18 books like The Cat in the Hat

What to read after The Cat in the Hat — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Matilda Roald Dahl · 1988 · ★ 4.3 · 242p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security. Shares: Spanish language

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl · 1964 · ★ 4.2 · 178p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 1964 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. The story features the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was first published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. in 1964 and in the United Kingdom by George Allen & Unwin 11 months later. In… Shares: Fantasy

The BFG Roald Dahl · 1980 · ★ 4.2 · 207p · ≈ 6h · Moderate This book is a great book for all ages. It is a fantasy/adventure book.The BFG stands for 'Big Friendly Giant'. He isn't like other giants, instead of going out to different countries to eat children he catches dreams. When he find's a little orphan girl watching him, he kidnaps her because he doesn't want anyone to find out that he was there, but when they arrive at giant's land they become… Shares: Fantasy

Oh, the Places You'll Go! Dr. Seuss · 1990 · ★ 4.4 · 48p · ≈ 1h · Moderate In this joyous ode to life, Dr. Seuss addresses graduates of all ages, from nursery school to medical school, and gives them the get-up-and-go to move mountains with the unrivaled exuberance and charm that have made Dr. Seuss's books favorites for years. Shares: Community pick

Konek-gorbunok P. P. Ershov · 1834 · ★ 4.2 · 116p · ≈ 3h · Challenging Children's poem about a young farmer who with the help of his magical horse becomes Tsar of Russia. Shares: Bilingual, Children's literature

Barbie Horse Trouble Barbie Look Look Golden Books · 1921 · ★ 3.5 · 24p · ≈ 48m · Challenging Golden Books launches fun new Barbie series this year. With everything from fairy tales to horse club books -- there's something for everyone with Barbie Rebecca's the new camper at the Lucky Horseshoe Camp and she thinks she doesn't need Barbie, or Stacie's help. Will Rebecca change her tune after her horse becomes frightened and tries to throw her? Find out in Horse Trouble Shares: Nonsense verses, Poetry

The Tales of Beedle the Bard J. K. Rowling · 2008 · ★ 4.0 · 142p · ≈ 4h · Moderate A collection fairy tales for young wizards and witches, with each story followed by observations on Wizarding history, personal reminiscences, and information on the story's key elements by Hogwarts headmaster, Albus Dumbledore. Wizard and the Hopping Pot -- Fountain of Fair Fortune -- Warlock's Hairy Heart -- Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump -- Tale of the Three Brothers. Shares: French language materials, Fantasy

The bad child's book of beasts Hilaire Belloc · 1875 · ★ 3.7 · 47p · ≈ 1h · Challenging Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc was an Anglo-French writer and historian. He was one of the most productive writers in England in the early twentieth century. He was a well-known writer, poet, satirist, orator, sailor, soldier, man of letters, and political activist.  In his life, he wrote many poems, essays, non-fiction literature and travel writings. But, he was best-known by… Shares: Nonsense verses, Poetry

Fading Echoes Erin Hunter · 2010 · ★ 5.0 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate After the sharp-eyed Jay and the roaring Lion, peace will come on Dove's gentle wing. As Jayfeather tackles his new responsibilities as the new sole medicine cat of ThunderClan, Lionblaze works on training his apprentice, Dovepaw, and tries to control his feelings for the gray-furred ThunderClan warrior, Cinderheart. Dovepaw continues to learn to control her powers, and to use them for the… Shares: Cats, Fantasy

Fire and Ice Erin Hunter · 2003 · ★ 4.4 · 326p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Fire Alone Can Save Our Clan... Fireheart is a ThunderClan warrior cat now, but danger still lurks in the forest - and possibly closer than he thinks. With the chill of winter setting in, the cats of rival RiverClan are growing restless, while WindClan turns weak and faces threats from all sides. As tensions build up to an explosive climax, Fireheart faces not only imminent battle, but… Shares: Cats, Fantasy

Der satanarchäolygenialkohöllische Wunschpunsch Michael Ende · 1989 · ★ 3.8 · 235p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Ort der Handlung ist die Villa Alptraum des Geheimen Zauberrats Beelzebub Irrwitzer, der durch einen Vertrag mit dem Teufel ungeheure Zauberkräfte hat. Seinen Teil der Abmachung hat er nicht erfüllen können: Diese Auflagen reichen vom Ausrotten von zehn Tierarten über das Vergiften von Flüssen und Meeren bis hin zu Klimakatastrophen. Am Silvesterabend erscheint daher Maledictus Made als… Shares: Cats, Fantasy

The Familiars Adam Jay Epstein · 2010 · ★ 3.9 · 372p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Aldwyn is an ordinary alley cat, who accidentally enters a shop while attempting to escape from a bounty hunter named Grimslade. He discovers that it is a shop full of magical animals, who are all prepared to become a wizard's familiar - that is to say, a magical animal companion. Just then, a young wizard-in-training, Jack, enters the shop with his mentor, the powerful wizard Kalstaff, to choose… Shares: Cats, Fantasy

Where the Sidewalk Ends Shel Silverstein · 1974 · ★ 4.3 · 168p · ≈ 5h · Moderate NOW AVAILABLE AS AN EBOOK! Shel Silverstein, the New York Times bestselling author of The Giving Tree, A Light in the Attic, Falling Up, and Every Thing On It, has created a poetry collection that is outrageously funny and deeply profound. Come in . . . for where the sidewalk ends, Shel Silverstein's world begins. You'll meet a boy who turns into a TV set, and a girl who eats a whale. The… Shares: Children's literature, Poetry

Through the Looking-Glass Lewis Carroll · 1865 · ★ 4.0 · 94p · ≈ 3h · Challenging Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871) is a work of children's literature by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), generally categorized in the fairy tale genre. It is the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865). Although it makes no reference to the events in the earlier book, the themes and settings of Through the Looking-Glass make it a kind of mirror image… Shares: Nonsense verses, Fantasy

The Phantom Tollbooth Norton Juster · 1961 · ★ 4.2 · 255p · ≈ 8h · Moderate The Phantom Tollbooth is a children's fantasy adventure novel written by Norton Juster with illustrations by Jules Feiffer. It was published in 1961 by Random House (USA). It tells the story of a bored young boy named Milo who unexpectedly receives a magic tollbooth one afternoon and, having nothing better to do, drives through it in his toy car, transporting him to the Kingdom of Wisdom, once… Shares: Children's literature, Fantasy

Coraline Neil Gaiman · 2001 · ★ 4.1 · 180p · ≈ 6h · Moderate When Coraline steps through a door to find another house strangely similar to her own (only better), things seem marvelous. But there's another mother there, and another father, and they want her to stay and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go. Coraline will have to fight with all her wit and courage if she is to save herself and return to her ordinary life. Shares: Children's literature, Fantasy

The Marvelous Land of Oz L. Frank Baum · 1904 · ★ 3.8 · 138p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Tip and his creation, Jack Pumpkin, run away to Oz, where they save the city after it is captured by girls. Shares: Children's literature, Fantasy

Sylvie and Bruno Lewis Carroll · 1889 · ★ 4.0 · 188p · ≈ 6h · Challenging Two little children meet adventure in such places as Dogland, Outland, and Elfland. Shares: Children's literature, Fantasy

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