Parents' guides to 312 children's books

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• 10 Sikh Gurus: Illustrated Stories of the Ten Sikh Gurus · Penguin Early Learning · ages 3–8
• The 13-Storey Treehouse · Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton · ages 9–11

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• Ada Twist, Scientist · Andrea Beaty · ages 6–8
• Ada's Violin · Susan Hood · ages 6–11
• Adventures of Rusty · Ruskin Bond · ages 10–14
• The Adventures of Sophie Mouse · Poppy Green · ages 6–8
• Akbar (Amar Chitra Katha) · Anant Pai · ages 7–13
• Akbar and Birbal: Tales of Humour · Monisha Mukundan · ages 6–10
• All Four Stars · Tara Dairman · ages 9–11
• Amar Chitra Katha (series) · Various (founded by Anant Pai) · ages 6–14
• Amelia Bedelia · Peggy Parish · ages 6–8
• Amina's Voice · Hena Khan · ages 9–14
• Amma Take Me to the Golden Temple · Bhakti Mathur · ages 6–11
• Amma, Take Me To The Golden Temple · Bhakti Mathur · ages 8–12
• Amma, Tell Me About Diwali! · Bhakti Mathur; illustrated by Maulshree Somani · ages 4–8
• Amma, Tell Me About Durga Puja! · Bhakti Mathur; illustrated by Maulshree Somani · ages 5–9
• Amma, Tell Me About Ganesha! · Bhakti Mathur; illustrated by Maulshree Somani · ages 4–8
• Amma, Tell Me About Holi! · Bhakti Mathur; illustrated by Maulshree Somani · ages 4–8
• Amma, Tell Me About Krishna! · Bhakti Mathur; illustrated by Maulshree Somani · ages 5–9
• Amma, Tell Me About Raksha Bandhan! · Bhakti Mathur · ages 4–8
• Amma, Tell Me About Ramayana! · Bhakti Mathur; illustrated by Maulshree Somani · ages 5–9
• Amma, Tell Me How Krishna Defeated Kansa! · Bhakti Mathur; illustrated by Maulshree Somani · ages 5–9
• Amma, Tell Me How Krishna Fought The Demons! · Bhakti Mathur; illustrated by Maulshree Somani · ages 5–9
• Among the Hidden · Margaret Peterson Haddix · ages 12–14
• Angelina Ballerina · Katharine Holabird · ages 6–8
• The Angry River · Ruskin Bond · ages 10–14
• Animal Farm · George Orwell · ages 12–14
• Anne of Green Gables · L.M. Montgomery · ages 9–14
• The Arrival · Shaun Tan · ages 9–14
• Aru Shah and the End of Time · Roshani Chokshi · ages 9–14
• Asha & the Spirit Bird · Jasbinder Bilan · ages 9–13
• Ashoka the Great (Amar Chitra Katha) · Anant Pai · ages 7–13

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• The Bad Guys · Aaron Blabey · ages 6–8
• Ballet Shoes · Noel Streatfeild · ages 9–14
• The Bear and the Piano · David Litchfield · ages 6–8
• Beautiful Oops! · Barney Saltzberg · ages 6–8
• Because · Mo Willems · ages 6–8
• Because of Winn-Dixie · Kate DiCamillo · ages 9–11
• The BFG · Roald Dahl · ages 6–11
• Big Nate · Lincoln Peirce · ages 9–11
• Billionaire Boy · David Walliams · ages 9–11
• The Bird with Golden Wings · Sudha Murty · ages 6–11
• The Blue Umbrella · Ruskin Bond · ages 8–12
• The Book Thief · Markus Zusak · ages 12–14
• Booked · Kwame Alexander · ages 9–14
• The Boxcar Children · Gertrude Chandler Warner · ages 6–11
• The Boy at the Back of the Class · Onjali Q. Rauf · ages 9–14
• A Boy Called Bat · Elana K. Arnold · ages 6–11
• The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Young Readers Edition) · William Kamkwamba & Bryan Mealer · ages 9–14
• Brown Girl Dreaming · Jacqueline Woodson · ages 12–14

