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?

Books271

Answers689

Readers179

Details	Rating	Readers Count
The Cricket In Times Square George Selden	4.02	64 reads
The Belgariad, Part 1: Pawn of Prophecy / Queen of Sorcery / Magician's Gambit David Eddings	3.65	27 reads
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson Louise Rennison	3.58	100 reads
Inheritance Christopher Paolini	3.84	516 reads
Mr. Tickle Roger Hargreaves	4	1 read
A Dangerous Path Erin Hunter	4	81 reads
The Tail of Emily Windsnap Liz Kessler	3.55	26 reads
The Water Mirror Kai Meyer	4.5	2 reads
Magic by the Lake Edward Eager N.M. Bodecker	4.11	12 reads
The Sword of Shannara Terry Brooks	3.33	242 reads
Mustang Moon Mustang Moon Terri Farley	3	1 read
A Bear Called Paddington Michael Bond	4.13	76 reads
Mr. Nosey Roger Hargreaves	4	2 reads
The Pushcart War Jean Merrill	3.63	11 reads
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Betty MacDonald	4.32	43 reads
Silverwing Kenneth Oppel	4.15	26 reads
The Whingdingdilly Bill Peet	4	1 read
Both Sides of Time Caroline B. Cooney	3.83	11 reads
Mr. Happy Roger Hargreaves	4	6 reads
Journey to the Center of the Earth Jules Verne	3.71	270 reads
The Cuckoo Clock of Doom R.L. Stine	3.5	24 reads
Unicorns in the Rain Barbara Cohen	0	0 reads
Fire-Hunter Jim Kjelgaard	0	1 read
Support Your Local Wizard Diane Duane	4	3 reads
Mio, My Son Astrid Lindgren Jill M. Morgan (Translator)	4.4	20 reads
The Lottery Shirley Jackson	4.03	225 reads
Piège au Royaume des Ombres Anne Robillard	3.5	11 reads
Sideways Stories from Wayside School Louis Sachar	4.11	135 reads
Big Nate Strikes Again Lincoln Peirce	3.92	7 reads
The Enormous Egg Oliver Butterworth	3.8	7 reads
The Last Olympian Rick Riordan	4.32	1,270 reads
The Last Battle C. S. Lewis	3.68	504 reads
Un Lun Dun China Miéville	3.71	68 reads
The Two Towers J.R.R. Tolkien	4.44	2,018 reads
Rising Storm Erin Hunter	3.87	83 reads
Five on a Treasure Island Enid Blyton	3.54	49 reads
Old Black Fly Jim Aylesworth	4	2 reads
La sorcière de la rue Mouffetard et autres contes de la rue Broca Pierre Gripari	4	1 read
One Day at Horrorland R.L. Stine	3.91	39 reads
George's Marvellous Medicine Roald Dahl	3.98	141 reads
Gilda Joyce, psychic investigator Jennifer Allison	3	5 reads
Wacky Wednesday Theo LeSieg Dr. Seuss	4.14	15 reads
The Titan's Curse Rick Riordan	4.16	1,380 reads
The Sea of Trolls Nancy Farmer	4.16	27 reads
Paddle-to-the-Sea Holling Clancy Holling	3.75	8 reads
Superfudge Judy Blume	3.57	59 reads
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel Virginia Lee Burton	3.93	38 reads
Blue Fairy Book Andrew Lang	3.44	12 reads
Maniac Magee Jerry Spinelli	3.87	93 reads
The Battle of the Labyrinth Rick Riordan	4.2	1,298 reads
El ladrón mago. ¡Eureka! Sarah Prineas	0	1 read
Behind the Attic Wall Sylvia Cassedy	3.33	4 reads
The Fellowship of the Ring J.R.R. Tolkien	4.38	3,014 reads
Witch Week Diana Wynne Jones	3.82	46 reads
Ramona the Pest Beverly Cleary	3.73	65 reads
Heidi's Children Heidi's Children Charles Tritten	0	1 read
The Secret of the Ruby Ring Yvonne MacGrory	4	2 reads
First Test Tamora Pierce	4.44	14 reads
The False Prince Jennifer A. Nielsen	4.02	120 reads
Henry Huggins Beverly Cleary	3.71	34 reads
Mr. Silly Roger Hargreaves	0	0 reads
Meet Addy Connie Rose Porter	3.88	14 reads
Adventure in Forgotten Valley Glyn Frewer	4	1 read
Horrid Henry Francesca Simon	0	0 reads
The Hidden Kingdom Tui T. Sutherland	3.95	41 reads
Among the Hidden Margaret Peterson Haddix	3.85	91 reads
The Amber Spyglass Philip Pullman	4.03	828 reads
Another Monster at the End of This Book Jon Stone	4	1 read
Brisingr Christopher Paolini	3.82	670 reads
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two Jack Thorne J. K. Rowling	3	1,273 reads
The Return of the King J.R.R. Tolkien	4.56	1,228 reads
Little Toot Hardie Granmatky	4.25	6 reads
Pippi Longstocking Astrid Lindgren Florence Lamborn (Translator)	4.02	178 reads
Dragons of Autumn Twilight Margaret Weis Tracy Hickman	3.76	207 reads
Alvin's Secret Code Clifford B. Hicks	4	2 reads
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch Neil Gaiman Terry Pratchett	4.17	1,552 reads
The Contest Gordon Korman	4	8 reads
Beezus and Ramona Beverly Cleary	3.85	91 reads
Wild Magic Tamora Pierce	4.24	122 reads
Shy Stegosaurus of Cricket Creek Evelyn Sibley Lampman	3.5	2 reads
The black stallion Walter Farley	4.25	11 reads
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Raymond F. Jones	3	1 read
Little White Foot Little White Foot: His Adventures on Willow Hill Berta Hader Elmer Hader	3	1 read
Ronia, The Robber's Daughter Astrid Lindgren	4.18	41 reads
Tintin and the Picaros Hergé	4.29	29 reads
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carroll	3.89	818 reads
A Girl of The Limberlost Gene Stratton-Porter	3.67	14 reads
L'enfant océan Jean-Claude Mourlevat	5	1 read
You're a bad man, Mr Gum! Andy Stanton	2	2 reads
The Apprentice's Quest Erin Hunter	4	20 reads
Pongwiffy: A Witch of Dirty Habits Kaye Umansky	0	1 read
The Runaway Bunny Margaret Wise Brown	3.91	39 reads
The Mists Of Avalon Marion Zimmer Bradley	3.91	224 reads
Fablehaven Brandon Mull	3.86	159 reads
The Case of the Dirty Bird Gary Paulsen	0	1 read
Hansel & Gretel Jacob Grimm	4	1 read
Judy Moody Megan McDonald	3.78	18 reads
Gathering Blue Lois Lowry	3.7	260 reads
Forest of Secrets Erin Hunter	3.78	84 reads
El ladrón mago Sarah Prineas	3	2 reads