Winnie-the-Pooh / A. A. Milne

Title: Winnie-the-Pooh

Author: A. A. Milne

Subjects: Children; Fiction; Fantasy

"The best book of verses for children ever written."-A. Edward Newton. A. A. Milne named the character Winnie-the-Pooh after a teddy bear owned by his son, Christopher Robin Milne. It is one of the must read book for childrens.

The Tale of Peter Rabbit / Beatrix Potter

Title: The Tale of Peter Rabbit 

Author: Beatrix Potter

Subjects: Classic; Children; Fiction

The story focuses on a family of anthropomorphic rabbits. The widowed mother rabbit keeps her four rabbit children, Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail and Peter from entering the vegetable garden of a man named Mr. McGregor. Her triplets (Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail) obediently refrain from entering the garden, but Peter enters the garden to snack on some vegetables. What happened then.

Anne of Green Gables / Lucy Maud Montgomery

Title: Anne of Green Gables 

Author: Lucy Maud Montgomery

Subjects: Classic; Children; Fiction

It is about adventures of Anne Shirley, an 11-year-old orphan girl, who is mistakenly sent to two middle-aged siblings, Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, who had originally intended to adopt a boy to help them on their farm. The novel recounts how Anne makes her way through life with the Cuthberts, in school, and within the town.

The Little Prince / Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Title: The Little Prince

Author: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Subjects: Children; Fiction; Fantasy

It is story of a little boy who leaves the safety of his own tiny planet to travel the universe. An earlier memoir by the author had recounted his aviation experiences in the Sahara Desert, and he is thought to have drawn on those same experiences in The Little Prince. Translated into 300 languages, 140 million copies sold worldwide, it is a must read for all.

Animal Farm / George Orwell

Title: Animal Farm 

Author: George Orwell

Subjects: Classic; Fantasy; Fiction; Children 

According to Orwell, the fable reflects events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and then on into the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union. It is a satirical tale against Stalin. Time magazine chose the book as one of the 100 best English-language novels. 

Through the Looking-Glass / Lewis Carroll

Title: Through the Looking-Glass 

Author: Lewis Carroll

Subjects: Classic; Children; Fiction; Fantasy 

It is the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Alice again enters a fantastical world, this time by climbing through a mirror.  In it, there are many mirror themes, including opposites, time running backwards, and so on. 

Aladdin and the Magic Lamp / Anonymous

Title: Aladdin and the Magic Lamp 

Author: Anonymous

Subjects: Folklore; Classic; Children; Fiction; Fantasy; Fairy Tale

There once lived a poor tailor, who had a son called Aladdin, a careless, idle boy who would do nothing but play all day long in the streets with little idle boys like himself. This so grieved the father that he died; yet, in spite of his mother's tears and prayers, Aladdin did not mend his ways.

A Christmas Carol / Charles Dickens

Title: A Christmas Carol (A Ghost Story of Christmas) 

Author: Charles Dickens

Illustrator: John Leech

Subjects: Classic; fiction; Children

A Christmas Carol recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost. After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man. Dickens was influenced by the experiences of his own youth and by the Christmas stories of other authors.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz / L. Frank Baum

Title: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Author: L. Frank Baum

Subjects: Classic; Fantasy; Children; Fiction

It is very famous children book. It is story of adventures of a young farm girl named Dorothy. The Library of Congress ( U.S.A.) has declared it "America's greatest and best-loved homegrown fairytale." Must read for every children and every person who love childhood. 

Childhood / Leo Tolstoy

Title: Childhood 

Author: Leo Tolstoy

Translation: C.J. Hogarth

Subjects: Autobiography; Fiction; Children 

Childhood, Tolstoy's first novel(la) and the first of his 3 autobiographical novels (Childhood, Boyhood, Youth). Childhood is an exploration of the inner life of a young boy, Nikolenka. It is one of best recommended autobiographical book, including other two books.

