) by Terry Pratchett 4.30 avg rating — 120,965 ratings score: 2,047, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5) by Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author) 4.55 avg rating — 1,153,583 ratings score: 2,037, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	The Sword in the Stone (Once and Future King, #1) by T.H. White 3.89 avg rating — 28,465 ratings score: 2,032, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, #1) by Ian Fleming 3.98 avg rating — 15,904 ratings score: 2,004, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Gregor the Overlander (Underland Chronicles, #1) by Suzanne Collins 4.04 avg rating — 114,478 ratings score: 1,998, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2) by Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 1,374,987 ratings score: 1,891, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark is Rising, #1) by Susan Cooper (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 56,552 ratings score: 1,852, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus, #1) by Jonathan Stroud (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 135,043 ratings score: 1,803, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	The Castle of Llyr (The Chronicles of Prydain, #3) by Lloyd Alexander 4.07 avg rating — 39,882 ratings score: 1,794, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	The Phoenix and the Carpet (The Psammead Trilogy, #2) by E. Nesbit 4.03 avg rating — 9,798 ratings score: 1,767, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1) by Trenton Lee Stewart (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 175,700 ratings score: 1,739, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley 4.05 avg rating — 82,989 ratings score: 1,734, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	Stuart Little by E.B. White 3.89 avg rating — 132,754 ratings score: 1,688, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1) by Garth Nix (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 218,739 ratings score: 1,647, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	The 101 Dalmatians (The Hundred and One Dalmatians, #1) by Dodie Smith 4.13 avg rating — 38,239 ratings score: 1,643, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4) by Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 1,223,671 ratings score: 1,630, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	The Story of Doctor Doolittle by Hugh Lofting 3.96 avg rating — 51,716 ratings score: 1,591, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Charmed Life (Chrestomanci, #1) by Diana Wynne Jones 3.97 avg rating — 35,984 ratings score: 1,588, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	The Princess and Curdie (Princess Irene and Curdie, #2) by George MacDonald 4.07 avg rating — 10,814 ratings score: 1,547, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1) by Tamora Pierce (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 136,974 ratings score: 1,523, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	The Dark Is Rising (The Dark is Rising, #2) by Susan Cooper (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 61,028 ratings score: 1,519, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	The Enchanted Castle by E. Nesbit 3.82 avg rating — 9,366 ratings score: 1,492, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	The Fairy-Tale Detectives (The Sisters Grimm, #1) by Michael Buckley 4.05 avg rating — 57,064 ratings score: 1,469, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	George Knows by Mindy Mymudes (Goodreads Author) 4.64 avg rating — 76 ratings score: 1,463, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	The Light Princess by George MacDonald 4.02 avg rating — 9,290 ratings score: 1,439, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	The Children of Green Knowe (Green Knowe, #1) by Lucy M. Boston really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9,955 ratings score: 1,439, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes (Peter Nimble, #1) by Jonathan Auxier (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 12,576 ratings score: 1,425, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	Time Quartet (Time Quartet, #1-4) by Madeleine L'Engle 4.35 avg rating — 11,214 ratings score: 1,368, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	Bedknob and Broomstick by Mary Norton 3.99 avg rating — 11,759 ratings score: 1,353, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1) by Lemony Snicket (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 572,041 ratings score: 1,345, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	The Railway Children by E. Nesbit 4.03 avg rating — 64,101 ratings score: 1,330, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren 4.35 avg rating — 42,144 ratings score: 1,308, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #5) by C.S. Lewis 3.96 avg rating — 331,921 ratings score: 1,212, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	The Hero and the Crown (Damar, #2) by Robin McKinley 4.21 avg rating — 55,114 ratings score: 1,210, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by Emma (new)

Aug 16, 2008 06:59PM

Where on earth is The Golden Compass?

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message 2: by Minah (new)

Jan 05, 2009 03:13PM

i dont no

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message 3: by Renae (new)

Mar 20, 2009 12:55PM

i think i saw it on here towards the beginning

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message 4: by Renae (new)

Mar 20, 2009 12:56PM

it # 28

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message 5: by [deleted user] (new)

Jul 15, 2009 05:18PM

they made it into a movie didn't they?

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message 6: by Renae (new)

Jul 29, 2009 12:53PM

yeah. i didn't see it though

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message 7: by Maura (new)

Sep 28, 2009 03:58PM

I heard the movie was terrible.

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message 8: by Michaelbrent (new)

Nov 03, 2009 10:51AM

For consideration on this list:

Billy: Messenger of Powers by Michaelbrent Collings (check it out at www.whoisbillyjones.com)

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message 9: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Dec 03, 2010 11:02AM

"The Hunger Games" and Grisham's "The Firm" and "The Street Lawyer" -- suitable for kids under 10 years old?!

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message 10: by Olivia (new)

Jan 01, 2011 01:48PM

The golden compass is a really bad book and movie. How it got onto this list, I have NO idea. Don't waste your time with it.

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message 11: by Nicolle (new)

Jun 26, 2011 12:38PM

I don't think the later Harry potter books are suitable for children under 10 years old.

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message 12: by Suzy (new)

Sep 03, 2011 06:36AM

I wonder who compiled this list. There were some exceptional classics. Some notable omissions as well -- for example any books by Rumer Godden. Or My Father's Dragon. Anyone out there read Twig?

