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Read Children's Classics in English

20 children's books at CEFR A2 to C2 — learn English by reading the stories worth reading. Select any word for an instant translation, listen to the narration read the page aloud, and save the vocabulary you meet. Pick your level and start with a free sample.

What are the best children's classics to read in English as a learner?

The best children's classics for English learners are the well-known titles you can read in the original — start with A Child's Garden of Verses, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Each one is labelled with a CEFR level, any word you do not know is one selection away from a translation, and the narration reads the page aloud while it highlights the words.

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Children's classics, page 1 of 1 — chapters and CEFR level
TitleChaptersLevel
A Child's Garden of Verses65A2–B2
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland12B1–C1
Andersen's Fairy Tales18A2–B2
Anne of Green Gables38B1–C1
English Fairy Tales43A2–B2
Fifty Famous Stories Retold50A2–B1
Grimms' Fairy Tales62A2–B2
Just So Stories12B1–B2
Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy47B1–C1
Peter Pan : $b [Peter and Wendy]17B1–C1
The Aesop for Children144A2–B1
The Blue Fairy Book37B1–B2
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz24B1–B2
The Adventures of Reddy Fox26A2–B1
The Adventures of Buster Bear23A2–B1
The Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse24A2–B1
A Little Princess18B1–B2
Heidi23B1–B2
The Secret Garden27B1–B2
The Wind in the Willows12B1–C1
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