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Books like Little Wizard Stories: 9 series to read next

Little Wizard Stories is fantasy, about quests and friendship, set in secondary world, whimsical in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Little Wizard Stories is 10 books, 1913–1939.

“Baum, the creator of Oz, wrote and published these himself, and the six pieces were later gathered into one illustrated volume.”
from the catalogue description

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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
Redwall
The Fairy Chronicles
The Princess and the Goblin
Little Wooden Horse
Kathasaritsagara (Salman Rushdie)
Jim Knopf
The Wind in the Willows Universe

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Fantasy, 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

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NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy.

“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.”
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RedwallUniverse

universe32 books1986

“Ring the Joseph Bell and lay the long tables, for a tale is starting.”
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The Fairy ChroniclesSeries

seriesJ. H. Sweet65 books2004

About fae.

Start with Marigold and the Feather of Hope →

The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

About coming of age.

“Strahan had published the story and illustrations as a serial in the monthly magazine Good Words for the Young, beginning November 1870.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Princess and the Goblin →

Little Wooden HorseSeries

seriesUrsula Moray Williams3 books1938

Set in our world.

“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 →

Kathasaritsagara (Salman Rushdie)Series

seriesSalman Rushdie2 books1990

About coming of age.

Start with Haroun and the Sea of Stories →

Jim KnopfSeries

seriesMichael Ende1 book1960

Adventure, about coming of age, set in islands.

“The main characters are Luke driver of Emma the steam locomotive, and his young friend/apprentice Jim Button who go on an adventure together.”
from the catalogue description of Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver

Start with Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver →

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 →

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 Little Wizard Stories?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Little Wizard Stories on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Little Wizard Stories?: The Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Little Wizard Stories.
How big is Little Wizard Stories?: Little Wizard Stories is 10 books, 1913–1939.
Is Little Wizard Stories finished?: Yes — 10 books, 1913–1939.

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