The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Lewis Carroll's 1865 masterpiece of nonsense fantasy, in which Alice falls down a rabbit hole into a world of talking creatures and logic-defying puzzles. One of the most influential fantasy books ever written.

Lewis Carroll

J. M. Barrie's 1911 novelization of Peter Pan, telling the full story of the boy who wouldn't grow up, the Darling children, Captain Hook, and the adventures in Neverland. The definitive Peter Pan text.

J.M. Barrie

Carlo Collodi's 1883 Italian classic about a wooden puppet who dreams of becoming a real boy. Mixing moral lessons, adventure, and pure fantasy, it remains one of the most translated children's books in the world.

C. Collodi

Antoine de Saint-Exupery's 1943 poetic fable about a pilot stranded in the desert who meets a young prince visiting Earth from a tiny asteroid. One of the most widely translated works in world literature.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Charles Kingsley's 1863 Victorian fairy tale about a young chimney sweep who drowns and is transformed into a water-baby in an undersea realm of moral lessons and wonder. Illustrated by Warwick Goble.

Charles Kingsle