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Books like Five Children: 9 series to read next

Five Children is fantasy, about quests, set in early 20th century and british isles, whimsical in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Five Children is 25 books, 1902–1968.

“Five Children is E. Nesbit's original Edwardian trilogy about four siblings and their baby brother who discover a cranky, wish-granting sand fairy called the Psammead in the English countryside.”
from the catalogue description

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Five Children Universe
Tolkien's legendarium
Tales of Magic
Narnia
Doctor Dolittle
The Wind in the Willows Universe
Touchstone Trilogy
Kay Harker
Fabian Time Fantasies

Five Children UniverseSeries

seriesE. Nesbit, Helen Cresswell & Kate Saunders27 books1902

Fantasy, 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 →

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Set in secondary world.

“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Tales of MagicSeries

seriesEdward Eager7 books1954

Set in 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 →

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Set in secondary world.

“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Doctor DolittleSeries

seriesHugh Lofting, Kathryn Knight & Nick Price27 books1920

Fantasy, whimsical in tone, set in early 20th century and our world.

“Lofting wrote twelve novels between 1920 and 1936, beginning with The Story of Doctor Dolittle, with two further story collections published after his 1947 death.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Story of Doctor Dolittle: Being the History of His Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts →

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

Fantasy, about friendship, set in british isles.

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

Touchstone TrilogySeries

seriesSteve Augarde3 books2003

About fae, set in contemporary.

“The trilogy tells the story of the hidden tribes of little people who live in a tangled forest on a hill in Somerset, and their interactions with the children at the farm on whose land the hill stands.”
from the catalogue description of The Various

Start with The Various →

Kay HarkerSeries

seriesJohn Masefield2 books1927

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in british isles.

“The treasure is also sought by a coven of witches who are seeking it for their own ends.”
from the catalogue description of The Midnight Folk

Start with The Midnight Folk →

Fabian Time FantasiesSeries

seriesE. Nesbit2 books1908

Fantasy and time travel, about coming of age, set in british isles.

“E. Nesbit's Edwardian time-travel duology follows two children who use a magic device to slip between their own era and the past.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The House of Arden →

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 Five Children?: Five Children Universe — the closest match to Five Children on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Five Children?: Five Children and It. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Five Children.
How big is Five Children?: Five Children is 25 books, 1902–1968.
Is Five Children finished?: Yes — 25 books, 1902–1968.

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