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Children's books about imagination and play

Books in the library where imagination and play is a central thread — a substantial shelf of 39 titles. Picture-book gateways for the youngest readers, chapter-book exploration for older children, ranked here by how widely each is known and loved.

The Book with No Pictures

by B.J. Novak · age 4–8

by Herve Tullet · age 2–6

by Herve Tullet · age 2–6

by Marc Martin · age 4–8

by X. Fang · age 3–7

by Aaron Becker · age 4–8

Milo Imagines the World

by Matt de la Pena · age 5–9

On a Magical Do-Nothing Day

by Beatrice Alemagna · age 5–9

by Aaron Becker · age 4–8

The Girl and the Dinosaur

by Hollie Hughes · age 3–6

Backyard Fairies

by Phoebe Wahl · age 3–7

My Friend, Billy Whiskers

by David Litchfield · age 4–7

by Kobi Yamada · age 5–10

The Dictionary Story

by Sam Winston · age 4–8

The Forest of Dreams

by Merve Atilgan · age 4–8

Charlie Cook's Favourite Book

by Julia Donaldson · age 3–7

How to Catch a Star

by Oliver Jeffers · age 3–7

by Emily Gravett · age 1–5

Rules of Summer

by Shaun Tan · age 7–13

The Cartoonists Club

by Raina Telgemeier · age 8–12

by Joe Todd-Stanton · age 3–7

by Shaun Tan · age 6–11

The Paper Dolls

by Julia Donaldson · age 3–7

The Way Back Home

by Oliver Jeffers · age 3–7

by Aaron Becker · age 4–8

Tales from Outer Suburbia

by Shaun Tan · age 9–14

The Worlds We Leave Behind

by A.F. Harrold · age 10–14

by Maudie Powell-Tuck · age 3–6

by Chris Haughton · age 2–6

by Beatrice Alemagna · age 4–8

by Suzy Lee · age 4–8

Grandad's Island

by Benji Davies · age 3–7

by Jon Klassen · age 0–3

by Jon Klassen · age 0–3

by Jon Klassen · age 0–3

by Jon Klassen · age 0–3

Where the Wild Things Are

by Maurice Sendak · age 3–7

Poppleton Has Fun

by Cynthia Rylant · age 5–7

by Dora Wang · age 7–11

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