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 • 6,550 Readers • 309 pages 4.3

The Hobbit

#0 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings

1937 • 5,056 Readers • 300 pages 4.3

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

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

1950 • 2,470 Readers • 208 pages 4

The Little Prince

1 • 2,474 Readers • 136 pages 4.2

The Secret Garden

1865 • 1,173 Readers • 292 pages 4

Matilda

1390 • 1,005 Readers • 240 pages 4.3

A Wrinkle in Time

#1 of 6 in Time Quintet

1962 • 1,685 Readers • 247 pages 3.8

Ender's Game

#1 of 6 in Ender's Saga

1985 • 3,103 Readers • 256 pages 4.3

Redwall

#1 of 28 in Redwall

1986 • 520 Readers • 351 pages 4

Artemis Fowl

#1 of 8 in Artemis Fowl

2000 • 841 Readers • 422 pages 3.8

The Phantom Tollbooth

1961 • 585 Readers • 268 pages 4.3

The Giver

#1 of 5 in The Giver

1993 • 2,375 Readers • 202 pages 4

The Lord of the Rings

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

1954 • 1,909 Readers • 1,178 pages 4.5

The Witches

1976 • 507 Readers • 199 pages 4

Eragon

#1 of 5 in The Inheritance Cycle

2002 • 1,934 Readers • 518 pages 3.6

Meet the Boxcar Children

#1 of 1 in The Adventures of Benny and Watch

1998 • 4 Readers • 48 pages 3

Hatchet

#1 of 7 in Brian's Saga

1986 • 536 Readers • 214 pages 3.6

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

#3 of 8 in Harry Potter

1957 • 5,011 Readers • 547 pages 4.4

The Westing Game

1978 • 473 Readers • 210 pages 3.9

Bridge To Terabithia

1977 • 612 Readers 4

The Dragonriders of Pern: Dragonflight Dragonquest The White Dragon

#1 of 3 in Dragonriders of Pern

1978 • 102 Readers • 834 pages 4

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

31 Beginner Books

1960 • 176 Readers • 67 pages 4

Frog and Toad Are Friends

#1 of 6 in Frog and Toad

1970 • 6 Readers • 72 pages

The Complete Chronicles of Narnia

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

1956 • 941 Readers • 768 pages 4.1

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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

