Books like Child's Play (6-12) by Leslie Hamilton

Matilda is a spirited, gifted girl who uses her extraordinary powers to transform a neglectful school and empower her classmates, all while keeping humor and tenderness at the heart of the story.

In Camp Green Lake, a boy named Stanley Yelnats must dig endless holes for a supposedly reformatory camp that really hides a buried truth.

Moody, endearing, and full of wonder, The BFG follows a benevolent giant who captures dreams instead of children, and together with a brave orphan, he plots to stop the terror of the child‑eating giants.

This is a journal of Greg Hefferly

Here is first aid for those rainy days, sick days, or just those long days with your preschooler... ***Child's Play*** is a fresh, delightfully entertaining compendium of crafts, games, and projects that will help keep your energetic 18-month- to-6-year-old happy, busy, and challenged. Here are inventive and educational activities from the very simple—newspaper hats and body tracings—to the more complex—making and playing musical instruments, cooking, and experimenting with science projects—all helpfully arranged by age or ability range so that the book can be consulted and put to work at a glance! With clear, straightforward instructions and illustrated with more than 100 charming line drawings. Child's Play is a boon for parents/teachers, and babysitters, a veritable treasure trove of kid-pleasers in an inviting and easy-to-use format.

Beatrix Potter’s classic picture book follows young Peter Rabbit as he disobeys his mother's warnings and ventures into Mr. McGregor’s garden, nearly getting caught in the garden’s perilous adventures.