18 books like A lion in the meadow

What to read after A lion in the meadow — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Emperor of Absurdia Chris Riddell · 2006 · ★ 4.0 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate A young boy journeys through a strange land, where he finds wardrobe monsters, pillow hills, and umbrella trees, in search of a dragon. Shares: Imaginary creatures, Imagination, Picture books, Dragons

Glint Ann Coburn · 2005 · ★ 3.8 · 432p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Ellie and her little brother Danny spend their lonely days making up stories about a young girl in a world of dragons and shape-shifters, a girl as brave and cunning as they would like to be.Five years later Danny disappears. The police have no clues. They fear he is dead, but Ellie knows better. She also knows that she is the only one who can find him.At the same time, in the world Danny and… Shares: Imaginary creatures, Dragons, Children's fiction

The Witch Family Eleanor Estes · 1960 · ★ 4.0 · 223p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Two little girls who love to draw witches build an elaborate world around the imaginary Old Witch and her family. Shares: Imagination, Children's fiction

King Jack and the dragon Peter Bently · 2011 · ★ 4.0 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Jack, Zack, and Caspar build a castle fort, then spend a day fighting dragons and beasts, but at day's end giants carry away first Sir Zack, then Caspar, and King Jack is left to face night creatures alone. Shares: Imagination, Picture books, Dragons, Children's fiction

Ace Dragon Ltd Russell Hoban · 1980 · ★ 3.7 · 40p · ≈ 1h · Moderate John goes for a ride in the sky on Ace Dragon's back and finds him not so limited after all. Shares: Picture books, Dragons, Children's fiction

Frederick Leo Lionni · 1963 · ★ 4.2 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate (goodreads) While other mice are gathering food for the winter, Frederick seems to daydream the summer away. When dreary winter comes, it is Frederick the poet-mouse who warms his friends and cheers them with his words. (Amazon) Winter is coming, and all the mice are gathering food... except for Frederick. But when the days grow short and the snow begins to fall, it’s Frederick’s stories that… Shares: Imagination, Picture books, Children's fiction

Goliath Scott Westerfeld · 2011 · ★ 4.0 · 576p · ≈ 19h · Moderate The tension thickens as the Leviathan steams toward New York City with a homicidal lunatic on board: secrets suddenly unravel, characters reappear, and nothing is as it seems in this thunderous conclusion to Scott Westerfeld's brilliant trilogy. Shares: Imaginary creatures, Children's fiction

That's Not My Dragon Fiona Watt · 2006 · ★ 4.2 · 10p · ≈ 20m · Moderate Designed to develop sensory and language awareness, this board book shows pictures of dragons that have slimy spots, knobbly claws, a fuzzy tongue, and a prickly tail. Shares: Picture books, Dragons, Children's fiction

Good Night, Good Knight Shelley Moore Thomas · 2000 · ★ 4.4 · 47p · ≈ 1h · Moderate A Good Knight helps three little dragons who are having trouble getting to sleep. Shares: Picture books, Dragons, Children's fiction

How Droofus the Dragon Lost His Head Bill Peet · 1971 · ★ 4.3 · 46p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Although he comes from a fierce family, Droofus is a good dragon undeserving of the price the king puts on his head. Shares: Dragons, Children's fiction

Three Tales of My Father's Dragon Ruth Stiles Gannett · 1987 · ★ 4.5 · 241p · ≈ 8h · Moderate A compilation of three tales which relate the fantastic adventures of Elmer Elevator and a baby flying dragon named Boris. Shares: Dragons, Children's fiction

Twice Magic Cressida Cowell · 2018 · ★ 4.3 · 388p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Once there were Wizards, who were Magic, and Warriors, who were not ... except for two. Xar, son of the King of Wizards, can't cast a single spell. And Wish, daughter of the Warrior Queen, stumbles across gifts of her own. When they collide in the wildwood, on the trail of a deadly witch, it's the start of a grand adventure that just might change the fabric of their worlds. Shares: Imaginary creatures, Children's fiction

Harold and the Purple Crayon Crockett Johnson · 1976 · ★ 4.4 · 64p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Harold decides to go for a walk one evening and as he goes he fills in the scene using his purple crayon. Adventure goes hand in hand with imagination to create this charming classic story. Shares: Imagination, Picture books, Children's fiction

Leviathan Scott Westerfeld · 2009 · ★ 3.9 · 444p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Choose Your Weapon: Beastie or Clanker Alek is a prince without a throne. On the run from his own people, he has only a fighting machine and a small band of men. Deryn is a girl disguised as a guy in the British Air Service. She must fight for her cause--and protect her secret--at all costs. Alek and Deryn are thrown together aboard the mighty airship Levithan. Though fighting side by side,… Shares: Imaginary creatures, Children's fiction

Lioness Rampant Tamora Pierce · 1988 · ★ 4.3 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate "I'm not sure I want to be a hero anymore." Having achieved her dream of becoming the first female knight errant, Alanna of Trebond is not sure what to do next. Perhaps being a knight errant is not all that Alanna needs....But Alanna must push her uncertainty aside when a new challenge arises. She must recover the Dominion Jewel, a legendary gem with enormous power for good -- but only in the… Shares: Lion, Children's fiction

A gold star for Zog Julia Donaldson · 2010 · ★ 4.0 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Each year, as Zog practices new skills learned at Madam Dragon's school, a little girl helps him out until one day he finds a way to help make her dream come true for herself, a new friend, and Zog. Shares: Picture books, Dragons, Children's fiction

The Boggart and the monster Susan Cooper · 1997 · ★ 4.1 · 185p · ≈ 6h · Moderate In this companion volume to The Boggart, the invisible and mischievous spirit living in the Scottish Castle Keep sets out to help save Nessie the Loch Ness Monster, one of its few remaining cousins. Shares: Imagination, Children's fiction

War and peas Michael Foreman · 1974 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate When a king asks his rich neighboring country to help his starving subjects, a food-throwing battle ensues. Shares: Picture books, Children's fiction

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