Kids Chapter Books - The Classics

Updated March 17, 2026
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Because of Winn-Dixie
DiCamillo, Kate
Paper Book
The #1 New York Times bestseller and beloved classic includes an afterword from the author. One summer's day, ten-year-old India Opal Buloni goes down to the local supermarket for some groceries--and comes home with a dog. But Winn-Dixie is no ordinary dog. It's because of...
Peter Pan
Barrie, J. M.
Paper Book
One starry night, Peter Pan and Tinker Bell lead the three Darling children over the rooftops of London and away to Neverland - the island where lost boys play, mermaids splash and fairies make mischief. But a villainous-looking gang of pirates lurk in the docks, led by the terrifying Captain James...
A wrinkle in time
L'Engle, Madeleine
Paper Book
When Charles Wallace Murry goes searching through a 'wrinkle in time' for his lost father, he finds himself on an evil planet where all life is enslaved by a huge pulsating brain known as 'It'. How Charles, his sister Meg and friend Calvin find and free his father makes this a very special and...
Alice's adventures in wonderland
Carroll, Lewis
Paper Book
Commemorating the 150th anniversary of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with a deluxe oversized hardcover edition, illustrated in full color by Anna Bond of Rifle Paper Co. 'That curious, hallucinating heroine Alice, friend of Cheshire cats and untimely rabbits, is turning 150...
The secret garden
Burnett, Frances Hodgson
Paper Book
Celebrate an unforgettable classic with this gorgeously repackaged edition, featuring the timeless art of Tasha Tudor. Just in time for the movie adaptation starring Colin Firth and Julie Walters! This beautiful hardcover edition includes Tasha Tudor's iconic illustrations in...
A bear called Paddington
Bond, Michael
Paper Book
The original story of Paddington, the classic bear from Darkest Peru - now a major movie star! Unabridged and illustrated in spectacular full-colour throughout, this beautiful large-sized edition of a much-loved classic will enchant established Paddington fans and a new...
Matilda
Dahl, Roald
Paper Book
Matilda Wormwood's father thinks she's a little scab. Matilda's mother spends all afternoon playing bingo. And Matilda's headmistress Miss Trunchbull? Well, she's the worst of all. She is a big bully, who thinks all her pupils are rotten and locks them in the dreaded Chokey. As for Matilda, she's an...
James and the giant peach
Dahl, Roald.
Paper Book
James Henry Trotter's parents have been eaten by a rhinoceros, so now he lives with his two replusive aunts. One hot day something peculiar happens and an enormous peach grows in their garden. Soon James and the Giant Peach are rolling away from his horrible aunts, towards a most marvellous and...
Fantastic Mr Fox
Dahl, Roald
Paper Book
Boggis is an enormously fat chicken farmer who only eats boiled chickens smothered in fat. Bunce is a duck-and-goose farmer whose dinner gives him a beastly temper. Bean is a turkey-and-apple farmer who only drinks gallons of strong cider. Mr Fox is so clever that every evening he...
The BFG
Dahl, Roald
Paper Book
'A true genius . . . Roald Dahl is my hero' - David Walliams On a dark, silvery moonlit night, Sophie is snatched from her bed by a giant. Luckily it is the Big Friendly Giant, the BFG, who only eats snozzcumbers and glugs frobscottle. But there are other...
Charlie and the chocolate factory
Dahl, Roald
Paper Book
A splendiferous new hardback of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, part of a collection of truly delumptious classic Roald Dahl titles with stylish jackets over surprise printed colour cases, and exquisite endpaper designs. Mr Willy Wonka is the most...
The Indian in the cupboard
Banks, Lynne Reid
Paper Book
The Indian in the Cupboard is the first of five gripping books about Omri and his plastic North American Indian - Little Bull - who comes alive when Omri puts him in a cupboard. For Omri, it is a dream come true when the plastic American Indian he locks into the old cupboard...
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
Paper Book
Fiver could sense danger. Something terrible is about to happen to the warren - he feels sure of it. And Fiver's sixth sense is never wrong, according to his brother Hazel. They had to leave immediately, and they had to persuade the other rabbits to join them. And so begins a long and perilous...
Holes
Sachar, Louis.
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE NEWBERY MEDAL AND NATIONAL BOOK AWARD ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME The iconic, multi-million bestselling novel. An unmissable modern classic. 'Joyous... Everyone should be reading it, including...
Roll of thunder, hear my cry
Taylor, Mildred D
Paper Book
The story of one African-American family fighting to stay together and strong in the face of brutal racist attacks, illness, poverty, and betrayal in the Deep South of the 1930s.
Treasure Island
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Paper Book
Set sail on a swashbuckling adventure . . . Danger! pirates! excitement! action! Join Jim Hawkins as he sails the high seas aboard the Hispaniola in search of lost treasure . . .Oxford Children's Classics present not only the original and unabridged story of Treasure Island but also help you to...
