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)
    To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeViciously Yours by Jamie Applegate Hunter1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
    Books Every Human Being Should Read
    2,993 books — 2,010 voters
    A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. SeussThe Polar Express by Chris Van AllsburgLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
    Best Reads of the Holiday Season
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    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
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    Smile by Raina TelgemeierThe Stonekeeper by Kazu KibuishiThe Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian SelznickDiary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff KinneyDrama by Raina Telgemeier
    Best Graphic Novels for Children
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    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
    100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
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    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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