1979 • 4,398 Readers • 215 pages 4.2

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

#1 of 1 in Scary Stories

1981 • 162 Readers • 111 pages 3.8

Little Women

#1 of 3 in Little Women

198 • 1,854 Readers • 449 pages 4

The Neverending Story

1979 • 556 Readers • 445 pages 4.2

The Golden Compass

#1 of 3 in His Dark Materials

1995 • 2,368 Readers • 399 pages 4

Watership Down

#1 of 2 in Watership Down

1972 • 1,081 Readers • 385 pages 4.1

Howl's Moving Castle

#1 of 3 in Howl's Moving Castle

1986 • 1,515 Readers • 448 pages 4.2

Magyk

#1 of 7 in Septimus Heap

2005 • 277 Readers • 580 pages 3.8

Stuart Little

1945 • 19 Readers • 156 pages 3.2

The BFG

1982 • 543 Readers • 4 pages 4.1

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

1967 • 249 Readers • 178 pages 4.2

The Dark is Rising

#2 of 5 in The Dark Is Rising

1972 • 147 Readers • 320 pages 4.1

Frankenstein

181 • 3,112 Readers • 353 pages 3.9

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

#4 of 8 in Harry Potter

2000 • 4,815 Readers • 752 pages 4.4

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

1992 • 125 Readers • 56 pages 4.2

The Call of the Wild

1903 • 703 Readers • 142 pages 3.7

Asterix the Gaul

#1 of 41 in Astérix

1960 • 80 Readers • 48 pages 4.1

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

1999 • 2,034 Readers • 240 pages 4.1

The Lightning Thief

#1 of 9 in Percy Jackson and the Olympians

2000 • 2,830 Readers • 377 pages 4.1

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

#1 of 2 in Rats of NIMH

1971 • 21 Readers • 240 pages 4.6

The Eternity Code

#3 of 8 in Artemis Fowl

2003 • 338 Readers • 320 pages 3.9

The End

#13 of 17 in A Series of Unfortunate Events

2006 • 348 Readers • 324 pages 3.7

A Spell for Chameleon

#1 of 46 in Xanth

1977 • 190 Readers • 344 pages 3.4

Game Player

#1 of 3 in Game

2016 • 67 Readers • 207 pages 4

Anne of Green Gables

#1 of 13 in Anne of Green Gables

1908 • 1,055 Readers • 326 pages 4.3

Inkheart

#1 in Inkheart Trilogy

2003 • 640 Readers • 556 pages 3.8

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

#7 of 8 in Harry Potter

2007 • 4,478 Readers • 784 pages 4.4

Dealing with Dragons

#1 of 4 in Enchanted Forest Chronicles

1990 • 256 Readers • 232 pages 4.2

Charlie and The Chocolate Factory

#1 of 2 in Charlie Bucket

1964 • 950 Readers • 174 pages 4.1

These Happy Golden Years

#8 of 12 in Little House

1943 • 82 Readers • 7 pages 3.8

Abarat

#1 of 3 in Abarat

2002 • 115 Readers • 448 pages 3.9

Where the Wild Things Are

1963 • 671 Readers • 51 pages 4.2

All Creatures Great and Small

#1-2 of 7 in All Creatures Great and Small

1972 • 129 Readers • 448 pages 4.4

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

#5 of 8 in Harry Potter

2003 • 4,593 Readers • 896 pages 4.3

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

#2 of 8 in Harry Potter

1998 • 5,052 Readers • 332 pages 4.2

The Magician's Nephew

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

1950 • 968 Readers • 208 pages 3.8

The Thief Lord

2000 • 183 Readers • 350 pages 4

The Invasion

#1 of 38 in Animorphs

1996 • 89 Readers • 250 pages 3.9

The Outsiders

1967 • 1,291 Readers • 229 pages 3.9

Charlotte's Web

1,116 Readers 4

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

#6 of 8 in Harry Potter

2005 • 4,481 Readers • 672 pages 4.4

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 • 2,344 Readers • 498 pages 2.9

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

#1 of 3 in Ralph S. Mouse

1923 • 104 Readers • 180 pages 4

Flatland

1884 • 418 Readers • 99 pages 3.7

Holes

#1 of 2 in Holes

1988 • 1,033 Readers • 263 pages 4

Kristy's Great Idea

#1 of 90 in The Baby-Sitters Club

1986 • 57 Readers • 153 pages 3.7

1,2,3. .. Invisibile!

1994 • 1 Reader • 189 pages 5

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

#1 of 14 in Oz

101 • 661 Readers • 61 pages 3.8

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

1970 • 294 Readers • 124 pages 3.7

The Indian in the Cupboard

#1 of 5 in The Indian in the Cupboard

1980 • 126 Readers • 192 pages 3.6

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

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

1952 • 825 Readers • 256 pages 3.9

The Trumpet of the Swan

1970 • 72 Readers • 210 pages 3.9

Journey to the Center of the Earth

#9 of 3 in Wishbone Classics

1864 • 446 Readers • 242 pages 3.7

The Two Princesses of Bamarre

#1 of 1 in The Two Princesses of Bamarre

2001 • 92 Readers • 241 pages 4.3

Oliver Twist

1838 • 691 Readers • 511 pages 3.7

The Adventures of Captain Underpants

#1 of 12 in Captain Underpants

1997 • 75 Readers • 138 pages 3.4

Rilla of Ingleside

#8 of 13 in Anne of Green Gables

1921 • 13 Readers • 288 pages 4.4

The Secret of the Old Clock

#1 of 118 in Nancy Drew Mystery Stories

1930 • 146 Readers • 210 pages 3.9

Cleopatra: An Egyptian Princess's Diary, AD 57

21 The Royal Diaries

1999 • 32 Readers • 192 pages 4.4

The Wishing Spell

#1 of 10 in The Land of Stories

1990 • 190 Readers • 464 pages 4

Little House on the Prairie

#3 of 12 in Little House

1935 • 241 Readers • 314 pages 3.9

Into the Wild

#1 of 6 in Warriors

1997 • 228 Readers • 226 pages 3.8

Das Experiment

#28 of 38 in Animorphs

1998 • 16 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

The Boxcar Children

#1 of 106 in The Boxcar Children

1924 • 153 Readers 3.9

The Horse and His Boy

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

1954 • 774 Readers • 250 pages 3.8

White Fang

1903 • 337 Readers • 84 pages 3.8

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

2011 • 35 Readers • 224 pages 3.6

The Tale of Despereaux

2003 • 259 Readers • 267 pages 3.9

The wizard of Oz the first five novels

1958 • 7 Readers • 728 pages 3.3

The Angel Experiment

#1 of 10 in Maximum Ride

2005 • 289 Readers • 464 pages 3.6