Children's Books discussion

Science Fiction & Fantasy from back in the day. I have a stack of them I've been collecting to fill in the gap caused by the fact that my town library was so tiny it had none of these.

Sure, we had fairy tales, Nesbit and Eager etc., but that's not what I'm looking for. We even had Phantom Tollbooth which could possibly count for this month (and is terrific).

I'd love to know what older Speculative Fiction for children that you find!

These are the ones I have. I'll list them in approximate order or priority & likelihood I'll get to them:

The Forgotten Door
Support Your Local Wizard
Soonie and the Dragon
What If...? Amazing Stories
Children of the Star
The Glass Slipper
The 13 Clocks and The Wonderful O
The Lost Star
Orvis
Witch Hat Atelier, Vol. 1
A Barrel of Laughs, a Vale of Tears
The Dragonslayers
The Witch's Buttons
The Wednesday Witch
King Beetle-Tamer and Other Lighthearted Wonder Tales
Star Girl
The Fool & the Dancing Bear
Into the Painted Bear Lair
Highfire
Another Day
Worzel Gummidge
Elsewhere: Tales of Fantasy
Dragons on the Town
Black and Blue Magic
The Magic Three of Solatia
The Delikon
Far Sector

(Turns out some that I own are actually more recent. I'll read them anyway, but I really would like to focus on older books. Thank you for your understanding.)

My personal favorites are 19th century girls as spies or using magical abilities to thwart an enemy. I also read a bunch of books on the "What to read while you're waiting for the next Harry Potter book" lists.

I'm trying to get my nieces to read Tamora Pierce. Wild Magic is my favorite. I love Daine the most because of her affinity with animals. Anything Tammy writes is fantastic though.

Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot was a gateway to 19th century romantic fantasy. This one is Pride and Prejudice with magic. I saw it listed as Jane Austen X Harry Potter and was sold just on that description. I don't like the sequels as much but this one I've read several times.

Crown Duel also Pride and Prejudice medieval fantasy style. I just loved this adventure tale and romance. Some of the battle stuff is a little hard to read but it's not too bad.

Different, for me but VERY interesting, especially now, NOT to be missed is Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series. I haven't read the Book of the Dust series yet but I know I probably should.

The Enchanted Forest Chronicles: Dealing with Dragons / Searching for Dragons / Calling on Dragons / Talking to Dragons were among the earliest fantasy books I read in my exploration of things to read while waiting for the next Harry Potter. They're fun and silly.

More recently I read the old school classic Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander. Also fun and good escapism.

I have 150 books on my YA fantasy shelf!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I heard a lot about Earthsea Trilogy (The Wizard of Earthsea, Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore but never read them. My oldest niece did and she liked them.

I also heard a lot about The Dragon Riders of Pern (4 book box set) but never read them. I got into fantasy right around the year 2000 and older for me is anything from the 80s and 90s that was a continuing series when I started reading it.