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Best Children's Books

Most-published children's books and picture books loved by generations.

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BibleBible1,200Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern), Glossaries, vocabularies, Early works to 1800, Bible6,084ukr, jpn, aym
Alice's Adventures in WonderlandLewis Carroll1,865Alice (fictitious character : carroll), fiction, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, fantasy, general, JUVENILE FICTION3,546guj, jpn, por
A Christmas CarolCharles Dickens, Groth1,843Children's fiction, Toy and movable books, Christmas, fiction, Children's plays, English3,198arm, jpn, por
Wuthering HeightsEmily Brontë1,846form:novel, genre:tragedy, genre:gothic, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)2,886arm, jpn, por
Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMark Twain1,876adventure and adventurers, Adventure stories, American fiction (fictional works by one author), American literature2,552arm, jpn, alb
Robinson CrusoeDaniel Defoe, J. J. Grandville1,686Crusoe, robinson (fictitious character), fiction, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Survival, Fiction2,419arm, por, bre
HamletWilliam Shakespeare1,603performing arts, Stage history, Reyes, reinas, soberanos, Venganza2,388arm, guj, sin
EmmaJane Austen1,815Social life and customs, Mate selection, Fiction, Fathers and daughters2,263heb, spa, rus
Oliver TwistCharles Dickens1,822Bildungsromans, Boys, Brigands and robbers, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)2,209jpn, por, dan
Frankenstein or The Modern PrometheusMary Shelley1,818Frankenstein (Fictitious character), Frankenstein's monster (Fictitious character), Fiction, Victor Frankenstein (Fictitious character)2,188spa, rus, ger
A Tale of Two CitiesCharles Dickens1,800British, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Children's fiction, Criticism and interpretation2,059guj, jpn, por
The Wonderful Wizard of OzL. Frank Baum1,899Witches, Toy and movable books, Spanish language materials, Fiction2,052arm, jpn, alb
Treasure IslandRobert Louis Stevenson1,880Fiction, Treasure Island (Imaginary place), Treasure-trove, Pirates1,988guj, jpn, alb
Little WomenLouisa May Alcott1,848Romans, Jeunes filles, Soeurs, Sisters1,888pol, spa, rus
MacbethWilliam Shakespeare1,508Drama, Regicides, Kings and rulers, Texts1,847arm, jpn, alb
Gulliver's TravelsJonathan Swift1,726YA, Young adult, Juvenile, Fiction1,810arm, jpn, por
The Call of the WildJack London1,903Gold discoveries, Bienestar, Lobos, Descubrimiento de oro1,699eng, gle, heb
King LearWilliam Shakespeare1,608Drama, King Lear (Legendary character), Fathers and daughters, Kings and rulers1,614arm, jpn, por
The Secret GardenFrances Hodgson Burnett1,911Fiction, general, Friendship, fiction, People with disabilities, fiction, Great britain, fiction1,594spa, und, cat
Don Quijote de la ManchaMiguel de Cervantes Saavedra1,600Don Quixote (Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de), Quotations, Knights and knighthood, Social life and customs1,591jpn, ori, alb
Great ExpectationsCharles Dickens1,861Authors, Benefactors, Bildungsromans, Boys1,489heb, spa, rus
A Midsummer Night's DreamWilliam Shakespeare1,600Drama, Courtship, Plays, Hippolyta (Greek mythology)1,483jpn, por, dan
A Study in ScarletArthur Conan Doyle1,887Action & Adventure Fiction, aortic aneurysm, Battle of Maiwand, Blessing and cursing1,447eng, por, fre
Through the Looking-GlassLewis Carroll1,865Fantasy, Fiction, English Nonsense verses, Children's poetry, English1,378ger, jpn, ukr
The Wind in the WillowsKenneth Grahame1,908Children's fiction, Animals, fiction, Friendship, fiction, England, fiction1,346pol, heb, spa
The Hound of the BaskervillesArthur Conan Doyle1,900crime novel, English Civil War, mires, tors1,308jpn, por, kor
