Children's Lit Before 1923

1.
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden 4.16 avg rating — 1,263,025 ratings
2.
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass 4.06 avg rating — 597,632 ratings
3.
Peter Pan
Peter Pan 4.03 avg rating — 366,951 ratings
4.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 499,085 ratings
5.
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 1,079,847 ratings
6.
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows 4.02 avg rating — 235,232 ratings
7.
A Little Princess
A Little Princess 4.23 avg rating — 320,504 ratings
8.
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 2,393,015 ratings
9.
The Velveteen Rabbit
The Velveteen Rabbit 4.31 avg rating — 269,109 ratings
10.
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1)
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 255,378 ratings
11.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 3.92 avg rating — 996,671 ratings
12.
Heidi (Heidi, #1-2)
Heidi (Heidi, #1-2) 4.04 avg rating — 208,686 ratings
13.
Treasure Island
Treasure Island 3.85 avg rating — 528,240 ratings
14.
The Complete Fairy Tales
The Complete Fairy Tales 4.29 avg rating — 108,183 ratings
15.
Black Beauty
Black Beauty really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 293,941 ratings
16.
The Complete Tales
The Complete Tales 4.36 avg rating — 65,788 ratings
17.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3.83 avg rating — 1,318,906 ratings
18.
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales 4.23 avg rating — 219,179 ratings
19.
The Jungle Books
The Jungle Books 4.01 avg rating — 88,663 ratings
20.
The Story of Babar (Babar, #1)
The Story of Babar (Babar, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 59,344 ratings
21.
Just So Stories
Just So Stories 4.05 avg rating — 49,166 ratings
22.
A Child's Garden of Verses
A Child's Garden of Verses 4.27 avg rating — 26,590 ratings
23.
Aesop’s Fables
Aesop’s Fables
by: Aesop
4.05 avg rating — 128,592 ratings
24.
Gulliver’s Travels
Gulliver’s Travels 3.59 avg rating — 293,916 ratings
25.
Pollyanna (Pollyanna, #1)
Pollyanna (Pollyanna, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 90,469 ratings
26.
Five Children and It (The Psammead Trilogy, #1)
Five Children and It (The Psammead Trilogy, #1)
by: E. Nesbit
3.86 avg rating — 27,825 ratings
27.
Pinocchio
Pinocchio 3.84 avg rating — 87,069 ratings
28.
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (Five Little Peppers, #1)
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (Five Little Peppers, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 25,101 ratings
29.
The Marvelous Land of Oz (Oz, #2)
The Marvelous Land of Oz (Oz, #2) 3.80 avg rating — 25,278 ratings
30.
Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs 4.13 avg rating — 73,618 ratings
31.
The Swiss Family Robinson
The Swiss Family Robinson 3.91 avg rating — 108,846 ratings
32.
Perrault's Fairy Tales
Perrault's Fairy Tales 4.10 avg rating — 15,025 ratings
33.
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm 3.87 avg rating — 35,721 ratings
34.
The Railway Children
The Railway Children
by: E. Nesbit
4.02 avg rating — 62,869 ratings
35.
The Complete Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1-8)
The Complete Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1-8) 4.45 avg rating — 106,206 ratings
36.
Understood Betsy
Understood Betsy 4.24 avg rating — 14,803 ratings
37.
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper 3.87 avg rating — 123,986 ratings
38.
The Ransom of Red Chief
The Ransom of Red Chief
by: O. Henry
4.15 avg rating — 6,648 ratings
39.
Eight Cousins (Eight Cousins, #1)
Eight Cousins (Eight Cousins, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 39,277 ratings
40.
Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, #3)
Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, #3) 4.28 avg rating — 188,790 ratings
41.
The Light Princess
The Light Princess 4.03 avg rating — 8,965 ratings
42.
The Hunting of the Snark
The Hunting of the Snark 4.02 avg rating — 6,807 ratings
43.
The Enchanted Castle
The Enchanted Castle
by: E. Nesbit
3.82 avg rating — 9,168 ratings
44.
Rose in Bloom (Eight Cousins, #2)
Rose in Bloom (Eight Cousins, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 23,941 ratings
45.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #1)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 422,997 ratings
46.
Ozma of Oz (Oz, #3)
Ozma of Oz (Oz, #3) 3.95 avg rating — 26,632 ratings
47.
A Girl of the Limberlost (Limberlost, #2)
A Girl of the Limberlost (Limberlost, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 22,318 ratings
48.
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe 3.68 avg rating — 324,968 ratings
49.
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi 3.91 avg rating — 17,801 ratings
50.
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
The Pied Piper of Hamelin 3.91 avg rating — 3,041 ratings
51.
A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings
A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings 4.14 avg rating — 39,629 ratings
52.
The Happy Prince
The Happy Prince 4.20 avg rating — 36,799 ratings
53.
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy 3.91 avg rating — 24,408 ratings
54.
Cinderella
Cinderella 4.23 avg rating — 10,998 ratings
55.
Little Men (Little Women, #2)
Little Men (Little Women, #2) 3.88 avg rating — 66,922 ratings
56.
Captains Courageous
Captains Courageous 3.85 avg rating — 22,140 ratings
57.
The Princess and the Goblin
The Princess and the Goblin 4.02 avg rating — 40,119 ratings
58.
Kim
Kim 3.70 avg rating — 39,386 ratings
59.
