Best Surreal Children's Books!

1.
Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are 4.25 avg rating — 1,042,957 ratings
2.
The Velveteen Rabbit
The Velveteen Rabbit 4.31 avg rating — 269,099 ratings
3.
The Polar Express
The Polar Express 4.32 avg rating — 246,415 ratings
4.
Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham
by: Dr. Seuss
4.31 avg rating — 830,091 ratings
5.
Journey (Journey Trilogy #1)
Journey (Journey Trilogy #1) 4.38 avg rating — 13,413 ratings
6.
Harold and the Purple Crayon (Harold, #1)
Harold and the Purple Crayon (Harold, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 146,258 ratings
7.
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish (I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books)
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish (I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books)
by: Dr. Seuss
4.18 avg rating — 212,503 ratings
8.
Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
by: Dr. Seuss
4.37 avg rating — 435,025 ratings
9.
The Wolves in the Walls
The Wolves in the Walls 4.04 avg rating — 18,375 ratings
10.
Quest (Journey Trilogy #2)
Quest (Journey Trilogy #2) 4.35 avg rating — 4,794 ratings
11.
A Bad Case of Stripes (Scholastic Bookshelf)
A Bad Case of Stripes (Scholastic Bookshelf) 4.26 avg rating — 87,474 ratings
12.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
by: Dr. Seuss
4.38 avg rating — 439,077 ratings
13.
Peter Pan
Peter Pan 4.03 avg rating — 366,932 ratings
14.
Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Långstrump, #1)
Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Långstrump, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 206,930 ratings
15.
Pinocchio
Pinocchio 3.84 avg rating — 87,064 ratings
16.
Flotsam
Flotsam 4.24 avg rating — 26,985 ratings
17.
The Arrival
The Arrival
by: Shaun Tan
4.35 avg rating — 59,072 ratings
18.
Millions of Cats
Millions of Cats 4.09 avg rating — 22,599 ratings
19.
The Phantom Tollbooth
The Phantom Tollbooth 4.20 avg rating — 301,781 ratings
20.
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore 4.46 avg rating — 13,988 ratings
21.
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Where the Sidewalk Ends 4.35 avg rating — 1,482,917 ratings
22.
The Lorax
The Lorax
by: Dr. Seuss
4.35 avg rating — 363,654 ratings
23.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, #1)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 141,448 ratings
24.
Animalia
Animalia 4.27 avg rating — 23,013 ratings
25.
Outside Over There
Outside Over There 3.86 avg rating — 3,970 ratings
26.
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back (The Cat in the Hat, #2)
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back (The Cat in the Hat, #2)
by: Dr. Seuss
3.91 avg rating — 32,250 ratings
27.
Nutcracker
Nutcracker 3.88 avg rating — 24,064 ratings
28.
The Graveyard Book
The Graveyard Book 4.16 avg rating — 560,836 ratings
29.
Free Fall
Free Fall 3.94 avg rating — 2,680 ratings
30.
King Bidgood's in the Bathtub
King Bidgood's in the Bathtub 4.22 avg rating — 12,441 ratings
31.
The Neverending Story
The Neverending Story 4.18 avg rating — 215,942 ratings
32.
Rules of Summer
Rules of Summer
by: Shaun Tan
4.13 avg rating — 4,196 ratings
33.
Sector 7
Sector 7 4.21 avg rating — 5,425 ratings
34.
The Butter Battle Book
The Butter Battle Book
by: Dr. Seuss
4.15 avg rating — 14,447 ratings
34.
Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins, #1)
Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 139,017 ratings
36.
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick 4.50 avg rating — 7,003 ratings
37.
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1)
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 255,371 ratings
38.
The Lost Thing
The Lost Thing
by: Shaun Tan
4.31 avg rating — 5,866 ratings
39.
Bartholomew and the Oobleck
Bartholomew and the Oobleck
by: Dr. Seuss
4.04 avg rating — 7,419 ratings
40.
Jumanji
Jumanji 4.05 avg rating — 30,103 ratings
41.
Horton Hatches the Egg
Horton Hatches the Egg
by: Dr. Seuss
4.19 avg rating — 49,676 ratings
42.
The Sandman: The Story of Sanderson Mansnoozie (Guardians of Childhood, #2)
The Sandman: The Story of Sanderson Mansnoozie (Guardians of Childhood, #2) 4.39 avg rating — 2,257 ratings
43.
Fantastic Mr Fox
Fantastic Mr Fox 4.08 avg rating — 143,982 ratings
44.
The Dark
The Dark 4.08 avg rating — 13,351 ratings
45.
In the Night Kitchen
In the Night Kitchen really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 18,742 ratings
46.
The Man in the Moon (Guardians of Childhood, #1)
The Man in the Moon (Guardians of Childhood, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 3,560 ratings
47.
Never Take A Skwerdlock To the Doctor!
Never Take A Skwerdlock To the Doctor! 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings
48.
The Owl and the Pussycat
The Owl and the Pussycat 4.18 avg rating — 8,667 ratings
49.
The Snowman
The Snowman 4.26 avg rating — 19,250 ratings
50.
The Complete Fairy Tales
The Complete Fairy Tales 4.29 avg rating — 108,180 ratings
51.
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales 4.23 avg rating — 219,170 ratings
52.
The Sneetches and Other Stories
The Sneetches and Other Stories
by: Dr. Seuss
4.31 avg rating — 65,791 ratings
53.