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• Cam Jansen · David A. Adler · ages 6–8
• Captain Underpants · Dav Pilkey · ages 6–11
• Cat Kid Comic Club · Dav Pilkey · ages 6–11
• Charlotte's Web · E.B. White · ages 6–11
• The Cherry Tree · Ruskin Bond · ages 6–11
• A Children's History of India · Subhadra Sen Gupta · ages 12–14
• A Children's History of India in 100 Objects · Devika Cariapa · ages 10–14
• The Chronicles of Narnia · C.S. Lewis · ages 9–14
• The City of Ember · Jeanne DuPrau · ages 9–14
• Clementine · Sara Pennypacker · ages 6–8
• The Color Monster · Anna Llenas · ages 6–8
• Cosmic · Frank Cottrell Boyce · ages 9–14
• Counting on Katherine · Helaine Becker · ages 6–11
• Cricket for the Crocodile · Ruskin Bond · ages 6–11
• The Crossover · Kwame Alexander · ages 12–14

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• Dadi, Dantkatha and the Djinns · Avanti Sopory · ages 8–12
• Dakshin: South Indian Myths and Fables Retold · Nitin Kushalappa MP · ages 8–12
• The Day I Stopped Drinking Milk · Sudha Murty · ages 6–13
• The Day the Crayons Quit · Drew Daywalt · ages 6–8
• Devas: Stories of Vedic Deities · Amar Chitra Katha · ages 6–12
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid · Jeff Kinney · ages 9–11
• The Diary of a Young Girl · Anne Frank · ages 12–14
• Diwali the Magical Diyas: A Diwali Story · Anitha Rathod · ages 4–9
• Dog Man · Dav Pilkey · ages 6–11
• The Dot · Peter H. Reynolds · ages 6–8
• Dragon Masters · Tracey West · ages 6–8
• Dragons Love Tacos · Adam Rubin · ages 6–8

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• Each Kindness · Jacqueline Woodson · ages 6–11
• El Deafo · Cece Bell · ages 9–11
• Ella Enchanted · Gail Carson Levine · ages 9–14
• Encyclopedia Brown · Donald J. Sobol · ages 6–11
• Enemy Pie · Derek Munson · ages 6–8
• Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess · Nancy Springer · ages 9–14
• Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library · Chris Grabenstein · ages 9–11
• Everything You Need to Ace Science · Workman Publishing · ages 9–14
• The Explorer · Katherine Rundell · ages 9–14

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• Fantastic Mr. Fox · Roald Dahl · ages 6–8
• Farmer Falgu Goes to the Kumbh Mela · Chitra Soundar; illustrated by Kanika Nair · ages 3–6
• The Fellowship of the Ring · J.R.R. Tolkien · ages 12–14
• Festival Stories: Through the Year · Rachna Chhabria · ages 6–11
• Firebird · Misty Copeland · ages 6–8
• Fish in a Tree · Lynda Mullaly Hunt · ages 9–14
• Flotsam · David Wiesner · ages 6–11
• A Flowering Tree and Other Oral Tales from India · A. K. Ramanujan · ages 13–17
• Football Genius · Tim Green · ages 9–14
• Fortunately, the Milk · Neil Gaiman · ages 9–11
• Framed! · James Ponti · ages 9–14
• Frindle · Andrew Clements · ages 9–11
• From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler · E.L. Konigsburg · ages 9–11
• Front Desk · Kelly Yang · ages 9–14