Anne of Green GablesLucy Maud Montgomery1,908Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Country life, Friendship1,299pol, spa, jpn
Julius CaesarWilliam Shakespeare1,656Antoine (Marcus Antonius), Assassination, Assassins, Bibliography1,226jpn, alb, por
Jane EyreCharlotte Brontë1,847Fiction, Romance, Historical", Man-woman relationships, fiction1,170pol, spa, rus
The Time MachineH. G. Wells1,895Self-experimentation in medicine in fiction, Fiction, Time travel in fiction, Dystopias in fiction1,146epo, pol, spa
WaldenHenry David Thoreau1,854Biography, Homes and haunts, American Authors, Social life and customs1,138eng, fre, chi
Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog)Jerome Klapka Jérôme1,889Humorous stories, Male friendship, Description and travel, Humor (Fiction)1,133epo, heb, guj
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories]Arthur Conan Doyle1,892Classic Literature, Murder, Mystery, Conclusions1,132pol, spa, may
Moll FlandersDaniel Defoe1,722Fiction, Social life and customs, Criminals, English Picaresque literature1,114heb, spa, rus
Mansfield ParkJane Austen1,814Love stories, English, Fiction, Romance, Historical, Regency, Social life and customs, Adoptees, fiction1,108eng, rus, ger
Les Trois MousquetairesAlexandre Dumas, Auguste Maquet1,844History, Fiction, Swordsmen, France in fiction1,103eng, glg, ger
King Solomon's MinesH. Rider Haggard1,880Children's fiction, Mines and mineral resources, fiction, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Large type books1,091eng, ger, tur
ἸλιάςΌμηρος1,505Odysseus (Greek mythology), Juvenile poetry, Readers, Greeks1,084arm, por, gre
ὈδύσσειαΌμηρος1,488great_books_of_the_western_world, Poetry, Fiction, Classical literature1,062arm, por, gre
Hard TimesCharles Dickens1,854Fiction, Social problems, Utilitarianism, Education1,028pol, heb, spa
The Legend of Sleepy HollowWashington Irving1,820Fiction, Ghosts, History, Children's stories, American1,017jpn, baq, por
Northanger AbbeyJane Austen1,818Mate selection, Cousins, Fiction, Young women1,013pol, heb, spa
Ethan FromeEdith Wharton1,910Accident victims, American fiction (fictional works by one author), American literature, Children's fiction1,000eng, ger, spa
Captains CourageousRudyard Kipling1,896Teenage boys, Fishers, Fiction, Interpersonal relations990heb, spa, und
The Railway ChildrenEdith Nesbit1,900Brothers and sisters, Children's stories, Classic Literature, Country life985eng, ger, spa
The Sign of FourArthur Conan Doyle1,889Crime & Mystery, classic fiction, Andamanese, arrow poisons961spa, mul, ger
The MoonstoneWilkie Collins1,800Fiction, Jewelry theft, East Indians, Police958heb, spa, rus
Die VerwandlungFranz Kafka1,915Fantasy fiction, Children's fiction, Lectures et morceaux choisis, Fantastique953spa, jpn, ger
Five Children and ItEdith Nesbit1,905Fiction, Fairies, Wishes, Brothers and sisters950eng, ger, spa
KimRudyard Kipling1,901Fiction, Irish, Lamas, Irish in fiction934pol, heb, spa
Antony and CleopatraWilliam Shakespeare1,734Antonius, Marcus,, Antonius, Marcus, 83?-30 B.C., Bibliography, Drama917jpn, por, dan
The Thirty-Nine StepsJohn Buchan1,915Hannay, richard (fictitious character), fiction, Great britain, fiction, Fiction, espionage, English language881spa, ita, ger
The Adventures of Tom SawyerMark Twain1,817The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain, 1835-1910, 19th Century879mal, jpn, fin
The Last of the MohicansJames Fenimore Cooper1,826Adventure stories, Ficción, Fiction, Frontier and pioneer life862pol, spa, rus
David CopperfieldCharles Dickens1,800British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), Children's fiction, Orphans, fiction, England, fiction846jpn, alb, por
King Richard IIWilliam Shakespeare1,597Drama, History, Quartos, Bibliography840heb, spa, und
