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Magical Fantasy Books for Elementary Students

Transport readers to wondrous realms and watch their imagination soar with these fantasy books that are filled with magical creatures.

By Scholastic Editors
September 17, 2024

Magical Fantasy Books for Elementary Students

Introduce students to a world of fantasy books where mythical creatures come to life, dragons take flight, and magical adventures unfold on every page.

Fantasy books are a powerful tool to nurture students’ lifelong love of reading. These stories transport readers to fantastical destinations filled with whimsical characters, capturing their imagination and sparking a sense of wonder. What’s more, these enchanting tales will encourage students to explore new ideas and broaden their horizons far beyond the pages of a book.

In the book list below, you will discover a mix of new fantasy books and timeless fairy tales that resonate with readers of all ages. Whether they’re being whisked away to a magical land or a secret world populated with mythical creatures, students will be enthralled by the thrilling adventures found in every story.

Plus, explore these must-read classics that teach timeless lessons.

Young readers will delight in beloved series like Unicorn Diaries, Dragon Masters, and Once Upon a Fairy Tale, all part of Scholastic's Branches line of early chapter books. For instance, in Dragon Masters: Rise of the Earth Dragon (#1), early readers will soar into the magical world of Dragonsville, where humans team up with dragons to protect their kingdom. When a young boy, Drake, and his friends are chosen to be Dragon Masters, they must work together to unearth their dragons’ magical powers in a battle against an evil wizard. 

Meanwhile, older readers will delight in The Witching Wind, a heartwarming adventure about the power of family and friendship. When Roxie and Grayson learn about a magical wind that takes away what people love most, it's up to them to outwit the Witching Wind before it's too late.

In the new The School for Wicked Witches, Ava Heartstraw is excited to have received an invitation to the West Oz Witch Academy! But when her entrance test goes horribly wrong, Ava is sent to the School for Wicked Witches. Can Ava prove her goodness and earn a spot at the West Oz Witch Academy?

Students will also be captivated by Waverider: A Graphic Novel (Amulet #9), the newest installment and thrilling conclusion to the best-selling Amulet series. This fantasy book continues the epic adventure of Emily and her friends as they navigate the mysterious and dangerous world of Alledia. The group encounters new challenges and allies as they seek to uncover the secrets of the amulet and confront the dark forces threatening their world.

Shop the best children’s fantasy books for elementary students below! You can find all books and activities at The Teacher Store.

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Dragons Love Tacos: Dragons Love Tacos

Grades Pre-K - 1
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Dragons love tacos. So if you want to lure a bunch of dragons to your party, you should definitely serve tacos. Buckets and buckets of tacos. Unfortunately, where there are tacos, there is also salsa. And if a dragon accidentally eats spicy salsa...oh, boy. You're in red-hot trouble.

This series introduces beginning readers to the human body through mammals with similar anatomy -- and it does so in really fun ways!

In the eighth book in the USA Today best-selling Unicorn Diaries series, a jackalope family arrives in Sparklegrove Forest! 

Super Rabbit Boy is super fast and super brave, but he's also a video game character living in a video game world. What will happen when Sunny, the boy playing the game, loses each level? Will it be game over for Super Rabbit Boy and all his friends?

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Tag and Skyla have returned to Perodia to begin their warrior training. But when their friend Blaze returns with troubling news that her mother has gone missing, Tag and Skyla's warrior skills are quickly put to the test. To find Blaze's mother, the friends must travel to a creepy world below the ground called The Underland.

The Enchanted Kingdom is in a heat wave until the Ice Princess uses her magic mirror to make winter come; no wonder Kara and Zed are too hot. But the magic mirror is broken! And no one else wants to help the princess. Can Kara and Zed find out how to fix the mirror and bring back winter? Or will it be summer forever? 

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The Magic Finger

Grades 1 - 4
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To the Gregg family, hunting is just plain fun. To the girl who lives next door, it's just plain horrible.