The Water Babies
The Water Babies 3.38 avg rating — 9,744 ratings
60.
Raggedy Ann Stories
Raggedy Ann Stories 4.09 avg rating — 1,201 ratings
61.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (Oz, #4)
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (Oz, #4) 3.73 avg rating — 14,858 ratings
62.
Works of L. Frank Baum
Works of L. Frank Baum 4.07 avg rating — 71 ratings
63.
Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #2)
Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 141,697 ratings
64.
Tales from Shakespeare
Tales from Shakespeare 3.94 avg rating — 6,795 ratings
65.
The Blue Fairy Book
The Blue Fairy Book 4.05 avg rating — 10,216 ratings
66.
Daddy Long Legs / Dear Enemy
Daddy Long Legs / Dear Enemy 3.94 avg rating — 2,651 ratings
67.
The Phoenix and the Carpet (The Psammead Trilogy, #2)
The Phoenix and the Carpet (The Psammead Trilogy, #2)
by: E. Nesbit
4.04 avg rating — 9,662 ratings
68.
The Road to Oz (Oz, #5)
The Road to Oz (Oz, #5) 3.73 avg rating — 13,098 ratings
69.
The Birds' Christmas Carol
The Birds' Christmas Carol 4.01 avg rating — 1,984 ratings
70.
Anne of Avonlea (Anne of Green Gables, #2)
Anne of Avonlea (Anne of Green Gables, #2) 4.23 avg rating — 218,812 ratings
71.
The Story of Doctor Dolittle (Doctor Dolittle, #1)
The Story of Doctor Dolittle (Doctor Dolittle, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 51,243 ratings
72.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (Doctor Dolittle, #2)
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (Doctor Dolittle, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 17,467 ratings
72.
Jo's Boys (Little Women, #3)
Jo's Boys (Little Women, #3) 3.83 avg rating — 38,880 ratings
74.
Jack and Jill
Jack and Jill 3.87 avg rating — 5,228 ratings
75.
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood 4.15 avg rating — 24,860 ratings
76.
Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates
Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates 3.89 avg rating — 15,972 ratings
77.
The Emerald City of Oz (Oz, #6)
The Emerald City of Oz (Oz, #6) 3.86 avg rating — 11,573 ratings
78.
The Complete Fairy Tales
The Complete Fairy Tales 4.17 avg rating — 33,614 ratings
79.
Dear Enemy (Daddy-Long-Legs, #2)
Dear Enemy (Daddy-Long-Legs, #2) 3.92 avg rating — 12,889 ratings
80.
Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings
Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings 3.74 avg rating — 670 ratings
81.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 3.77 avg rating — 106,757 ratings
82.
The Patchwork Girl of Oz (Oz, #7)
The Patchwork Girl of Oz (Oz, #7) 3.86 avg rating — 9,458 ratings
83.
The Complete Fairy Tales
The Complete Fairy Tales 4.31 avg rating — 1,032 ratings
84.
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
The Complete Sherlock Holmes 4.51 avg rating — 214,386 ratings
85.
What Katy Did
What Katy Did 3.89 avg rating — 20,239 ratings
86.
The Lilac Fairy Book
The Lilac Fairy Book 4.08 avg rating — 1,304 ratings
87.
At the Back of the North Wind (Books of Wonder)
At the Back of the North Wind (Books of Wonder) 4.01 avg rating — 8,121 ratings
88.
The Bobbsey Twins: or, Merry Days Indoors and Out (The Bobbsey Twins, #1)
The Bobbsey Twins: or, Merry Days Indoors and Out (The Bobbsey Twins, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 6,338 ratings
89.
Tanglewood Tales: A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys
Tanglewood Tales: A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys 3.81 avg rating — 1,880 ratings
90.
Struwwelpeter: Fearful Stories and Vile Pictures to Instruct Good Little Folks
Struwwelpeter: Fearful Stories and Vile Pictures to Instruct Good Little Folks 3.79 avg rating — 1,325 ratings
91.
The Princess and Curdie
The Princess and Curdie 4.08 avg rating — 10,496 ratings
92.
The Story of the Amulet (The Psammead Trilogy, #3)
The Story of the Amulet (The Psammead Trilogy, #3)
by: E. Nesbit
3.97 avg rating — 4,599 ratings
93.
Max and Moritz: With Many More Mischief Makers
Max and Moritz: With Many More Mischief Makers 3.86 avg rating — 352 ratings
94.
Puck of Pook's Hill
Puck of Pook's Hill 3.85 avg rating — 2,992 ratings
95.
The Green Fairy Book
The Green Fairy Book 4.16 avg rating — 2,751 ratings
95.
Toby Tyler: Or Ten Weeks With a Circus
Toby Tyler: Or Ten Weeks With a Circus 3.67 avg rating — 466 ratings
95.
Peter in Blueberry Land
Peter in Blueberry Land 4.23 avg rating — 888 ratings
98.
The Lost Prince
The Lost Prince 3.84 avg rating — 3,255 ratings
99.
Five Children and It / The Phoenix and the Carpet / The Story of the Amulet (The Psammead Trilogy, #1-3)
Five Children and It / The Phoenix and the Carpet / The Story of the Amulet (The Psammead Trilogy, #1-3)
by: E. Nesbit
4.18 avg rating — 238 ratings
100.
Mother Carey's Chickens
Mother Carey's Chickens 4.20 avg rating — 636 ratings
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