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• Ganesha (Amar Chitra Katha) · Anant Pai · ages 6–12
• Gangsta Granny · David Walliams · ages 9–11
• George's Secret Key to the Universe · Lucy & Stephen Hawking · ages 9–11
• Geronimo Stilton (series) · Geronimo Stilton (created by Elisabetta Dami) · ages 6–11
• Ghost · Jason Reynolds · ages 12–14
• Ghosts · Raina Telgemeier · ages 9–14
• Giraffes Can't Dance · Giles Andreae · ages 6–8
• The Girl Who Drank the Moon · Kelly Barnhill · ages 9–14
• Girls Who Code: The Friendship Code · Stacia Deutsch · ages 9–11
• The Gita: For Children · Roopa Pai · ages 9–14
• The Giver · Lois Lowry · ages 12–14
• Goli and the Golden Temple · Rajinder Pal Singh · ages 5–9
• Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls · Elena Favilli & Francesca Cavallo · ages 9–14
• The Gopi Diaries · Sudha Murty · ages 6–11
• The Gopi Diaries: Coming Home · Sudha Murty · ages 6–10
• The Gopi Diaries: Finding Love · Sudha Murty · ages 6–10
• The Gopi Diaries: Growing Up · Sudha Murty · ages 6–11
• Grandma's Bag of Stories · Sudha Murty · ages 6–10
• Grandparents' Bag of Stories · Sudha Murty; illustrated by Priya Kurian · ages 6–10
• The Great Tenali Rama (Illustrated): Stories of Wits and Humor · Maple Press · ages 6–10
• Guru Nanak: First of the Sikhs · Demi · ages 4–8

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• Hanuman (Amar Chitra Katha) · Anant Pai · ages 6–12
• Harold and the Purple Crayon · Crockett Johnson · ages 6–8
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone · J.K. Rowling · ages 9–14
• Hatchet · Gary Paulsen · ages 12–14
• Heat · Mike Lupica · ages 9–14
• Heidi · Johanna Spyri · ages 9–11
• Hidden Figures (Young Readers' Edition) · Margot Lee Shetterly · ages 9–14
• Holes · Louis Sachar · ages 9–14
• How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? · Jane Yolen · ages 6–8
• How I Taught My Grandmother to Read and Other Stories · Sudha Murty · ages 9–14
• How the Sea Became Salty · Sudha Murty · ages 5–9
• The Hundred Dresses · Eleanor Estes · ages 9–11
• The Hunger Games · Suzanne Collins · ages 12–14

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• I Am Malala (Young Readers Edition) · Malala Yousafzai with Patricia McCormick · ages 12–14
• I Survived (series) · Lauren Tarshis · ages 9–11
• Iggy Peck, Architect · Andrea Beaty · ages 6–8
• The Invention of Hugo Cabret · Brian Selznick · ages 9–14
• The Invisible String · Patrice Karst · ages 6–8
• Ish · Peter H. Reynolds · ages 6–8
• Ivy + Bean · Annie Barrows · ages 6–8

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• Jada Jones · Kelly Starling Lyons · ages 6–8
• Journey · Aaron Becker · ages 6–8
• Judy Moody · Megan McDonald · ages 6–8

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• Karadi Tales (picture book series) · Various · ages 6–8
• Keeper of the Lost Cities · Shannon Messenger · ages 9–14
• Kid Authors · David Stabler · ages 9–14
• Kiddale's My First Festivals Book · Kiddale · ages 3–6
• A Kind of Spark · Elle McNicoll · ages 9–14
• King & Kayla · Dori Hillestad Butler · ages 6–8
• Kings and Queens · Subhadra Sen Gupta · ages 8–12
• Krishna (Amar Chitra Katha) · Anant Pai · ages 6–12

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• The Land of Stories · Chris Colfer · ages 9–11
• The Lemonade War · Jacqueline Davies · ages 9–11
• A Light in the Attic · Shel Silverstein · ages 9–11
• The Little Engine That Could · Watty Piper · ages 6–8
• Little People BIG DREAMS (series, 100+ subjects) · Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara · ages 6–8
• Little People BIG DREAMS: Serena Williams · Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara · ages 6–8
• A Little Spot of Emotion (series) · Diane Alber · ages 6–8
• The Losers Club · Andrew Clements · ages 9–11

