Best Children's Books Most People Haven't Heard of...

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The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking: Pippi Longstocking / Pippi goes on Board / Pippi in the South Seas
The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking: Pippi Longstocking / Pippi goes on Board / Pippi in the South Seas 4.23 avg rating — 6,522 ratings
2.
The Children of Green Knowe (Green Knowe, #1)
The Children of Green Knowe (Green Knowe, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 9,682 ratings
3.
The Princess and the Goblin / Princess and Curdie
The Princess and the Goblin / Princess and Curdie 4.22 avg rating — 699 ratings
4.
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 — 9,661 ratings
5.
The Enchanted Castle
The Enchanted Castle
by: E. Nesbit
3.82 avg rating — 9,167 ratings
6.
Anatole (Anatole, #1)
Anatole (Anatole, #1)
by: Eve Titus
4.23 avg rating — 3,570 ratings
7.
The Reluctant Dragon
The Reluctant Dragon 3.95 avg rating — 5,664 ratings
8.
The Light Princess
The Light Princess 4.03 avg rating — 8,964 ratings
9.
Paddle-to-the-Sea
Paddle-to-the-Sea 4.29 avg rating — 6,805 ratings
10.
The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet (The Mushroom Planet, #1)
The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet (The Mushroom Planet, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 2,589 ratings
11.
Stone Soup: A Traditional Tale from Sweden
Stone Soup: A Traditional Tale from Sweden 3.97 avg rating — 144 ratings
12.
Nutshell Library: Alligators all around / Chicken Soup With Rice / One was Johnny / Pierre
Nutshell Library: Alligators all around / Chicken Soup With Rice / One was Johnny / Pierre 4.58 avg rating — 2,392 ratings
13.
The Secret Garden / A Little Princess
The Secret Garden / A Little Princess 4.40 avg rating — 3,049 ratings
14.
The Good Master
The Good Master 4.14 avg rating — 4,777 ratings
15.
The 13 Clocks
The 13 Clocks 3.99 avg rating — 8,406 ratings
16.
Bartholomew and the Oobleck
Bartholomew and the Oobleck
by: Dr. Seuss
4.04 avg rating — 7,419 ratings
17.
Gone-Away Lake (Gone-Away Lake, #1)
Gone-Away Lake (Gone-Away Lake, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 8,592 ratings
18.
Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip, Vol. 01
Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip, Vol. 01 4.35 avg rating — 6,248 ratings
19.
The Book of Dragons
The Book of Dragons
by: E. Nesbit
3.84 avg rating — 3,824 ratings
20.
What Do You Say, Dear? A Book of Manners for All Occasions
What Do You Say, Dear? A Book of Manners for All Occasions 4.23 avg rating — 2,537 ratings
21.
Snow Treasure
Snow Treasure 4.01 avg rating — 7,874 ratings
22.
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
23.
The Four-Story Mistake (The Melendy Family, #2)
The Four-Story Mistake (The Melendy Family, #2) 4.31 avg rating — 5,247 ratings
24.
The Perilous Gard
The Perilous Gard 4.10 avg rating — 9,014 ratings
25.
Linnets and Valerians
Linnets and Valerians 4.19 avg rating — 2,714 ratings
25.
The Magic City
The Magic City
by: E. Nesbit
3.93 avg rating — 2,108 ratings
27.
The Story of the Treasure Seekers (Bastable Children, #1)
The Story of the Treasure Seekers (Bastable Children, #1)
by: E. Nesbit
3.94 avg rating — 6,700 ratings
28.
D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths
D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths 4.39 avg rating — 4,639 ratings
29.
Georgie
Georgie 4.17 avg rating — 627 ratings
30.
The Chestry Oak
The Chestry Oak 4.45 avg rating — 558 ratings
31.
The Borrowers Aloft (The Borrowers, #4)
The Borrowers Aloft (The Borrowers, #4) 4.01 avg rating — 4,490 ratings
32.
