18 books like Dream days

What to read after Dream days — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Pinocchio Carlo Collodi · 2002 · ★ 3.8 · 61p · ≈ 2h · Moderate In a little town somewhere in Italy lived a friendly old carpenter called Geppetto. And this is the story of that good man and his son - Pinocchio. Now in the town all the girls and boys knew that old Geppetto had a way with toys. With his clever hands he made wonderful things like dolls and trains and birds with wings, for the people who know how to make the best toys are the ones who really… Shares: Fairy Tales, Children's fiction

The Book of Dragons Edith Nesbit · 1973 · ★ 3.9 · 104p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Eight madcap tales of unpredictable dragons — including one made of ice, another that takes refuge in the General Post Office, and a fire-breathing monster that flies out of an enchanted book and eats an entire soccer team! Marvelous adventure and excitement for make-believers of all ages. Shares: Dragons, Fairy Tales, Short Stories, Children's fiction

The princess and the dragon Audrey Wood · 1982 · ★ 4.1 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate When a princess who behaves like a dragon meets a dragon who behaves like a princess, there are unexpected results. Shares: Siblings, Brothers and sisters, Dragons, Fairy Tales

Gulf Robert Westall · 1992 · ★ 4.0 · 98p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Tom Higgins, a British schoolboy during the Persian Gulf War, narrates his younger brother's struggle with an apparent mental illness or "mystery of nature" which drives the child to assume the role of an Iraqi. Shares: Children's literature, Siblings, Brothers and sisters, Children's fiction

The dragons of Blueland Ruth Stiles Gannett · 1951 · ★ 4.1 · 93p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Elmer must come once again to the aid of his flying baby dragon when men discover its retreat and begin to hunt it. Shares: Dragons, Fairy Tales, Children's fiction

The Magic Half Annie Barrows · 2008 · ★ 4.1 · 211p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Miri is the only single child in the middle of a family with two sets of twins--older brothers and younger sisters. When the family moves to an old farmhouse Miri accidentally travels back in time to 1935 only to discover Molly, a girl in need of a real family to call her own. A very satisfying classic-in-the-making, with spine-tingling moments, this is a delightful family-friendly middle grade… Shares: Siblings, Brothers and sisters, Children's fiction

Five Little Peppers Abroad Margaret Sidney · 1902 · ★ 3.8 · 139p · ≈ 4h · Challenging This book is the next in the series of the Five Little Peppers, by Margaret Sidney, after Five Little Peppers and How They Grew and Five Little Peppers Midway. It continues the series where Ben, Polly, Joel, Davie, and Phronsie get to travel abroad in Europe. Shares: Siblings, Children, Brothers and sisters, Children's fiction

The Spiderwick Chronicles Tony DiTerlizzi · 2004 · ★ 4.0 · 160p · ≈ 5h · Moderate German-language description Jared und seine Geschwister Simon und Mallory haben in dem alten Haus, in dem sie seit kurzem wohnen, eine geheimnisvolle Entdeckung gemacht: Arthur Spiderwicks Handbuch der magischen Geschöpfe! Plötzlich eröffnet sich den Kindern eine Welt voller Magie und Zauberwesen – doch nicht alle sind ihnen freundlich gesonnnen. Urplötzlich heiklen Situationen und ungeahnten… Shares: Fairy Tales, Adventure, Children's fiction

The red romance book Andrew Lang · 1905 · 252p · ≈ 8h · Challenging In "The Violet Fairy Book," we hear strange and exotic tales from the far corners of the earth - Japanese, Serbian, Lithuanian, Africa, Portuguese, Rumanian, and Russian. But they are told in the common language of the fairy tale, and the events will be familiar to children and grown-ups alike. A magical dog called Schippeitaro helps his Japanese master; a man outwits a dragon in a Rumanian tale;… Shares: Dragons, Fairy Tales, Children's fiction

The dark is rising Susan Cooper · 1972 · ★ 4.0 · 244p · ≈ 8h · Moderate On his eleventh birthday Will Stanton discovers that he is the last of the Old Ones, destined to seek the six magical Signs that will enable the Old Ones to triumph over the evil forces of the Dark. Shares: Siblings, Brothers and sisters, England, Children's fiction

The Goose Girl Shannon Hale · 2003 · ★ 4.3 · 391p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Isilee, or simply Ani for short, was destined to be the queen of Kiladree. But then her father died. Now she is being whisked away to Bayern to marry a prince she's never met in order to ensure peace between the two countries. However, she faces betrayal after betrayal from those she least expects it from- her mother, her guards, and even her seemingly faithful… Shares: Children's literature, Fairy Tales, Children's fiction

The Hive Queen Tui T. Sutherland · 2018 · ★ 5.0 · 286p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Growing up in the hives, cricket has always had 1,000,000 questions. Wiretree soap forbidden, even in art? Why do her parents seem to hate her? In the biggest, most dangerous and secret question of all: why is cricket immune to queen wasp"s powers? Whenever the queen takes control of all the hype wing, speaking through their mouths and seeing through their eyes, cricket has to hide, terrified of… Shares: Dragons, Adventure, Children's fiction

The Dangerous Gift Tui T. Sutherland · 2020 · ★ 4.4 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Snowfall didn't expect to be queen of the IceWings at such a young age, but now that she is, she's going to be the best queen ever. All she has to do is keep her tribe within IceWing territory, where it's safe -- while keeping every other tribe out, where they belong. It's a perfect and simple plan, backed up by all the IceWing magic Snowfall can find. That is, until a storm of unidentified… Shares: Dragons, Adventure, Children's fiction

The Poison Jungle Tui T. Sutherland · 2019 · ★ 4.5 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate It's no secret that Sundew wants to destroy the HiveWings. It's her life's mission to exact revenge on the tribe that tried to wipe out the LeafWings and ripped every tree from the surface of Pantala. Every tree, that is, except the wild and dangerous Poison Jungle, where the surviving LeafWings have been hiding since the war. Hiding, plotting, and waiting for a dragon like Sundew, who is… Shares: Dragons, Adventure, Children's fiction

Chronicles of Dragon Craig Halloran · 2013 The Henchmen Chronicles Backstory is a fantastic and original portal fantasy adventure that stands on it's own. It sparks the beginning of a full length 5-Book series, over 400,000 words long. If you love stories where everyday men and women become heroes, this one is for you. Below is the blurb from Book 1: The King's Henchmen, but the Backstory is a tale all of it's own that sets… Shares: Dragons, Adventure, 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

Rolie Polie Olie William Joyce · 1999 · 47p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Rolie Polie Olie, a round robot living on a planet where everything is round, enjoys a busy day with his family and then is too wired to go to bed at night. Shares: Siblings, Brothers and sisters, Children's fiction

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