Ask HN: What's your favorite children's books?
Recommendations from 44 sampled comments out of 44 eligible comments. This page covers the sample, rather than the entire HN thread.
jep888 · Oct 11, 2026the Harry Potter series
atlgator · Oct 10, 2026Chronicles of Narnia and Harry Potter were my favorite children's series.
jep888 · Oct 11, 2026the Sherlock Holmes series
cpach · Oct 11, 2026I really enjoyed the Narnia books by CS Lewis.
jep888 · Oct 11, 2026The Narnia series
atlgator · Oct 10, 2026Chronicles of Narnia and Harry Potter were my favorite children's series.
jep888 · Oct 11, 2026Alice in Wonderland
stackghost · Oct 11, 2026The Gruffalo, Super Worm, Room on the Broom, the Whale and the Snail.
cpach · Oct 11, 2026And The Belgariad by David Eddings.
neom · Oct 11, 2026Goodnight Moon
jkestner · Oct 11, 2026Little Blue Truck was it for me
sp332 · Oct 11, 2026+1 for The Way Things Work
semiquaver · Oct 11, 2026The Way Things Work
(David Macaulay)
dyingkneepad · Oct 12, 2026The Dog Man series is probably the one I read the most to my kids, and the one I liked the most.