If you or your kids are still daydreaming about Harry Potter, don't forget there's other good fantasy out there. This was the Newbery Winner of 1963, and hasn't diminished its captivating qualities yet. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster Those who know this one will swoon with the memory. Why it isn't as famous as, say, A Wrinkle in Time , I don't know. But then again, maybe it is.
Cult classics have a way of catching up over the years.
The originals with illustrations by Ernest Shepard are, of course, the best. I'm sitting there reading the whole thing. It's a tear-jerker, but so sweet and real, and somehow important. A must read. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien Excellent fantasy, excellent rats.