Best children's books on Reddit
120 reviews from r/suggestmeabook, r/genewolfe, r/WitchesVsPatriarchy and 9 more subreddits
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#1
Neil Gaiman
4.8
(6)
"Is lovely."
"The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman."
"I would recommend Coraline & The Graveyard Book."
"Coraline is amazing."
"Is one of my all-time favorites!"
"For a more modern whimsical tale, I love Coraline by Neil Gaiman."
#2
Shel Silverstein
5.0
(3)
"Any Shel Silverstein"
"Adding: Shel Silverstein, illustrated poetry (Where the Sidewalk Ends is my personal favorite)."
#3
Lemony Snicket
4.7
(3)
"I still very much enjoy reading the series of unfortunate events by lemony Snicket."
"Maybe a series of unfortunate events."
"If you like the darkness of some of Roald Dahl's books."
#4
Jessica Townsend
5.0
(2)
"- [Nevermoor] by Jessica Townsend— my favorite series even as an adult."
"Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend."
#5
Choco
5.0
(2)
"A Mother for Choco is great (definitely adoptive parent/adoptee focused, not birth family focused)."
"We loved A Mother for Choco."
#6
Norton Juster
5.0
(2)
"It’s illustrated and the jokes still hold up after all these years."
#7
We’ll Paint the Octopus Red
5.0
(2)
"Another vote for "We’ll Paint the Octopus Red"."
"Another vote for We’ll Paint the Octopus Red."
#8
The Little Prince
5.0
(2)
"The little prince!"
"Little prince."
#9
Scott O'Dell
5.0
(2)
"Scott O'Dell's Island of the Blue Dolphins and The Black Pearl I recommend as well."
"Island of the Blue Dolphin's by Scott O'Dell."
#10
Patrick Ness
5.0
(2)
"Is my favourite one."
"A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness is an amazing book."
#11
Kelly Barnhill
5.0
(2)
"- [The Girl Who Drank the Moon] by Kelly Barnhill."
#12
Arnold Lobel
5.0
(2)
"Very tender interactions between the main characters, and just some good nature vibes."
"All of the books of Frog and Toad by Arnold Libel."
#13
N/A
5.0
(2)
"The Book with No Pictures."
"*2 to 4 will get a kick out of "The Book with No Pictures"."
#14
Michael Ende
5.0
(2)
"The best children's book, IMO, is The Neverending Story. It's a lot different from the movie, and better."
"The Neverending Story by Michael Ende is a wonder."
#16
Rick Riordan
5.0
(2)
"The Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan."
"Is now one of my favorites."
#17
Roald Dahl
5.0
(2)
"I love everything by Roald Dahl."
"I love all his books, but this one is my absolute favourite!"
#18
Caroline Jayne Church
5.0
(1)
"I Love You Through and Through by Caroline Jayne Church"
#19
Frog and Toad
5.0
(1)
"I loved Frog and Toad as a child."
#20
The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog
5.0
(1)
"*The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog*"
#21
Furthermore
5.0
(1)
"*Furthermore*"
#22
Island of the Aunts
5.0
(1)
"*Island of the Aunts*"
#23
The Pushcart War
5.0
(1)
"*The Pushcart War*"
#24
The Way Back
5.0
(1)
"*The Way Back*, by Gavriel Savit"
#25
Hamra and the Jungle of Memories
5.0
(1)
"*Hamra and the Jungle of Memories*"
#26
The Mysterious Benedict Society
5.0
(1)
"The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Fablehaven series!! They’re so enjoyable and have held up to recent rereadings."
#27
James and the Giant Peach
5.0
(1)
"{{James and the Giant Peach}}"
#28
Tuck Everlasting
5.0
(1)
"{{Tuck Everlasting}}"
#29
The Parker Inheritance
5.0
(1)
"{{The Parker Inheritance}}"
#30
Sounder
5.0
(1)
"{{Sounder}}"
#31
Where the Red Fern Grows
5.0
(1)
"{{Where the Red Fern Grows}}"
#32
The Chronicles of Prydain
5.0
(1)
"The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander."
#33
Milo and the Wisdom of the Sea
5.0
(1)
"Milo and the Wisdom of the sea. It’s an early reader that helps kids cope with loss and learn resilience."
#34
The Kissing Hand
5.0
(1)
"Two possibilities are The Kissing Hand and The Invisible String."
#35
James Howe
5.0
(1)
"The Bunnicula series by James Howe has a cat, a dog and a rabbit."
#36
Redwall
5.0
(1)
"Redwall series"
#37
Clive Barker
5.0
(1)
"Do yourself a favor and read The Thief of Always by Clive Barker."
#38
Arthur Ransome
5.0
(1)
"Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome."
#39
Tove Jansson
5.0
(1)
"You should absolutely give any of the Moomin books by Tove Jansson a try!"
#40
E. L. Konigsburg
5.0
(1)
"From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg."
#41
Susan Cooper
5.0
(1)
"Susan Cooper’s Dark is Rising sequence are my favourite children’s books ever."
#42
Kazu Kibuishi
5.0
(1)
"Amulet series by Kazu Kibuishi, graphic novels."
#43
Laura Ingalls Wilder
5.0
(1)
"Laura Ingalls Wilder."
#44
Beverly Cleary
5.0
(1)
"Beverly Cleary."
