“What are the best Children’s books about Magic ?” We looked at 241 of the top Kids Magic books, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!

The top 17 titles, all appearing on 2 or more “Best Kids Magic ” book lists, are ranked below by how many lists they appear on. The remaining 225+ titles, as well as the lists we used are in alphabetical order at the bottom of the page.

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Top 17 Best Children’s Books About Magic

17 .) A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1) written by Madeleine L’Engle

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• Trip Base

Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg’s father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government.

16 .) Castle Hangnail written by Ursula Vernon

Lists It Appears On:

• A Mighty Girl
• Nourishing My Scholar

When little, twelve-year-old Molly arrives at Castle Hangnail to fill the vacancy for a wicked witch, the minions who dwell there have no choice but to give her the job and at first it seems she will be able to keep the castle open, but Molly has quite a few secrets that could cause trouble.…

15 .) Coraline written by Neil Gaiman

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• Trip Base

Looking for excitement, Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar, yet disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome entity in order to save herself, her parents, and the souls of three others.…

14 .) Dragonbreath written by Ursula Vernon

Lists It Appears On:

• Book Riot
• Nourishing My Scholar

Danny Dragonbreath and his friend Wendell get an up-close underwater tour of the Sargasso Sea from Danny’s sea-serpent cousin, encountering giant squid and mako sharks–and learn about standing up to bullies in the process.

13 .) Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1) written by Edward Eager

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• Nourishing My Scholar

Faced with a dull summer in the city, Jane, Mark, Katharine, and Martha suddenly find themselves involved in a series of extraordinary adventures after Jane discovers an ordinary-looking coin that seems to grant wishes.

12 .) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1) written by J.K. Rowling

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• Trip Base

11 .) Little Witch written by Anna Elizabeth Bennett

Lists It Appears On:

• A Mighty Girl
• Nourishing My Scholar

A witch’s daughter dislikes black magic and sneaks off to school where she causes a great deal of excitement.

10 .) Rainbow Magic Series written by Daisy Meadows

Lists It Appears On:

• Book Riot
• The Book People

Rainbow Fairies Rachel and Kirsty must find the other Rainbow Fairies in order to prevent Fairyland from losing its colors and turning gray forever.

9 .) The BFG written by Roald Dahl

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• The Book People

Snatched from her orphanage by a BFG (Big Friendly Giant), who spends his life blowing happy dreams to children, Sophie concocts with him a plan to save the world from nine other man-gobbling cannybull giants.

8 .) The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe written by C.S. Lewis

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• Trip Base

There are a thousand stories in the land of Narnia, and the first is about to be told in an extraordinary motion picture, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, from Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media. In the never-ending war between good and evil, The Chronicles of Narnia set the stage for battles of epic proportions. Some take place in vast fields, where the forces of light and darkness clash. But other battles occur within the small chambers of the heart and are equally decisive. Journeys to the ends of the world, fantastic creatures, betrayals, heroic deeds and friendships won and lost — all come together in an unforgettable world of magic. So join the battle to end all battles. The second volume in The Chronicles of Narnia® The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Narnia …. a land frozen in eternal winter … a country waiting to be set free. Four adventurers step through a wardrobe door and into the land of Narnia — a land enslaved by the power of the White Witch. But when almost all hope is lost, the return of the Great Lion, Aslan, signals a great change .

7 .) The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, #1) written by Rick Riordan

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• Reading Inspiration

After their father’s research experiment at the British Museum unleashes the Egyptian god Set, Carter and Sadie Kane embark on a dangerous journey across the globe–a quest which brings them ever closer to the truth about their family, and their links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.…

6 .) The Sword in the Stone (The Once and Future King, #1) written by T.H. White

Lists It Appears On:

• Five Books
• Goodreads

A retelling of the Arthurian legend.

5 .) Winnie the Witch written by Valerie Thomas & Korky Paul

Lists It Appears On:

• A Mighty Girl
• Reading Inspiration

Because Winnie the Witch lives in a house where everything is black, she can not see her black cat–until she comes up with a brilliant and colorful idea.

4 .) Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, #1) written by Lewis Carroll

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• The Book People
• Trip Base

3 .) Room on the Broom written by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

Lists It Appears On:

• A Mighty Girl
• Reading Inspiration
• The Book People

A witch finds room on her broom for all the animals that ask for a ride, and they repay her kindness by rescuing her from a dragon.

2 .) The Hobbit written by J R R Tolkien

Lists It Appears On:

• Five Books
• Goodreads
• The Book People

Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to take part in an adventure from which he may never return.

1 .) The Worst Witch written by Jill Murphy

Lists It Appears On:

• A Mighty Girl
• Nourishing My Scholar
• The Book People

The adventures of the worst trainee witch in Miss Cackle’s Academy.

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