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 • 4,673 Readers • 309 pages 4.3

The Hobbit

Middle-earth Legendarium

1937 • 3,596 Readers 4.3

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

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

1950 • 1,727 Readers • 146 pages 4

The Secret Garden

#1 of 2 in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1865 • 835 Readers • 288 pages 4

Redwall

#1 of 22 in Redwall

1986 • 384 Readers • 351 pages 4

The Little Prince

1 • 1,670 Readers • 136 pages 4.2

Ender's Game

#1 of 6 in Ender's Saga

1985 • 2,255 Readers • 256 pages 4.3

The Giver

#1 of 4 in The Giver

1993 • 1,677 Readers • 202 pages 4

The Phantom Tollbooth

1961 • 421 Readers • 268 pages 4.2

A Wrinkle in Time

#1 of 5 in Time Quintet

1962 • 1,210 Readers • 247 pages 3.8

Artemis Fowl

#1 of 8 in Artemis Fowl

2001 • 584 Readers • 396 pages 3.8

Matilda

1390 • 717 Readers • 240 pages 4.3

The Lord of the Rings

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

1954 • 1,366 Readers • 1,178 pages 4.5

Hatchet

#1 of 5 in Brian's Saga

1986 • 373 Readers • 214 pages 3.6

The Witches

1976 • 368 Readers • 199 pages 4

Eragon

#1 of 5 in The Inheritance Cycle

2002 • 1,362 Readers • 503 pages 3.6

The Westing Game

1978 • 329 Readers • 210 pages 3.9

Meet the Boxcar Children

#1 of 1 in The Adventures of Benny and Watch

1998 • 3 Readers • 48 pages 3

The Dragonriders of Pern: Dragonflight Dragonquest The White Dragon

#1 of 3 in Dragonriders of Pern

1978 • 69 Readers • 834 pages 4.1

Frog and Toad Are Friends

#1 of 4 in Frog and Toad

1970 • 4 Readers • 72 pages

Bridge To Terabithia

1977 • 443 Readers 4

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

Beginner Books

1960 • 114 Readers • 67 pages 4

Watership Down

#1 of 2 in Watership Down

1972 • 726 Readers • 478 pages 4.1

Magyk

#1 of 7 in Septimus Heap

2005 • 188 Readers • 580 pages 3.8

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

#1 of 2 in Scary Stories

1981 • 120 Readers • 111 pages 3.7

Stuart Little

1999 • 12 Readers • 131 pages 3.5

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

#3 of 8 in Harry Potter

1999 • 3,558 Readers • 547 pages 4.4

The Neverending Story

1979 • 402 Readers • 445 pages 4.1

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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

