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The 60 Best Fantasy Books for Kids

No matter how sometime you lot are, it'southward never too early to start reading fantasy — peculiarly with so many incredible works out there! And of course, bolstered by a kid'due south imagination, these stories can truly come to life… which arguably makes children the ideal audition for the genre. 😄 But we think at that place's something for everyone on this list of the 60 best fantasy books for kids. Fifty-fifty if you're an adult, you're sure to run across some of your childhood classics here!

Fantasy books for toddlers and preschoolers

This section consists of picture books and other unproblematic stories designed to introduce very immature children to the world of fantasy. From talking animals to raining spaghetti, these books are sure to elicit delighted giggles from kids anile 2-5.

1. Cloudy With a Adventure of Meatballs by Judi and Ron Barrett

In the town of Chewandswallow, nobody ever goes grocery shopping. All their nutrient simply falls out of the sky — pizza, pasta, peanut butter, you name it. The citizens seem to have it fabricated in the shade (of a meatball-filled cloud)... until some unfortunate weather condition patterns get-go to wreak havoc, and they wonder whether edible precipitation really is such a approval afterwards all.

2. Dragons Dearest Tacos by Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri

We all know that humans love tacos, but y'all might exist surprised to find that dragons beloved them even more than! Join these mythical Mexican food aficionados as they devour tacos of every shape and size, with every ingredient except 1: spicy salsa. Which, naturally, causes tummy troubles (and fire-breathing hazards).

3. Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss

"Wait sir, look sir, Mr. Knox sir. Let's do tricks with bricks and blocks, sir!" So begin the troubles of the long-suffering Mr. Knox at the hands of the Fox in Sox, who goads Knox into participating in his increasingly complicated natural language-twisters. Don't worry, though — Knox gets the final (and very hard-to-pronounce) give-and-take in this story by the erstwhile Mr. Theodor Geisel.

iv. Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson

Iv-year-old Harold has a imperial crayon and not much else. But with his artistic talents and a petty imagination, he's nigh to turn his world into a masterpiece worthy of Van Gogh.

v. If I Built a House… by Chris Van Dusen

If you could build your dream abode, what would you put in it? Our narrator, Jack, has it all planned out, including — merely not limited to — a flying room, a racing room, and an aquarium room. This tale of ultimate wish fulfillment will no dubiety resonate with both inventive kids and their Extreme Home Makeover-loving parents.

6. If Y'all Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bail

"One thing leads to another" has never been more true. A male child gives a mouse a cookie… which makes the mouse want a glass of milk… which makes him want a harbinger, so a mirror, and then on until he'southward correct back where he started with another cookie. And if that doesn't sound similar "fantasy" to you, so riddle me this: when was the last time you got a cookie request from a mouse?

7. The Polar Limited by Chris Van Allsburg

Ane of the nigh iconic Christmas stories of all fourth dimension, The Polar Limited tells the tale of a young male child who steals abroad on the eponymous midnight train. But he has no idea what magic awaits him in the North Pole, where he'll go the privilege of meeting Santa Claus himself. (Of course, if you lot're a parent, maybe don't mention that fact that this i's on our "fantasy" list.)

viii. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

This largely visual story, full of Mauric Sendak's evocative illustrations, follows a immature male child named Max who dares to venture "where the Wild Things are." Afterward proving his own ferocity, Max becomes male monarch of the Wild Things — but soon enough starts missing dwelling, where a hot supper awaits him.

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

In the Hundred Acre Woods lives a bear chosen Winnie-the-Pooh, who enjoys an idyllic existence of honeypots and gentle adventures with his friends. This first book of sweet stories by A.A. Milne is sure to bring a grin to your face whether you lot're young or old.

x. Uni the Unicorn by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Brigette Barrager

Uni the Unicorn desperately wants to find that most elusive of mythical creatures: a little girl. Anybody keeps telling her that humans don't be, simply they won't stop Uni from dreaming. She knows that if she keeps imagining all the wonderful things they could do together, that this magical girl will come to her... and as it turns out, Uni'southward best friend isn't quite every bit far abroad as she thinks!

