Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki's favorite books for young people

1. The Borrowers -- Mary Norton

2. The Little Prince -- Antoine de Saint-Exupry

3. Children of Noisy Village -- Astrid Lindgren

4. When Marnie Was There -- Joan G. Robinson

5. Swallows and Amazons -- Arthur Ransome

6. The Flying Classroom -- Erich Kstner

7. There Were Five of Us -- Karel Polek

8. What the Neighbours Did, and Other Stories -- Ann Philippa Pearce

9. Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates -- Mary Mapes Dodge

10. The Secret Garden -- Frances Hodgson Burnett

"Hayao Miyazaki Picks His 50 Favorite Childrens Books" (via Kottke)