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• The Magic Drum and Other Favourite Stories · Sudha Murty · ages 9–12
• The Magic of the Lost Temple · Sudha Murty · ages 8–12
• The Magic School Bus (series) · Joanna Cole · ages 6–11
• Magic Tree House · Mary Pope Osborne · ages 6–8
• Magic Tree House Fact Trackers · Mary Pope Osborne & Natalie Pope Boyce · ages 6–11
• Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard · Rick Riordan · ages 12–14
• Mahabharata For Children · M. L. Soni · ages 8–12
• Malgudi Adventures: Classic Tales for Children · R. K. Narayan · ages 9–13
• Malgudi Days · R. K. Narayan · ages 11–16
• Malgudi Schooldays · R.K. Narayan · ages 9–14
• Malgudi Schooldays: The Adventures of Swami and His Friends · R. K. Narayan · ages 8–12
• Matilda · Roald Dahl · ages 9–11
• Matt Christopher Sports Series · Matt Christopher · ages 9–11
• Max and the Midknights · Lincoln Peirce · ages 9–11
• Measuring Up · Lily LaMotte · ages 9–14
• Mercy Watson · Kate DiCamillo · ages 6–8
• Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel · Virginia Lee Burton · ages 6–8
• The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane · Kate DiCamillo · ages 9–11
• Moin and the Monster · Anushka Ravishankar · ages 6–11
• Murder Most Unladylike · Robin Stevens · ages 9–14
• My Father's Dragon · Ruth Stiles Gannett · ages 6–8
• My First Book of Indian Festivals · Wonder House Books · ages 3–6
• My Side of the Mountain · Jean Craighead George · ages 9–14
• The Mysteries of Harris Burdick · Chris Van Allsburg · ages 6–14
• Mysteries, Mountains and Mythology: Uttarakhand's Folktales Retold · Supriya Bansal · ages 8–14
• The Mysterious Benedict Society · Trenton Lee Stewart · ages 9–14

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• The Name Jar · Yangsook Choi · ages 6–8
• Narwhal and Jelly · Ben Clanton · ages 6–8
• Nate the Great · Marjorie Weinman Sharmat · ages 6–8
• National Geographic Kids Almanac · National Geographic Kids · ages 9–14
• National Geographic Kids Why? · Crispin Boyer · ages 9–11
• Nevermoor · Jessica Townsend · ages 9–14
• A Night Divided · Jennifer A. Nielsen · ages 12–14
• Number the Stars · Lois Lowry · ages 9–14

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• The One and Only Ivan · Katherine Applegate · ages 9–11
• Our Principal Is a Frog! · Stephanie Calmenson · ages 6–8
• Out of My Mind · Sharon Draper · ages 9–14

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• Panchatantra (Puffin Classics) · Vishnu Sharma; retold by Rohini Chowdhury · ages 6–12
• Pashu: Animal Tales from Hindu Mythology · Devdutt Pattanaik · ages 9–11
• Pax · Sara Pennypacker · ages 9–14
• The Penderwicks · Jeanne Birdsall · ages 9–11
• Percy Jackson and the Olympians · Rick Riordan · ages 9–14
• Phoebe and Her Unicorn · Dana Simpson · ages 6–11
• Phoebe G. Green · Veera Hiranandani · ages 6–8
• Pippi Longstocking · Astrid Lindgren · ages 6–11
• Press Start! · Thomas Flintham · ages 6–8
• The Princess in Black · Shannon Hale · ages 6–8

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• Quest · Aaron Becker · ages 6–8

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• The Rabbit Listened · Cori Doerrfeld · ages 6–8
• Ramona Quimby, Age 8 · Beverly Cleary · ages 6–11
• Real Pigeons Fight Crime · Andrew McDonald · ages 6–8
• Refugee · Alan Gratz · ages 12–14
• Restart · Gordon Korman · ages 9–14
• Return · Aaron Becker · ages 6–8
• Roller Girl · Victoria Jamieson · ages 9–11
• The Room on the Roof · Ruskin Bond · ages 12–16
• Rosie Revere, Engineer · Andrea Beaty · ages 6–8
• Rules · Cynthia Lord · ages 9–14
• Rusty the Boy from the Hills · Ruskin Bond · ages 9–14

