Fantasy Books for Kids

Dragons have been part of stories for thousands of years, and European tales are full of these amazing creatures! From fire-breathing beasts who guard piles of gold to sneaky little dragons called puks, there are so many kinds to discover. Some dragons have wings, some live in the sea, and some are even part bird or cat! Did you know there are dragon shapes hiding in the stars above us? What kind of dragon would YOU want to meet?

Ella is on an adventure through the wilderness, but she’s lost! Armed with her map and courage, she must navigate through forests, past angry bugs, and across obstacles. What mysterious creatures will she encounter along the way? Join Ella as she discovers that the forest holds both challenges and surprises!

Eloise loves the water more than anything! Starting in her bathtub with a rubber duck, she dreams of finding bigger places to swim. When she ventures to the backyard pool, something magical happens - her toy duck comes to life! As Eloise discovers larger bodies of water, more toy friends join her adventure. From pools to rivers and beyond, each new place holds exciting surprises. But what will happen when Eloise finally reaches the vast open sea?

When Cam closes his eyes after a long day, something magical happens - suddenly he’s floating, soaring past treetops and waving at birds! But what happens when an eagle warns him to hold on tight, and there’s nothing to hold on to? How high can one boy fly before the stars start to shake? Will Cam find his way back before morning? This decodable reader practices the igh phonogram in words like ‘bright,’ ‘flight,’ ’night,’ and ’tight.’

Ned has a pointy hat, an enchanting table, and a very bossy talking book - so he’s almost a wizard! But first, Mister Book insists Ned craft dozens of normal books, which means collecting leather, growing sugar cane, and battling monsters after sunset. Can Ned handle the hard work without making a single mistake? And will this strange lesson finally turn him into a real wizard? This decodable reader practices VC/CV syllables in words like ‘after,’ ‘better,’ ’lesson,’ ‘problem,’ and ‘sunset.’

Brat Cat loves her farm - nobody gets in, nobody gets out! But when a storm rolls in and she spots a huge horse standing alone at the edge of the trees, she thinks she’s found her newest guest. What could possibly go wrong? And why does this strange horse look like it’s made of rattling bones? This decodable reader practices soft g words such as ‘cage,’ ‘huge,’ ‘charge,’ ‘danger,’ and ‘gentle.’

Ina won’t eat, and a boy who notices what everyone else walks past has just spent his shoe money to set her free. What happens when Kola sings the song he has kept only for the open air? As his shadow flickers with wings, will he make the choice his grandmother leaves entirely to him? This Bookbot book practices the ’s’ /ʒ/ sound in words like ‘casually’, ‘decision’, ‘unusual’, and ‘measured’.

Deep in an old forest lives Oro Igbo, a serious spirit who keeps careful accounts of all that hunters take and promise. When young Ayo wanders into the sacred grove by accident, will he remember the rule his father taught him? And when he later meets a greedy hunter who does the forest ‘wrong’, what will the watchful trees decide? This Bookbot level practices the ‘wr’ phonogram in words like ‘wrapped’, ‘wrinkled’, ‘wrens’, and ‘wry’.

In the walled town of Ilara, the Oba owns a magic drum that spreads a feast for the whole town, but only when beaten with a giving heart. So when a greedy trader steals it and speeds off north, who will chase him down? Young Remi, whose father has taught her to make any drum talk, races after the thief. Can one brave girl bring the drum home? This Bookbot level practices the ‘augh’ sound in ’taught’, ‘caught’, ’laugh’, and ‘distraught’.

The nights grow so dark that children cry out in fear and even the great trickster Kaggen the mantis cannot fix it. When he catches a hundred fireflies, they only tumble back to earth. What happens when his own worn shoe flies off his foot and an idea takes hold? Will light ever find a way to stay in the sky? This Bookbot level practices the ‘gn’ phonogram making the /n/ sound, with words like ‘sign’, ‘gnaw’, ‘gnarled’, ‘design’, and ‘resigned’.