Most Popular Childrens Books of the 1970s

Discover popular Childrens books from the 1970s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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The Brothers Lionheart

Astrid Lindgren

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1973

8.4/10 261 ratings

The Moomin Books #8

Moominvalley in November

Tove Jansson

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1970

8.0/10 135 ratings

Momo

Michael Ende

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1973

7.9/10 79 ratings

The Satanic Mill

Otfried Preußler

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1972

7.9/10 61 ratings

The Neverending Story

Michael Ende

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1979

7.4/10 180 ratings

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Roald Dahl

Fantasy · Childrens

1970

7.0/10 32 ratings

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More

Roald Dahl

Fantasy · Childrens · Short Stories

1977

6.9/10 15 ratings

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator

Roald Dahl

Fantasy · Childrens

1972

6.5/10 39 ratings

The Trumpet of the Swan

E. B. White

Fantasy · Childrens

1970

10/10 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 Carpet People

Terry Pratchett

Fantasy · Childrens

1971

7.1/10 8 ratings

Dragonfall 5

Dragonfall 5 and the Master Mind

Brian Earnshaw

Science Fiction · Childrens

1975

6.7/10 3 ratings

The Throme of the Erril of Sherill

Patricia A. McKillip

Fantasy · Childrens

1973

6/10 2 ratings

The House on Parchment Street

Patricia A. McKillip

Fantasy · Childrens

1973

6/10 1 ratings

Dragonfall 5

Dragonfall 5 and the Empty Planet

Brian Earnshaw

Science Fiction · Childrens

1976

6/10 4 ratings

Dragonfall 5

Dragonfall 5 and the Space Cowboys

Brian Earnshaw

Science Fiction · Childrens

1972

5.5/10 4 ratings

Dragonfall 5

Dragonfall 5 and the Royal Beast

Brian Earnshaw

Science Fiction · Childrens

1972

4/10 3 ratings

The Enormous Crocodile

Roald Dahl

Fantasy · Childrens

1978

4/10 1 ratings

Who Got Rid of Angus Flint?

Diana Wynne Jones

Fantasy · Childrens

1978

4/10 1 ratings

Armada Ghost Book #11

The Eleventh Armada Ghost Book

Mary Danby

Horror · Childrens · Ghosts · Anthology · Short Stories

October 19, 1979

Armada Monster Book #5

The Fifth Armada Monster Book

R. Chetwynd-Hayes

Fantasy · Horror · Childrens · Dragons · Anthology

1979

Dorrie the Little Witch #15

Dorrie and the Screebit Ghost

Patricia Coombs

Fantasy · Childrens

1979

The Boy Who Saved Earth

Jim Slater

Science Fiction · Childrens

1979

Frankenstein Moved in on the Fourth Floor

Elizabeth Levy

Horror · Childrens

1979

Winged Magic

Barbara Sleigh

Fantasy · Childrens · Short Stories

1979

White Cranes Castle

Geraldine Harris

Fantasy · Childrens

1979

Flamers!

Nicholas Fisk

Science Fiction · Childrens

1979

Soonie and the Dragon

Shirley Rousseau Murphy

Fantasy · Childrens

1979

Fairytales of Gold

The Princess and the Golden Mane

Alan Garner

Fantasy · Childrens

1979

Fairytales of Gold

The Three Golden Heads of the Well

Alan Garner

Fantasy · Childrens

1979

Once, Said Darlene

William Sleator

Fantasy · Childrens

1979

Dragonfall 5

Dragonfall 5 and the Haunted World

Brian Earnshaw

Science Fiction · Childrens

1979

Dragonfall 5

Dragonfall 5 and the Hijackers

Brian Earnshaw

Science Fiction · Childrens

1979

Leese Webster

Ursula K. Le Guin

Childrens

1979

Armada Ghost Book #10

The Tenth Armada Ghost Book

Mary Danby

Horror · Childrens · Ghosts · Anthology · Short Stories

March 1978