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Fantasy Stories
Magic and wizards and fantastic creatures, oh my!

Picture books

 * **//Life-Size Dragons// by Grant:** See the author's ideas of what dragons would look like - life size!!!
 * **//Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude// by Kevin O'Malley:** Two kids argue over a story involving a beautiful princess, a super-cool motorcycle dude, and an ugly giant.
 * **//Wizardology// by Steer:** Learn about wizards and their spells.
 * **//The Wreck of the Zephyr// by Chris Van Allsburg:** A boy thinks he is the best sailor of all until a storm washes up on a strange island which equally strange sailors.

Chapter books

 * **//Bone// series by Jeff Smith:** The three Bone cousins have adventures with Thorn and Grandma Ben fighting rat creatures and other dangers.
 * **//Catwings// series by Ursula Le Guin:** An unusual story of four city kittens who are born with wings and find a new home in the country.
 * **//Charlie Bone// series by Jenny Nimmo:** Charlie's great-great uncle from the past comes to Charlie's time--can Charlie help him get back to his real time?
 * **//The Chronicles of Narnia// by C.S. Lewis:** Go with four kids on exciting adventures in the magical land of Narnia!
 * **//Dragon Rider// by Cornelia Funke:** A group of funny characters try to find a safe place for the dragons and to defeat the evil Nettlebrand.
 * **//Dragon Slayers Academy// series by Kate McMullan:** Wiglaf's life changes when he starts school at DSA.
 * **//Franny K. Stein// series by Jim Benton:** Not your ordinary little girl mad scientist.
 * **//The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles// by Julie Edwards:** Three brothers and sisters try to find a Whangdoodle.
 * **//Magic Tree House// series by Mary Pope Osborne:** Jack and Annie discover a tree house that magically transports them to other times and places in books.
 * **//Night at the Museum//:** Based on the movie, in this book everything in the museum comes to life at night.
 * **//The Spiderwick Chronicles// by DiTerlizzi and Black:** Three kids move into a new house and discover a wide range of strange creatures.