Saturday, November 1, 2014

Stories of Fantastic Worlds & Journeys

The Wizard of Oz is one of my favorite movies of all time.  The idea of traveling to such a fantastic world has always captured my imagination.  Here are some great books for children that feature fantastic worlds  . . . .

The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens
Kate, Michael, and Emma have passed from one orphanage to another in the ten years since their parents disappeared to protect them, but now they learn that they have special powers, a prophesied quest to find a magical book, and a fearsome enemy.

The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
In the first book of the chronicles of Prydain, Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper at Caer Dallben, searches for the oracular pig Hen Wen while the forces of evil gather.

Sylvie and the Songman by Tim Binding
Determined to find her father, Sylvie and her best friend, kite-flying, tone deaf George, are drawn into the nightmare world of the Songman, a world haunted by the terrifying Woodpecker Man in his swan-powered balloon, a world where nothing can sing and no one can speak.

Falling In by Frances O'Roark Dowell
Middle-schooler Isabelle Bean follows a mouse's squeak into a closet and falls into a parallel universe where the children believe she is the witch they have feared for years, finally come to devour them.

Alcatraz and the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson
On his thirteenth birthday, foster child Alcatraz Smedry receives a bag of sand which is immediately stolen by the evil Librarians who are trying to take over the world, and Alcatraz is introduced to his grandfather and his own special talent, and told that he must use it to save civilization.


More Books Featuring Fantastic Worlds --
Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg by Gail Carson Levine
A Finder's Magic by Philippa Pearce
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
One Square Inch by Claudia Mills
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

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