Best children's books on Reddit
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#1
Roald Dahl
5.0
(7)
"James & the Giant Peach, The Magic Finger, Revolting Rhymes - Roald Dahl."
"Roald Dahl 100%!"
"I'd say pretty much anything by Roald Dahl (The Twits was my favourite)"
"Roald Dahl wrote some very popular children's books too."
"Any rohl darl books would work."
"Since you mention Dahl, I'll suggest Henry Sugar, since it was just confirmed for a movie in the news."
#2
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."
#3
Terry Pratchett
5.0
(5)
"The Tiffany Aching books by Terry Pratchett."
"Excellently written, and good enough for adults too!"
"Sir Terry Pratchetts younger series books; Truckers, Wings, Diggers, Dragons, Carpet People, etc plus Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents (an amazing read) plus any of his Tiffany Aching series."
"I've recently read The Bromeliad Trilogy by Terry Pratchett, beautifully written tales."
"I like The Bromeliad trilogy by Terry Pratchett."
#4
Jacqueline Wilson
5.0
(4)
"Jacqueline wilson is a great british author for kids/teens"
"Any Jacqueline Wilson book."
"Anything Jaqueline Wilson!"
"Anything by Jacqueline Wilson but particularly the Tracey Beaker series."
#5
C.S. Lewis
5.0
(4)
"Mine loves CS Lewis and also Cressida Cowell... Of course there is harry potter series."
"Definitely the whole Chronicles of Narnia series."
#6
Julia Donaldson
5.0
(4)
"Gruffalo and Gruffalo's Child"
"A lot of books written by Julia Donaldson."
"A lot of books written by Julia Donaldson."
"A lot of books written by Julia Donaldson."
#7
Lemony Snicket
4.8
(4)
"I still very much enjoy reading the series of unfortunate events by lemony Snicket."
"A Series of Unfortunate Events (my daughter has been obsessed with it at age 8, and read the whole series multiple times)."
"Maybe a series of unfortunate events."
"If you like the darkness of some of Roald Dahl's books."
#8
Enid Blyton
4.8
(4)
"Has you covered with the Faraway Tree books."
"Was much beloved in my house growing up."
"Anything by Enid Blyton."
"Anything by Enid Blyton."
#9
Beatrix Potter
5.0
(3)
"Moomin & Winnie the Pooh are whimsically absurd and beautifully illustrated."
"The Beatrix Potter books."
#10
Brian Jacques
5.0
(3)
"I loved the Redwall books by Brian Jacques."
"Fantastically written and paced, anthropomorphic animals."
"Was a favourite of mine that I haven't seen mentioned."
#11
Beverly Cleary
5.0
(3)
"Beverly Cleary’s Ramona Quimby books."
"The ramona quimby series by beverly cleary"
"I could read Ramona Quimby, Age 8 every day for the rest of my life and I don't know that it would get old."
#12
Dr. Seuss
5.0
(3)
"All Dr. Suess - my favorite is Go Dog Go!"
"Dr. Seuss. All of them are great for doing voices."
"Anything dr Seuss, Julia Donaldson, and Michael Morpurgo"
#13
Arnold Lobel
5.0
(3)
"Fables by Arnold Lobel."
"Very tender interactions between the main characters, and just some good nature vibes."
"All of the books of Frog and Toad by Arnold Libel."
#14
N/A
4.7
(3)
"The Book with No Pictures."
"*2 to 4 will get a kick out of "The Book with No Pictures"."
"And the associated Best Behavior series"
#15
David Walliams
5.0
(2)
"My children liked the David Walliams books."
"Books by David Walliams Like RatBurger, Gangsta Granny, Grandpa's great escape."
#16
Shel Silverstein
5.0
(2)
"Any Shel Silverstein"
#17
Rick Riordan
5.0
(2)
"The Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan."
"Is now one of my favorites."
#18
Lesléa Newman
5.0
(2)
"Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesléa Newman is a good one."
"Heather Has Two Mommies is a good one."
#19
Arthur Ransome
5.0
(2)
"Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome."
"First thing that came to mind."
#20
Jessica Townsend
5.0
(2)
"- [Nevermoor] by Jessica Townsend— my favorite series even as an adult."
"Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend."
#21
Kelly Barnhill
5.0
(2)
"- [The Girl Who Drank the Moon] by Kelly Barnhill."
#22
The Wind in the Willows
5.0
(2)
"Definitely The Wind in the Willows, Alice in Wonderland, The Little Prince, The Jungle Book, Winnie-the-Pooh..."
"Lovely prose"
#23
Norton Juster
5.0
(2)
"It’s illustrated and the jokes still hold up after all these years."
#25
Dolly Parton
5.0
(2)
"Dolly Parton imagination library sends a free age appropriate book every month."
"Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. Sign your kid up and they'll receive a free book in the mail every month until they're 5!"
#26
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."
#27
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."
#28
The Little Prince
5.0
(2)
"The little prince!"
"Little prince."
#29
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."
#30
Tuck Everlasting
5.0
(2)
"{{Tuck Everlasting}}"
"Tuck Everlasting is worth reading."
#31
Rachael Friesen
5.0
(2)
"The Sad Potato by Rachael Friesen."
"The Sad Potato by Rachael Friesen.
Funny, cute, potato puns and has a great message about taking a moment to calm down when you get emotional."
#32
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."
#33
Harry Potter
5.0
(2)
"Harry Potter, Watership Down, Narnia, Boxcar Children..."
"I’m 27 and reading them for the first time"
#34
Patrick Ness
5.0
(2)
"Is my favourite one."
"A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness is an amazing book."
#35
Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell
4.5
(2)
"The Edge Chronicles, by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell. These are tremendous."
