Recs if you like The Witches...

Here you’ll find a multitude of children’s books featured in the 1998 film You’ve Got Mail, which, if you’re unfamiliar, heavily features a children’s bookstore called The Shop Around the Corner. Nothing brings me joy quite like children’s literature and 90s nostalgia, so I have painstakingly studied the shelves featured in the film to bring this list to life. I hope that at least one book here unlocks a nostalgic memory for you, or at least conjures a smile of recognition.

As a massive bookworm and theatre nerd, this list was inevitable.

Historical, mythological and just general witchy reads. Credit to @tvcr4wler for their list burn the witch! where I got some of these. Suggestions welcome.

From bedtime stories to GCSE flashbacks, this is the source of all that is wrong with me and my countrymen.

Side note: is there no teapot emoji?????

Side note addendum: I found the teapot emoji. Observe. it’s there.

Side side note: open to suggestions especially from those older than Gen Z (unlike me) and my non-English UK inhabitants

A list of 50+ various witchy books of varying degrees of reading level, for all things witchy and magic. The list ranges from YA to adult.

Classic novels for your (inner) child, with some modern staples in the mix. For reading yourself, reading aloud to little ones, and for those learning to read. Suggestions welcome, as always!

Books that have been adapted into or inspired musicals

For the millennials still chasing that 90’/00’s Scholastic Book Fair High✨

A collection of slightly dark, spooky, or existential books for children whose imaginary friend just might have been a ghost, who fantasized about being an orphan, or who would have appreciated the Well for Sensitive Boys to gaze into. A mix of titles from my millennial childhood with some newer additions.

This is a list of books for kids who need something to read! It ranges from 6-12 and included in here are all sorts of genres! Recommendations welcome. 😊( When there are series included on here, only the first book is added, this is the same for all my lists).

The kind of books that make youngins dream of adventure, and call adults back home to for a cozy reread.

Note: In a series, only the first book is listed.

Every book that has been adapted into a movie covered by the Blank Check podcast

No matter the genre, here's a list of witches and the magic brought to the page (whether you love them or love to be scared of them). I tried to broaden the list to be all encompassing since I absolutely just love witchy things.

They were imaginative, creative, and humorous. These books helped you escape the real world for a bit or they actually helped you prepare for it without you even realizing. Read some childhood favorites and do some reminiscing.

We love our witches kind, cozy, and adventurous!

Witchy books of all varieties.

Some spooky, some cozy - these are some of the best autumn books I've read.

Simple, easy-to-follow stories to have on in the background to help busy brains get some rest!

The BBC’s 100 Greatest Children’s Books of All Time as published in May 2023.