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Books like The Wind in the Willows: 9 series to read next

The Wind in the Willows is fantasy, about friendship, set in british isles. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Wind in the Willows is 14 books, 1908–2021.

“Together they form a seven-decade-spanning series built around one shared cast and setting.”
from the catalogue description

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The Wind in the Willows Universe
Five Children Universe
Peter Pan
At the Back of the North Wind
Little Wooden Horse
Narnia
Tolkien's legendarium
Philippa Fisher
Doctor Dolittle

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 →

Five Children UniverseSeries

seriesE. Nesbit, Helen Cresswell & Kate Saunders27 books1902

Fantasy, set in british isles and early 20th century.

“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 →

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 →

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 →

Little Wooden HorseSeries

seriesUrsula Moray Williams3 books1938

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 Wind in the Willows?: The Wind in the Willows Universe — the closest match to The Wind in the Willows on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Wind in the Willows?: The Wind in the Willows. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Wind in the Willows.
How big is The Wind in the Willows?: The Wind in the Willows is 14 books, 1908–2021.

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