Because deadra left this link in the comments yesterday and I thought that I could do so much better than that, here are my favourite children’s books, not including picture books and stopping shortly before young adults.
So that are the parameters:
- more text than picture (sorry, Where the Wild Things Are)
- target audience: 4-12 years old
- I have to have read it (or had it read to me) during that age
Maybe next week I can do the picture book version of this list.And then the young adult version.
Note: These books are not necessarily recommendations. I mean, I love them deeply and they definitely shaped my childhood but it’s been ages since I read them and I can’t vouch for their quality. :)