 

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In the first book in this fully-illustrated series, 8-year old Drake is snatched up by King Roland's soldier and taken to the castle. He is to be trained as a Dragon Master. Does Drake have what it takes to be a Dragon Master? What is his dragon's special power?

Branches books help boost reading confidence and stamina with easy-to-read text, high-interest content, and illustrations on every page.

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Where did the tree house come from? Before Jack and Annie can find out, the mysterious tree house whisks them to the prehistoric past. Now they have to figure out how to get home. Can they do it before dark...or will they become a dinosaur's dinner?

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Azmina, Willa, and Naomi are thrilled to learn they're Glitter Dragon Girls. Summoned to the Magic Forest by its magnificent ruler, the Tree Queen, the girls quickly find out their dragon-selves have unbelievable abilities. They can soar above the treetops, breathe glitter-y bursts of fire, and roar loud enough to shake the ground.

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From the New York Times best-selling authors Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins comes the hilarious and heartfelt story of a group of magical misfits.

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The Witching Wind

Grades 3 - 7
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From Natalie Lloyd, bestselling author of A Snicker of Magic and Hummingbird, comes a heart-expanding adventure about the magic of family, friendship, and the lengths we go for the people we love.

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The School for Wicked Witches

Grades 3 - 7
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Ava isn't ready to leave her home in Oz -- especially not to become a witch. Then the worst thing that could possibly happen occurs -- Ava's magic does very wrong and she is banished to a school for wicked witches.

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Welcome to the Brooklyn School of Magic, where seeds of enchantment are planted and magic sprouts in every corner. And where each fall, fifth years must pass the Equinox Test if they want to move up to Middle Magic.

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Waverider: A Graphic Novel (Amulet #9)

Grades 3 - 7
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The threat of darkness follows all Stonekeepers closely, and it will take the strength of both new friends and old foes to conquer it... and survive.

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The Dangerous Gift (Wings of Fire #14)

Grades 3 - 7
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Snowfall didn't expect to be queen of the IceWings at such a young age, but now that she is, she's going to be the best queen ever. All she has to do is keep her tribe within IceWing territory, where it's safe -- while keeping every other tribe out, where they belong.

 

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Time After Time (Best Wishes #3)

Grades 3 - 7
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Lucy Usathorn of Fort Worth, Texas is super excited for her class trip to the Natural History Museum, where her dad works. Sure, Ms. Brock, the strict school librarian who happens to be dating Lucy's dad (awkward) is chaperoning, but it'll still be the best day ever, right?

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Poison Waves (Secrets of the Sky #2)

Grades 3 - 7
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Kiya and Kinjal have succeeded in their first quest in the magical world of the Kingdom Beyond, but whatever good they achieved might not be enough. Their faithful flying horses Snowy and Raat reappear and whisk them back to the Kingdom to help the water pari--winged merpeople-who are slowly being poisoned by the very water in which they live. It is up to the twins to figure it out and put a stop to it.

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The Glass Witch

Grades 3 - 7
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If Addie is going to be stuck in this town, her mother won't get away so easy...so she sets off the curse that's been haunting her family for centuries. But she doesn't plan on the curse turning her bones to glass and setting a 300-year-old witch hunter after her.

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Witchlings

Grades 3 - 7
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Every year, in the magical town of Ravenskill, Witchlings who participate in the Black Moon Ceremony are placed into covens and come into their powers as full-fledged witches.

 

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Whatever After: Spill the Beans

Grades 4 - 5
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My brother Jonah's dream has come true. We have FINALLY landed in his favorite fairy tale: Jack and the Beanstalk!

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Grades 4 - 6
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 But even within the Wizarding community, he is special. He is the boy who lived: the only person to have ever survived a killing curse inflicted by the evil Lord Voldemort, who launched a brutal takeover of the Wizarding world, only to vanish after failing to kill Harry. 

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Readers will root for Plum on her quest to become a shape-shifting Guardian.

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City of Dragons: Rise of the Shadowfire

Grades 4 - 7
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Featuring quick wit, a diverse cast, and powerful magic, readers will devour this graphic novel series rooted in Chinese mythology. 

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