Books written for children by authors who typically write for adults

1.
The Happy Prince and Other Tales
The Happy Prince and Other Tales 4.17 avg rating — 33,613 ratings
2.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, #1)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 15,582 ratings
3.
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats 4.07 avg rating — 29,326 ratings
3.
The Graveyard Book
The Graveyard Book 4.16 avg rating — 560,867 ratings
5.
The Wee Free Men: The Beginning (Discworld, #30 & #32) (Tiffany Aching #1-2)
The Wee Free Men: The Beginning (Discworld, #30 & #32) (Tiffany Aching #1-2) 4.50 avg rating — 3,795 ratings
5.
Coraline
Coraline 4.13 avg rating — 760,564 ratings
7.
Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Khalifa Brothers, #1)
Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Khalifa Brothers, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 37,173 ratings
7.
The Prince of Mist (Niebla, #1)
The Prince of Mist (Niebla, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 64,281 ratings
9.
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Fairyland, #1)
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Fairyland, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 41,352 ratings
9.
Why War Is Never a Good Idea
Why War Is Never a Good Idea 4.04 avg rating — 315 ratings
9.
The Watcher in the Shadows (Niebla #3)
The Watcher in the Shadows (Niebla #3) 3.84 avg rating — 25,592 ratings
12.
The Slightly Irregular Fire Engine: Or, the Hithering Thithering Djinn
The Slightly Irregular Fire Engine: Or, the Hithering Thithering Djinn really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 173 ratings
12.
The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There (Fairyland, #2)
The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There (Fairyland, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 10,524 ratings
12.
The Big Box
The Big Box 3.99 avg rating — 546 ratings
15.
Strange Angels (Strange Angels, #1)
Strange Angels (Strange Angels, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 41,369 ratings
16.
Betrayals (Strange Angels, #2)
Betrayals (Strange Angels, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 26,721 ratings
17.
Jealousy (Strange Angels, #3)
Jealousy (Strange Angels, #3) 4.14 avg rating — 23,267 ratings
18.
Defiance (Strange Angels, #4)
Defiance (Strange Angels, #4) 4.18 avg rating — 20,196 ratings
19.
Reckoning (Strange Angels, #5)
Reckoning (Strange Angels, #5) 4.10 avg rating — 13,327 ratings
20.
Enclave (Razorland, #1)
Enclave (Razorland, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 70,559 ratings
21.
Waifs and Strays
Waifs and Strays 4.11 avg rating — 2,751 ratings
22.
The Changeling Sea
The Changeling Sea 4.09 avg rating — 5,897 ratings
23.
Wildwood Dancing (Wildwood, #1)
Wildwood Dancing (Wildwood, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 31,973 ratings
24.
Cybele's Secret (Wildwood, #2)
Cybele's Secret (Wildwood, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 13,386 ratings
25.
Little (Grrl) Lost (Newford, #16)
Little (Grrl) Lost (Newford, #16) 3.75 avg rating — 2,008 ratings
26.
The Blue Girl (Newford, #15)
The Blue Girl (Newford, #15) 3.94 avg rating — 9,830 ratings