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Books like Mother Goose: 9 series to read next

Mother Goose is set in our world and 19th century, whimsical and lighthearted in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Mother Goose is 5 books, 1897–1997.

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The Wind in the Willows Universe
Narnia
Catwings
At the Back of the North Wind
Peter Pan
Bastable Children
Five Children Universe
The Twinkle Tales
Tales of Magic

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 →

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy, 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 →

CatwingsSeries

seriesUrsula K. Le Guin7 books1988

Set in contemporary.

“Catwings is also the title of the first book in the series.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Catwings →

At the Back of the North WindSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald & Elizabeth Lewis2 books1869

Fantasy, whimsical in tone, 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 →

Peter PanUniverse

universe112 books1902

Fantasy.

“Second star to the right, and straight on till morning — and there it is, the island that every child dreams once and then, growing up, contrives to forget.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Peter Pan →

Bastable ChildrenSeries

seriesE. Nesbit24 books1898

Set in british isles.

“E. Nesbit's Bastable novels follow their well-meaning, thoroughly unsuccessful schemes across three books published between 1899 and 1904, mixing believable sibling squabbles with the children's own overactive imaginations.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Story of the Treasure Seekers →

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 →

The Twinkle TalesSeries

seriesL. Frank Baum9 books1906

Set in early 20th century and north america.

“The six stories were issued in separate booklets by Baum's publisher Reilly & Britton, with illustrations by Maginel Wright Enright.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Mr. Woodchuck →

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 →

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 Mother Goose?: The Wind in the Willows Universe — the closest match to Mother Goose on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Mother Goose?: Mother Goose in Prose. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Mother Goose.
How big is Mother Goose?: Mother Goose is 5 books, 1897–1997.

Books like Mother Goose: 9 series to read next

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