Pippi Longstocking
Lindgren, Astrid
Paper Book
 The beloved story of a spunky young girl and her hilarious escapades. "A rollicking story."--The Horn Book Tommy and his sister Annika have a new neighbor, and her name is Pippi Longstocking. She has crazy red pigtails, no parents to tell her what...
The Wizard of Oz: Puffin Clothbound Classics (Puffin Classics)
Baum, L. Frank.
Paper Book
A stunningly beautiful hardback edition of the most famous journey in the world. Follow the yellow brick road! Dorothy thinks she is lost forever when a terrifying tornado crashes through Kansas and whisks her and her dog, Toto, far away to the magical land of Oz....
My father's dragon
Stiles Gannett, Ruth
Paper Book
Rediscover the classic fantasy and Newbery Honor winner My Father's Dragon in this 75th-anniversary edition that includes the original illustrations--now in full-color! A perfect family read-aloud that has delighted parents and children for generations! When Elmer Elevator...
Little house on the prairie
Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Paper Book
Based on the real-life adventures of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House on the Prairie is the third book in the award-winning Little House series, which has captivated generations of readers. This edition features Garth Williams' classic art in vibrant full-color. Laura Ingalls and her...
The lion, the witch and the wardrobe
Lewis, C. S.
Paper Book
A beautiful paperback edition of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, book two in the classic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia. This edition is complete with cover and interior art by the original illustrator, Pauline Baynes. Four adventurous siblings--Peter, Susan, Edmund, and...
Winnie-the-Pooh
Milne, A. A.
Paper Book
Curl up with a true children's classic by reading A.A.Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh with iconic decorations by E.H.Shepard. "Once upon a time, a very long time ago now, about last Friday, Winnie-the-Pooh lived in a forest all by himself under the name of Sanders." Celebrate...
Number the stars
Lowry, Lois
Paper Book
The unforgettable Newbery Medal-winning novel from Lois Lowry. As the German troops begin their campaign to "relocate" all the Jews of Denmark, Annemarie Johansen's family takes in Annemarie's best friend, Ellen Rosen, and conceals her as part of the family. Through the eyes of ten-year...
Ramona the pest
Cleary, Beverly
Paper Book
Introducing a whole new generation to Ramona Quimby, one of Beverly Cleary's most beloved and enduring characters! All eight Ramona books are now available with all-new irresistible, contemporary covers and energetic black-and-white interior illustrations by Jacqueline Rogers that...
Stuart Little
White, E. B.
Paper Book
Stuart Little is no ordinary mouse. Born to a family of humans, he lives in New York City with his parents, his older brother, George, and Snowbell the cat. Though he's shy and thoughtful, he's also a true lover of adventure. When his best friend, a beautiful little bird named Margalo, disappears...
The trumpet of the swan
White, E. B.
Paper Book
An uplifting story, which blends wildlife and nature with fantasy to make a tender, humorous and unforgettable animal tale. Unlike other cygnets, Louis, the trumpeter swan, cannot utter a sound. But with the encouragement of his father, Louis sets out to overcome his problem. One way of...
Charlotte's web
White, E. B.
CD
Since its publication in 1952, Charlotte's Web has become one of America's best-loved children's books. For fifty years, this timeless story of the pig named Wilbur and the wise spider named Charlotte who saved him has continued to warm the hearts of readers everywhere. Now this classic, a...
Hatchet
Paulsen, Gary
Paper Book
There was a wild crashing sound, a ripping of metal, and the plane blew through the trees, out over the water and down, down to slam into the lake . . . Brian is a city boy. Not used to living rough. Until his plane crash-lands in the Canadian wilderness. All he has is a...
The velveteen rabbit : or How toys become real
Bianco, Margery Williams
Paper Book
Nursery magic is very strange and wonderful. This classic illustrated story continues to be loved by generations of families. "There was once a velveteen rabbit, and in the beginning he was really splendid," this story begins. "On Christmas morning, when he sat wedged in the...
Tales of a fourth grade nothing
Blume, Judy
Paper Book
The #1 New York Times bestselling author's first book in her classic Fudge series. "As a kid, Judy Blume was my favorite author, and Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing was my favorite book."--Jeff Kinney, author of the bestselling Wimpy Kid series ...
Mary Poppins
Travers, P. L.
Paper Book
Discover the joy and wonder of Mary Poppins in the classic adventures! The original and classic story available now in all-new luxurious livery in time for the release of the 2018 movie. When the East Wind blows Mary Poppins into the home of the banks children...
Shiloh
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds.
Paper Book
When he finds a lost beagle in the hills behind his West Virginia home, Marty tries to hide it from his family and the dog's real owner, a mean-spirited man known to shoot deer out of season and to mistreat his dogs.
The invention of Hugo Cabret : a novel in words and pictures
Selznick, Brian
Paper Book
Don't miss Selznick's other novels in words and pictures, Wonderstruck and The Marvels, which together with The Invention of Hugo Cabret, form an extraordinary thematic trilogy!2008 Caldecott Medal winnerThe groundbreaking debut novel from bookmaking pioneer, Brian Selznick!<...

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