My ÁntoniaWilla Cather1,818Literature, Frontier and pioneer life, Czech Americans, Married women832eng, heb, ita
The Old Curiosity ShopCharles Dickens1,800Fiction, Girls, Gamblers, Grandfathers825heb, spa, jpn
Anne's House of DreamsLucy Maud Montgomery1,917Country life, Marriage, Juvenile fiction, Friendship822eng, ger, pol
The Scarlet LetterNathaniel Hawthorne1,850American fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, History, Triangles (Interpersonal relations)818chi, eng
Anne of AvonleaLucy Maud Montgomery1,909Fiction, History, Juvenile fiction, Orphans813eng, chi, fre
The TempestWilliam Shakespeare1,611English literature: Shakespeare criticism, English literature: Shakespeare texts, Plays / Drama, Literary Criticism804jpn, por, dan
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtMark Twain1,889Time travel, Fiction, Arthurian romances, Kings and rulers788eng, heb, spa
The Taming of the ShrewWilliam Shakespeare1,631Drama, Married people, Sex role, Man-woman relationships788jpn, epo, spa
Anne of the IslandLucy Maud Montgomery1,826College students, Friendship, Universities and colleges, Fiction781eng, chi, ara
CoriolanusWilliam Shakespeare1,734Drama, Generals, History, Juvenile drama780heb, spa, und
The Cricket on the HearthCharles Dickens1,846English Christmas stories, Short stories, Christmas stories, Social life and customs774eng, chi, fre
The Mill on the FlossGeorge Eliot, Rosalyn Landor1,800Brothers and sisters, Women clergy, Infanticide, Open Library Staff Picks761spa, por, fre
Richard IIIWilliam Shakespeare1,597Drama, History, Kings and rulers in literature, Textual Criticism759epo, pol, heb
The Valley of FearArthur Conan Doyle1,914English Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, Private investigators, Private investigators in fiction758cat, spa, ita
The Prince and the PauperMark Twain1,881Readers, Fiction, Poor, Kings and rulers755spa, ita, ger
Leaves of GrassWalt Whitman1,855Manuscripts, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, Gay poets, Presidents755pol, heb, spa
The Blue Fairy BookAndrew Lang, Andrew Lang1,889Fairy tales, Folklore, Fiction, fantasy, general, Fiction, general752eng, spa, rus
The Princess and the GoblinGeorge MacDonald1,872Classic Literature, Fantasy, Fiction, Juvenile Fiction750eng, chi, ger
Tess of the d'UrbervillesThomas Hardy1,707Fiction, Man-woman relationships, fiction, Poor families, fiction, Women murderers, fiction747eng, rus, ger
The Lost WorldArthur Conan Doyle1,900Adventure stories, Atlantis, Dinosaurs, Discovery and exploration747spa, rus, cze
The Marvelous Land of OzL. Frank Baum1,904Children's stories, American, Juvenile fiction, Translations into Russian, Children's literature, English724eng, ara, rus
Robin HoodHoward Pyle1,883Children's fiction, Robin hood (legendary character), fiction, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, England, fiction724spa, tur, ger
The Canterbury TalesGeoffrey Chaucer, John E. Cunningham1,478Death, English Narrative poetry, Juvenile poetry, Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages in literature722est, enm, rus
The Book of DragonsEdith Nesbit1,973Juvenile fiction, Children's stories, English, Fiction, Fairy tales706eng, fre, spa
OthelloWilliam Shakespeare1,622Drama, Othello (Fictitious character), Printing, Specimens702arm, jpn, alb
Ozma of OzL. Frank Baum1,907Fantasy, Children's stories, Children's stories, American, Juvenile fiction701eng, fre, spa
Le petit princeAntoine de Saint-Exupéry1,943adventure, fantasy, friendship, love688arm, jpn, por
Uncle Tom's CabinHarriet Beecher Stowe1,850Master and servant, Slavery, Plantation life, Uncle Tom (Fictitious character)688arm, yid, spa
The Pilgrim's ProgressJohn Bunyan1,678Bibliography, Readers, Fiction, Spiritual life683epo, paa, ger
The Mayor of CasterbridgeThomas Hardy1,800British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Wessex (england), fiction, Fathers and daughters, fiction, Long Now Manual for Civilization676eng, heb, guj
Do It for Me, Please!Jay Vaughn, Soledad Cook2,023Family, Children's fiction673kin, ven, sna
The JungleUpton Sinclair1,707Slaughtering and slaughter-houses, Sociology, Lithuanian Americans, Fiction673pol, spa, cze
Rainbow ValleyLucy Maud Montgomery1,919Orphans, Fiction, French-Canadian fiction, Polish language materials671pol, enm, dan
The Story of the Treasure SeekersEdith Nesbit1,899Fiction, Brothers and sisters, Imagination, Moneymaking projects in fiction653heb, und, ger
Twelfth NightWilliam Shakespeare1,734Drama, Brothers and sisters, Twins, Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks649eng, fre, chi
The Red Badge of CourageStephen Crane1,8551783-1865, American Manuscripts, Cartoons and comics, Chancellorsville, Battle of, Chancellorsville, Va., 1863639spa, kor, chi
Rilla of InglesideLucy Maud Montgomery1,920Children and war, Juvenile fiction, Family life, World War, 1914-1918637pol, spa, fre
The Emerald City of OzL. Frank Baum1,910Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Oz (Imaginary place), Fantasy634eng
King Henry VWilliam Shakespeare1,600Drama, open_syllabus_project, History, Sources631spa, und, ger
The Prisoner of ZendaAnthony Hope, Gary Hoppenstand1,800Fiction, Adventure, Fiction, action & adventure, Ruritania (imaginary place), fiction627eng, heb, ara
Silas MarnerGeorge Eliot, John O'Connor1,800Weavers, Social life and customs, Conduct of life, Foundlings625spa, und, jpn
Dorothy and the Wizard in OzL. Frank Baum1,908Fairy tales, Fiction, Oz (Imaginary place), Fantasy622eng, pol, spa
The Second Jungle BookRudyard Kipling1,887Romans, Enfants sauvages, Jungles, Faune de la jungle611fre, eng, rus
Goldsmith's The vicar of WakefieldOliver Goldsmith1,111Abduction, Children of clergy, Clergy, Fiction609spa, und, jpn
Jo's BoysLouisa May Alcott, Success Oceo1,886Fiction, Family life, Boarding schools, Schools597eng, spa, und
Eight cousinsLouisa May Alcott1,874Fiction, Cousins, Orphans, Juvenile fiction596chi, eng, jpn
The Scarlet PimpernelEmma Orczy1,900Classic Literature, Adventure and adventurers, Open Library Staff Picks, Juvenile fiction591pol, spa, sun
The Lost Princess of OzL. Frank Baum1,917Fantasy, Juvenile literature, Children's stories, Classic Literature591eng
His Last Bow [8 stories]Arthur Conan Doyle1,917short stories, Detective and mystery fiction, Fiction, Mystery fiction583pol, spa, jpn
The Story of the AmuletEdith Nesbit1,905Roman pour la jeunesse, Litterature fantastique, Classic Literature, Fiction578eng, heb, ger
The Invisible ManH. G. Wells0Ciencia-ficción, Classic Literature, Fiction, Mentally ill563spa, rus, ger
The Turn of the ScrewHenry James1,898Governesses, fiction, Children, fiction, Fiction, ghost, Fiction, fantasy563eng, chi, fre
The Complete Life and Adventures of Santa ClausL. Frank Baum1,902Fantasy, Fiction, Juvenile Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy560eng, fre
Lorna DooneR. D. Blackmore1,656Readers, Fiction, Monmouth's Rebellion, 1685, Fiction, romance, historical, general556heb, per, und
PollyannaEleanor Hodgman Porter, Porter1,912Aunts, Cheerfulness, Classic Literature, Conduct of life552pol, heb, rus
HereticsGilbert Keith Chesterton1,905Criticism, English Authors, English essays, Essays551pol, spa, cze
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking GlassLewis Carroll1,889adventure and adventurers, adventure and adventurers, fiction, adventure stories, adventure travel543pol, spa, rus
Adam BedeGeorge Eliot, Robert Lewis Weed1,800Fiction, England in fiction, Infanticide in fiction, Women clergy540spa, rus, cze
The Pickwick PapersCharles Dickens1,800Fiction, Men, Societies and clubs, Male friendship538eng, spa, ita
The Jungle BookRudyard Kipling1,893Jungles, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Animals538spa, rus, ger
The Road to OzL. Frank Baum1,909Fairy tales, Juvenile Fiction, Fiction, Oz (Imaginary place)533eng, spa
The Murders in the Rue MorgueEdgar Allan Poe1,841Murder, Fiction, American Detective and mystery stories, C. Auguste Dupin (Fictitious character)532epo, heb, spa
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories]Arthur Conan Doyle1,893Crime & Mystery, catalepsy, amyl nitrate, suicide by hanging530spa, fre, jpn
The Sea FairiesL. Frank Baum1,911Children's stories, Juvenile fiction, Classic Literature, Fiction528rus, eng
Les MisérablesVictor Hugo1,862Poor, Fiction, Readers, Fiction, historical526yid, spa, rus
Little menLouisa May Alcott1,885Louisa May Alcott, Children, Children's, Kid's517fre, eng, ger
Baum's American Fairy TalesL. Frank Baum1,901Children's stories, American, Juvenile Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy514eng
The Crimson Fairy BookAndrew Lang1,903Fairy tales, Folklore, Fiction, fantasy, general, Children's stories510eng, spa
Sky IslandL. Frank Baum1,912Fantasy, Children's fiction, Fantasy fiction, Adventure and adventurers, fiction510eng
The Happy Prince and other talesOscar Wilde1,888Fairy tales, Large type books, Children's fiction, Humour508heb, spa, rus
The Orange Fairy BookAndrew Lang1,906Fairy tales, Fantasy fiction, Fiction, short stories (single author), Children's fiction504jpn, baq, fin
The Scarecrow of OzL. Frank Baum1,915Classic Literature, Fantasy, Fiction, Fairy tales503eng
Allan QuatermainH. Rider Haggard1,887Children's fiction, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Adventure stories, Adventure and adventurers499spa, ger, swa
The Patchwork Girl of OzL. Frank Baum1,913Fantasy, Juvenile fiction, Fairy tales, Children's fiction496eng
At the Back of the North WindGeorge MacDonald1,871Fairy tales, Children's fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Death, fiction496rus, und, tur
This Side of ParadiseF. Scott Fitzgerald1,920Fiction, Romance, Historical", Young men, fiction495por, eng, spa
The Magic of OzL. Frank Baum1,919Fantasy, Juvenile fiction, Wizard of Oz (Fictitious character), Dorothy Gale (Fictitious character)494eng, fre
MoonfleetJohn Meade Falkner1,946Smuggling, Juvenile fiction, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Friendship, fiction492heb, spa, und
Tik-Tok of OzL. Frank Baum1,914Fairy tales, Fantasy fiction, Juvenile fiction, Fiction490eng
Rinkitink in OzL. Frank Baum1,916Classic Literature, Fantasy, Fantasy fiction, Fiction488eng, ger
The Princess and CurdieGeorge MacDonald1,832Fairy tales, Princesses, Fiction, Fiction, general487und, eng
IvanhoeSir Walter Scott1,800Fiction, History, Knights and knighthood, Jews480spa, rus, und
The Red Fairy BookAndrew Lang1,890Fairy tales, Folklore, Fiction, fantasy, general, Children's fiction480eng
The Enchanted CastleEdith Nesbit1,907Fiction, Fantasy, Magic, Rings478spa, por, eng
The Coral IslandRobert Michael Ballantyne, Ralph Crane1,858Fiction, Adventure and adventurers, Shipwrecks, Juvenile fiction473eng, gle, heb
CranfordElizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell1,853Fiction, Older women, Villages, Sisters473fin, eng, spa
Howards EndE. M. Forster1,910Fiction, Inheritance and succession, Sisters, Country homes467spa, ger, fre
As You Like ItWilliam Shakespeare1,734Drama, Fathers and daughters, Exiles, Juvenile drama467jpn, dan, pan
The White CompanyArthur Conan Doyle1,890Archers, British, Classic Literature, Fiction463spa, und, fre
The Tin Woodman of OzL. Frank Baum1,918Giants, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Oz (Imaginary place)461eng
The HobbitJ.R.R. Tolkien1,937Arkenstone, Battle of Five Armies, invisibility, thrushes460epo, ger, pol
The Violet Fairy Book (Large Print)Andrew Lang1,901Fairy tales, Children's fiction, Fiction, fantasy, general459eng
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