Mouse Tales
Mouse Tales 4.21 avg rating — 6,294 ratings
33.
Hitty, Her First Hundred Years
Hitty, Her First Hundred Years 3.85 avg rating — 8,001 ratings
34.
The Water Babies
The Water Babies 3.38 avg rating — 9,743 ratings
35.
My Little Book About God
My Little Book About God 4.36 avg rating — 7,920 ratings
36.
The Wouldbegoods (Bastable Children, #2)
The Wouldbegoods (Bastable Children, #2)
by: E. Nesbit
3.96 avg rating — 2,150 ratings
37.
The Little Bookroom
The Little Bookroom 4.06 avg rating — 950 ratings
38.
Maya's Magical Adventures
Maya's Magical Adventures 4.65 avg rating — 269 ratings
39.
Ant and Bee: An Alphabetical Story
Ant and Bee: An Alphabetical Story 4.26 avg rating — 91 ratings
40.
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen (Tales of Alderley, #1)
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen (Tales of Alderley, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 8,617 ratings
41.
The Velvet Room
The Velvet Room 4.29 avg rating — 2,573 ratings
41.
The Borrowers Afloat (The Borrowers, #3)
The Borrowers Afloat (The Borrowers, #3) 4.04 avg rating — 7,826 ratings
43.
A Traveller in Time
A Traveller in Time 4.10 avg rating — 2,731 ratings
44.
Miffy
Miffy 3.85 avg rating — 1,230 ratings
45.
The Big Orange Splot
The Big Orange Splot 4.40 avg rating — 2,836 ratings
46.
Diary of a Wombat
Diary of a Wombat 4.24 avg rating — 6,424 ratings
47.
The Dolls' House
The Dolls' House 4.04 avg rating — 2,010 ratings
48.
Jenny and the Cat Club: A Collection of Favorite Stories about Jenny Linsky
Jenny and the Cat Club: A Collection of Favorite Stories about Jenny Linsky 4.36 avg rating — 1,648 ratings
49.
The Big Snow
The Big Snow 3.94 avg rating — 4,964 ratings
50.
The Six Lives of Henry the Eighth: The world's most unlucky cat!
The Six Lives of Henry the Eighth: The world's most unlucky cat! 4.62 avg rating — 68 ratings
51.
The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night
The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night 3.96 avg rating — 1,637 ratings
52.
The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit 4.02 avg rating — 845 ratings
53.
Return to Gone-Away (Gone-Away Lake, #2)
Return to Gone-Away (Gone-Away Lake, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 3,026 ratings
54.
Little Fur Family
Little Fur Family 4.17 avg rating — 1,179 ratings
55.
The Selfish Giant
The Selfish Giant 4.08 avg rating — 9,816 ratings
56.
The House of Arden (House of Arden, #1)
The House of Arden (House of Arden, #1)
by: E. Nesbit
3.95 avg rating — 933 ratings
57.
The Singing Tree
The Singing Tree 4.13 avg rating — 3,017 ratings
58.
Rabbit Hill
Rabbit Hill 3.80 avg rating — 8,267 ratings
59.
Imogene's Antlers
Imogene's Antlers 4.18 avg rating — 7,960 ratings
60.
Grandfather Twilight
Grandfather Twilight 4.37 avg rating — 2,180 ratings
61.
The Borrowers Avenged (The Borrowers, #5)
The Borrowers Avenged (The Borrowers, #5) 3.95 avg rating — 2,778 ratings
62.
Charlotte Sometimes (Aviary Hall, #3)
Charlotte Sometimes (Aviary Hall, #3) 4.09 avg rating — 4,417 ratings
63.
Otto of the Silver Hand
Otto of the Silver Hand 3.82 avg rating — 3,070 ratings
64.
The Duchess Bakes a Cake
The Duchess Bakes a Cake 4.24 avg rating — 311 ratings
65.
The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: An Appalachian Story
The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: An Appalachian Story 4.34 avg rating — 3,688 ratings
66.
