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Books like The Twinkle Tales: 9 series to read next

The Twinkle Tales is fantasy, about friendship, set in early 20th century and north america, whimsical in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Twinkle Tales is 9 books, 1906–2005.

“The six stories were issued in separate booklets by Baum's publisher Reilly & Britton, with illustrations by Maginel Wright Enright.”
from the catalogue description
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The Wind in the Willows Universe
At the Back of the North Wind
Five Children Universe
Tales of Magic
Doctor Dolittle
Philippa Fisher
Little Wooden Horse
Tucker & Harry
Mother Goose

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

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 →

Five Children UniverseSeries

seriesE. Nesbit, Helen Cresswell & Kate Saunders27 books1902

Set in 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 →

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 →

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 →

Philippa FisherSeries

seriesLiz Kessler3 books2008

About fae, 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 →

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 →

Tucker & HarrySeries

seriesGeorge Selden8 books1960

Set in contemporary and big city.

Start with The Cricket in Times Square →

Mother GooseSeries

seriesL. Frank Baum & Alberta N. Hall5 books1897

Set in 19th century.

Start with Mother Goose in Prose →

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 The Twinkle Tales?: The Wind in the Willows Universe — the closest match to The Twinkle Tales on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Twinkle Tales?: Mr. Woodchuck. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Twinkle Tales.
How big is The Twinkle Tales?: The Twinkle Tales is 9 books, 1906–2005.
Is The Twinkle Tales finished?: Yes — 9 books, 1906–2005.

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