Top Ten Tuesday - Books on My Syllabus for Children's Fantasy Lit 101

8/25/2015

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Fantasy was one of my favorite genres as a kid (and I didn't even discover Harry Potter until high school). There's just something special about reading fantasy books when you're a kid - they're more believable, more real. If I had to teach a class on anything, children's fantasy books would be it!

Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander
The Books of Beginning series by John Stephens
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Wizard of Oz series by L. Frank Baum
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Dealing with Dragons by Patricia Wrede

12 Comments

Lois link

8/25/2015 05:00:31 am

I love when I've read almost all of these books! Such great choices! I re-read these books over and over again as a child. Wizard of Oz was a staple in my diet. A couple of these I haven't read but I've heard of so someday I'll have to read them (add them to million long list of books). ;)
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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link

8/25/2015 01:12:37 pm

I've only read the first Oz book, but my cousin was addicted to them as a kid. I really need to read more of them one of these days! (I think my post just added to my own TBR list. How did that happen?) :)

Carrie link

8/25/2015 05:38:48 am

I have that exact same set of Narnia books - some of my very fave reads as a child and still as an adult! <a href="https://readingismysuperpower.wordpress.com/2015/08/25/top-ten-tuesday-kissing-books/">My TTT</a>

Julie @ Smiling Shelves link

8/25/2015 01:13:22 pm

I just reread Narnia this year. They're still just as good as an adult, aren't they? :)

Wendy link

8/25/2015 06:02:11 am

I adored fantasy as a kid, and still prefer YA fantasy for the most part. I second most of your choices, and would probably add Ursula Le Guin's Earthsea series. I don't know if Cricket in Times Square and The Phantom Tollbooth strictly qualify, but I loved those too.

Julie @ Smiling Shelves link

8/25/2015 01:22:37 pm

I haven't actually read the Earthsea series, so I didn't include them. I definitely need to fill that fantasy gap, though! The Phantom Tollbooth was my first runner-up. I just didn't have room on the list. :)

Debbie link

8/26/2015 02:33:52 am

It's a great list! I wish kids still read like this---they are classics.

Julie @ Smiling Shelves link

8/26/2015 06:12:44 am

I agree - these should be mandatory reading for all kids! :)

JJ link

8/26/2015 11:52:43 am

I love Harry Potter (obviously) and remember enjoying The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe when I was a kid, but I could never get into the other Narnia books. Inkheart is one that I haven't read, but really want to.
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2015/08/25/top-ten-tuesday-19/

Julie @ Smiling Shelves link

8/30/2015 09:13:57 am

The rest of the Narnia books might be worth a try now that you're grown up. Just saying. :)

Jade link

8/28/2015 01:44:09 am

I would love this reading list, especially as a kid! You're right, fantasy is just not the same as when you're a kid... I find I can't get lost in a fantasy world as easily now. And the majority of fantasy books I do read now are aimed at children, as opposed to adults.

Julie @ Smiling Shelves link

8/30/2015 09:14:50 am

I agree - I still love reading middle grade fantasy novels. There are some great ones out there!

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