Prompts

What were your favorite childhood books?

Books read in your formative years can shape the person you become just as much as parents, teachers and friends. What were some of the books that you remember most from your childhood years?

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

#1 of 8 in Harry Potter

1989 • 6,752 Readers • 309 pages 4.3

The Hobbit

#0 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings

10 • 5,209 Readers • 300 pages 4.3

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

#1 of 7 in The Chronicles of Narnia (Publication Order)

1950 • 2,515 Readers • 208 pages 4

Ender's Game

#1 of 6 in Ender's Saga

1985 • 3,195 Readers • 256 pages 4.3

The Little Prince

1 • 2,555 Readers • 136 pages 4.2

Redwall

#1 of 28 in Redwall

1986 • 531 Readers • 351 pages 4

The Secret Garden

1865 • 1,185 Readers • 292 pages 4

A Wrinkle in Time

#1 of 6 in Time Quintet

1962 • 1,720 Readers • 247 pages 3.8

Matilda

1390 • 1,027 Readers • 240 pages 4.3

The Phantom Tollbooth

1961 • 593 Readers • 268 pages 4.2

The Giver

#1 of 4 in The Giver

1993 • 2,432 Readers • 202 pages 4

Artemis Fowl

#1 of 8 in Artemis Fowl

2000 • 857 Readers • 422 pages 3.7

The Lord of the Rings

#1-3 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings

20 • 1,959 Readers • 1,178 pages 4.5

Meet the Boxcar Children

#1 of 1 in The Adventures of Benny and Watch

1998 • 4 Readers • 48 pages 3

Bridge To Terabithia

1977 • 620 Readers • 3h 35m 4

Eragon

#1 of 5 in The Inheritance Cycle

2002 • 1,990 Readers • 518 pages 3.6

The Witches

1976 • 516 Readers • 199 pages 4

Hatchet

#1 of 7 in Brian's Saga

1986 • 547 Readers • 214 pages 3.6

Little Women

#1 of 3 in Little Women

198 • 1,894 Readers • 449 pages 4

The Westing Game

1978 • 484 Readers • 210 pages 3.9

The Dragonriders of Pern: Dragonflight Dragonquest The White Dragon

#1 of 3 in Dragonriders of Pern

1978 • 106 Readers • 834 pages 4

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

31 Beginner Books

1960 • 178 Readers • 67 pages 4

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

#3 of 8 in Harry Potter

1957 • 5,161 Readers • 547 pages 4.4

Frog and Toad Are Friends

#1 of 6 in Frog and Toad

1970 • 6 Readers • 72 pages

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

#1 of 6 in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

1979 • 4,537 Readers • 215 pages 4.2

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Collected from American Folklore

#1 of 1 in Scary Stories

1981 • 166 Readers • 111 pages 3.8

The Complete Chronicles of Narnia

#1 of 7 in The Chronicles of Narnia (Publication Order)

