For parents of children (8–12)
Children books (ages 8–12)
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Mandy
Julie Andrews Edwards

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
C.S. Lewis

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C. S. Lewis

Friska, my friend
Patricia St John

Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Louisa May Alcott

The case for Christ for kids
Lee Strobel

My name is River
Wendy Dunham

Pollyanna (Pollyanna, #1)
Eleanor H. Porter

What Every Child Should Know About Prayer
Nancy Guthrie

The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7)
C.S. Lewis

A Windy Spring Day
Wendy Dunham

Celery Brown and the Girl Who Isn't Frightened
Karen Rosario Ingerslev

Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
L.M. Montgomery

Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)
Carol Ryrie Brink

The Gift of the Magi
O. Henry

Wonder
R. J. Palacio

A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
Madeleine L'Engle

The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Elizabeth George Speare

Celery Brown and the Ancient Door
Karen Rosario Ingerslev

A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens

The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame

The One and Only Ivan (The One and Only, #1)
Katherine Applegate

Charlotte’s Web
E.B. White

Number the Stars
Lois Lowry

The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick

The Teacher's Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts
Richard Peck

Proud Rooster and Little Hen
Carl Sommer

Lost Prince
Frances Hodgson Burnett

Bud, Not Buddy
Christopher Paul Curtis

Momo
Michael Ende