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message 13: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Sep 04, 2011 09:06AM

Suzy, everybody can add books to this list. That's how it was compiled (and how the order of books is determined and updated): Somebody puts a book on the list because they believe it should be here, and others vote on it -- and the more votes (and the higher the ranks assigned to books by the individual voters), the higher a given book moves on the list.

If you feel there are books missing from this list, it's easy to add them: Just click on the tab "add books to this list" (up top, next to "all votes"), perform a search either from among your own bookshelves or from the entire Goodreads database, hit the "vote" button ... eh voilà! :)

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message 14: by Ivan (new)

Apr 06, 2012 05:10AM

My father's dragon is in there somewhere.

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message 15: by Ellinor (new)

Oct 04, 2012 02:02AM

I wonder what some people consider as "fantasy". There are great books on the list like The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, A Little Princess or Farmer Boy which just aren't fantasy books. Maybe some of the storylines may seem unrealistic but that's not what makes a book belong to the category "fantasy".

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message 16: by Elizabeth (last edited Dec 07, 2012 10:36AM) (new)

Dec 07, 2012 10:36AM

How is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn a fantasy novel?

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message 17: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Dec 07, 2012 02:02PM

Yes, there are plenty of books on this list that don't seem to fit the criteria.

Janis, do you want a librarian to lend a hand in cleaning up the list a bit?

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message 18: by Krishanu (new)

Jan 29, 2013 12:14AM

Hello everybody.
I am new to goodreads. Could anyone please tell me about a book where the children in the story find a device ( a magical object ) and then do plenty of naughty things with that. For example : he gets a device which can freeze someone and then he uses it for a various naughty activities.Your help will be much appreciated.

Regards

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message 19: by Dawn (last edited Nov 07, 2013 04:44PM) (new)

Nov 07, 2013 04:43PM

I only voted for the 1st book in a series (otherwise my list would be easily twice as long!).

But I am wondering how The Little Princess, Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, and Farmer Boy got on the list, as they are not fantasy at all, although admittedly classic children's lit.

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message 20: by Ash (new)

Jan 07, 2014 03:07AM

I find it hard to understand how the Hobbit is topping Harry Potter when most children I grew up with had never even heard of the Hobbit until the Lord of the Rings films came out. This leads me to believe that the list is highly influenced by the new Hobbit films and not on the book's merit at all

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message 21: by Mitchell (new)

Feb 03, 2014 10:40PM

I read The Hobbit to my kindergartner back in 1999. It worked exceedingly well as a work of children's fantasy, and quite a bit better in that respect than LotR.

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message 22: by Mitchell (new)

Feb 03, 2014 10:42PM

There is no fantasy elements in From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

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message 23: by Mitchell (new)

Feb 03, 2014 10:47PM

Farmer Boy, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer are not works of fantasy.

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message 24: by Andrew (new)

Jul 11, 2014 06:05AM

The Weirdstone of Brisingamen and The Moon of Gomrath (both Alan Garner) were favourites of mine as a child. Also The Princess and the Goblin (George MacDonald)

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message 25: by Urooj (new)

Jul 28, 2014 04:43AM

I'm making a list of books that I want to read in my life and THIS is helping me a lot.Only one request:when there is a series books ,please put them together,'cause I have to go on Wikipedia everytime that I see a series book to make the list ordinative!

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message 26: by Mitchell (new)

Jul 28, 2014 07:02AM

Urooj wrote: "I'm making a list of books that I want to read in my life and THIS is helping me a lot.Only one request:when there is a series books ,please put them together,'cause I have to go on Wikipedia every..."

Lists on goodreads don't work like this. They are ordered by votes. However most books on goodreads are annotated with their series information. Just click on the book and look for the link in parenthesis to the right of the title.

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message 27: by Cindy (new)

Oct 06, 2015 10:53AM

What is The Picture of Dorian Grey doing in this list?? Children fantasy????????

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message 28: by Dawn (new)

Oct 06, 2015 06:50PM

Mitchell wrote: "I read The Hobbit to my kindergartner back in 1999. It worked exceedingly well as a work of children's fantasy, and quite a bit better in that respect than LotR."

My father read it to me when I was 6, thus sparking a lifelong love of fantasy. And that was in the late 70s.

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message 29: by Zahra (new)

Nov 09, 2016 03:10AM

HELLO EVERYBODY

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message 30: by Nada (new)

Sep 03, 2017 04:32PM

How did The Picture of Dorian Gray make it to this list? It's not exactly children's/YA....

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message 31: by Mitchell (new)

Sep 03, 2017 04:48PM

Nada wrote: "How did The Picture of Dorian Gray make it to this list? It's not exactly children's/YA...."

It's #329 so on page 4. I'm inclined to remove it - but I haven't read it.

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message 32: by Mitchell (new)

Jan 06, 2024 04:51PM

~☆~Autumn wrote: "Petals on the River is spicy romance and needs to be removed about page 5. I agree about deleting The Picture of Doran Gray as imo that is high school level reading. I am guessing I r..."

I removed both

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message 33: by ~☆~Autumn (new)

Jan 07, 2024 05:10AM

Mitchell wrote: "~☆~Autumn wrote: "Petals on the River is spicy romance and needs to be removed about page 5. I agree about deleting The Picture of Doran Gray as imo that is high school level reading...."

Glad to read that you removed both!

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message 34: by Manybooks (new)

May 16, 2025 04:35PM