Chapter Book Fantasy Stories

Alexander, Lloyd. The Book of Three.
Taran, the assistant pig-keeper, goes on a dangerous mission to save his beloved homeland.

Babbitt, Natalie. Tuck Everlasting.
Will Winnie drink the water that would prevent her from ever getting older?

Banks, Lynne Reid. The Indian in the Cupboard.
Omri's cupboard turns toy plastic figures into tiny living people.

Bellairs, John. The House With a Clock In Its Walls.
A boy goes to live with his uncle in a mansion with a clock in its walls which ticks until doomsday.

Boston, L.M. The Children of Green Knowe.
Tolly comes to live with his great-grandmother and meets three children who lived in the 17th century.

Carroll, Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
A little girl falls down a rabbit hole and discovers a world of nonsensical and amusing characters.

Catling, Patrick. The Chocolate Touch.
A boy acquires a magical gift that turns everything his lips touch into chocolate.

Cooper, Susan. The Dark Is Rising.
Will Stanton finds that he is one of the Old Ones, and must seek the six Signs to triumph over the Dark.

Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Join Charlie and his grandfather on a tour through the candy factory of the mysterious Willy Wonka.

Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach.
A boy escapes from his aunts and goes on adventures with six giant insects he meets inside a giant peach.

Eager, Edward. Knight's Castle.
Four children find a magic way to go back into the time of Ivanhoe and Robin Hood.

Fletcher, Susan. Dragon's Milk.
Kaeldra searches for dragon's milk to heal her sister and ends up with three baby dragons.

Grahame, Kenneth. Wind in the Willows.
The escapades of Toad, Mole, Rat, and Badger, who live along a river in the English countryside.

Jacques, Brian. Redwall.
A young mouse seeks a legendary sword in order to destroy the evil rat Cluny.

James, Mary. Shoebag.
Shoebag the cockroach learns a lot about people when he is transformed into a boy.

Jones, Diana Wynne. Howl's Moving Castle.
Sophie is resigned to a dull life - until she becomes a wizard's cleaning lady.

Juster, Norton. The Phantom Tollbooth.
Will Milo find Rhyme and Reason in the weird land beyond the Phantom Tollbooth?

Le Guin, Ursula K. A Wizard of Earthsea.
Ged unleashes a terrible evil - is he a good enough wizard to stop it?

Lewis, C.S. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
Four children go into the land of Narnia and battle the White Witch, who has caused eternal winter.

McGraw, Eloise. The Moorchild.
A changeling child tries to rescue the human baby stolen when she was switched.

McKinley, Robin. Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast.
This retelling of the classic tale has the familiar magical charm, but is more believable and complex.

Milne, A.A. Winnie-the-Pooh.
The adventures of Christopher Robin and his friends Pooh Bear, Piglet, and Eeyore.

Napoli, Donna Jo. The Prince of the Pond: Otherwise Known as De Fawg Pin.
When a prince is turned into a frog, he finds it difficult to adjust.

O'Brien, Robert C. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH.
A widowed mouse visits the rats, whose former imprisonment in a laboratory made them wise, for help.

Pierce, Tamara. Alanna: The First Adventure.
Will Alanna, disguised as a boy, ever become a knight?

Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass.
Can Lyra and her animal daemon rescue the children kidnapped by the evil Gobblers?

Scieszka, Jon. Summer Reading Is Killing Me.
Joe, Sam, and Fred are trapped inside their summer reading list, in a battle between good and evil children's book characters.

Selden, George. The Cricket in Times Square.
When a country cricket finds himself in New York, many strange and wonderful events transpire.

Service, Pamela F. Being of Two Minds.
Connie's ability to share "mental visits" with the prince of Thulgaria proves useful when he's kidnapped.

Waugh, Sylvia. The Mennyms.
This life-sized doll family's secret life in London is in danger.

White, E.B. Charlotte's Web.
Wilbur the pig is destined to be Christmas dinner until his spider friend Charlotte decides to help him.

Winthrop, Elizabeth. The Castle in the Attic.
A magic toy castle pulls William into a perilous world of knights and wizards.

Wrede, Patricia C. Dealing With Dragons.
Here's one Princess that would rather live with dragons than be rescued.

Compiled by Sarah S. Wright for MCPL Children's Services (5/99).