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June 04, 2006
Childrens' Books Worth Your Time (non-picture books)
- the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling
- The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
- any childrens' books by Roald Dahl (he also wrote for adults - with titles like Switch Bitch)
- the Merlin stories by T.A. Barron
- Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
- all of the Oz books by L. Frank Baum
- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
- The Borrowers series and Bed Knob and Broomstick by Mary Norton
- the Mary Poppins books by P.L. Travers
- The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
- The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
- anything by Cornelia Funke (Inkheart, The Thief Lord, Inkspell, Dragon Rider)
- the Wrinkle in Time/Time Quartet series by Madeleine L'Engle
- The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George
- A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket/Daniel Handler
- the Pippi Longstocking books by Astrid Lindgren
- Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle books by Betty MacDonald
That's the first list. More to come as I am inspired!
Posted by researchgirl at June 4, 2006 01:31 PM