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series7 books1954

completed

Whimsical in tone, 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.”
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Start with Half Magic →

Emily WindsnapSeries

series16 books2003

Set in contemporary.

“For as long as she can remember, twelve-year-old Emily Windsnap has lived on a boat.”
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Start with The Tail of Emily Windsnap →

Doctor DolittleSeries

series27 books1920

Whimsical in tone, set in early 20th century.

“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.”
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Start with The Story of Doctor Dolittle: Being the History of His Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts →

The Wind in the Willows UniverseSeries

series17 books1908

Set in british isles.

Start with The Wind in the Willows →

Time Cat: The Remarkable Journeys of Jason and GarethNovel

Lloyd Alexanderstandalone novel1963

Time travel, about expeditions.

“Jason and his magic cat Gareth travel through time to visit countries all over the world during different periods of history.”
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Little Wooden HorseSeries

series3 books1938

completed

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.”
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Start with Adventures of the Little Wooden Horse →

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