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The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making

by Catherynne M Valente

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Black Beauty
by Anna Sewell

The Lord of the Rings
by J R R Tolkien

The Island at the End of Everything
by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

The Lorax
by Dr Seuss

Father Christmas Goes on Holiday
by Raymond Briggs

Danny Champion of the World
by Roald Dahl