Children's Fantasy Bucket List

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This list is sourced from Chapter 7 of Children’s Literature in Action: A Librarian's Guide by Sylvia M. Vardell. It contains a wide variety of selections for fantasy, including high fantasy, low fantasy, magical realism, ghost stories, and more. 

Challenge Books

James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

James and the Giant Peach

Roald Dahl

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

The One and Only Ivan

The One and Only Ivan #1

Katherine Applegate

The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp by Kathi Appelt

The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp

Kathi Appelt

The Underneath by Kathi Appelt

The Underneath

Kathi Appelt

The Knights of the Kitchen Table by Jon Scieszka

The Knights of the Kitchen Table

Time Warp Trio #1

Jon Scieszka

The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket

The Bad Beginning

A Series of Unfortunate Events #1

Lemony Snicket

A House Called Awful End by Philip Ardagh

A House Called Awful End

Eddie Dickens Trilogy #1

Philip Ardagh

The Field Guide by Tony DiTerlizzi, Holly Black

The Field Guide

The Spiderwick Chronicles #1

Tony DiTerlizzi, Holly Black

Welcome to Dead House by R.L. Stine

Welcome to Dead House

Goosebumps #1

R.L. Stine

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

The Graveyard Book

Neil Gaiman

Savvy by Ingrid Law

Savvy

Savvy #1

Ingrid Law

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon #1

Grace Lin