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• Sammy Keyes · Wendelin Van Draanen · ages 9–14
• Save Me a Seat · Sarah Weeks & Gita Varadarajan · ages 9–11
• Secret Coders · Gene Luen Yang · ages 9–11
• The Secret Lake · Karen Inglis · ages 9–11
• The Serpent's Secret · Sayantani DasGupta · ages 9–11
• Sheets · Brenna Thummler · ages 12–14
• Shiva (Amar Chitra Katha) · Anant Pai · ages 6–12
• Sikh Gurus: The Life and Times of the Ten Gurus · Om Books International · ages 6–10
• Sikh Sakhis for Children: Book 1 · Sikh children's edition · ages 5–9
• Sindhu and Jeet's Detective Agency · Chitra Soundar · ages 9–11
• Sita's Ramayana · Samhita Arni · ages 11–16
• Skandar and the Unicorn Thief · A.F. Steadman · ages 9–14
• Smile · Raina Telgemeier · ages 9–14
• Spy School · Stuart Gibbs · ages 9–14
• Stormbreaker · Anthony Horowitz · ages 12–14
• The Story Pirates Present (series) · Story Pirates & Geoff Rodkey · ages 9–11
• Swami and Friends · R.K. Narayan · ages 10–14

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• Tallulah's Tutu · Marilyn Singer · ages 6–8
• Tenali Raman (Illustrated) · Maple Press · ages 6–10
• The Terrible Two · Mac Barnett & Jory John · ages 9–11
• Tiger on a Tree · Anushka Ravishankar · ages 3–7
• Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made · Stephan Pastis · ages 6–11
• A to Z Mysteries · Ron Roy · ages 6–8
• Too Small Tola · Atinuke · ages 6–8
• Travel Team · Mike Lupica · ages 9–14
• The Trumpet of the Swan · E.B. White · ages 9–11
• Tuesday · David Wiesner · ages 6–8

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• Ultimate Football Heroes (series, 20+ players) · Matt & Tom Oldfield · ages 6–11
• Ultimate Football Heroes: Messi · Matt & Tom Oldfield · ages 6–11
• Ultimate Football Heroes: Ronaldo · Matt & Tom Oldfield · ages 6–11

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• The Vedas and Upanishads for Children · Roopa Pai · ages 10–14
• The Village by the Sea · Anita Desai · ages 9–13

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• The War That Saved My Life · Kimberly Brubaker Bradley · ages 12–14
• Warriors · Erin Hunter · ages 9–14
• The Way Things Work Now · David Macaulay · ages 9–14
• What Should Danny Do? · Adir Levy & Ganit Levy · ages 6–8
• Where the Sidewalk Ends · Shel Silverstein · ages 6–11
• Who Is Pele? · Who HQ · ages 9–11
• Who Is Serena Williams? · Who HQ · ages 9–11
• Who Was Albert Einstein? · Jess Brallier · ages 9–11
• Who Was...? (series) · Who HQ (various authors) · ages 9–14
• The Why-Why Girl · Mahasweta Devi; illustrated by Kanyika Kini · ages 4–9
• The Wild Robot · Peter Brown · ages 9–11
• Wings of Fire (dragon series) · Tui T. Sutherland · ages 9–14
• Wisha Wozzariter · Payal Kapadia · ages 9–13
• Women in Science · Rachel Ignotofsky · ages 12–14
• Wonder · R.J. Palacio · ages 9–14
• Wonderstruck · Brian Selznick · ages 9–14
• The World According to Humphrey · Betty G. Birney · ages 6–11
• The World's Worst Children · David Walliams · ages 9–11
• Writing Magic · Gail Carson Levine · ages 9–14

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• Young Cam Jansen · David A. Adler · ages 6–8

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• Zita the Spacegirl · Ben Hatke · ages 9–11
• Zoey and Sassafras · Asia Citro · ages 6–8

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