#45
Alan Bradley
5.0
(1)
"The Flavia de Luce series by Alan Bradley is very good."
#46
Tony DiTerlizzi
5.0
(1)
"Spiderwick Chronicles could be another option."
#47
Kelley Armstrong
5.0
(1)
"I've loved The Royal Guide to Monster Slaying by Kelley Armstrong."
#48
Julia Cook
5.0
(1)
"* The Judgmental Flower – Julia Cook."
#49
Alexander Key
5.0
(1)
"Wonderful children’s books, *The Forgotten Door* being the most well-known."
#50
B.J. Novak
5.0
(1)
"The Book With No Pictures."
#51
C.S. Lewis
5.0
(1)
"Narnia was a classic , also Percy Jackson was great."
#52
Louis Sachar
5.0
(1)
"Also recommend holes by Louis Sakar."
#53
Jacqueline Wilson
5.0
(1)
"I LOVED hetty feather as a kid."
#54
Andrew Lang
5.0
(1)
"Collect and translate a huge range of fairy tales from many sources."
#55
Tamora Pierce
5.0
(1)
"Tamora Pierce’s books are all the bomb dot com."
#56
Keiko Kasza
5.0
(1)
"We loved A Mother for Choco."
#57
PJ Library
5.0
(1)
"Sign up for PJ Library."
#58
Little Engine
5.0
(1)
"My toddler’s current favorite is ‘Little Engine and friends’."
#59
Grover
5.0
(1)
"The Monster at the end of this Book- perfect that Grover voice."
#60
Dragons Love Tacos
5.0
(1)
"Dragons Love Tacos is so good."
#61
Bodies Are Cool
5.0
(1)
"Bodies Are Cool - a children’s book about body positivity."
#62
The Secret Garden
5.0
(1)
"I often recommend children's classics as comfort reading."
#63
The Golden Compass Trilogy
5.0
(1)
"The Golden Compass Trilogy! I just finished reading it out loud."
#64
Bridge to Terabithia
5.0
(1)
"Bridge to Terabithia."
#65
Bunnicula series
5.0
(1)
"The Bunnicula series by Howe."
#66
A Long Walk to Water
5.0
(1)
#67
Harry Potter
5.0
(1)
"I’m 27 and reading them for the first time"
#68
The Egypt Game
5.0
(1)
#69
The Secret World of Og
5.0
(1)
#70
The BFG
5.0
(1)
"Some of my favorite books that i read in class as a kid were the BFG by Roald Dahl and The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman."
#71
The Graveyard Book
5.0
(1)
"Fantastic books, fantastic messages."
#72
Beatrix Potter
5.0
(1)
#73
A.A. Milne
5.0
(1)
#74
Duck Death and the Tulip
5.0
(1)
"The top two are my favorites."
#75
Erin Hunter
5.0
(1)
"Definitely definitely the Warriors books by Erin Hunter!"
#76
Patrice Karst
5.0
(1)
"Recently I picked up The Invisible String by Patrice Karst."
#77
Alexus McNally
5.0
(1)
"I'm Not Afraid and the Tree Monster by Alexus McNally."
#78
Linda Smith
5.0
(1)
"Mrs. Biddlebox by Linda Smith."
#79
Michael Rosen
5.0
(1)
"Michael Rosen’s Sad Book."
#80
Max Porter
5.0
(1)
"I would recommend 'Grief is the Thing with Feathers' by Max Porter for her when the time comes."
#81
Jon Muth
5.0
(1)
"Some of our favorites to get you started: * anything by Jon Muth"
#82
Joe Cepeda
5.0
(1)
"Joe cepeda makes books that are always fun and accomplishable"
#83
Dr. Seuss
5.0
(1)
"Dr. Seuss. All of them are great for doing voices."
#84
Nancy Tillman
5.0
(1)
"The Nancy Tillman books are lovely!"
#85
Kar Ben Publishing
5.0
(1)
"There’s a Jewish children’s book publisher called Kar Ben Publishing that has tons of titles available!"
#86
A Mighty Girl
5.0
(1)
"Check out A Mighty Girl, they are full of amazing book lists and resources for raising mighty girls."
#87
Bluey
5.0
(1)
"There’s a cartoon out of Australia that’s extremely popular with the pre-K set, called 'Bluey'."
#88
Paper Bag Princess
5.0
(1)
"I would suggest Paper Bag Princess."
#89
BONE
4.0
(1)
"BONE is an incredible comic but gets more violent as the series progresses, more for an older child."
#90
The Adventures of Pinocchio
4.0
(1)
"The Adventures of Pinnochio is delightful, though often grim."
#91
Arthur Books
4.0
(1)
"The "Arthur" books and cartoons may work w/ his little sister D.W."
#92
Berenstain Bears series
4.0
(1)
"Same with the Berenstein Bears series."
#93
Bill Peat
4.0
(1)
"Bill Peat books are good if you want illustrated stories."
#94
Harold Bloom
4.0
(1)
"I like Harold Bloom’s Children Collection…"
#95
Daniel Tiger
4.0
(1)
"We have Daniel Tiger Remembering Blue Fish and still read it from time to time."
#96
Bob Books
4.0
(1)
"The Bob book series is good for this."
#97
Baby Loves Science
4.0
(1)
"There’s a series called Baby Loves Science of board books."
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