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Books like Flower Fairies: 9 series to read next

Flower Fairies is fantasy, about fae and music, set in our world, whimsical in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Flower Fairies is 14 books, 1923–2010.

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Trot and Cap'n Bill
Tolkien's legendarium
At the Back of the North Wind
Coloured Fairy Books
Charlie (Roald Dahl)
Emily Wilde
Philippa Fisher
Boggart
The Fairy Chronicles

Trot and Cap'n BillSeries

seriesL. Frank Baum & Gina Wickwar4 books1911

Fantasy, whimsical in tone.

“Baum conceived it as a rival series to his own Oz books, but both characters were eventually folded into Oz continuity and reappear as regulars in later Oz novels.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Sea Fairies →

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 →

At the Back of the North WindSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald & Elizabeth Lewis2 books1869

About friendship and 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 →

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 →

Charlie (Roald Dahl)Series

seriesRoald Dahl6 books1964

Funny in tone, about coming of age, set in contemporary.

Start with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory →

Emily WildeSeries

seriesHeather Fawcett3 books2023

About books and reading.

“Map of the Otherlands and Compendium of Lost Tales continue her research and a growing entanglement with a rival scholar-turned-fae king.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries →

Philippa FisherSeries

seriesLiz Kessler3 books2008

Lighthearted in tone, about friendship, set in contemporary.

“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 →

BoggartSeries

seriesSusan Cooper3 books1993

Lighthearted in tone, set in british isles and contemporary.

“Cooper, best known for The Dark Is Rising sequence, writes here in a lighter fantasy-adventure register.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Boggart →

The Fairy ChroniclesSeries

seriesJ. H. Sweet65 books2004

About quests and friendship, set in secondary world.

Start with Marigold and the Feather of Hope →

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 Flower Fairies?: Trot and Cap'n Bill — the closest match to Flower Fairies on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Flower Fairies?: Flower Fairies of the Spring. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Flower Fairies.
How big is Flower Fairies?: Flower Fairies is 14 books, 1923–2010.
Is Flower Fairies finished?: Yes — 14 books, 1923–2010.

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