The Saddest Children's Books

1.
Bridge to Terabithia
Bridge to Terabithia 4.06 avg rating — 580,005 ratings
2.
Where the Red Fern Grows
Where the Red Fern Grows 4.12 avg rating — 433,125 ratings
3.
The Velveteen Rabbit
The Velveteen Rabbit 4.31 avg rating — 269,121 ratings
4.
Old Yeller
Old Yeller 4.10 avg rating — 102,370 ratings
5.
Black Beauty
Black Beauty really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 293,952 ratings
6.
The Giving Tree
The Giving Tree 4.38 avg rating — 1,209,804 ratings
7.
Fox
Fox 4.19 avg rating — 1,468 ratings
8.
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World 3.87 avg rating — 62,010 ratings
9.
Charlotte’s Web
Charlotte’s Web 4.21 avg rating — 1,994,197 ratings
10.
Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog
Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog 4.14 avg rating — 475,401 ratings
11.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,689,372 ratings
12.
The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7)
The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7) 4.01 avg rating — 298,146 ratings
13.
City Dog, Country Frog
City Dog, Country Frog 4.17 avg rating — 8,203 ratings
14.
The Yearling
The Yearling 4.03 avg rating — 30,135 ratings
15.
Tiger Eyes
Tiger Eyes 3.92 avg rating — 18,741 ratings
15.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe 4.28 avg rating — 321,387 ratings
17.
The Hundred Dresses
The Hundred Dresses 4.11 avg rating — 41,490 ratings
18.
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble 4.16 avg rating — 45,735 ratings
19.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4.30 avg rating — 499,239 ratings
20.
The Neverending Story
The Neverending Story 4.18 avg rating — 215,974 ratings
21.
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,733,254 ratings
22.
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon 4.23 avg rating — 763,658 ratings
23.
The Little House
The Little House 4.30 avg rating — 42,073 ratings
24.
The Little Prince
The Little Prince 4.33 avg rating — 2,375,679 ratings
25.
Each Kindness
Each Kindness 4.42 avg rating — 7,725 ratings
25.
Bluebird
Bluebird 3.92 avg rating — 2,828 ratings
27.
The Lorax
The Lorax
by: Dr. Seuss
4.35 avg rating — 363,693 ratings
28.
The Heart and the Bottle
The Heart and the Bottle 4.38 avg rating — 6,670 ratings
28.
A Taste of Blackberries
A Taste of Blackberries 3.99 avg rating — 2,005 ratings
30.
Smokey
Smokey
by: Bill Peet
4.05 avg rating — 405 ratings
30.
Greyfriars Bobby
Greyfriars Bobby 3.98 avg rating — 1,625 ratings
32.
The Thing About Jellyfish (National Book Award Finalist)
The Thing About Jellyfish (National Book Award Finalist) 4.10 avg rating — 43,468 ratings
33.
Jennie
Jennie 4.28 avg rating — 2,178 ratings
34.
Claudia and the Sad Goodbye (The Babysitters Club, #26)
Claudia and the Sad Goodbye (The Babysitters Club, #26) 3.88 avg rating — 3,538 ratings
35.
A Chair for My Mother
A Chair for My Mother 4.21 avg rating — 26,196 ratings
36.
Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream for Me
Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream for Me 4.45 avg rating — 2,008 ratings
37.
The Invisible Boy
The Invisible Boy 4.43 avg rating — 7,403 ratings
37.
Jane, the Fox & Me
Jane, the Fox & Me 3.99 avg rating — 10,966 ratings
39.
Dorothea Duck and Her Little Companion
Dorothea Duck and Her Little Companion 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
39.
David Copperfield
David Copperfield 4.04 avg rating — 253,107 ratings
39.
The Snow Goose
The Snow Goose 4.16 avg rating — 5,461 ratings
39.
The Birchbark House (Birchbark House, #1)
The Birchbark House (Birchbark House, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 12,414 ratings
39.
The Oaken Throne (The Deptford Histories, #2)
The Oaken Throne (The Deptford Histories, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 603 ratings
39.
