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Childhood Books
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 3664 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,704,879 ratings — published 1997
Charlotte’s Web (Paperback)
by (shelved 3062 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.21 — 2,091,599 ratings — published 1952
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by (shelved 2966 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,627,439 ratings — published 1998
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 2959 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.58 — 4,990,002 ratings — published 1999
Matilda (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2789 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,140,657 ratings — published 1988
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by (shelved 2751 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.57 — 4,308,171 ratings — published 2000
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by (shelved 2506 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,891,175 ratings — published 2003
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
by (shelved 2465 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.24 — 3,209,050 ratings — published 1950
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by (shelved 2431 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.58 — 3,744,352 ratings — published 2005
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 2391 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,200,890 ratings — published 2007
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)
by (shelved 2260 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.17 — 946,973 ratings — published 1964
The Giving Tree (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2034 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.39 — 1,257,451 ratings — published 1964
Where the Sidewalk Ends (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1884 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,533,033 ratings — published 1974
The Secret Garden (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1850 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,327,793 ratings — published 1911
The BFG (Paperback)
by (shelved 1791 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.23 — 537,656 ratings — published 1982
Holes (Holes, #1)
by (shelved 1772 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,390,348 ratings — published 1998
Where the Wild Things Are (Paperback)
by (shelved 1761 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,082,476 ratings — published 1963
Green Eggs and Ham (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1753 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.32 — 860,660 ratings — published 1960
James and the Giant Peach (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1735 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.04 — 525,617 ratings — published 1961
The Witches (Paperback)
by (shelved 1635 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.18 — 435,532 ratings — published 1983
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
by (shelved 1592 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,531,131 ratings — published 2005
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
by (shelved 1558 times as childhood)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,306,872 ratings — published 1962
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)
by (shelved 1544 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.03 — 581,808 ratings — published 1999
The Giver (Giver, #1)
by (shelved 1535 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,879,240 ratings — published 1993
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
by (shelved 1522 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,145,121 ratings — published 1908
The Little Prince (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1405 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.34 — 2,570,164 ratings — published 1943
The Cat in the Hat (Cat in the Hat, #1)
by (shelved 1399 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.20 — 596,344 ratings — published 1957
Bridge to Terabithia (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1334 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.06 — 600,589 ratings — published 1977
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Board book)
by (shelved 1333 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.35 — 555,797 ratings — published 1969
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 1201 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.35 — 10,185,111 ratings — published 2008
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1150 times as childhood)
avg rating 3.88 — 353,975 ratings — published 1960
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
by (shelved 1084 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,521,567 ratings — published 1868
Oh, the Places You’ll Go! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1083 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.37 — 449,405 ratings — published 1990
The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)
by (shelved 1073 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,411,636 ratings — published 2006
Goodnight Moon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1055 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.32 — 399,737 ratings — published 1947
Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1)
by (shelved 1053 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.02 — 426,671 ratings — published 1997
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 1046 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,583,320 ratings — published 1937
A Light in the Attic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1019 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.37 — 481,808 ratings — published 1981
The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3)
by (shelved 1011 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.37 — 1,254,772 ratings — published 2007
The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)
by (shelved 1003 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,250,342 ratings — published 2008
Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1)
by (shelved 990 times as childhood)
avg rating 3.80 — 462,432 ratings — published 1987
The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7)
by (shelved 974 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.28 — 719,442 ratings — published 1956
Where the Red Fern Grows (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 969 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.13 — 448,411 ratings — published 1961
Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)
by (shelved 965 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.21 — 290,554 ratings — published 1932
The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5)
by (shelved 964 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.55 — 1,182,072 ratings — published 2009
The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)
by (shelved 960 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.06 — 623,814 ratings — published 1955
Number the Stars (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 949 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.20 — 633,271 ratings — published 1989
A Little Princess (Paperback)
by (shelved 948 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.23 — 334,297 ratings — published 1905
Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #3)
by (shelved 942 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.21 — 304,976 ratings — published 1935
The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #2)
by (shelved 935 times as childhood)
avg rating 4.02 — 249,870 ratings — published 1999
“I do not miss childhood, but I miss the way I took pleasure in small things, even as greater things crumbled. I could not control the world I was in, could not walk away from things or people or moments that hurt, but I took joy in the things that made me happy.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
“Literature is a textually transmitted disease, normally contracted in childhood.”
― Touch Magic: Fantasy, Faerie & Folklore in the Literature of Childhood
― Touch Magic: Fantasy, Faerie & Folklore in the Literature of Childhood
