321 books
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149 voters
Childhood Books
Showing 1-50 of 96,027
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 3538 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,348,182 ratings — published 1997
Charlotte’s Web (Paperback)
by (shelved 2973 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.21 — 2,037,237 ratings — published 1952
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by (shelved 2874 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,467,216 ratings — published 1998
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 2863 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.58 — 4,812,608 ratings — published 1999
Matilda (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2739 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,103,879 ratings — published 1988
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by (shelved 2656 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.57 — 4,172,891 ratings — published 2000
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by (shelved 2413 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,777,708 ratings — published 2003
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
by (shelved 2395 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.24 — 3,138,127 ratings — published 1950
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by (shelved 2343 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.58 — 3,641,551 ratings — published 2005
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 2309 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,093,388 ratings — published 2007
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)
by (shelved 2211 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.17 — 928,235 ratings — published 1964
The Giving Tree (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1977 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.39 — 1,231,122 ratings — published 1964
Where the Sidewalk Ends (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1837 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,504,184 ratings — published 1974
The Secret Garden (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1816 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,290,604 ratings — published 1911
The BFG (Paperback)
by (shelved 1758 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.23 — 525,227 ratings — published 1982
Holes (Holes, #1)
by (shelved 1727 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,358,443 ratings — published 1998
Green Eggs and Ham (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1726 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.31 — 844,052 ratings — published 1960
Where the Wild Things Are (Paperback)
by (shelved 1717 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.25 — 1,059,552 ratings — published 1963
James and the Giant Peach (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1699 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.04 — 514,540 ratings — published 1961
The Witches (Paperback)
by (shelved 1614 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.18 — 427,305 ratings — published 1983
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
by (shelved 1526 times as childhood)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,280,952 ratings — published 1962
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
by (shelved 1503 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,417,397 ratings — published 2005
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)
by (shelved 1486 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.02 — 568,611 ratings — published 1999
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
by (shelved 1482 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,108,103 ratings — published 1908
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
by (shelved 1479 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,793,867 ratings — published 1993
The Cat in the Hat (Cat in the Hat, #1)
by (shelved 1375 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.19 — 584,783 ratings — published 1957
The Little Prince (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1364 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,459,358 ratings — published 1943
Bridge to Terabithia (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1308 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.06 — 588,473 ratings — published 1977
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Board book)
by (shelved 1291 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.34 — 545,939 ratings — published 1969
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 1130 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,847,746 ratings — published 2008
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1128 times as childhood)
avg rating 3.88 — 349,286 ratings — published 1960
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
by (shelved 1064 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,447,756 ratings — published 1868
Oh, the Places You’ll Go! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1056 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.37 — 441,345 ratings — published 1990
Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1)
by (shelved 1039 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.02 — 423,688 ratings — published 1997
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 1025 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,437,124 ratings — published 1937
Goodnight Moon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1024 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.32 — 394,204 ratings — published 1947
The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)
by (shelved 1016 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,356,403 ratings — published 2006
A Light in the Attic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1009 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.36 — 475,570 ratings — published 1981
The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7)
by (shelved 964 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.28 — 705,693 ratings — published 1956
Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1)
by (shelved 958 times as childhood)
avg rating 3.79 — 448,906 ratings — published 1987
The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3)
by (shelved 956 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.37 — 1,208,558 ratings — published 2007
Where the Red Fern Grows (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 954 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.13 — 439,530 ratings — published 1961
The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)
by (shelved 948 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,211,660 ratings — published 2008
The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)
by (shelved 942 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.05 — 602,782 ratings — published 1955
Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)
by (shelved 941 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.21 — 285,314 ratings — published 1932
Number the Stars (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 936 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.20 — 618,513 ratings — published 1989
Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1)
by (shelved 927 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.38 — 394,355 ratings — published 1926
Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #3)
by (shelved 917 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.21 — 301,734 ratings — published 1935
The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5)
by (shelved 912 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.55 — 1,141,490 ratings — published 2009
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
by (shelved 911 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,613,772 ratings — published 1995
“Anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to last him the rest of his days.”
― Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose
― Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose
“As a child I felt myself to be alone, and I am still, because I know things and must hint at things which others apparently know nothing of, and for the most part do not want to know.”
― Memories, Dreams, Reflections
― Memories, Dreams, Reflections












