Most Popular Childrens Books of the 1960s

Discover popular Childrens books from the 1960s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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The Moomin Books #7

Moominpappa at Sea

Tove Jansson

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1965

8.1/10 158 ratings

The Moomin Books #6

Tales from Moominvalley

Tove Jansson

Fantasy · Childrens · Short Stories · Translation

1962

8.0/10 103 ratings

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Roald Dahl

Fantasy · Childrens

1964

7.2/10 120 ratings

James and the Giant Peach

Roald Dahl

Fantasy · Childrens

1961

6.8/10 62 ratings

Smith of Wootton Major

J. R. R. Tolkien

Fantasy · Childrens

1967

6.8/10 91 ratings

Magic Finger

Roald Dahl

Fantasy · Childrens

1966

6/10 35 ratings

The Sea Egg

L. M. Boston

Fantasy · Childrens

1967

Dorrie the Little Witch #1

Dorrie's Magic

Patricia Coombs

Fantasy · Childrens

1962

The Phantom Tollbooth

Norton Juster

Fantasy · Childrens

1961

10/10 1 ratings

The Pooh Story Book

A. A. Milne

Fantasy · Animal Fantasy · Childrens · Fairy Tale

1965

6/10 2 ratings

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Ian Fleming

Fantasy · Childrens

1964

4/10 1 ratings

The Amazing Mr Blunden

Antonia Barber

Horror · Childrens · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Historical Fiction

December 1, 1969

Snowball

Barbara Sleigh

Fantasy · Childrens

1969

White Ghost Summer

Shirley Rousseau Murphy

Childrens

1969

A Book of Goblins

Alan Garner

Fantasy · Childrens · Anthology

1969

Armada Ghost Book #2

The Second Armada Ghost Book

Christine Ruth Bernard

Horror · Childrens · Ghosts · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction

1968

Dorrie the Little Witch #6

Dorrie and the Wizard's Spell

Patricia Coombs

Fantasy · Childrens

1968

Round Trip Space Ship

Louis Slobodkin

Science Fiction · Childrens

1968

The Castle of Yew

L. M. Boston

Fantasy · Childrens

1968

Manxmouse

Paul Gallico

Fantasy · Childrens

1968

The Surprising Adventures of the Magical Monarch of Mo and His People

L. Frank Baum

Fantasy · Childrens

1968

Dorrie the Little Witch #5

Dorrie and the Witch Doctor

Patricia Coombs

Fantasy · Childrens

1967

Mushroom Planet #5

Time and Mr. Bass

Eleanor Cameron

Science Fiction · Childrens

1967

Jessamy

Barbara Sleigh

Fantasy · Childrens

1967

The Sand Ponies

Shirley Rousseau Murphy

Fantasy · Childrens

1967

Isabel the Witch

Isabel's Noel

Jane Yolen

Fantasy · Childrens

1967

Dorrie the Little Witch #4

Dorrie and the Weather Box

Patricia Coombs

Fantasy · Childrens

1966

Magic Elizabeth

Norma Kassirer

Fantasy · Childrens

1966

The Old Man of Mow

Alan Garner

Childrens · Mainstream

1966

The Fox, the Dog, and the Griffin

Poul Anderson

Fantasy · Childrens

1966

Dorrie the Little Witch #3

Dorrie's Play

Patricia Coombs

Fantasy · Childrens

1965

Dorrie the Little Witch #2

Dorrie and the Blue Witch

Patricia Coombs

Fantasy · Childrens

1964

Mushroom Planet

Jewels from the Moon and the Meteor That Couldn't Stay

Eleanor Cameron

Science Fiction · Childrens · Short Stories

1964

North of Nowhere: Stories and Legends from Many Lands Retold

Barbara Sleigh

Fantasy · Childrens · Short Stories

1964

Isabel the Witch

The Witch Who Wasn't

Jane Yolen

Fantasy · Childrens

1964

Under the Sea #3

Secret Under the Caribbean

Gordon R. Dickson

Science Fiction · Childrens

1964