If you are talking about published novels than The Night Before Christmas, also known as Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka. Viy that was filmed in 1967 is also great.
"Lord of the Rings" for sure. Specifically, "The Two Towers".
Reason is my late father would read from the LOTR series to me and my brother as we fell asleep. The second book was my favorite of the three, so yeah.