PagineThe Little Prince, the Moomins, Tintin, Miffy, The Rainbow Fish, The Neverending Story, Emil and the Detectives — the French, German, Dutch, Nordic, Italian and Russian children’s authors loved worldwide, and where to borrow their books free.
The Story of Babar · The Travels of Babar · Babar the King
Pre-K (ages 2–5) · K–2nd grade (ages 5–8)
Books & where to borrow →✍️The Trip to Panama (Oh, wie schön ist Panama)
Pre-K (ages 2–5) · K–2nd grade (ages 5–8)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Miffy · Miffy at the Zoo · Miffy at the Seaside
Pre-K (ages 2–5)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Jip and Janneke · Minoes · Abeltje
Pre-K (ages 2–5) · K–2nd grade (ages 5–8) · Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Little Blue and Little Yellow · Inch by Inch · Swimmy
Pre-K (ages 2–5) · K–2nd grade (ages 5–8)
Books & where to borrow →✍️The Rainbow Fish · Rainbow Fish to the Rescue! · Penguin Pete
Pre-K (ages 2–5) · K–2nd grade (ages 5–8)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Press Here · Mix It Up! · Let’s Play!
Pre-K (ages 2–5)
Books & where to borrow →✍️The Crocodile · Moidodyr · The Telephone
Pre-K (ages 2–5) · K–2nd grade (ages 5–8)
Books & where to borrow →The Moomins and the Great Flood · Comet in Moominland · Finn Family Moomintroll
K–2nd grade (ages 5–8) · Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11)
Books & where to borrow →✍️The Little Water Sprite · The Little Witch · The Robber Hotzenplotz
K–2nd grade (ages 5–8) · Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11) · Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14)
Books & where to borrow →✍️The Adventures of Cipollino · Telephone Tales · The Grammar of Fantasy
K–2nd grade (ages 5–8) · Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Little Old Mrs. Pepperpot
K–2nd grade (ages 5–8)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Crocodile Gena and His Friends · Uncle Fyodor, His Dog and His Cat
K–2nd grade (ages 5–8) · Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11)
Books & where to borrow →Night Flight · Wind, Sand and Stars · The Little Prince
Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11) · Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14) · Teens (14+)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Tintin in the Land of the Soviets · The Blue Lotus · The Secret of the Unicorn
Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11) · Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Le Petit Nicolas · Asterix the Gaul
Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11) · Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Dragon Rider · The Thief Lord · Inkheart
Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11) · Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver · Momo · The Neverending Story
Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11) · Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Emil and the Detectives · Dot and Anton · The Flying Classroom
Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11)
Books & where to borrow →Pippi Longstocking · The Brothers Lionheart · Ronia, the Robber’s Daughter
World Classics author →🏛️The Little Mermaid · The Snow Queen · The Ugly Duckling
World Classics author →🏛️The Adventures of Pinocchio
World Classics author →🏛️Grimm’s Fairy Tales
World Classics author →🏛️The Wonderful Adventures of Nils · Gösta Berling’s Saga · Jerusalem
World Classics author →🇺🇸 American Children’s Authors · 🇨🇦 Canadian Children’s Authors · 🇬🇧🇮🇪 British & Irish Children’s Authors · 🇦🇺🇳🇿 Australian & New Zealand Children’s Authors · 🌍 African Children’s Authors · 🇮🇳 Indian Children’s Authors · 🌏 East Asian Children’s Authors · 🌎 Latin American & Spanish Children’s Authors
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Tove Jansson, Hergé, René Goscinny, Jean de Brunhoff, Cornelia Funke, Michael Ende, Otfried Preußler are among the best-loved — see each author’s best books and where to find them below.
Public-domain classics are free to read in Pagine. For books still under copyright, every author page links to free borrowing: your local library (WorldCat), Libby/OverDrive ebooks and audiobooks with a library card, and Open Library.
Authors are grouped by the age they suit best — from Pre-K picture books to teen novels. Each author page lists their books with suggested ages.