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Books that made us readers

The children's classics worth revisiting at any age, and pressing into small hands: Matilda, Anne, the secret garden, and more.

Curated by Naila Karim· 11 books
  1. 01
    Matilda cover

    Matilda

    Roald Dahl

    4.9

    A brilliant little girl neglected by awful parents discovers books, a kind teacher, and a strange power of her own.

  2. 02
    Anne of Green Gables cover

    Anne of Green Gables

    L.M. Montgomery

    4.6

    A talkative, red-haired orphan is sent by mistake to an elderly brother and sister who wanted a boy, and turns their quiet farm upside down.

  3. 03
    The Secret Garden cover

    The Secret Garden

    Frances Hodgson Burnett

    4.4

    A sour, orphaned girl sent to a gloomy Yorkshire manor discovers a walled garden that has been locked and hidden for ten years.

  4. 04
    Charlotte's Web cover

    Charlotte's Web

    E.B. White

    4.4

    A pig, a spider, and a barn full of heart.

  5. 05
    The Little Prince cover

    The Little Prince

    Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

    4.7

    A children's book adults reread forever.

  6. 06
    The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe cover

    The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

    C.S. Lewis

    4.3

    A wardrobe, a lion, an endless winter.

  7. 07
    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz cover

    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    L. Frank Baum

    4.8
  8. 08
    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland cover

    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    Lewis Carroll

    4.6
  9. 09
    Peter Pan cover

    Peter Pan

    J.M. Barrie

    4.3
  10. 10
    Treasure Island cover

    Treasure Island

    Robert Louis Stevenson

    4.3
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    Little Women cover

    Little Women

    Louisa May Alcott

    4.3