Most Popular Childrens Books of the 1980s

Ronia, the Robber's Daughter

Astrid Lindgren

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1981

Matilda

Roald Dahl

Fantasy · Childrens

1988

The Witches

Roald Dahl

Fantasy · Childrens

1983

The Night of Wishes

Michael Ende

Fantasy · Childrens · Translation

1989

George's Marvelous Medicine

Roald Dahl

Fantasy · Childrens

1981

The Twits

Roald Dahl

Fantasy · Childrens

1980

Mr. Bliss

J. R. R. Tolkien

Fantasy · Childrens

1982

Catwitch

Lisa Tuttle

Fantasy · Childrens

1983

Thrump-o-Moto

James Clavell

Fantasy · Childrens

1986

Catwings #1

Catwings

Ursula K. Le Guin

Fantasy · Childrens

1988

Catwings #2

Catwings Return

Ursula K. Le Guin

Fantasy · Childrens

1989

The Indian in the Cupboard #1

The Indian in the Cupboard

Lynne Reid Banks

Fantasy · Childrens

1980

Wild Robert

Diana Wynne Jones

Fantasy · Childrens

1989

Peter Pan and Wendy

J. M. Barrie

Fantasy · Childrens

1988

Kiki's Delivery Service

Eiko Kadono

Fantasy · Childrens · Witches · Movie

January 25, 1985

The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me

Roald Dahl

Fantasy · Childrens · Mainstream

1985

The Sheep-Pig

Dick King-Smith

Fantasy · Childrens

1983

Phantom from the Past

Susan Price

Childrens

1989

Dorrie the Little Witch #19

Dorrie and the Pin Witch

Patricia Coombs

Fantasy · Childrens

1989

Neverland

Toby Forward

Fantasy · Childrens

1989

Fifth Grade Monsters #8

Yuckers!

Mel Gilden

Horror · Childrens

1989

Fifth Grade Monsters #7

Things That Go Bark in the Park

Mel Gilden

Horror · Childrens

1989

Fifth Grade Monsters #6

Monster Mashers

Mel Gilden

Horror · Childrens

1989

Medallion of the Black Hound

Shirley Rousseau Murphy, Welch Suggs

Fantasy · Childrens

1989

Chair Person

Diana Wynne Jones

Fantasy · Childrens

1989

Oz

A Fairy Queen in Oz

March Laumer

Fantasy · Childrens

1989

Armindor #3

The Magician's Challenge

Tom McGowen

Fantasy · Childrens

1989

Fire and Stone

Ursula K. Le Guin

Fantasy · Childrens

1989

Master Thomas Katt

Susan Price

Fantasy · Childrens

1988

Fifth Grade Monsters #5

Z Is for Zombie

Mel Gilden

Horror · Childrens

1988

Fifth Grade Monsters #4

The Secret of Dinosaur Bog

Mel Gilden

Horror · Childrens

1988

Fifth Grade Monsters #3

The Pet of Frankenstein

Mel Gilden

Horror · Childrens

1988

The Curse of the Vampire's Socks and Other Doggerel

Terry Jones

Fantasy · Childrens

1988

The Downhill Crocodile Whizz and Other Stories

Margaret Mahy

Fantasy · Childrens · Short Stories

1988

Leaf Magic and Five Other Stories

Margaret Mahy, Margaret Chamberlain

Fantasy · Childrens · Short Stories

1988

The Talking Car

Nicholas Fisk

Fantasy · Childrens

1988