Childrens

Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age 12. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses that sometimes exclude young-adult fiction, comic books, or other genres. Books specifically for children existed at least several hundred years ago.
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Dream On
The Little Ghost Quilt's Winter Surprise
Maggie and the Story Shadows
The Fairy Tale Fixers: Cinderella—A Graphic Novel (The Fairy Tale Fixers, #1)
Ghost Circus
Consider the Birds
Lilac and the Switchback
The Invisible Parade
The Library of Unruly Treasures
Sugar Shack
Ride or Die
The Space Cat
Goat Magic
Witchycakes #1: Sweet Magic
Hettie Nettle's Handbook for Hedgewitches
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  • The Ickabog
    Hansel and Gretel
    Speechless: A Graphic Novel
    The Invisible Parade
    Snoop
    Knight Owl (The Knight Owl, #1)
    The Skull
    The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks (Lottie Brooks, #1)
    The Scarlet Shedder (Dog Man #12)
    Mallory and the Trouble with Twins: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #17)
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    Free Piano [Not Haunted]
    This Book Is Dangerous! (Narwhal and Jelly Picture Book #1)
    The Day the Books Disappeared
    Viciously Yours by Jamie Applegate HunterTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellHeretical Fishing by Haylock JobsonAnimal Farm by George Orwell
    Books Every Human Being Should Read
    2,967 books — 1,992 voters
    Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
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    Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingMatilda by Roald DahlThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
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    The Giving Tree
    The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
    Matilda
    The Little Prince
    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)
    Green Eggs and Ham
    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
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    Where the Sidewalk Ends

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