Childrens

Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age 12. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses that sometimes exclude young-adult fiction, comic books, or other genres. Books specifically for children existed at least several hundred years ago.
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This Skirt Won't Work!: How Women Athletes Changed Their Clothes and Changed the Game​
A Waffle Lot of Love! (Narwhal and Jelly #10)
Small Stories of Great Artists
The Last Ember (The Aerimander Chronicles, #1)
The Treasure of Ocean Parkway (The Queen of Ocean Parkway #2)
The Humble Pie (The Food Group, #8)
Goat on the Go: Scout's Rainy Day: A Farm Adventure That Celebrates Imagination, Creativity, and Friendship
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The Tale of the Obsidian Maze (Rune, #2)
The Snowball Fight
A Knot Is Not a Tangle
Rosalina's Storybook
The Night of the Hedgehog
Raquel Reyes Saves the Wedding (Girl of the Year 2026) (American Girl® Girl of the Year™)
Fanny's Big Idea: How Jewish Book Week Was Born
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  • Wonka
    The Skull
    Partypooper (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #20)
    The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks (Lottie Brooks, #1)
    Knight Owl (The Knight Owl, #1)
    I Am Rebel
    Snoop
    Talons of Power: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #9)
    Mothering Heights (Dog Man, #10)
    Jessi Ramsey, Pet-sitter: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #18)
    Spy School Blackout (Spy School, #13)
    The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7)
    Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin, Part Three of Three
    Mallory and the Trouble with Twins: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #17)
    Darkstalker (Wings of Fire: Legends Graphic Novel)
    Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
    Favorite books from my childhood
    4,420 books — 7,430 voters
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff KinneyHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHoles by Louis Sachar
    Best Books for Reluctant Readers
    2,594 books — 2,611 voters

    Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
    Best Children's Books
    5,312 books — 6,710 voters
    To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
    Best Woman-Authored Books
    8,255 books — 5,228 voters

    Wonder by R.J. PalacioThe One and Only Ivan by Katherine ApplegateThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenLiar & Spy by Rebecca SteadThe Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine
    Newbery 2013
    131 books — 1,296 voters
    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareDivergent by Veronica Roth
    Best Series
    3,367 books — 9,451 voters

    Charlotte’s Web
    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
    Where the Wild Things Are
    The Giving Tree
    The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)
    Matilda
    The Little Prince
    Green Eggs and Ham
    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)
    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
    The Secret Garden
    Where the Sidewalk Ends

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