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Writing & Storytelling
Writing & Storytelling Books for Kids – Wonderlit | Wonderlit
7,952 books about writing & storytelling
0–3 yrs
408 books
4–7 yrs
2627 books
8–11 yrs
3003 books
By format:
Chapter Books
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(234)
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(205)
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Early Readers
(39)
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3–5
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Gilda Joyce, Psychic Investigator #2
The Ladies of the Lake
Jennifer Allison
Spunky psychic investigator Gilda Joyce navigates the halls of a strict private high school to solve the mystery of a tr
Ages 10–14
Imagine a... #2
Imagine a Day
Sarah L. Thomson
Bikes fly into trees and balloons paint the sky in a world where a single day of imagination makes anything possible.
Ages 4–10
Aristotle and Dante #1
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Ari is a lonely, angry teen with family secrets, but an unexpected friendship with Dante sparks a transformative summer
Ages 14–18
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12–18 yrs
1533 books
Ever After High: Secret Diary #1
The Secret Diary of Apple White
Heather Alexander
A school prank goes royally wrong, leaving Apple White on cleanup duty and the big dance canceled unless she can fix the
Ages 8–12
Captain Rosalie
Timothée de Fombelle
For the child grappling with a parent's absence or the weight of a family secret. This poignant tale follows a girl find
Ages 8–12
Day of Tears
Julius Lester
The skies weep as a desperate man prepares the largest slave auction in history, told through the many voices of those s
Ages 11–15
Dear America #28
Early Sunday Morning
Barry Denenberg
Amber's new life in 1941 Hawaii is shattered when she witnesses the attack on Pearl Harbor, forcing her to find immense
Ages 8–12
Kit's Wilderness
David Almond
For children navigating the heavy reality of a grandparent's fading memory or the pressure to fit into a group of friend
Ages 10–14
Smekday #1
The True Meaning of Smekday
Adam Rex
For children navigating unexpected changes or feeling like outsiders, this hilarious adventure explores finding friendsh
Ages 8–12
A Gathering of Days
Joan W. Blos
Fourteen-year-old Catherine records a year of monumental change on her New Hampshire farm, from her father’s new marriag
Ages 9–13
Call Me Hope
Gretchen Olson
Hope uses lessons from history and shifts at a second-hand shop to find her own strength while surviving her mother's hu
Ages 10–14
The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel)
Ellen Raskin
A husband disappears into a soup of mystery, leaving Mrs. Carillon to piece together a trail of bizarre clues and hidden
Ages 8–12
My Story
Henry VIII's Wives
Alison Prince
For the young history buff curious about the real women behind the crowns, this diary-style account brings the high-stak
Ages 9–13
The Girl Who Drank the Moon
Kelly Barnhill
Raised by a forest witch and a tiny dragon, a young girl discovers a well of dangerous magic inside herself that she mus
Ages 8–12
Scrawl
Mark Shulman
Sentenced to daily detention, a school bully must write his honest story in a notebook, revealing the complicated person
Ages 12–18
Mr. Wolf's Class #3
Lucky Stars
Aron Nels Steinke
Sampson thinks his life is too dull for a writing assignment until a bike ride accident helps him see the drama and valu
Ages 7–10
The Lost Library
Rebecca Stead, Wendy Mass
A large orange cat guards a new Little Free Library that appears overnight, leading eleven-year-old Evan toward a secret
Ages 8–12
Green Angel #2
Green Witch
Alice Hoffman
Sixteen-year-old Green must find the strength to record the stories of her broken village while seeking out other women
Ages 12–17
My Pen
Christopher Myers
A simple pen becomes a gateway to infinite worlds as an artist demonstrates how drawing can turn any blank page into a g
Ages 4–8
The Cruisers #4
Oh, Snap!
Walter Dean Myers
Students from Harlem and London team up to discover that the headlines and photos they see in the news are only one part
Ages 9–12
Bella & Bean
Rebecca Kai Dotlich
For friends who have different ways of being in the world, this gentle story honors the quiet creator and the energetic
Ages 4–8
The Julian Stories #1
The Stories Julian Tells
Ann Cameron
Julian navigates the small but momentous hurdles of childhood, from planting secret gardens to finding ways to grow tall
Ages 6–9
Arthur Chapter Books #3
Arthur and the Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club
Stephen Krensky
When their favorite scary book series is banned from the library, Arthur and his friends hatch a scheme to stand up for
Ages 6–9
Rootabaga Stories #3
More Rootabagas
Carl Sandburg
Susan Slackentwist and the Potato Face Blind Man inhabit a whimsical world of rhythmic wordplay and nonsensical short st
Ages 6–12