Fantasy books for unproblematic schoolers

These chapter books and novels involve more complex storylines and fantasy elements, such every bit systems of magic and backstory for major character and plot points, often expanded throughout series. Suitable for kids aged 6-10.

11. A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

Long before Harry Potter, there was Ged: a wizard of Earthsea. Earthsea is a world of islands where magic prevails, but darkness also threatens. Ged must larn to master his own innate powers and battle this darkness, which takes the form of a "shadow beast" that our hero accidentally unleashes during a duel. Le Guin'southward rich worldbuilding and first-class characterization are just unparalleled, and this first installment in the Earthsea series sets the reader up with high expectations for the rest of her hybrid fantasy/science fiction saga.

12. A Wrinkle in Time past Madeleine 50'Engle

A Contraction in Fourth dimension revolutionized fantasy when it was showtime published in 1962, and continues to find many devoted readers today. 13-year-old misfit Million Murry's life is turned upside downwardly when a strange adult female appears in her kitchen, claiming, "There is such a thing as a tesseract." This seemingly unproblematic statement sends Meg, her brother Charles Wallace, and their intrepid friend Calvin on the adventure of a lifetime. They must travel through time and infinite on a quest to detect 1000000's lost father — who was studying tesseracts before he disappeared.

thirteen. The Adventurers Guild by Zack Loran Clark and Nick Eliopulos

A brilliant new take on monsters and magic, The Adventurers Guild follows young residents of the land of Freestone, where people can join guilds according to their career aspirations. Our heroes, Zed and Brock, have physical plans to join the Mages Order and the Merchants Society respectively. That is, until they're pulled into the thrilling yet dangerous "Adventurers Society" — whose purpose is to fight the otherworldly beasts that threaten Freestone and its citizens.

14. Alice'south Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Down the rabbit hole! This archetype by 1 of the first architects of modern fantasy (the others being Tolkien and C.S. Lewis) tells the tale of vii-year-old Alice, who follows a white rabbit to a land of strange biscuits, smoking caterpillars, mad tea parties, and of course, murderous queens. If you haven't read it already, it'south a fantastic introduction for whatsoever child (or adult) to magical, nonsensical fantasy.

xv. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

For one of the virtually interesting hero'due south journeys in YA, look no farther than Artemis Fowl. This eponymous book introduces him as a rather unlikable character — a preteen supergenius who uses his talents to kidnap a fairy for ransom. But equally the story delves into Fowl'due south character and family history, the reader understands his proclivity for crime, and feels compelled to track his unorthodox narrative all the way to the cease (of the eight-volume series).

xvi. The BFG by Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake

When eight-year-onetime Sophie is kidnapped through her window past a giant, she thinks she's done for. Simply by a miraculous stroke of expert luck, she hasn't been taken by simply any one-time monster; she's in the company of the "Big Friendly Giant," who eats vegetables (namely, snozzcumbers) rather than people. Every bit Sophie and the BFG become to know each other, they hatch a plan to thwart the other cruel, human-eating giants — with aid from none other than the Queen of England!

17. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake

Whether you lot prefer the Gene Wilder adaptation or the Johnny Depp remake, we can all agree that the original story is pretty superb. Immature Charlie Bucket gets the gamble to visit the sequestered Willy Wonka's chocolate factory and run across what really goes on inside its walls — and within the brain of the eccentric Wonka himself, who (in true Dahl fashion) has a rather night sense of poetic justice.

18. Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George

Dragon Slippers centers on a peasant daughter named Creel, whose family sacrifices her to a dragon in the hopes that a courageous knight volition fight the dragon, marry Creel, and shower them all with riches. But our independent immature lady has other ideas, specifically involving a pair of slippers and a political plot that could modify her kingdom forever.

xix. Ella Enchanted past Gail Carson Levine

Another strong heroine features in this splendid Cinderella retelling. Cursed to be obedient, young Ella learns to manage her affliction until one day, her wicked stepsisters prove up and force her to obey their every command. Even so, despite the presence of a handsome prince, no one tin can say this is a "damsel in distress" kind of tale. In the end, Ella saves herself, and therein lies the true enchantment of her story.