"I really enjoyed them as a kid and they have some great illustrations too."
#36
Michael Morpurgo
4.5
(2)
"Anything by Michael Morpurgo. My favourite is Private Peaceful, but he’s better known for War Horse."
"Michael Morpurgo stuff…the Mozart question is a favourite."
#37
E Nesbitt
4.0
(2)
"Both were made into TV series and both were written over 100 years ago."
"Both were made into TV series and both were written over 100 years ago."
#38
Phillip Reeve
5.0
(1)
"The Mortal Engines series by Phillip Reeve, good enough to earn a Peter Jackson backed film series."
#39
Colin Meloy
5.0
(1)
"The Wildwood series by Colin Meloy, illustrated gorgeously by Carson Ellis."
#40
Omotayo Madojutimi
5.0
(1)
"The illustrations are gorgeous"
#41
Nancy Shaw
5.0
(1)
"Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw. There is a series of them."
#42
Tiffany Hammond
5.0
(1)
"All of them are written by autistic people."
#43
Sandra Boynton
5.0
(1)
"Grew up on Sandra Boynton books, SkippyJon Jones, and Llama Llama!"
#44
Helen Lester
5.0
(1)
"Helen LEster: Tacky the Penguin."
#45
It Takes Love To Make a Baby
5.0
(1)
"It talks specifically about sperm and sperm donors. It's very cute."
#46
Rosemary Wells
5.0
(1)
"Bunny Cakes by Rosemary Wells."
#47
Zak's Safari
5.0
(1)
"Zak's Safari is really cute with GORGEOUS illustrations."
#48
At the Back of the North Wind
5.0
(1)
"At the Back of the North Wind"
#49
Neale Donald Walsh
5.0
(1)
"The little soul and the sun by Neale Donald Walsh"
#50
James Herriot
5.0
(1)
"Amazing for kids and for their parents too."
#51
Cressida Cowell
5.0
(1)
"Mine loves CS Lewis and also Cressida Cowell (author of how to train your dragon....but mine prefers Wizards of once series)"
#52
Lissa Evans
5.0
(1)
"Modern books becoming classics."
#53
Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott
5.0
(1)
"If you want to know my favorites."
#54
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh
5.0
(1)
"Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh!"
#55
The Candymakers
5.0
(1)
"The Candymakers has a Roald Dahl vibe!"
#56
Watership Down
5.0
(1)
"Watership Down is outstanding!"
#57
A Little Princess
5.0
(1)
"I just read ‘a little Princess.’ I know it’s quite different from Roald Dahl but I absolutely loved it."
#58
Jon Klassen
5.0
(1)
"Jon Klassen’s hat books!"
#59
Peter G. Reynolds
5.0
(1)
"Is a real hoot."
#60
Cricket in Times Square
5.0
(1)
"Cricket in Times Square"
#61
Childcraft
5.0
(1)
"I had a couple growing up and they were intensely interesting."
#62
Josh Funk
5.0
(1)
"We absolutely LOVE the Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast series by Josh Funk."
#63
Edith Nesbit
5.0
(1)
"Edith Nesbit's books are v sweet and humorous and wholesome."
#64
Russel Hoban
5.0
(1)
"Jim's lion, by Russel Hoban, illustrated by Alexis Deacon, is a haunting and beautiful graphic novel about illness."
#65
Monica Arnaldo
5.0
(1)
"Oh man we loved Mr. S by Monica Arnaldo."
#66
Mo Willems
5.0
(1)
"I love Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus."
#67
AJ Sass
5.0
(1)
"If you want to know my favorites."
#68
Philip Pullman
5.0
(1)
"Philip Pullman, Michael Morpurgo, Ted Hughes"
#69
Maker Comics
5.0
(1)
"My son really likes a series called Maker Comics."
#70
Kenneth Grahame
5.0
(1)
"The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. It's warm and funny."
#71
Paul Zindal
5.0
(1)
"Paul Zindal books. The pigman. He has others too."
#72
Frances Hardinge
5.0
(1)
"For novels, Frances Hardinge (The Lie Tree, A Face Like Glass) and Diana Wynne Jones."
#73
Oscar Wilde
5.0
(1)
"“The Happy Prince and Other Tales” by Oscar Wilde!"
#74
Tove Jansson
5.0
(1)
"Tove Jansson's Moomin book (NOT comics) series is an absolute masterpiece"
#75
Charlotte Agell
5.0
(1)
"Maybe Tomorrow? by Charlotte Agell is a children's book conceptualizing grief."
#76
Richard Bach
5.0
(1)
"Jonathan Livingston Seagull, by Richard Bach."
#77
Elizabeth Kay
5.0
(1)
"My favourite childhood book was The Divide by Elizabeth Kay."
#78
Enchanted Lion
5.0
(1)
"The Chirri and Chirra series, published by Enchanted Lion, is gently surreal and truly wonderful."
#79
L. Frank Baum
5.0
(1)
"The wizard of oz serie and both the Alice in wonderland books"
#80
Oliver Butterworth
5.0
(1)
"[The Enormous Egg] is the story of a boy who finds an enormous egg that hatches into a triceratops."
#81
Eleanor Estes
5.0
(1)
"Pinky Pye by Eleanor Estes"
#82
John Bellairs
5.0
(1)
"House with a Clock in its Walls, or really anything by John Bellairs"
#83
TJ Klune
5.0
(1)
"I have a YA book you might find a good match: TJ Klune's *The House in the Cerulean Sea*"
#84
Jonathan Swift
4.0
(1)
"Gullivers travels by jonathan swift."
#85
Ursula K. Le Guin
4.0
(1)
"I wish I’d read LeGuin’s Earthsea books when I was 10-12."
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