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Treasure Island
1883 novel by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson
Oliver Twist
1837–1839 novel by Charles Dickens
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1883 novel by Carlo Collodi
The Chronicles of Narnia
series of children's fantasy novels by C. S. Lewis, 1950–1956
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1876 adventure novel and bildungsroman by Mark Twain
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1884 novel by Mark Twain
Moomins
The Moomins (, ) are the central characters in a series of novels, short stories, picture books, and a comic strip by the Finnish writer and illustrator Tove Jansson, originally published in Swedish by the Finnish publisher Schildts. They are a family of white, round fairy-tale characters with large snouts that make them resemble the hippopotamus. However, despite this resemblance, the Moomin family are trolls who live in a house in Moominvalley.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
1964 children's novel by Roald Dahl
Heidi
thumb|upright|1880 first edition title page
Anne of Green Gables
novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery; first in a series
A Series of Unfortunate Events
novel series by Lemony Snicket
The Wind in the Willows
English children's novel, 1908, originally unillustrated
The Neverending Story
1979 novel by Michael Ende
The Lightning Thief
2005 novel by Rick Riordan
Go, Dog. Go!
book by P. D. Eastman
Ronja, the Robber's Daughter
1981 novel by Astrid Lindgren
The Secret Garden
1912 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Watership Down
1972 novel by Richard Adams
Goosebumps
Goosebumps is a series of children's horror novels written by American author R. L. Stine. The protagonists in these stories are tweens or young teens who find themselves in frightening scenarios, often involving the supernatural, the paranormal or the occult. Between 1992 and 1997, sixty-two books were published under the Goosebumps umbrella title. R. L. Stine also wrote various spin-off series, including, Goosebumps Series 2000, Give Yourself Goosebumps, Tales to Give You Goosebumps, Goosebumps Triple Header, Goosebumps HorrorLand, Goosebumps Most Wanted and Goosebumps SlappyWorld. Additiona
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
story by E. T. A. Hoffmann
Heart
Italian children's novel by Edmondo de Amicis
Northern Lights
1995 novel by Philip Pullman
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
book by Beatrix Potter
The Sea of Monsters
2006 novel by Rick Riordan
The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses
novel by Robert Louis Stevenson
Barbapapa
Barbapapa is a 1970 children's picture book by the French-American couple Annette Tison and Talus Taylor, who lived in Paris, France. Barbapapa is both the title character and the name of his "species". The book was the first of a series of children's books originally written in French and later translated into over 30 languages.
Le Petit Nicolas
children's book series by René Goscinny
Geronimo Stilton
Italian children's book series
The Subtle Knife
1997 novel by Philip Pullman
Max & Ruby
Canadian animated television series
The Swiss Family Robinson
book by Johann David Wyss
The Amber Spyglass
2000 novel by Philip Pullman
Kidnapped
1886 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson
Little House on the Prairie
series of children's books, primarily 9 novels 1932 to 1971; also the American media franchise based on it
A Wrinkle in Time
1962 science fantasy novel by Madeleine L'Engle
Lottie and Lisa
1949 novel by Erich Kästner
A Dog of Flanders
1872 novel by Ouida
Clifford the Big Red Dog
American children's book series
King Matt the First
1922 children's novel by Janusz Korczak
Krabat
1971 novel by Otfried Preußler
Five Children and It
1902 novel by E. Nesbit
Jumanji
children's book by Chris Van Allsburg
Stuart Little
1945 children's novel by E.B. White
The Little White Horse
novel by Elizabeth Goudge
The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter
The Borrowers
British children's novel, 1952, first in the Borrowers series by Mary Norton
The Tripods
British young adult novel series
Redwall
1986 novel by Brian Jacques
Kaiketsu Zorori
novel series by Yutaka Hara
Tom's Midnight Garden
1958 novel by Philippa Pearce
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
1965 novel by Yasutaka Tsutsui
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
2019 novel by Holly Jackson
Timm Thaler
1962 children's novel by James Krüss
Red Planet
novel by Robert A. Heinlein
Guess How Much I Love You
British children's book written by Sam McBratney and illustrated by Anita Jeram
De brief voor de Koning
literary work
The Rainbow Fish
1992 picture book by Marcus Pfister
Sora Iro no Tane
1964 picture book Rieko Nakagawa
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
1973 juvenile mystery fiction novel by John Bellairs
Peter-No-Tail
fictional cat created by Gösta Knutsson