1956 • 964 Readers • 768 pages 4.1

The Neverending Story

1979 • 563 Readers • 445 pages 4.2

The Golden Compass

#1 of 3 in His Dark Materials

1995 • 2,425 Readers • 399 pages 4

Howl's Moving Castle

#1 of 3 in Howl's Moving Castle

1986 • 1,548 Readers • 448 pages 4.2

Watership Down

#1 of 2 in Watership Down

1972 • 1,110 Readers • 385 pages 4.1

Stuart Little

1945 • 19 Readers • 156 pages 3.2

Magyk

#1 of 7 in Septimus Heap

2005 • 282 Readers • 580 pages 3.7

The BFG

1982 • 549 Readers • 4 pages 4.1

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

1967 • 252 Readers • 178 pages 4.2

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

#4 of 8 in Harry Potter

2000 • 4,956 Readers • 752 pages 4.4

The Lightning Thief

#1 of 9 in Percy Jackson and the Olympians

2000 • 2,909 Readers • 377 pages 4

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

1999 • 2,080 Readers • 240 pages 4.1

Asterix the Gaul

#1 of 41 in Astérix

1960 • 81 Readers • 48 pages 4.1

The Call of the Wild

1903 • 720 Readers • 142 pages 3.7

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

1992 • 131 Readers • 56 pages 4.2

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

#1 of 2 in Rats of NIMH

1971 • 21 Readers • 240 pages 4.6

The Outsiders

1967 • 1,316 Readers • 229 pages 4

The Eternity Code

#3 of 8 in Artemis Fowl

2003 • 347 Readers • 320 pages 4

The Dark is Rising

#2 of 5 in The Dark Is Rising

1972 • 149 Readers • 320 pages 4.1

Frankenstein

2 Barron's Graphic Classics

-800 • 3,245 Readers • 353 pages 3.9

A Spell for Chameleon

#1 of 44 in Xanth

1977 • 194 Readers • 344 pages 3.3

These Happy Golden Years

#8 of 12 in Little House

1943 • 83 Readers • 7 pages 3.8

Inkheart

#1 in Inkheart Trilogy

2003 • 649 Readers • 556 pages 3.8

Anne of Green Gables

#1 of 13 in Anne of Green Gables

1908 • 1,073 Readers • 326 pages 4.3

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

#7 of 8 in Harry Potter

2007 • 4,615 Readers • 784 pages 4.4

Dealing with Dragons

#1 of 4 in Enchanted Forest Chronicles

1990 • 261 Readers • 232 pages 4.2

Abarat

#1 of 3 in Abarat

2002 • 115 Readers • 448 pages 4

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

#6 of 8 in Harry Potter

2005 • 4,624 Readers • 672 pages 4.4

The Boxcar Children

#1 of 123 in The Boxcar Children

1924 • 157 Readers 3.9

Charlie and The Chocolate Factory

#1 of 2 in Charlie Bucket

1964 • 977 Readers • 174 pages 4.1

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

#5 of 8 in Harry Potter

2003 • 4,728 Readers • 896 pages 4.3

Where the Wild Things Are

1963 • 684 Readers • 51 pages 4.2

All Creatures Great and Small

#1 of 7 in All Creatures Great and Small

1970 • 131 Readers • 448 pages 4.4

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

#2 of 8 in Harry Potter

1998 • 5,205 Readers • 332 pages 4.2

The Magician's Nephew

#1 of 7 in The Chronicles of Narnia (Publication Order)

1950 • 983 Readers • 208 pages 3.9

Little House on the Prairie

#3 of 12 in Little House

1935 • 248 Readers • 314 pages 3.9

The Thief Lord

2000 • 186 Readers • 350 pages 4

Charlotte's Web

1,136 Readers 4

The Invasion

#1 of 38 in Animorphs

1996 • 94 Readers • 250 pages 3.9

Heidi

#1-2 of 1 in Heidi

1880 • 15 Readers • 334 pages 4.2

Serendipity

37 Serendipity

1974 • 14 Readers • 32 pages 4.3

Twilight

#1 of 7 in The Twilight Saga

2005 • 2,397 Readers • 498 pages 2.9

The End

#13 of 17 in A Series of Unfortunate Events

2006 • 352 Readers • 324 pages 3.7

Game Player

#1 of 3 in Game

2016 • 67 Readers • 207 pages 4

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

#1 of 3 in Ralph S. Mouse

1923 • 105 Readers • 180 pages 4

Flatland

1884 • 427 Readers • 99 pages 3.7

A Series of Unfortunate Events Box: The Complete Wreck

#1 of 17 in A Series of Unfortunate Events

2006 • 23 Readers • 3,417 pages 4.2

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

#1 of 14 in Oz

101 • 674 Readers • 61 pages 3.8

Holes

#1 of 2 in Holes

1988 • 1,045 Readers • 263 pages 4

The Two Princesses of Bamarre

#1 of 1 in The Two Princesses of Bamarre

2001 • 93 Readers • 241 pages 4.3

1,2,3. .. Invisibile!

1994 • 1 Reader • 189 pages 5

The Indian in the Cupboard

#1 of 5 in The Indian in the Cupboard

1980 • 127 Readers • 192 pages 3.6

The Trumpet of the Swan

1970 • 72 Readers • 210 pages 3.9

Kristy's Great Idea

#1 of 90 in The Baby-Sitters Club

1986 • 60 Readers • 153 pages 3.7

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

#3 of 7 in The Chronicles of Narnia (Publication Order)

1952 • 836 Readers • 256 pages 3.9

The Adventures of Captain Underpants

#1 of 12 in Captain Underpants

1997 • 76 Readers • 138 pages 3.4

Journey to the Center of the Earth

#9 of 3 in Wishbone Classics

1864 • 452 Readers • 242 pages 3.7

Oliver Twist

1838 • 707 Readers • 511 pages 3.7

The Wishing Spell

#1 of 10 in The Land of Stories

1990 • 193 Readers • 464 pages 4

Rilla of Ingleside

#8 of 13 in Anne of Green Gables

1921 • 13 Readers • 288 pages 4.4

The wizard of Oz the first five novels

1958 • 7 Readers • 728 pages 3.3

Into the Wild

#1 of 6 in Warriors

1997 • 244 Readers • 226 pages 3.8

Cleopatra: An Egyptian Princess's Diary, AD 57

21 The Royal Diaries

1999 • 32 Readers • 192 pages 4.4

The Secret of the Old Clock

#1 of 118 in Nancy Drew Mystery Stories

1930 • 146 Readers • 210 pages 3.9

Das Experiment

#28 of 38 in Animorphs

1998 • 17 Readers • 141 pages 3

Chronicles of Ancient Darkness Complete Boxed Set

#1-6 of 9 in Chronicles of Ancient Darkness

2004 • 61 Readers • 240 pages 3.8

Beezus and Ramona

#1 of 7 in Ramona Quimby

1955 • 108 Readers • 183 pages 3.8

The Tale of Despereaux

2003 • 261 Readers • 267 pages 3.9

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

2011 • 37 Readers • 224 pages 3.8

The Horse and His Boy

#5 of 7 in The Chronicles of Narnia (Publication Order)

1954 • 786 Readers • 250 pages 3.8

White Fang

1903 • 345 Readers • 84 pages 3.8