20. The Daughter Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

A witch lives in the forest near the village of Protectorate where, each year, the villagers leave an infant sacrifice to keep her at bay. Little do they know that the witch is actually benevolent… and that she feeds the babies starlight and delivers them to new families on the other side of the forest. That is, until she accidentally nurses one of them with moonlight, and must keep the daughter (whom she christens Luna) in order to command the ability within her — if she can.

21. One-half Magic by Edward Eager and N. G. Bodecker

When siblings Katherine, Marking, Jane, and Martha find a foreign-looking coin on the sidewalk, they don't recall likewise much of it. But an offhand remark soon leads them to realize that this is no ordinary coin, merely a talisman, which volition grant them exactly one-half of each wish they make. This, naturally, leads to some hilarious hijinks as they struggle to master its "half magic."

22. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone past J.Chiliad. Rowling

Of class, in terms of children'south fantasy, you can't practice much better than the Male child Who Lived. Join Harry in Sorcerer'due south Stone as he discovers his true identity as a magician, begins attending Hogwarts, and grapples with the forces of ultimate evil, all at the tender historic period of eleven.

23. The Hobbit past J.R.R. Tolkien

If boy wizards aren't your thing, you can always try heart-aged hobbits. Bilbo Baggins and his dwarven compatriots journey "there and back again" in The Hobbit — bravely soldiering forward in the face of mortal peril, all in hopes of restoring the dwarves' lost kingdom (which was taken long agone past the dragon Smaug).

24. Howl'south Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

Though the 2004 Miyazaki adaptation brings Howl'south Moving Castle to life with incredible vibrancy, yous can't miss this original work by Diana Wynne Jones. Sophie Hatter lives in a world of magic, yet tin can never seem to grasp it for herself. But that's before a witch transforms Sophie into an old crone, and she must find a way to suspension the spell. From there she'southward thrown headfirst into the mind-bending world the wizard Howl, his burn-demon Calcifer, and of grade, his ever-unpredictable moving castle.

25. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

Meggie and her father have always lived a quiet, ordinary life amidst their books. However, everything changes when a mysterious homo named Dustfinger shows upwards. Meggie soon unearths a hidden family talent: both she and her begetter can bring characters to life simply by reading their stories aloud. Action and excitement ensues as the father-daughter team attempt to prevent fictional villains from harming their real world, and strive to recover Meggie's mother, who was trapped in a volume many years agone.

26. Isadora Moon by Harriet Muncaster

Great for the younger ready, the Isadora Moon series is part spooky, role sparkly, and all spectacularly unique. Our heroine Isadora is a half-vampire, half-fairy who's but trying to live her normal (well, paranormal) life. In the get-go book, Isadora Moon Goes to School, Isadora faces a very serious, identity-defining decision: should she go to the school for fairies, or for vampires?

27. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake

Roald Dahl'southward first total-length children's fantasy book, James and the Giant Peach follows young James, a boy who'south mistreated by his evil Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker. Just when an enigmatic stranger gives James a handful of enchanted seeds, James may finally observe his means of escape — in the class of a magically grown behemothic peach, which he and his insect friends fly all the way to New York City!

28. The Panthera leo, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

Another absolute fable of fantasy, The King of beasts, the Witch, and the Wardrobe introduces readers to Narnia, a glorious world under siege by the wicked White Witch. The Pevensie children, who unearth Narnia in the back of a wardrobe, must aid the victims of the witch's reign of terror. Luckily, they accept help in the form of Aslan: a majestic lion, and Narnia's true ruler.