The Witch Family
The Witch Family 4.05 avg rating — 2,848 ratings
67.
Burt Dow, Deep-Water Man
Burt Dow, Deep-Water Man 4.11 avg rating — 899 ratings
68.
The Secret of Terror Castle (Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators, #1)
The Secret of Terror Castle (Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 6,629 ratings
69.
The Bobbsey Twins of Lakeport (Bobbsey Twins, #1)
The Bobbsey Twins of Lakeport (Bobbsey Twins, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 6,337 ratings
70.
Sam, Bangs & Moonshine
Sam, Bangs & Moonshine 3.94 avg rating — 4,376 ratings
71.
Rootabaga Stories
Rootabaga Stories 4.06 avg rating — 749 ratings
71.
Fables
Fables 4.15 avg rating — 8,768 ratings
73.
McElligot's Pool
McElligot's Pool
by: Dr. Seuss
4.05 avg rating — 5,729 ratings
74.
A Hole is to Dig
A Hole is to Dig 4.23 avg rating — 2,500 ratings
75.
The Wonder Clock; or, Four and Twenty Marvelous Tales, Being One for Each Hour of the Day
The Wonder Clock; or, Four and Twenty Marvelous Tales, Being One for Each Hour of the Day 4.15 avg rating — 355 ratings
76.
I, Juan de Pareja
I, Juan de Pareja 3.77 avg rating — 8,733 ratings
76.
Lentil (Picture Puffin Books)
Lentil (Picture Puffin Books) 4.13 avg rating — 4,445 ratings
78.
The Bat-Poet
The Bat-Poet 4.26 avg rating — 924 ratings
79.
Anatole and the Piano (Anatole, #7)
Anatole and the Piano (Anatole, #7)
by: Eve Titus
4.23 avg rating — 94 ratings
80.
The Milly-Molly-Mandy Storybook
The Milly-Molly-Mandy Storybook 4.17 avg rating — 3,040 ratings
81.
Enchantress from the Stars (Elana, #1)
Enchantress from the Stars (Elana, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 4,148 ratings
82.
Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories
Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories 3.94 avg rating — 883 ratings
83.
The Little Ghost
The Little Ghost 4.22 avg rating — 7,239 ratings
84.
The Apple-Stone
The Apple-Stone 4.08 avg rating — 79 ratings
85.
Dear Mrs. LaRue: Letters from Obedience School
Dear Mrs. LaRue: Letters from Obedience School 4.21 avg rating — 8,729 ratings
86.
The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq
The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq 4.17 avg rating — 3,667 ratings
86.
Little Bear's Visit (Little Bear, #4)
Little Bear's Visit (Little Bear, #4) 4.29 avg rating — 9,404 ratings
88.
Outside Over There
Outside Over There 3.86 avg rating — 3,970 ratings
89.
The Scarecrow and His Servant
The Scarecrow and His Servant 3.66 avg rating — 2,532 ratings
90.
A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-32
A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-32 3.53 avg rating — 8,785 ratings
91.
Cautionary Tales for Children
Cautionary Tales for Children 4.18 avg rating — 5,553 ratings
92.
Mr. Pudgins
Mr. Pudgins 4.42 avg rating — 425 ratings
93.
The Hounds of the Morrigan
The Hounds of the Morrigan 4.05 avg rating — 3,818 ratings
93.
Otuna's Flute
Otuna's Flute 4.85 avg rating — 39 ratings
95.
Prayers for Children
Prayers for Children 4.40 avg rating — 3,301 ratings
95.
The Return of the Twelves
The Return of the Twelves 4.18 avg rating — 336 ratings
97.
A is for Annabelle
A is for Annabelle 4.26 avg rating — 559 ratings
98.
Ask Mr. Bear
Ask Mr. Bear 3.96 avg rating — 810 ratings
99.
Castle
Castle 4.22 avg rating — 4,167 ratings
100.
The Witch Next Door
The Witch Next Door 4.08 avg rating — 482 ratings
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