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

1997 • 6,069 Readers • 309 pages 4.3

The Hobbit

#0 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings

1937 • 4,679 Readers • 300 pages 4.3

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

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

1950 • 2,290 Readers • 146 pages 4

The Little Prince

1 • 2,196 Readers • 136 pages 4.2

The Secret Garden

1865 • 1,101 Readers • 292 pages 4

Ender's Game

#1 of 6 in Ender's Saga

1985 • 2,846 Readers • 256 pages 4.3

Redwall

#1 of 28 in Redwall

1986 • 487 Readers • 351 pages 4

A Wrinkle in Time

#1 of 6 in Time Quintet

1962 • 1,563 Readers • 247 pages 3.8

Matilda

1390 • 926 Readers • 240 pages 4.3

The Phantom Tollbooth

1961 • 557 Readers • 268 pages 4.3

The Giver

#1 of 5 in The Giver

1993 • 2,207 Readers • 202 pages 4

Artemis Fowl

#1 of 8 in Artemis Fowl

2001 • 768 Readers • 422 pages 3.7

Eragon

#1 of 5 in The Inheritance Cycle

2002 • 1,771 Readers • 518 pages 3.6

The Lord of the Rings

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

1954 • 1,767 Readers • 1,178 pages 4.5

The Witches

1976 • 472 Readers • 199 pages 4

Meet the Boxcar Children

#1 of 1 in The Adventures of Benny and Watch

1998 • 3 Readers • 48 pages 3

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

#3 of 8 in Harry Potter

8 • 4,643 Readers • 547 pages 4.4

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

31 Beginner Books

1960 • 165 Readers • 67 pages 4

Hatchet

#1 of 7 in Brian's Saga

1986 • 498 Readers • 214 pages 3.6

Bridge To Terabithia

1977 • 579 Readers 4

The Westing Game

1978 • 446 Readers • 210 pages 3.9

The Complete Chronicles of Narnia

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

1956 • 867 Readers • 768 pages 4.1

Frog and Toad Are Friends

#1 of 6 in Frog and Toad

1970 • 4 Readers • 72 pages

The Neverending Story

1979 • 524 Readers • 445 pages 4.2

The Dragonriders of Pern: Dragonflight Dragonquest The White Dragon

#1 of 3 in Dragonriders of Pern

1978 • 94 Readers • 834 pages 4

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

#1 of 1 in Scary Stories

1981 • 152 Readers • 111 pages 3.7

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

1967 • 235 Readers • 178 pages 4.2

Howl's Moving Castle

#1 of 3 in Howl's Moving Castle

1986 • 1,405 Readers • 448 pages 4.2

Magyk

#1 of 7 in Septimus Heap

2005 • 259 Readers • 580 pages 3.8

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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