No Fixed Address
No Fixed Address 4.22 avg rating — 5,585 ratings
45.
Storm Boy
Storm Boy 4.03 avg rating — 3,304 ratings
45.
Thomas (The Deptford Histories, #3)
Thomas (The Deptford Histories, #3) 4.12 avg rating — 389 ratings
47.
Valentine Joe (Rose #1)
Valentine Joe (Rose #1) 3.94 avg rating — 429 ratings
47.
The Final Reckoning (The Deptford Mice, #3)
The Final Reckoning (The Deptford Mice, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 1,255 ratings
49.
Crow Boy
Crow Boy 3.93 avg rating — 1,777 ratings
49.
Slave Girl
Slave Girl 4.05 avg rating — 1,423 ratings
49.
The Silver Donkey: A Novel for Children
The Silver Donkey: A Novel for Children 3.80 avg rating — 2,060 ratings
52.
Tuck Everlasting
Tuck Everlasting 3.91 avg rating — 289,655 ratings
52.
The Tragedy Paper
The Tragedy Paper 3.73 avg rating — 8,850 ratings
52.
Stray
Stray 4.15 avg rating — 237 ratings
55.
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens / Peter and Wendy
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens / Peter and Wendy 3.93 avg rating — 14,469 ratings
55.
House Held Up by Trees
House Held Up by Trees 3.89 avg rating — 1,665 ratings
55.
Garlic Bread for Eugene
Garlic Bread for Eugene 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings
55.
Five Children on the Western Front
Five Children on the Western Front 3.95 avg rating — 1,469 ratings
59.
The Horses Didn't Come Home
The Horses Didn't Come Home 4.23 avg rating — 94 ratings
60.
Loyal Creatures
Loyal Creatures 3.97 avg rating — 453 ratings
61.
A Grand Old Tree
A Grand Old Tree 4.02 avg rating — 308 ratings
62.
The Caboose Who Got Loose
The Caboose Who Got Loose
by: Bill Peet
4.16 avg rating — 1,651 ratings
62.
The Birds' Christmas Carol
The Birds' Christmas Carol 4.01 avg rating — 1,984 ratings
62.
Maybe a Fox
Maybe a Fox 4.08 avg rating — 4,733 ratings
65.
Dessert First
Dessert First 4.05 avg rating — 224 ratings
65.
The Snow Angel
The Snow Angel 4.18 avg rating — 233 ratings
67.
Savage Sam (Old Yeller, #2)
Savage Sam (Old Yeller, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 1,447 ratings
68.
Beat the Turtle Drum
Beat the Turtle Drum 4.11 avg rating — 342 ratings
69.
Second Chance Summer
Second Chance Summer 4.11 avg rating — 55,622 ratings
70.
The Fox and the Hound
The Fox and the Hound 4.26 avg rating — 1,393 ratings
70.
Half a Man
Half a Man 4.18 avg rating — 614 ratings
72.
The Fox and the Hound (Mouse Works Classic Storybook Collection)
The Fox and the Hound (Mouse Works Classic Storybook Collection) 4.18 avg rating — 703 ratings
73.
Hope for the Flowers
Hope for the Flowers 4.36 avg rating — 9,364 ratings
73.
The Old Woman Who Named Things
The Old Woman Who Named Things 4.37 avg rating — 2,513 ratings
75.
Little White Duck: A Childhood in China
Little White Duck: A Childhood in China
by: Na Liu
3.78 avg rating — 4,891 ratings
76.
Night Noises (Voyager Book)
Night Noises (Voyager Book)
by: Mem Fox
3.73 avg rating — 304 ratings
77.
The Biggest House in the World (Knopf Children's Paperbacks)
The Biggest House in the World (Knopf Children's Paperbacks) 3.96 avg rating — 564 ratings
78.
Beegu
Beegu 4.20 avg rating — 1,882 ratings
79.
Grandpa Green
Grandpa Green 4.10 avg rating — 8,660 ratings
80.
The Mountain That Loved a Bird
The Mountain That Loved a Bird 4.57 avg rating — 438 ratings