Children's
Read Children's Classics in English
31 children's books as graded readers — learn English by reading the stories worth reading. Tap any word for an instant translation, hear natural audio narration, and save the vocabulary you meet. Pick your level and start with a free chapter.
What are the best children's classics to read in English as a learner?
The best children's classics for English learners are graded readers of well-known titles — start with Fifty Famous Stories Retold, Andersen's Fairy Tales and The Aesop for Children. Each is rewritten at a clear CEFR level with tap-to-translate, audio narration and saved vocabulary, so you read a real story while building English at your own pace.
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Level A2Children'sFifty Famous Stories RetoldFifty short, famous stories from history and legend — King Alfred and the cakes, the sword of Damocles, and more — retold in plain English for young and new readers.
Level A2Children'sAndersen's Fairy TalesEighteen timeless tales including The Emperor's New Clothes, The Snow Queen, and The Little Match Girl.
Level A2Children'sThe Aesop for ChildrenMore than a hundred of Aesop's fables retold for children, each a few sentences long and ending in a clear moral.
Level B1Children'sJust So StoriesKipling's playful pourquoi tales explaining how the whale got his throat, how the leopard got his spots, and more.
Level B1Children'sThe Blue Fairy BookAndrew Lang's celebrated anthology gathering favourite fairy tales from around the world — Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and many more.
Level A2PoetryA Child's Garden of VersesStevenson's beloved collection of short, musical poems about childhood — swings, shadows, ships, and bedtime.
Level A2Children'sEnglish Fairy TalesClassic English folk tales collected by Joseph Jacobs — Jack and the Beanstalk, Tom Tit Tot, The Three Little Pigs and more.
Level A2Children'sGrimms' Fairy TalesSixty-two beloved folk tales — from Hansel and Gretel to Rumpelstiltskin — retold in simple English.
Children'sThe Tale of Peter RabbitPeter Rabbit disobeys his mother and sneaks into Mr.
Level B1Children'sAnne of Green GablesThe classic historical novel by L.
Level B2HistoricalThe Prince and the PauperThe classic historical novel by Mark Twain.![Cover of Peter Pan : $b [Peter and Wendy] by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie](https://dsx1pat3ljtul.cloudfront.net/books/book-peter-pan-b-peter-and-wendy-cover.jpg)
Level B1Children'sPeter Pan : $b [Peter and Wendy]The classic adventure novel by J.
Level B1FantasyThe Wonderful Wizard of OzThe classic adventure novel by L.
Level B2AdventureTreasure IslandThe classic adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Level B2AdventureAdventures of Huckleberry FinnThe classic adventure novel by Mark Twain.
Level B1Children'sLittle Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and AmyThe classic childrens novel by Louisa May Alcott.
Level B2AdventureThe Adventures of Tom SawyerMischief, caves and buried treasure along the Mississippi River.
Level B1FantasyAlice's Adventures in WonderlandDown the rabbit-hole into a logic-bending world of riddles and talking creatures.
Level A2Children'sThe Adventures of Reddy FoxSly Reddy Fox learns some hard lessons in the Green Meadows and the Green Forest, with Granny Fox, Bowser the Hound, and Peter Rabbit — gentle, repetitive animal stories for early…
Level A2Children'sThe Adventures of Buster BearBig Buster Bear comes to the Green Forest and stirs up the Smiling Pool — gentle, repetitive animal tales for early readers.
Level A2Children'sThe Adventures of Danny Meadow MouseLittle Danny Meadow Mouse outwits foxes and hawks with his wits and his tunnels — simple, kindly animal stories for early readers.
Children'sThe Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-WinkleLittle Lucie meets Mrs.
Children'sThe Tale of the Flopsy BunniesThe sleepy Flopsy Bunnies nibble too much lettuce and land in trouble with Mr.
Children'sThe Tale of Jemima Puddle-DuckJemima Puddle-Duck looks for a quiet place to lay her eggs and meets a sly gentleman — a gentle, simple tale for the earliest readers.
Children'sThe Tale of Tom KittenTom Kitten and his sisters get thoroughly grubby before their mother's tea party — a gentle, simple tale for the earliest readers.
Children'sThe Tale of Squirrel NutkinCheeky Squirrel Nutkin teases old Owl Brown once too often — a playful, simple tale for the earliest readers.
Children'sThe Tale of Benjamin BunnyBenjamin Bunny and his cousin Peter slip into Mr.
Level B1Children'sA Little PrincessWealthy, imaginative Sara Crewe is left penniless at her London boarding school and made a servant — yet keeps her kindness and courage against all odds.
Level B1Children'sThe Wind in the WillowsMole, Rat, Badger, and the boastful Mr.
Level B1Children'sHeidiOrphaned Heidi is sent to live with her gruff grandfather on a Swiss mountain, and her sunny spirit warms everyone she meets — a heart-warming Alpine classic.
Level B1Children'sThe Secret GardenSour, lonely Mary Lennox is sent to a great Yorkshire house and discovers a locked, hidden garden — and brings it, and herself, and a sickly boy, back to life.