Series
Books like Bastable Children: 9 series to read next
Bastable Children is about coming of age, set in british isles and 19th century, lighthearted and funny in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Bastable Children is 24 books, 1898–1905.
“E. Nesbit's Bastable novels follow their well-meaning, thoroughly unsuccessful schemes across three books published between 1899 and 1904, mixing believable sibling squabbles with the children's own overactive imaginations.”
from the catalogue description
- Benny
- The Wind in the Willows Universe
- Cold Comfort Farm
- Rotten School
- Fabian Time Fantasies
- Five Children Universe
- Gemma Doyle
- Green Town
- Mother Goose
- BennySeries
seriesEoin Colfer2 books1998
Set in contemporary.
matchedcoming of agelightheartedliterary & generalfriendship
seriesKenneth Grahame, William Horwood, Anne McKie, Ellen Miles, Inga Moore, Juliet Stanley, Kij Johnson, Lesley Sims, M. G. Leonard, Samantha Noonan & Susan Hill17 books1908
Fantasy, about friendship, set in british isles.
matchedbritish islesfriendshipfantasy
- Cold Comfort FarmSeries
seriesStella Gibbons2 books1932
Satire, set in countryside & village.
matchedbritish isleslightheartedfunnyliterary & generalhumorearly 20th century
- Rotten SchoolSeries
seriesR. L. Stine16 books2005
Set in contemporary and our world.
matchedfunnylightheartedhumorfriendshipfirst person
- Fabian Time FantasiesSeries
seriesE. Nesbit2 books1908
Time travel.
matchedbritish islescoming of agefantasy
- Five Children UniverseSeries
seriesE. Nesbit, Helen Cresswell & Kate Saunders27 books1902
Fantasy, set in british isles and early 20th century.
matchedbritish islesearly 20th centuryfantasy
- Gemma DoyleSeries
seriesLibba Bray4 books2003
Historical fantasy.
matchedcoming of agebritish islesfriendship19th centuryfantasy
- Green TownSeries
seriesRay Bradbury31 books1946
Reflective in tone, set in north america and small town.
matchedcoming of ageliterary & general
- Mother GooseSeries
seriesL. Frank Baum & Alberta N. Hall5 books1897
Set in our world.
matchedlighthearted19th centurychildrenwhimsical
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Why these
No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.
Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.
Questions readers ask
- What should I read after Bastable Children?
- Benny — the closest match to Bastable Children on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Bastable Children?
- The Story of the Treasure Seekers. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Bastable Children.
- How big is Bastable Children?
- Bastable Children is 24 books, 1898–1905.
- Is Bastable Children finished?
- Yes — 24 books, 1898–1905.