Children's books for Fantasy: Realms of Imagination

Our upcoming showcase Fantasy: Realms of Imagination will be coming to Lowestoft and Ipswich libraries throughout October and November! Take a look at these children's fiction and non-fiction titles, filled with fantastical creatures and mysterious stories.

Fiction

• The Dark is Rising, by Susan Cooper
• Coraline, by Neil Gaiman
• The Sleeper and the Spindle, by Neil Gaiman
• Charmed Life, by Diana Wynn Jones
• Howl's Moving Castle, by Diana Wynn Jones
• A Wizard of Earthsea, by Ursula K. Le Guin
• A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis
• A Fairytale for Everyone, by Boldizsar Nagy
• A Thousand Beginnings and Endings, by Ellen Oh
• Once Upon a... Fairytale, by Natalia O'Hara
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by Karen Saunders
• The Hobbit: or, There and Back Again, by J.R.R. Tolkien

Non-fiction

• The Book of Mysteries, Magic and the Unexplained, by Tamara MacFarlane
• Monsters: 100 Weird Creatures From Around the World, by Sarah Banville
• The Atlas of Monsters: Mythical Creatures From Around the World, by Sandra Lawrence
• World of Weird: a Creepy Compendium of True Stories, by Tom Adams
• Myth Atlas: Maps and Monsters, Heroes and Gods from Twelve Mythological Worlds, by Thiago D.E. Moraes
• Collected Folk Tales, by Alan Garner
• Grimm's Fairy Tales, by Jacob Grimm
• The Atlas of Heroes: a World of Heroes From Myth and Legend, by Sandra Lawrence
• The Animals Grimm: a Treasury of Tales, by Jacob Grimm
• A Miscellany of Magical Beasts, by Simon Holland
• Dragon World, by Tamara MacFarlane
• Lore of the Land: Folklore & Wisdom from Wild Earth, by Claire Cock-Starkey
• Lore of the Land: Folklore & Wisdom from Nature, by Claire Cock-Starkey
• Underwater World, by Tamara MacFarlane
• The Book of Mythical Beasts & Magical Creatures, by Stephen Krensky
• Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble: Magical Poems, by Paul Cookson
• J.R.R. Tolkien, by Ma Isabel Sánchez Vegara

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