Hey, Al
Hey, Al 3.87 avg rating — 6,332 ratings
54.
Alice's Adventure in Wonderland
Alice's Adventure in Wonderland 3.99 avg rating — 422,963 ratings
55.
The Little Witch
The Little Witch 4.21 avg rating — 11,762 ratings
56.
A Wind in the Door (Time, #2)
A Wind in the Door (Time, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 130,954 ratings
57.
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life 4.19 avg rating — 1,840 ratings
58.
Mr. Zidderdeedee
Mr. Zidderdeedee 3.95 avg rating — 21 ratings
59.
The Tale of Mr. Tod (World of Beatrix Potter, #18)
The Tale of Mr. Tod (World of Beatrix Potter, #18) 3.87 avg rating — 2,201 ratings
60.
The Story of Doctor Dolittle (Doctor Dolittle, #1)
The Story of Doctor Dolittle (Doctor Dolittle, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 51,242 ratings
61.
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 4.39 avg rating — 118,740 ratings
62.
The Three Pigs
The Three Pigs 4.16 avg rating — 20,569 ratings
63.
Little Nemo in Slumberland: So Many Splendid Sundays! (Volume 1)
Little Nemo in Slumberland: So Many Splendid Sundays! (Volume 1) 4.65 avg rating — 377 ratings
64.
Grandfather Twilight
Grandfather Twilight 4.37 avg rating — 2,180 ratings
65.
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (World of Beatrix Potter, #2)
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (World of Beatrix Potter, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 8,855 ratings
66.
The Tale of Despereaux
The Tale of Despereaux 4.07 avg rating — 210,298 ratings
67.
The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck (World of Beatrix Potter, #12)
The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck (World of Beatrix Potter, #12) 4.05 avg rating — 13,999 ratings
68.
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
by: Dr. Seuss
4.02 avg rating — 15,653 ratings
69.
Abiyoyo
Abiyoyo 4.25 avg rating — 2,752 ratings
70.
The Robber Hotzenplotz
The Robber Hotzenplotz 4.21 avg rating — 5,763 ratings
71.
Little Nemo: 1905-1914
Little Nemo: 1905-1914 4.33 avg rating — 3,079 ratings
72.
Skellig (Skellig, #1)
Skellig (Skellig, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 30,205 ratings
72.
The Girl in the Castle Inside the Museum
The Girl in the Castle Inside the Museum 3.61 avg rating — 721 ratings
74.
Math Curse
Math Curse 4.17 avg rating — 7,832 ratings
75.
Cinderella Skeleton
Cinderella Skeleton 4.01 avg rating — 1,763 ratings
76.
Crazy hair
Crazy hair 3.97 avg rating — 3,450 ratings
77.
Momo
Momo 4.34 avg rating — 91,782 ratings
78.
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash 4.19 avg rating — 19,587 ratings
79.
Hubert the Pudge: A Vegetarian Tale
Hubert the Pudge: A Vegetarian Tale 3.63 avg rating — 67 ratings
80.
The Tale of Tom Kitten (World of Beatrix Potter, #11)
The Tale of Tom Kitten (World of Beatrix Potter, #11) 4.08 avg rating — 9,757 ratings
81.
Carrot Nose
Carrot Nose
by: Jan Wahl
3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings
82.
Mommy? / Art by Maurice Sendak ; Scenario by Arthur Yorinks ; Paper Engineering by Matthew Reinhart
Mommy? / Art by Maurice Sendak ; Scenario by Arthur Yorinks ; Paper Engineering by Matthew Reinhart 4.10 avg rating — 933 ratings
83.
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny (World of Beatrix Potter, #4)
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny (World of Beatrix Potter, #4) 4.21 avg rating — 17,106 ratings
84.
The Underneath
The Underneath 3.98 avg rating — 11,352 ratings
85.
Dinner at Magritte's
Dinner at Magritte's 3.96 avg rating — 107 ratings
86.
The Little Vampire
The Little Vampire 4.06 avg rating — 5,878 ratings
87.
Liesl & Po
Liesl & Po 3.85 avg rating — 10,336 ratings
88.
Cecil the Pet Glacier
Cecil the Pet Glacier 3.81 avg rating — 452 ratings
89.
The Z Was Zapped
The Z Was Zapped 4.11 avg rating — 2,294 ratings
90.
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast 4.36 avg rating — 3,733 ratings
91.
The Amazing Bone
The Amazing Bone 3.92 avg rating — 3,520 ratings
92.
Wolves
Wolves 4.07 avg rating — 2,635 ratings
93.
The Ice-Cream Cone Coot and Other Rare Birds
The Ice-Cream Cone Coot and Other Rare Birds 4.54 avg rating — 206 ratings
94.
The Object-Lesson
The Object-Lesson 4.21 avg rating — 806 ratings
94.
The Skull
The Skull 4.20 avg rating — 11,780 ratings
96.
The Little Ghost
The Little Ghost 4.22 avg rating — 7,239 ratings
97.
Magritte's Marvelous Hat
Magritte's Marvelous Hat 3.91 avg rating — 694 ratings
98.
The Paper Bag Princess
The Paper Bag Princess 4.31 avg rating — 51,997 ratings
99.
The Brave Little Tailor
The Brave Little Tailor 4.22 avg rating — 128 ratings
100.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 911,889 ratings
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