The Horse and His Boy by C.S. LewisPrince Caspian by C.S. LewisThe Silver Chair by C.S. LewisThe Ordinary Princess by M.M. KayeMy Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett
Best Children's Fantasy
996 books — 1,197 voters

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyMaisie Dobbs by Jacqueline WinspearThe Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
Cozy Mystery Series - First Book of a Series
1,204 books — 2,555 voters
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo WillemsThe Day the Crayons Quit by Drew DaywaltThe Mitten by Jan BrettThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams BiancoCaps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
Best Popular Picture Books on Goodreads
326 books — 56 voters

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisBreadcrumbs by Anne Ursu
The Snow Queen
96 books — 66 voters
The Goose Girl by Shannon HaleElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineThe Merchant's Daughter by Melanie DickersonEntwined by Heather Dixon WallworkFairest by Gail Carson Levine
Fairy Tale Retellings to Adore
360 books — 194 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Great Divorce by C.S. LewisThe Hobbit or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Catholic Fiction
365 books — 295 voters
We Free the Stars by Hafsah Faizal
YA Novels of 2021
780 books — 2,465 voters

The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternOf Love and Other Demons by Gabriel García MárquezThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,331 books — 4,619 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakBetween Shades of Gray by Ruta SepetysThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten BoomSalt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
YA Holocaust & WWII Novels
495 books — 790 voters

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own M... by Catherynne M. ValenteThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There by Catherynne M. ValenteFly by Night by Frances HardingeThe Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Books that Love Words
94 books — 118 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,764 books — 18,367 voters