29. The Magic Treehouse by Mary Pope Osbourne

Join Jack and Annie on their myriad adventures in the imaginative Magic Treehouse chapter books! Each installment sees the kids traveling to a different time and identify in history, and having to complete a mission in guild to get back dwelling house. And where better to get-go than with the Cretaceous menses in the first book, Dinosaurs Before Dark?

xxx. Miss Peregrine'due south Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

Jacob Portman has always loved his grandfather'southward wild tales of monsters and foreign children, just of grade he'southward never believed them… until he stumbles upon the titular home himself, and learns the truth nearly these "peculiars" and the danger that constantly looms in their earth.

31. The Neverending Story by Michael Ende

Immature outcast Bastian Balthazar Bux begins to read a book called The Neverending Story, which takes place in the magical land of Fantasia. Every bit he grows increasingly captivated by the characters' exploits, Bastian realizes that he himself is condign a character. He soon enters the realm of Fantasia, where he can imagine anything and it will come up true. But will Bastian employ his powers wisely — and can he ever return to his own earth?

32. No Flying in the House past Betty Brock

Six-year-old Annabel Tippens lives a somewhat unusual life. For instance, rather than parents to take care of her, she has Gloria — a talking dog who'southward just a few inches tall. Of class, Annabel doesn't call up of herself as unusual… until it's revealed to her that she'southward not just a daughter, but a one-half-fairy! Simply with this knowledge comes bang-up responsibility, and Annabel has to choose between two lives: fairy or homo?

33. My Diary from the Border of the World by Jodi Lynn Anderson

In Gracie Lockwood's world, the mundane meets the mythical. Dragons fire department stores, mermaids live along local beaches, and "Night Clouds" consume people when they die. This diary begins when Gracie and her family set off for "The Extraordinary World," where they believe they can go along her younger brother from being taken by a Deject. Gracie records everything that happens on their journeying, both ordinary and extraordinary.

34. The People in Pineapple Place by Anne Lindbergh

What if you met a group of people that only yous could see? This is both the plight and the privilege of Baronial Brown, who discovers the people of Pineapple Identify — 7 children who are invisible to anybody just him, and with whom he enjoys some fantastic (and fourth dimension-traveling!) adventures.

35. Peter and Wendy past J.One thousand. Barrie

Though most of us have enjoyed the tale of Peter Pan through Disney, this volume (a novelization of the original stage play) continues to exist a well-loved fantasy favorite today. If you lot've e'er wanted to know what it's like to fly through Neverland, play with the Lost Boys, and narrowly escape Captain Hook, Peter and Wendy — which is now over a century old! — lays it all out in delightful item.

36. The Phantom Tollbooth past Norton Juster and Jules Feiffer

A immature, bored boy named Milo goes through the "phantom tollbooth" and emerges in an exotic earth of endless curiosities, which reignites his sense of wonder. Lovers of puns and wordplay, rejoice: if you haven't already read The Phantom Tollbooth, the prose alone is sure to tickle your funny bone.

37. Rainbow Magic by Daisy Meadows

This prolific and popular get-go-reader series concerns a grouping of fairy friends who've gone missing, and a couple of human being heroines who must recover them — lest Fairyland turn gray!

38. Secrets of Droon by Tony Abbott

Get-go with The Hidden Stairs and the Magic Carpet, the vividly imagined Secrets of Droon series follows a trio of friends — Eric, Julie, and Neal — who uncover the land of Droon in Eric's basement. When they meet the princess of Droon and vow to assistance her rescue her female parent, our heroes are prepare on the adventure of a lifetime, during which they'll discover their own unique abilities and the paramount ability of friendship.

39. Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar

From the author of Holes comes this gut-busting low-fantasy anthology about a school that's more than a little topsy-turvy. Each chapter is titled later on a unlike graphic symbol and provides a brief vignette — and from a teacher who turns her students into apples to a girl who survives a xxx-story fall, you certainly can't say that Wayside Schoolhouse is ever boring.

twoscore. The Spiderwick Chronicles past Holly Black

Similar to Narnia, the Spiderwick Chronicles series centers on a group of siblings who find a society of fairies right in their own backyard. However, they presently realize that they're in over their heads, specially as humans were never meant to find out about the fairy globe.

