Children's Books Too Cool for School

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis by Gail Carson Levine (A "Top 50 Post")

While I have my share of issues with the later Narnia books, this book is a true classic. Religious? Sure, but in a subtle (at least to kids) way. Magical? Absolutely.

It's hard not to steal a peek into old wardrobes even to this day, isn't it? I always know that, just like Lucy, somewhere back there is a whole magical world waiting for me, where it turns out I am royalty.  Or at least a deliciously wicked lady wielding Turkish Delight.