Most Popular Childrens Books of the 1940s
Discover popular Childrens books from the 1940s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.
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The Moomin Books #1
Comet in Moominland
Fantasy · Childrens · Translation
1946
The Moomin Books #2
Finn Family Moomintroll
Fantasy · Childrens · Translation
1948
The Little Prince
Fantasy · Childrens · Translation
1943
Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins Opens the Door
Fantasy · Childrens
1943
Farmer Giles of Ham
Fantasy · Childrens
1949
Stuart Little
Fantasy · Animal Fantasy · Childrens
1945
The Wind on the Moon
Fantasy · Childrens · Carnegie Medal
1944
The Gremlins
Fantasy · Childrens
1943
Oz #38
The Shaggy Man of Oz
Fantasy · Childrens
1949
Doctor Dolittle #12
Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake
Fantasy · Childrens
1948
My Father's Dragon #1
My Father's Dragon
Fantasy · Childrens
1948
Miracle on 34th Street
Fantasy · Childrens
1947
Mistress Masham's Repose
Fantasy · Childrens
1946
The Faraway Tree #3
The Folk of the Faraway Tree
Fantasy · Childrens
1946
Oz #37
The Magical Mimics in Oz
Fantasy · Childrens
1946
The White Deer
Fantasy · Childrens
1945
The Faraway Tree #2
The Magic Faraway Tree
Fantasy · Childrens
1943
Oz #36
Lucky Bucky in Oz
Fantasy · Childrens
1942
Oz #35
The Scalawagons of Oz
Fantasy · Childrens
1941
Oz #34
The Wonder City of Oz
Fantasy · Childrens
1940