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The best books on children's books, ranked by quality.

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  1. 49
    The Magician's Nephew C. S. Lewis · 1955
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (112 ratings)
    EN Fantasy Classics Middle grade
  2. 50
    The Very Hungry Caterpillars Finger Puppet Book Eric Carle · 1969
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (109 ratings)
    EN Picture books
  3. 51
    The Jungle Book Rudyard Kipling · 1893
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (39 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Children's books Middle grade
  4. 52
    Harry the Dirty Dog Gene Zion · 1956
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (21 ratings)
    EN Picture books
  5. 53
    Love You Forever Robert N. Munsch · 1986
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (21 ratings)
    EN Picture books
  6. 54
    The Wind in the Willows Kenneth Grahame · 1908
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (58 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Children's books Middle grade
  7. 55
    The tale of Despereaux Kate DiCamillo · 2003
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (54 ratings)
    EN Fairy tales & myth retellings Middle grade
  8. 56
    Maddi's fridge Lois Brandt · 2014
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (12 ratings)
    EN Picture books
  9. 57
    Bread and jam for Frances Russell Hoban · 1964
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (11 ratings)
    EN Picture books
  10. 58
    Invitation to the Game Monica Hughes · 1990
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (11 ratings)
    EN Dystopian Middle grade
  11. 59
    The Berenstain Bears Hug and Make Up (Berenstain Bears) Mike Berenstain · 2006
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (11 ratings)
    EN Picture books
  12. 60
    Dragons love tacos Adam Rubin · 2012
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (9 ratings)
    EN Picture books
  13. 61
    Just go to bed Mercer Mayer · 1983
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (7 ratings)
    EN Picture books
  14. 62
    Dr. Seuss's sleep book. Dr. Seuss, Seuss · 1962
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (6 ratings)
    EN Picture books
  15. 63
    Alice in Wonderland Lewis Carroll · 1897
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (65 ratings)
    EN Fantasy Classics Middle grade
  16. 64
    The potter's wheel. Vincent Chukwuemeka Ike · 1973
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (5 ratings)
    EN Children's books
  17. 65
    No coins, please Gordon Korman · 1984
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 (4 ratings)
    EN Middle grade
  18. 66
    Through the Looking-Glass Lewis Carroll · 1865
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (62 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Fantasy Classics Children's books
  19. 67
    White Fang Jack London · 1905
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (67 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Middle grade
  20. 68
    The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith, John Glore · 1992
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (20 ratings)
    EN Fairy tales & myth retellings Picture books Humorous fiction
  21. 69
    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain · 1876
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (257 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Middle grade
  22. 70
    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain · 1817
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (166 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Children's books Middle grade
  23. 71
    A cow called Boy C. Everard Palmer · 1973
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (11 ratings)
    EN Children's books
  24. 72
    The Enormous Potato Aubrey Davis · 1997
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (10 ratings)
    EN Picture books
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