Most Popular Childrens Books of the 20th century

Discover popular Childrens books from the 20th century, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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Nils Holgersson

The Further Adventures of Nils

Selma Lagerlöf

Fantasy · Childrens

1907

8/10 3 ratings

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens

J. M. Barrie

Fantasy · Childrens

1906

8/10 3 ratings

Animorphs

The Andalite Chronicles

K. A. Applegate

Science Fiction · Childrens

1997

8/10 2 ratings

Catwings #4

Jane On Her Own

Ursula K. Le Guin

Fantasy · Childrens

1992

8/10 1 ratings

Carbonel #3

Carbonel and Calidor

Barbara Sleigh

Fantasy · Childrens

1978

8/10 1 ratings

The Dream-Eater

Michael Ende

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1978

8/10 1 ratings

The 13 Clocks

James Thurber

Fantasy · Childrens

1950

8/10 1 ratings

The Roald Dahl Treasury

Roald Dahl

Fantasy · Childrens

1997

7.7/10 6 ratings

The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish

Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean

Fantasy · Childrens

1996

7.7/10 7 ratings

Nils Holgersson

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils

Selma Lagerlöf

Fantasy · Childrens

1906

7.6/10 25 ratings

Oz #3

Ozma of Oz

L. Frank Baum

Fantasy · Childrens

1907

7.2/10 25 ratings

Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins Comes Back

P. L. Travers

Fantasy · Childrens

1935

7.3/10 19 ratings

Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins Opens the Door

P. L. Travers

Fantasy · Childrens

1943

7.4/10 16 ratings

The Carpet People

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy · Childrens

1971

7.1/10 8 ratings

Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins in the Park

P. L. Travers

Fantasy · Childrens

1935

7.2/10 16 ratings

Kay Harker #1

The Midnight Folk

John Masefield

Fantasy · Childrens

1927

7/10 9 ratings

Thrump-o-Moto

James Clavell

Fantasy · Childrens

1986

7.3/10 3 ratings

Catwings #1

Catwings

Ursula K. Le Guin

Fantasy · Childrens

1988

7/10 2 ratings

Catwings #2

Catwings Return

Ursula K. Le Guin

Fantasy · Childrens

1989

7/10 1 ratings

Oz #8

Tik-Tok of Oz

L. Frank Baum

Fantasy · Childrens

1914

7/10 1 ratings

Oz

Little Wizard Stories of Oz

L. Frank Baum

Fantasy · Childrens · Short Stories

1913

7/10 1 ratings

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More

Roald Dahl

Fantasy · Childrens · Short Stories

1977

6.9/10 15 ratings

The Indian in the Cupboard #1

The Indian in the Cupboard

Lynne Reid Banks

Fantasy · Childrens

1980

6.9/10 8 ratings

Stuart Little

E. B. White

Fantasy · Animal Fantasy · Childrens

1945

6.3/10 7 ratings

Oz #4

Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz

L. Frank Baum

Fantasy · Childrens

1908

6.6/10 15 ratings

The Johnny Maxwell Trilogy #2

Johnny and the Dead

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy · Childrens

1993

6.5/10 4 ratings

The Wind on the Moon

Eric Linklater

Fantasy · Childrens · Carnegie Medal

1944

7/10 3 ratings

The Johnny Maxwell Trilogy #3

Johnny and the Bomb

Terry Pratchett

Science Fiction · Childrens

1996

6.3/10 3 ratings

The Johnny Maxwell Trilogy #1

Only You Can Save Mankind

Terry Pratchett

Science Fiction · Childrens

1992

6.3/10 4 ratings

I Was a Rat! or The Scarlet Slippers

Philip Pullman

Fantasy · Childrens

1999

6/10 20 ratings

Dragonfall 5

Dragonfall 5 and the Master Mind

Brian Earnshaw

Science Fiction · Childrens

1975

6.7/10 3 ratings

Switch on the Night

Ray Bradbury

Fantasy · Childrens · Picture book

1955

6/10 2 ratings

Winnie the Pooh: The Complete Collection of Stories and Poems

A. A. Milne

Fantasy · Animal Fantasy · Childrens · Fairy Tale

1994

6/10 2 ratings

Wild Robert

Diana Wynne Jones

Fantasy · Childrens

1989

6/10 2 ratings

The Throme of the Erril of Sherill

Patricia A. McKillip

Fantasy · Childrens

1973

6/10 2 ratings

The Pooh Story Book

A. A. Milne

Fantasy · Animal Fantasy · Childrens · Fairy Tale

1965

6/10 2 ratings