The Princess and the Goblin
by George MacDonald | 
At the Back of the North Wind
by George MacDonald | 
The Golden Key
by George MacDonald | 
The Light Princess
by George MacDonald | 
The Silver Crown
by Robert C. O'Brien | 
The Veil of Snows
by Mark Helprin | 
Once on a Time
by A. A. Milne | 
Knight's Castle
by Edward Eager | 
The Magic City
by Edith Nesbit | 
The Road to Oz
by L. Frank Baum | 
Queen Zixi of Ix
by L. Frank Baum |
The Land of Green Ginger
by Noel Langley | 
The Phoenix and the Carpet
by E. Nesbit | 
The Lost Princess of Oz
by L. Frank Baum | 
The Emerald City of Oz
by L. Frank Baum | 
The Day Boy and the Night Girl
by George MacDonald | 
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by J. K. Rowling | 
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
by J. K. Rowling | 
The Magician's Nephew
by C. S. Lewis | 
The Silver Chair
by C. S. Lewis |
Princess Irene's great-grandmother has a testing task for Curdie. He will not go alone though, as she provides him with a companion -- the oddest and ugliest creature Curdie has ever seen, but one who turns out to be the most loyal friend he could have hoped for.