1979 • 4,033 Readers • 215 pages 4.2

Stuart Little

1945 • 17 Readers • 156 pages 3.2

Little Women

#1 of 3 in Little Women

1848 • 1,728 Readers • 449 pages 3.9

The Golden Compass

#1 of 3 in His Dark Materials

1995 • 2,185 Readers • 399 pages 4

Watership Down

#1 of 2 in Watership Down

1972 • 997 Readers • 385 pages 4.1

Frankenstein

181 • 2,878 Readers • 353 pages 3.8

Artemis Fowl

2003 • 3 Readers • 352 pages 4

The Call of the Wild

1903 • 659 Readers • 142 pages 3.6

Asterix the Gaul

#1 of 41 in Astérix

1960 • 69 Readers • 48 pages 4.1

The Lightning Thief

#1 of 9 in Percy Jackson and the Olympians

2000 • 2,615 Readers • 377 pages 4

The BFG

1982 • 507 Readers • 4 pages 4.1

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

#4 of 8 in Harry Potter

19 • 4,469 Readers • 752 pages 4.4

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

#1 of 2 in Rats of NIMH

1971 • 21 Readers • 240 pages 4.6

The Dark is Rising

#2 of 5 in The Dark Is Rising

1972 • 137 Readers • 320 pages 4.1

The End

#13 of 17 in A Series of Unfortunate Events

2006 • 327 Readers • 324 pages 3.8

Game Player

#1 of 3 in Game

2016 • 63 Readers • 207 pages 4

These Happy Golden Years

#8 of 12 in Little House

1943 • 80 Readers • 7 pages 3.8

A Spell for Chameleon

#1 of 45 in Xanth

1977 • 176 Readers • 344 pages 3.4

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

#7 of 8 in Harry Potter

8 • 4,147 Readers • 784 pages 4.4

Inkheart

#1 in Inkheart Trilogy

2003 • 592 Readers • 556 pages 3.9

Serendipity

36 Serendipity

1974 • 13 Readers • 32 pages 4.2

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

1992 • 118 Readers • 56 pages 4.1

Abarat

#1 of 3 in Abarat

2002 • 101 Readers • 448 pages 4

Charlie and The Chocolate Factory

#1 of 2 in Charlie Bucket

1964 • 881 Readers • 174 pages 4.1

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

#5 of 8 in Harry Potter

8 • 4,260 Readers • 896 pages 4.3

The Magician's Nephew

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

1950 • 896 Readers • 208 pages 3.9

Twilight

#1 of 7 in The Twilight Saga

2005 • 2,184 Readers • 631 pages 2.9

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

1999 • 1,905 Readers • 240 pages 4.1

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

#2 of 8 in Harry Potter

1998 • 4,682 Readers • 332 pages 4.2

All Creatures Great and Small

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

1972 • 119 Readers • 448 pages 4.3

Dealing with Dragons

#1 of 4 in Enchanted Forest Chronicles

1990 • 241 Readers • 232 pages 4.2

Where the Wild Things Are

1963 • 622 Readers • 51 pages 4.2

The Thief Lord

2000 • 169 Readers • 350 pages 4

The Invasion

#1 of 38 in Animorphs

1996 • 85 Readers • 250 pages 3.9

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

#6 of 8 in Harry Potter

8 • 4,166 Readers • 672 pages 4.4

Anne of Green Gables

#1 of 12 in Anne of Green Gables

1908 • 993 Readers • 326 pages 4.3

The Outsiders

1967 • 1,198 Readers • 229 pages 3.9

Charlotte's Web

1,046 Readers 4

Heidi

#1-2 of 1 in Heidi

1880 • 14 Readers • 334 pages 4.1

Flatland

1884 • 381 Readers • 99 pages 3.7

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

#1 of 13 in Oz

101 • 622 Readers • 61 pages 3.8

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

1970 • 278 Readers • 124 pages 3.7

Holes

#1 of 2 in Holes

1988 • 969 Readers • 263 pages 4

1,2,3. .. Invisibile!

1994 • 1 Reader • 189 pages 5

Kristy's Great Idea

#1 of 90 in The Baby-Sitters Club

1986 • 58 Readers • 153 pages 3.7

The Indian in the Cupboard

#1 of 5 in The Indian in the Cupboard

1980 • 119 Readers • 192 pages 3.6

The Two Princesses of Bamarre

#1 of 1 in The Two Princesses of Bamarre

2001 • 86 Readers • 241 pages 4.3

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

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

1952 • 765 Readers • 228 pages 3.9

Rilla of Ingleside

#8 of 12 in Anne of Green Gables

1921 • 12 Readers • 288 pages 4.4

Oliver Twist

1838 • 650 Readers • 511 pages 3.7

Cleopatra: An Egyptian Princess's Diary, AD 57

21 The Royal Diaries

1999 • 32 Readers • 192 pages 4.4

Little House on the Prairie

#3 of 12 in Little House

1935 • 227 Readers • 314 pages 3.9

The wizard of Oz the first five novels

1958 • 7 Readers • 728 pages 3.3

Into the Wild

#1 of 8 in Warriors

1997 • 213 Readers • 226 pages 3.8

The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell

#1 of 10 in The Land of Stories

1990 • 182 Readers • 464 pages 4

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 • 56 Readers • 240 pages 3.8

The Tale of Despereaux

2003 • 249 Readers • 267 pages 3.9

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

2011 • 30 Readers • 224 pages 3.7

The Horse and His Boy

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

1954 • 714 Readers • 250 pages 3.8

La scuola maledetta

1999 • 142 pages

D'un monde à l'autre

#1 of 2 in La Quête d'Ewilan

2003 • 16 Readers • 315 pages 4.2

The Angel Experiment

#1 of 9 in Maximum Ride

2005 • 268 Readers • 464 pages 3.6

Fire and Ice

#8 of 40 in Warriors Universe

2003 • 106 Readers • 340 pages 3.7

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

#1 of 3 in Ralph S. Mouse

1923 • 95 Readers • 180 pages 3.9

Fantastic Voyage

#1 of 2 in Fantastic Voyage

1966 • 50 Readers • 186 pages 3.5

The black stallion

#1 of 13 in The Black Stallion

1941 • 13 Readers • 226 pages 4.3