Peter Pan / James M. Barrie

Title: Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy)

Author: James M. Barrie 

Subjects: Fiction; Children

It is a story of a young boy Peter Pan, who can fly and never grows up, spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the mythical island of Neverland and leader of the lost boys. The story is full of fairies, pirates, mermaids, Native Americans, and occasionally ordinary children. Peter Pan has become symbol of escapism. 

Fairy Tales / The Brothers Grimm

Title: Grimms' Fairy Tales 

Author: The Brothers Grimm 

Translator: Edgar Taylor and Marian Edwardes 

Subjects: Fairy Tales, Children 

It is a collection of fairy tales by the Grimm brothers, Jacob and Wilhelm. It is a great collection of fairy tales. Must for every family. 

Fairy Tales / THE GOLDEN BIRD

A certain king had a beautiful garden, and in the garden stood a tree which bore golden apples. These apples were always counted, and about the time when they began to grow ripe it was found that every night one of them was gone. The king became very angry at this, and ordered the gardener to keep watch all night under the tree.

Fairy Tales / HANS IN LUCK

Some men are born to good luck: all they do or try to do comes right—all that falls to them is so much gain—all their geese are swans—all their cards are trumps—toss them which way you will, they will always, like poor puss, alight upon their legs, and only move on so much the faster. The world may very likely not always think of them as they think of themselves, but what care they for the world? what can it know about the matter?

Fairy Tales / JORINDA AND JORINDEL

There was once an old castle, that stood in the middle of a deep gloomy wood, and in the castle lived an old fairy. Now this fairy could take any shape she pleased. All the day long she flew about in the form of an owl, or crept about the country like a cat; but at night she always became an old woman again. When any young man came within a hundred paces of her castle,

Fairy Tales / THE TRAVELLING MUSICIANS

An honest farmer had once an ass that had been a faithful servant to him a great many years, but was now growing old and every day more and more unfit for work. His master therefore was tired of keeping him and began to think of putting an end to him; but the ass, who saw that some mischief was in the wind, took himself slyly off, and began his journey towards the great city, ‘For there,’ thought he, ‘I may turn musician.’

Fairy Tales / OLD SULTAN

A shepherd had a faithful dog, called Sultan, who was grown very old, and had lost all his teeth. And one day when the shepherd and his wife were standing together before the house the shepherd said, ‘I will shoot old Sultan tomorrow morning, for he is of no use now.’ But his wife said, ‘Pray let the poor faithful creature live; he has served us well a great many years, and we ought to give him a livelihood for the rest of his days.’

Fairy Tales / THE STRAW, THE COAL, AND THE BEAN

In a village dwelt a poor old woman, who had gathered together a dish of beans and wanted to cook them. So she made a fire on her hearth, and that it might burn the quicker, she lighted it with a handful of straw. When she was emptying the beans into the pan, one dropped without her observing it, and lay on the ground beside a straw, and soon afterwards a burning coal from the fire leapt down to the two.

Fairy Tales / BRIAR ROSE

A king and queen once upon a time reigned in a country a great way off, where there were in those days fairies. Now this king and queen had plenty of money, and plenty of fine clothes to wear, and plenty of good things to eat and drink, and a coach to ride out in every day: but though they had been married many years they had no children, and this grieved them very much indeed. But one day as the queen was walking by the side of the river, at the bottom of the garden, she saw a poor little fish, that had thrown itself out of the water, and lay gasping and nearly dead on the bank.

Fairy Tales / THE DOG AND THE SPARROW

A shepherd’s dog had a master who took no care of him, but often let him suffer the greatest hunger. At last he could bear it no longer; so he took to his heels, and off he ran in a very sad and sorrowful mood. On the road he met a sparrow that said to him, ‘Why are you so sad, my friend?’ ‘Because,’ said the dog, ‘I am very very hungry, and have nothing to eat.’ ‘If that be all,’ answered the sparrow, ‘come with me into the next town, and I will soon find you plenty of food.’ So on they went together into the town: