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Books like Catfantastic: 9 series to read next

Catfantastic 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.

Catfantastic is 5 books, 1989–1999.

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The Wind in the Willows Universe
At the Back of the North Wind
Little Wooden Horse
The Fairy Chronicles
Tales of Magic
Fairy Blossoms
Philippa Fisher
Five Children Universe
Coloured Fairy Books

The Wind in the Willows UniverseSeries

seriesKenneth Grahame, William Horwood, Anne McKie, Ellen Miles, Inga Moore, Juliet Stanley, Kij Johnson, Lesley Sims, M. G. Leonard, Samantha Noonan & Susan Hill17 books1908

Set in british isles.

Start with The Wind in the Willows: A Fine Welcome →

At the Back of the North WindSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald & Elizabeth Lewis2 books1869

About coming of age.

“Diamond travels together with the mysterious Lady North Wind through the nights.”
from the catalogue description

Start with At the Back of the North Wind →

Little Wooden HorseSeries

seriesUrsula Moray Williams3 books1938

Adventurous in tone, about quests.

“Ursula Moray Williams's Little Wooden Horse books follow a toymaker's wooden horse who sets out to earn money for his aging, poverty-stricken maker, enduring a string of owners and hardships along the way.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Adventures of the Little Wooden Horse →

The Fairy ChroniclesSeries

seriesJ. H. Sweet65 books2004

About fae and quests.

Start with Marigold and the Feather of Hope →

Tales of MagicSeries

seriesEdward Eager7 books1954

Fantasy, whimsical in tone, about friendship, set in our world and contemporary.

“Each book follows a different, sometimes overlapping set of children and a different magical object or rule, from Knight's Castle to the deliberately ambiguous Magic or Not? and its sequel The Well-Wishers.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Half Magic →

Fairy BlossomsSeries

seriesSuzanne Williams6 books2008

About fae.

“At Mistress Lily's Fairy School, Daisy is learning to be a fairy helper to humans — and she makes the most wonderful new friends!”
from the catalogue description of Daisy and the Magic Lesson

Start with Daisy and the Magic Lesson →

Philippa FisherSeries

seriesLiz Kessler3 books2008

About fae.

“Embarrassed by her free-spirited parents and lonely when her best friend moves away, a self-conscious eleven-year-old girl named Philippa summons a wish-granting fairy godmother, with unexpected results.”
from the catalogue description of Philippa Fisher's Fairy Godsister

Start with Philippa Fisher's Fairy Godsister →

Five Children UniverseSeries

seriesE. Nesbit, Helen Cresswell & Kate Saunders27 books1902

Set in early 20th century and british isles.

“Neither book is by Nesbit herself, and the two have no direct connection to each other beyond both drawing on her creation.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Return of the Psammead →

Coloured Fairy BooksSeries

seriesAndrew Lang & Anatole France13 books1883

Fairy tale retelling.

“Compiled with his wife Leonora Blanche Lang, the series collects nearly 800 stories in all and did much to establish fairy tales as a respected part of children's literature, inspiring many later imitators.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Blue Fairy Book →

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 Catfantastic?: The Wind in the Willows Universe — the closest match to Catfantastic on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Catfantastic?: Catfantastic: Nine Lives and Fifteen Tales. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Catfantastic.
How big is Catfantastic?: Catfantastic is 5 books, 1989–1999.
Is Catfantastic finished?: Yes — 5 books, 1989–1999.

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