1979 • 3,164 Readers • 215 pages 4.2

Howl's Moving Castle

#1 of 3 in Howl's Moving Castle

1986 • 1,078 Readers • 448 pages 4.2

The Golden Compass

#1 of 3 in His Dark Materials

1995 • 1,686 Readers • 399 pages 4

The Call of the Wild

1903 • 489 Readers • 142 pages 3.6

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

#4 of 8 in Harry Potter

2000 • 3,427 Readers • 752 pages 4.4

Little Women

#1 of 3 in Little Women

1848 • 1,316 Readers • 449 pages 3.9

Anne of Green Gables

#1 of 9 in Anne of Green Gables

1908 • 638 Readers • 384 pages 4.3

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

1967 • 173 Readers • 178 pages 4.2

Frankenstein

181 • 2,227 Readers • 353 pages 3.9

The BFG

1982 • 396 Readers • 4 pages 4.2

The Outsiders

1967 • 896 Readers • 6 pages 4

The Invasion

#1 of 37 in Animorphs

1996 • 70 Readers • 250 pages 3.8

The End

#13 of 13 in A Series of Unfortunate Events

2006 • 248 Readers • 324 pages 3.8

Artemis Fowl

2003 • 2 Readers • 352 pages 4

The Dark is Rising

#2 of 5 in The Dark Is Rising

1973 • 97 Readers • 244 pages 4

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

#1 of 2 in Rats of NIMH

1971 • 14 Readers • 240 pages 4.3

The Chronicles of Narnia

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

1955 • 622 Readers • 799 pages 4.1

A Spell for Chameleon

#1 of 41 in Xanth

1977 • 130 Readers • 344 pages 3.2

Game Player

#1 of 3 in Game

2016 • 47 Readers • 207 pages 4

The Lightning Thief

#1 of 7 in Percy Jackson and the Olympians

2005 • 2,028 Readers • 377 pages 4

Dealing with Dragons

#1 of 4 in Enchanted Forest Chronicles

1990 • 182 Readers • 232 pages 4.2

These Happy Golden Years

#8 of 10 in Little House

1943 • 56 Readers • 7 pages 3.6

Charlie and The Chocolate Factory

#1 of 2 in Charlie Bucket

1964 • 692 Readers • 174 pages 4

Twilight

#1 of 6 in The Twilight Saga

2005 • 1,650 Readers • 631 pages 2.9

Serendipity

3 Serendipity

1974 • 10 Readers • 32 pages 4.3

Asterix the Gaul

#1 of 40 in Astérix

1961 • 51 Readers • 48 pages 4.2

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

1992 • 76 Readers • 56 pages 4

The Chronicles of Narnia

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

1956 • 21 Readers • 768 pages 4.6

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

#5 of 8 in Harry Potter

2003 • 3,272 Readers • 896 pages 4.3

Where the Wild Things Are

1963 • 464 Readers • 51 pages 4.1

The Magician's Nephew

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

1950 • 656 Readers • 208 pages 3.8

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

2011 • 30 Readers • 224 pages 3.7

Das Experiment

#28 of 37 in Animorphs

1998 • 11 Readers • 141 pages 3

Wolf Brother

#1 of 9 in Chronicles of Ancient Darkness

2004 • 40 Readers • 242 pages 3.7

Flatland

1884 • 288 Readers • 99 pages 3.6

Heidi

#1-2 of 1 in Heidi

1880 • 9 Readers • 334 pages 4.3

The Thief Lord

2000 • 127 Readers • 350 pages 4

Charlotte's Web

1952 • 791 Readers • 184 pages 3.9

1,2,3. .. Invisibile!

1994 • 1 Reader • 189 pages 5

Kristy's Great Idea

#1 of 85 in The Baby-Sitters Club

1986 • 46 Readers • 153 pages 3.9

The Tale of Despereaux

2003 • 192 Readers • 267 pages 3.9

Inkheart

#1 of 1 in Inkheart Trilogy

2003 • 442 Readers • 556 pages 3.8

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

#7 of 8 in Harry Potter

2007 • 3,190 Readers • 784 pages 4.4

Oliver Twist

1838 • 111 Readers • 511 pages 3.8

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

1999 • 1,444 Readers • 240 pages 4.1

Abarat

#1 of 5 in Abarat

2002 • 75 Readers • 448 pages 4.1

Rilla of Ingleside

#8 of 9 in Anne of Green Gables

1921 • 8 Readers • 288 pages 4.3

All Creatures Great and Small

#1-2 of 8 in All Creatures Great and Small

1972 • 84 Readers • 448 pages 4.4

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

#6 of 8 in Harry Potter

2005 • 3,218 Readers • 672 pages 4.4

Cleopatra VII

The Royal Diaries

1999 • 13 Readers 5

The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell

#1 of 6 in The Land of Stories

1990 • 124 Readers • 464 pages 4.1

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

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

1952 • 563 Readers • 228 pages 3.9

Mail-Order Wings

1981 • 1 Reader • 180 pages 4

The Two Princesses of Bamarre

#1 of 1 in The Two Princesses of Bamarre

2001 • 68 Readers • 241 pages 4.2

The wizard of Oz the first five novels

1958 • 7 Readers • 728 pages 3.3

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

#2 of 8 in Harry Potter

1998 • 3,597 Readers • 332 pages 4.2

L'isola del tesoro

1882 • 7 Readers • 277 pages 4.3

The Case of the Dirty Bird

#1 of 7 in Culpepper Adventures

1992 • 1 Reader • 83 pages

The Subtle Knife

#2 of 3 in His Dark Materials

1995 • 779 Readers • 326 pages 4.1

Tintin and the Picaros

#23 of 24 in Tintin

1976 • 21 Readers • 62 pages 4.6

Dracula

1897 • 1,843 Readers • 410 pages 3.8

On a Pale Horse

#1 of 8 in Incarnations of Immortality

1983 • 108 Readers • 325 pages 3.6

Into the Wild

#1 of 1 in Warriors,

1997 • 157 Readers • 226 pages 3.7

Fablehaven

#1 of 5 in Fablehaven

2006 • 214 Readers • 357 pages 3.9

Ronia, the Robber's Daughter

1981 • 44 Readers • 176 pages 4.1

The Contest

#1 of 1 in Everest,

2002 • 6 Readers • 127 pages 4

The Monstrumologist

#1 of 4 in The Monstrumologist

2009 • 88 Readers • 450 pages 3.6