18 books like Where the Wild Things Are

What to read after Where the Wild Things Are — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

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: Classics

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: Adventure, Fantasy

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 Cat in the Hat Dr. Seuss · 1957 · ★ 4.2 · 63p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Two children sitting at home on a rainy day are visited by the Cat in the Hat, who shows them some tricks and games. Includes a Latin-English glossary and a note on the verse form and rhythm. Shares: Fantasy

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: Community pick

Inner Work Robert A. Johnson · 1986 · ★ 4.4 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Demonstrates how dreams and imagination can be transformed into an active, creative part of one's life. Shows how to integrate the total self and gain valuable insight into the conflicts and desires that motivate us. Shares: Imagination, Dreams

Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros · 2023 · ★ 4.6 · 517p · ≈ 17h · Moderate Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat… Shares: Fantasía, Fantasy

Make Way for Ducklings Robert McCloskey · 1941 · ★ 4.3 · 68p · ≈ 2h · Challenging First published in 1941, the book tells the story of a pair of mallard ducks who decide to raise their family on an island in the lagoon in Boston Public Garden, a park in the center of Boston, Massachusetts. [1][1] [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_Way_for_Ducklings Shares: Caldecott Medal, Classics

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe C. S. Lewis · 1950 · ★ 4.2 · 161p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Four adventurous siblings—Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie—step through a wardrobe door and into the land of Narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter and enslaved by the power of the White Witch. But when almost all hope is lost, the return of the Great Lion, Aslan, signals a great change... and a great sacrifice. Journey into the land beyond the wardrobe! The Lion, the Witch and the… Shares: Fairy Tales, Classics, Adventure, Fantasy

The day boy and the night girl George MacDonald · 1904 · ★ 4.1 · 40p · ≈ 1h · Challenging A curse from a witch decrees that a boy will never wake at night nor sleep during the day; while a girl is doomed never to sleep at night nor wake during the day, until a twist of fate brings them together. Shares: Fairy Tales, Classics

Fables & Reflections Neil Gaiman · 1993 · ★ 4.3 · 263p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Continues the epic of Morpheus, the King of Dreams, as he observes and interacts with an odd assortment of historical and fictional characters throughout time. Shares: Dreams, Fairy Tales, Fantasy

The Blade Itself Joe Abercrombie · 2001 · ★ 4.3 · 531p · ≈ 17h · Moderate Logen Ninefingers, infamous barbarian, has finally run out of luck. Caught in one feud too many, he’s on the verge of becoming a dead barbarian – leaving nothing behind him but bad songs, dead friends, and a lot of happy enemies. Nobleman Captain Jezal dan Luthar, dashing officer, and paragon of selfishness, has nothing more dangerous in mind than fleecing his friends at cards and dreaming of… Shares: Fantasy fiction, Fantasy

Drachenreiter Cornelia Funke · 2000 · ★ 4.0 · 528p · ≈ 17h · Moderate Dragon Rider is about a brave young dragon called Firedrake who embarks upon a dangerous journey to the Rim of Heaven in the Himalayas--a magical place where silver dragons can rest easy, free from the threat of destruction by mankind and their only hope of sanctuary. The key to its location is a map rendered by a rat who is a master cartographer. It is a great book for kids over age 8! Shares: Fantasía, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy

The light princess, and other fairy tales George MacDonald · 1893 · ★ 4.0 · 104p · ≈ 3h · Challenging "George MacDonald occupied a major position in the intellectual life of his Victorian contemporaries. The Complete Fairy Tales brings together all eleven of his shorter fairy stories as well as his essay "The Fantastic Imagination." The subjects are those of traditional fantasy: fairies good and wicked, and children journeying into unsettling dreamworlds or undertaking life-risking labors. But… Shares: Fairy Tales

Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard Eleanor Farjeon · 1921 · 309p · ≈ 10h · Challenging A clever wandering minstrel rescues an imprisoned young lady when she charms the seven man-hating damsels guarding her by telling them stories, one by one. Shares: Fairy Tales

Old-fashioned fairy tales Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing · 1800 · ★ 3.6 · 116p · ≈ 3h · Challenging There was once upon a time a child who had Good Luck for his godfather. “I am not Fortune”, said Good Luck to the parents; “I have no gifts to bestow, but whenever he needs help I will be at hand”. “Nothing could be better”, said the old couple. They were delighted. But what pleases the father often fails to satisfy the son: moreover, every man thinks that he deserves just a little more than he… Shares: Fairy Tales

Rapunzel Gebrüder Grimm [Brothers Grimm] · 1960 · ★ 3.9 · 27p · ≈ 54m · Moderate Ibook project for DTC 375 at Washington State University in Vancouver, Fall 2014. Illustrates the story of Rapunzel followed by a short essay describing the author’s experience with iBooks Author. Shares: Fairy Tales

East of Eden John Steinbeck, David Wyatt & Susan Shillinglaw Set in the rich farmland of the Salinas Valley, California, this powerful, often brutal novel, follows the interwined destinies of two families - the Trasks and the Hamiltons - whose generations hopelessly re-enact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. Here Steinbeck created some of his most memorable characters and explored his most enduring themes: the mystery of… Shares: Classics

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