41. The Tale of Despereaux past Kate DiCamillo and Timothy Basil Ering

If you enjoyed DiCamillo's quaint small-town novel Because of Winn-Dixie, you'll love Despereaux's innovative fantasy premise even more. A mouse named Despereaux aspires to rescue the lovely Princess Pea from a rat called Roscuro, who has imprisoned her in her own castle's dungeon. It's a touching story of dear, courage, and going subsequently your dreams — even when anybody else thinks you're too small to attain them.

42. Constrict Everlasting past Natalie Babbitt

Would you want to live forever? This simple nonetheless haunting question forms the premise of Tuck Everlasting, the tale of a family that becomes immortal after drinking from an enchanted spring. Ten-yr-old Winnie Foster happens upon the Tucks in the woods and bonds with the youngest son, Jesse (who's really 104). But with a suspicious yellow-suited homo on their heels, the Tucks can't stay for long, and Winnie must make a option: volition she, as well, potable the spring water and go to live with the Tucks… forever?

43. The Uncommoners by Jennifer Bell

Perfect for those with "a Hogwarts-shaped pigsty in their lives," this serial is sure to sweep yous off your feet — and down into a secret clandestine city called "Lundinor." This is where our young heroes Seb and Ivy will discover the truth most their family, and the irrepressible forces of evil with which they must now fence.

44. Watership Down by Richard Adams

An utterly unique hybrid of Beatrix Potter and Robinson Crusoe with just a pinch of fantasy, Watership Down revolves around an intrepid grouping of adventurers: rabbits traveling to their new dwelling. If y'all haven't withal experienced the magic of Hazel, Fiver, Blackberry and their epic odyssey to a loma chosen Watership Downwardly, you're in for an unforgettable care for.

45. Where the Mount Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

Her family may exist poor, merely immature Minli is rich in imagination, and especially loves hearing her father's imaginative stories. Petty does she know that she's about to live out a fable of her own — complete with a wise sometime sage, a dragon companion, and a treacherous green tiger, every bit she strives to bring adept fortune and happiness to her impoverished village.

46. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Fifty. Frank Baum

There'due south no place like home… and for readers both young and old, the familiar-however-fantastical adventures of Dorothy and her trusty friends in the land of Oz is a go-to literary home. From traversing the yellow brick road to melting the Wicked Witch of the West, the iconic scenes of Baum's original masterpiece only cannot be beat.

Fantasy books for middle schoolers and older

We've categorized these fantasy works every bit "for middle schoolers" and older based on their having slightly darker themes and more advanced language. However, annotation that uncomplicated schoolers may savor them as well — it all depends on the reader!

47. The Chronicles of Prydain past Lloyd Alexander

An epic bildungsroman spanning five books total (including The Blackness Cauldron, which Disney infamously blithe in 1985), the Chronicles of Prydain follow young squealer-keeper Taran as he attempts to prove himself and fight the evil Lord Arawn and his army of the undead.

48. The Cloak Society past Jeramey Kraatz

Twelve-yr-quondam Alex Knight was built-in into a guild of supervillains, and has never questioned his identify among them. But one day, only equally he's setting off on his first nefarious mission, he saves the life of a Ranger of Justice… and starts wondering whether a life of criminal offense really is his destiny. Centering effectually this fantastic antihero and ruminating on complex issues of good and bad, The Cloak Gild is recommended for the highly thoughtful reader.

49. Eragon by Christopher Paolini

Penned by Paolini when he was only 16, Eragon tells the story of a unproblematic farm boy whose life changes forever subsequently he finds a mysterious stone — which (spoiler alert) turns out to be the egg of a dragon.

50. The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert

"Stay abroad from the Hazel Wood." So reads the message left by Alice'due south female parent, who otherwise disappears without a trace. Of grade, Alice has no choice just to venture into that forbidden country to find her — encountering an assortment of strange creatures and inexplicable phenomena along the fashion, in a journey non unlike a twisted version of #14 on this listing.

