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The Secret Princess by Melanie CellierThorn by Intisar KhananiThe Goose Girl by Shannon HaleGoose Chase by Patrice KindlThe Goose Girl by Marguerite de Angeli
The Goose Girl Retellings
45 books — 72 voters
Our Kind of People by Lawrence Otis GrahamSupreme Glamour by Mary WilsonDear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly ClearyThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterThe Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster
Dead in 2021: The Authors We Lost
606 books — 48 voters

Mulan by Grace LinMulan's Lunar New Year by Natasha YimA Place for Mulan by Marie ChowReflection by Elizabeth LimThe Magnolia Sword by Sherry Thomas
Retellings of Mulan
75 books — 70 voters
Rocket to the Morgue by Anthony BoucherThe Chinese Orange Mystery by Ellery QueenThe So Blue Marble by Dorothy B. HughesHome Sweet Homicide by Craig RiceThe Puzzle of the Happy Hooligan by Stuart Palmer
Otto Penzler Presents American Mystery Classics
87 books — 18 voters

Beauty by Robin McKinleyThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxHowl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesCyrano de Bergerac by Edmond RostandThe Dragon Prince by Laurence Yep
Beauty and the Beast
775 books — 1,991 voters
Zel by Donna Jo NapoliSugar Cane by Patricia StoraceRapunzel by Paul O. ZelinskyRapunzel by Sarah GibbRapunzel and Other Maiden in the Tower Tales From Around the ... by Heidi Anne Heiner
Rapunzel Retellings
216 books — 130 voters

Briar Rose by Jane YolenPrincess Sonora and the Long Sleep by Gail Carson LevineThe Sleeping Beauty by Trina Schart HymanSleeping Beauty by Mahlon F. CraftRapunzel and Other Maiden in the Tower Tales From Around the ... by Heidi Anne Heiner
Sleeping Beauty Retellings
257 books — 153 voters
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineCinderellis and the Glass Hill by Gail Carson LevineBound by Donna Jo NapoliSilver Woven in My Hair by Shirley Rousseau MurphyHave Courage, Be Kind by Brittany Rubiano
Cinderella Retellings
433 books — 318 voters

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisMatilda by Roald DahlThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
Children's Books I'll Re-Read No Matter How Old I Am
2,551 books — 3,748 voters
Colonel Brandon's Diary by Amanda GrangeCaptain Wentworth's Diary by Amanda GrangeEdmund Bertram's Diary by Amanda Grange
Jane Austen Variations Published Prior to 2010
52 books — 32 voters

The Suspicion at Sanditon (Or, The Disappearance of Lady Denham) by Carrie BebrisMurder & Matchmaking by Debbie Cowens
Jane Austen Variations Published in 2015
90 books — 73 voters
The Pursuit of Mary Bennet by Pamela MingleEdmund Bertram's Diary by Amanda GrangeHenry Tilney's Diary by Amanda GrangeCaptain Wentworth's Diary by Amanda GrangeColonel Brandon's Diary by Amanda Grange
Jane Austen Spinoffs
70 books — 18 voters

Swan by Laurel SnyderNutcracker by E.T.A. HoffmannAmazing Grace by Mary HoffmanElla Bella Ballerina and Swan Lake by James MayhewA Dance Like Starlight by Kristy Dempsey
Picture Books for Young Ballerinas
162 books — 67 voters
I Capture the Castle by Dodie SmithBorn to Rule by Julia P. GelardiMaisie Dobbs by Jacqueline WinspearCold Comfort Farm by Stella GibbonsKick by Paula Byrne
Books for Downton Abbey Fans
113 books — 56 voters

Victoria's Daughters by Jerrold M. PackardLusitania by Greg KingFour Queens by Nancy Goldstone
Nonfiction Books on the Aristocracy and High Society
348 books — 70 voters
The Other Side by Jacqueline WoodsonOne Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-GarciaA Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue ParkKnock Knock by Daniel BeatyShow Way by Jacqueline Woodson
Best Multicultural Books for Children
470 books — 358 voters

Amiri & Odette by Walter Dean Myers
2010 Caldecott Hopefuls
64 books — 166 voters
Mirror Mirror by Marilyn SingerCity Dog, Country Frog by Mo Willems
2011 Mock Caldecott
15 books — 41 voters

Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa SweetWonderstruck by Brian SelznickHeart and Soul by Kadir Nelson
2012 Mock Caldecott
86 books — 193 voters
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William JoyceOne Cool Friend by Toni BuzzeoSleep Like a Tiger by Mary LogueOtter and Odder by James HoweThis Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen
2013 Mock Caldecott
100 books — 249 voters

Knock Knock by Daniel BeatyThe Steadfast Tin Soldier by Cynthia Rylant
2014 Mock Caldecott
82 books — 238 voters
The Adventures of Beekle by Dan SantatA Dance Like Starlight by Kristy Dempsey
2015 Mock Caldecott
87 books — 259 voters

Snow White by Matt PhelanFreedom in Congo Square by Carole Boston WeatherfordAnything But Ordinary Addie by Mara RockliffSleep Tight Farm by Eugenie Doyle
2017 Mock Caldecott
101 books — 223 voters
Snow White by Matt PhelanFairest by Gail Carson LevineA Dream of Ebony and White by Melanie CellierPictures of the Night by Adèle GerasSnow in Summer by Jane Yolen
YA Retellings of Snow White
56 books — 21 voters

Northanger Abbey by Jane AustenThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterJane of Lantern Hill by L.M. MontgomerySnow White by Matt Phelan
Books with the happiest endings
43 books — 7 voters
The Storm in the Barn by Matt PhelanSnow White by Matt PhelanSarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
Children's Books on the Great Depression/Dust Bowl
43 books — 23 voters

Beauty by Robin McKinleyPeter and the Starcatchers by Dave BarryThe Ordinary Princess by M.M. KayeTill We Have Faces by C.S. LewisSnow White by Matt Phelan
Fairy Tales Reborn
153 books — 70 voters
Snow White by Matt PhelanBeauty by Robin McKinleyElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineTill We Have Faces by C.S. LewisSnow in Summer by Jane Yolen
Retold Fairy Tales
155 books — 28 voters

The Mystery at Lilac Inn by Carolyn KeeneThe Secret of Red Gate Farm by Carolyn KeeneThe Sign of the Twisted Candles by Carolyn KeenePassword to Larkspur Lane by Carolyn KeeneThe Bungalow Mystery by Carolyn Keene
Everything Nancy Drew
176 books — 17 voters
The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pène du BoisAn Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May AlcottRoller Skates by Ruth SawyerThe Little Witch by Otfried PreußlerNutcracker by E.T.A. Hoffmann
Forgotten Kids Books of Quality
959 books — 349 voters


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