Series
Books like Carbonel: 9 series to read next
Carbonel is fantasy, about friendship, whimsical in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Carbonel is 3 books, 1955–1978.
“Rosemary's plan to clean houses during her summer break and surprise her mother with the money hits a snag when an old lady at the market talks her into buying a second-rate broom and a cat she can't even afford to keep.”
from the catalogue description
- Tolkien's legendarium
- Narnia
- The Wind in the Willows Universe
- Howl's Castle
- Five Children Universe
- Little Wooden Horse
- Tales of Magic
- Peter Pan
- The School for Good and Evil
- Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
matchedfantasysecondary world
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.
matchedfantasyfriendshipbritish isles
- Howl's CastleSeries
seriesDiana Wynne Jones3 books1986
Fantasy, whimsical and adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.
matchedfantasywhimsicaladventuroussecondary world
- Five Children UniverseSeries
seriesE. Nesbit, Helen Cresswell & Kate Saunders27 books1902
Set in early 20th century.
matchedfantasybritish isles
- Little Wooden HorseSeries
seriesUrsula Moray Williams3 books1938
Set in our world.
matchedfantasyfriendshipadventurousquestschildren
- Tales of MagicSeries
seriesEdward Eager7 books1954
Set in our world and contemporary.
matchedfantasywhimsicalfriendship
seriesSoman Chainani8 books2013
Fantasy and fairy tale retelling, adventurous in tone, about magic schools, set in secondary world.
matchedfantasyadventuroussecondary worldfairy tale retellingmagic schools
Read next in Carbonel
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 Carbonel?
- Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Carbonel on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Carbonel?
- Carbonel. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Carbonel.
- How big is Carbonel?
- Carbonel is 3 books, 1955–1978.
- Is Carbonel finished?
- Yes — 3 books, 1955–1978.