One of the truly magical aspects of reading is the ability to dive into a world completely unlike our own: lands of fantastic beasts and fearsome magics, arcane weapons and spellbinding mysteries, uncanny characters and otherworldly adventures!

Here are a few of the most enchanting fantasy stories we’ve been enjoying recently; what are some of yours?

The Underwild: Relic of Thieves by Shana Targosz

Chronicles of Whetherwhy: The Season of Flames by Anna James, illus. by David Wyatt

Bonebag by E.M. Elliott & David Elliott

Fabulous Creatures: Legendary Animals from Around the World by Cornelia Funke, illus. by Ruby Warnecke, trans. by Anna Schmitt Funke

A Potion, a Powder, a Little Bit of Magic: Or, Like Lightning in an Umbrella Storm by Philip Stead

Big thanks to Aladdin Books, SimonKIDS, Flamingo Books, Penguin Young Readers, Astra Young Readers, NorthSouth Books, Neal Porter Books, Holiday House, and Egypt Street PR for copies of these books!