Classic children’s books are some of my favourite reads of all time. The best classic children’s books are all on our ultimate list. This list of the very best children’s classic books is better than an old time movie! If you are looking for a popular children’s classic book to read, there is bound to be one here for you to enjoy. So get your reading tracker ready to add all of these amazing classic children’s books. We recommend  you read them all!

Last Updated: March 1, 2024

Classic Children’s Books

1. Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

2. Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren

3. The BFG by Roald Dahl

4. The Little Prince by Antione de Saint-Exupéry

5. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

6. Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

7. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

8. Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit

9. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

10. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

11. A Little Princess by Frances Burnett Hodgson

12. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

13. Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne

14. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

15. Peter and Wendy by J.M. Barrie

16. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

17. The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit

18. Matilda by Roald Dahl

19. The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

20. The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams

21. Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

22. The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting

23. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

24. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

25. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

26. Stuart Little by E.B. White

27. Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary

28. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume

29. Heidi by Johanna Spyri

30. Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery

31. Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter

33. Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh

34. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

35. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

36. The WIzard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

37. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

38. Love You Forever by Robert Munsch

39. Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild

40. Black Beauty by Anna Sewell

41. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O’Brien

42. Stig of the Dump by Clive King

43. The Borrowers by Mary Norton

44. Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans

45. The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore

46. The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch

47. Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan

48. Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson

49. A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond

50. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst

51. Corduroy by Don Freeman

52. Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary

53. The Moffats by Eleanor Estes

54. Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks With a Circus by James Otis

55. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

56. The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf

57. Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’S Stone by J.K. Rowling

58. Curious George by H.A. Rey

59. Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell

60. Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George

61. Grimm’s Complete Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm

62. The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss

63. Stellaluna by Janell Cannon

64. Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola

65. Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl

66. The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss

67. Redwall by Brian Jacques

68. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin

69. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig

70. My Friend Flicka by Mary O’Hara

71. Alligator Pie by Dennis Lee

72. Old Yeller by Fred Gipson

73. The Littles by John Peterson

74. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson

75. Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi

76. Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard Atwater

77. Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

78. Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

79. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss

80. Five Children and It by E. Nesbit

81. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg

82. Watership Down by Richard Adams

83. The Neverending Story by Michael Ende

84. Betsy-Tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace

85. The Box-Car Children by Gertrude C. Warner

86. The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White

87. The Nutcracker by E.T.A. Hoffman

88. The Mouse and the Motorcycle by E.B. White

89. The Enchanted Wood by Enid Blyton

90. The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford

91. The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

92. The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

93. The Princess Bride by William Goldman

94. Hans Brinker by Mary Mapes Dodge

95. Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne

96. My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George

97. The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes

98. Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion

99. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

100. The Sword in the Stone by T.H. White

101. Amelia Bedelia Means Business by Herman Parish

102. The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley

103. Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang by Mordecai Richler

Classic Children’s Books

Classic children’s books are wonderful books to get kids interested in reading . There are also some timeless children’s classic books that kids love to read. Which classic children’s books are your favourites from the list?