51. His Night Materials past Phillip Pullman

Lyra Belacqua is the brilliant heroine of His Dark Materials, an elaborate supernatural and  religious fantasy in which she and her "daemon" familiar must defeat forces of supreme evil… including the first angel himself, who goes by the moniker "The Authority."

52. The Dark Is Ascension by Susan Cooper

On the mean solar day he turns eleven, Volition Stanton discovers that he's no ordinary boy, simply an "Old 1" destined to become upwardly against the powers of The Dark. Which is — you guessed it — rising. If you honey elaborate mythological fantasy featuring adolescent chosen ones, this is the series for you.

53. The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan and Matt Griffin

Speaking of adolescent chosen ones: Carter and Sadie Kane are descended from Egyptian magicians and pharaohs, only they only detect out when their egyptologist father is taken by the god of mischief, Set. Now the siblings must harness powers they didn't even know they had to rescue their father, and indeed all of North America, before Set up annihilates them.

54. The Maze Runner by James Dashner

When Thomas wakes upwards in "the Glade," he has no retentivity of who he is or how he got there. Only as our hero speedily learns, his past doesn't matter and then much as his dire present. He and the other "Gladers" are trapped by a complex maze and lethal creatures called Grievers, which depict ever closer to them. And of course, the only way is through the maze; luckily, Thomas's strange telepathic powers might only exist able to aid them.

55. Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan and John Rocco

Another fantastical series from the mind of Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Olympians begins with The Lightning Thief, in which the eponymous Percy becomes aware of his true roots — namely, that he is the son of Poseidon. Percy begins attending "Military camp Half Claret" for immature demigods, and soon enough he and his friends (including a daughter of Athena and a satyr) must embark on a quest to foreclose an all-out state of war amid those deities they phone call Mom and Dad.

56. Redwall by Brian Jacques

In Mossflower Woods, the food chain works a little differently. Instead of existence prey, mice work together with cats and owls to defeat their ultimate enemies: snakes and rats (obviously). Our hero in Redwall is Matthias the mouse, whose courage and cunning help him in his quest to find the legendary sword of Martin the Warrior (as well a mouse) and defeat Cluny the Scourge, a diabolical rat who wishes to take the land of Redwall for himself.

57. The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel past Michael Scott

Based on legends surrounding the actual historical figure of Nicholas Flamel (i.east. not the Harry Potter graphic symbol), this book follows teenage twins Sophie and Josh, who realize that Josh's boss "Nick" is none other than the famous alchemist. They're soon swept into a series of thrilling escapades around the globe, every bit they try to untangle a prophecy that could destroy them all.

58. Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

Seraphina is a young musician serving on the court of Goredd, where humans and dragons coexist diplomatically — if non entirely happily. But Seraphina has a surreptitious: she herself is half-dragon. And when a member of the royal family is murdered, seemingly at the hands (talons?) of a dragon, Seraphina must protect herself while getting to the lesser of the mystery… before the killer strikes again.

59. Sabriel by Garth Cipher

Another titular heroine, Sabriel also possesses an boggling (if slightly macabre) talent: she, along with her father, can communicate with the dead. And it's her father's task every bit the Abhorsen to make sure that they've all been laid to residual in a identify called the "One-time Kingdom." Only ane problem: Sabriel's father has gone missing, and now Sabriel must venture into the Old Kingdom to find him and restore him to his balancing office as the Abhorsen… before Death can tip the scales too far.

sixty. Song of the Lioness past Tamora Pierce

What can we say? We just tin't resist all these crawly female protagonists. The Vocal of the Lioness series focuses on Alanna, a plucky young girl whose only wish is to go a knight. So she trades places, She'southward The Man-style, with her twin brother Thom so she can attend knight schoolhouse — and from at that place is launched into a sequence of super-cool medieval adventures, during which she proves her merit as a knight many times over.

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