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!
created by moonstone123
last updated May, 2026
The Indian in the Cupboard (The Indian in the Cupboard, #1)
Lynne Reid Banks
The Little Ghost
Otfried Preußler
Where the Red Fern Grows
Wilson Rawls
The Trumpet of the Swan
E.B. White
Hoot
Carl Hiaasen
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)
Lemony Snicket
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Shel Silverstein
Frog and Toad Are Friends (Frog and Toad, #1)
Arnold Lobel
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
Rick Riordan
The Enchanted Castle
E. Nesbit
The Story of Doctor Dolittle (Doctor Dolittle, #1)
Hugh Lofting
Tales from the Thousand and One Nights
Anonymous Anonymous
The Railway Children
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Complete Fairy Tales
Hans Christian Andersen
Inkheart (Inkworld, #1)
Cornelia Funke
The Tale of Despereaux
Kate DiCamillo
The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1)
Trenton Lee Stewart
Bunnicula (Bunnicula, #1)
Deborah Howe
Bridge to Terabithia
Katherine Paterson
Because of Winn-Dixie
Kiki's Delivery Service (Kiki's Delivery Service, #1)
Eiko Kadono
Lisa and Lottie
Erich Kästner
Tuck Everlasting
Natalie Babbitt
Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1)
Gary Paulsen
Shiloh (Shiloh, #1)
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Old Yeller
Fred Gipson
Aesop’s Fables
Aesop Aesop
Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House, #1)
Mary Pope Osborne
The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)
Peter S. Beagle
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