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NEW!!! See the Children's Blurbs. No, I don't have any long reviews, but I've written something pithy or cute about a few of my favorite children's books. Also, while I'm trying to work my way down the lists of books I've recommended, and post blurbs or reviews of them (hopefully all, eventually), there are some books on my blurb list that have not yet been added to the children's list. So take a peek.
Also, I've now finished re-sorting this list by author; click here to see that. Oh, and have a super day.
These books are good for read-aloud to children as young as 6 and 7; to see books for little ones or that early readers can read themselves, try this page.
| Title | Author | Age? | Review? |
| Adventures of Pinocchio | Collodi | 6-14 | no |
| Alice in Wonderland | Carroll | 6-12 | no |
| All-of-a-Kind Family | Taylor | 6+ | no |
| Anne of Green Gables | Montgomery | 8-16 | blurb |
| Ballet Shoes | Streatfield | 8-14 | no |
| Black Ships Before Troy | Sutcliffe | 10-18 | blurb |
| The Borrowers | Nesbit | 8-14 | no |
| The Bridge | Massi | 10-14 | no |
| Bridge to Terabithia | Paterson | 10-16 | unpublished |
| Brill of Exitorn | Downing | 8-14 | blurb |
| Carolina's Courage | Yates | 6-12 | no |
| Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Dahl | 8-14 | no |
| The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey | Wojciechowski | 6+ | no |
| Court of the Stone Children | Cameron | 10-16 | no |
| Detectives in Togas | Winterfield | 8-12 | no |
| Door in the Wall | de Angeli | 8-14+ | unpublished |
| Double Play at Short | Christopher | 8-14 | no |
| The Duke Decides | Tunis | 8+ | no |
| Early Saints of God | Hartman | 8-16 | no |
| Emily of New Moon | Montomery | 8-18 | no |
| Facing Death | Henty | 8+ | no |
| Farmer Boy | Wilder | 6+ | no |
| From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler | Konigsburg | 8-14 | no |
| Gentle Ben | Morey | 8-16+ | unpublished |
| Goddesses, Heroes, and Shamans | Kingfischer | 8+ | no |
| The Great Brain | Fitzgerald | 8-14 | no |
| Greek Myths | d'Aulaire | 10-15 | no |
| Half Magic | Eager | 6-14 | no |
| Hans Brinker | Dodge | 8-16 | no |
| The Happy Orpheline | Carlson | 6-14 | no |
| Harriet the Spy | Fitzhugh | 8-14 | no |
| Harry Cat's Pet Puppy | Selden | 8-14 | unpublished |
| Heidi | Spyri | 8-16 | no |
| Henry Huggins | Cleary | 8-14 | no |
| Indian Captive | Lenski | 8-16+ | no |
| The Indian in the Cupboard | Banks | 8-14 | no |
| James and the Giant Peach | Dahl | 6-14 | no |
| The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe | Lewis | 6-18 | no |
| The Little House | Burton | 4-12 | no |
| Little House in the Big Woods | Wilder | 6-12 | no |
| The Little Prince | de Sainte-Exupery | 8-14 | no |
| Little Women | Alcott | 6-16 | blurb |
| Mary Poppins | Travers | 8-14 | no |
| Miss Happiness and Miss Flower | Godden | 7-14 | no |
| Miss Hickory | Bailey | 6-16 | unpub. |
| The Mouse and The Motorcycle | Cleary | 8-14 | no |
| Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH | O'Brien | 8-16 | unpub. |
| My Father's Dragon | Gannett | 8-14 | no |
| My Side of the Mountain | George | 8-16 | blurb |
| The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel) | Raskin | 8-16 | no |
| Night Journey | Lasky | 8-16 | no |
| On the Banks of Big Elk Creek | Zahn | no | Oxygen Level Zero | Brouwer | 10-14 | blurb |
| Paddington | Bond | 8-14 | no |
| Peter Pan | Barrie | 8-14 | no |
| Pollyanna | E. Porter | 8-16 | no |
| The Princess Bride | Goldman | 6-18 | no |
| The Railway Children | Nesbit | 8-14 | no |
| Red Hugh, Prince of Donegal | Reilly | 8-14 | no |
| Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes | Coerr | 8-12 | no |
| The Saturdays | Enright | 8-16 | no |
| The Secret Garden | Burnett | 8-16 | blurb |
| Shoeshine Girl | Bulla | 5-12 | no |
| Sign of the Beaver | Speare | 10-14 | no |
| Star of Light | St. John | 10-16 | no |
| Stranger in the Outfield | Christopher | 8-14 | no |
| Tales of the Greek Heroes | Green | 6-16 | no |
| Tales of the Kingdom | Mains | 6-18+ | no |
| Tales of the Resistance | Mains | 6-18+ | no |
| Tales of Shakespeare | Lamb | 8-18 | blurb |
| Tell Me the Secrets | Lucado | 8-18 | no |
| The Treasure Seekers | Nesbit | 6-16 | no |
| The Trumpet of the Swan | E. White | 6-16 | no |
| The Velveteen Rabbit | Williams | 6+ | no |
| What Katy Did | Coolidge | 8-16 | no |
| Wind in the Willows | Graham | 10-16 | no |
| Winnie the Pooh | Milne | 4+ | no |
Age suggestions are approximate, and should not be used restrictively. Many young children are able to read far beyond their level, while some older children thoroughly enjoy a book recommended for younger readers. Furthermore, some timeless classics are just too good to be read by only one particular group of children.
The "Review" box denotes whether the title in question is one which I myself have reviewed on this site. Naturally, most books have been reviewed somewhere, sometime, by someone; this designates only whether I myself have done so. Suggestions or recommendations (or pleas!) for coming reviews may be sent to my personal email and I will be pleased to help, if at all possible.