Books like…

Books Like Falling Up

by Shel Silverstein · about this book

Loved Falling Up by Shel Silverstein? If its children's, whimsical and poetry collection hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Little Prince and Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Falling Up: Children's · Whimsical · Poetry Collection · Funny · Illustrated Book

1. 

   Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

   LEWIS CARROLL

   Children's · Whimsical · Absurdist Humor · Lighthearted · Charming

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2. 

   The Little Prince

   Antoine de Saint-Exupery

   Children's · Illustrated Book · Whimsical · Sparse Prose · Charming

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3. 

   Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal

   Jeff Kinney

   Illustrated Book · Lighthearted · Children's · Whimsical · Charming

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4. 

   The Phantom Tollbooth

   Norton Juster

   Whimsical · Absurdist Humor · Children's · Illustrated Book · Funny

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5. 

   Egghead: Or, You Can't Survive on Ideas Alone

   Bo Burnham

   Poetry Collection · Illustrated Book · Absurdist Humor · Whimsical · Funny

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6. 

   Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

   Roald Dahl

   Children's · Whimsical · Absurdist Humor · Charming · Funny

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7. 

   The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

   Lyman Frank Baum

   Children's · Whimsical · Lighthearted · Illustrated Book · Charming

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8. 

   Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

   J.K. Rowling

   Whimsical · Illustrated Book · Lighthearted · Charming · Children's

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9. 

   Heart and Brain: An Awkward Yeti Collection

   Nick Seluk, The Awkward Yeti

   Illustrated Book · Lighthearted · Whimsical · Absurdist Humor · Charming

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10. 

    The Tea Dragon Festival:

    K. O'Neill

    Children's · Whimsical · Illustrated Book · Lighthearted · Charming

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11. 

    Searching for Dragons

    Patricia C. Wrede

    Lighthearted · Whimsical · Charming · Funny · Absurdist Humor

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12. 

    Mochi's Pugpyhood

    Gemma Gené

    Illustrated Book · Lighthearted · Whimsical · Funny · Charming

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13. 

    Dreadful

    Caitlin Rozakis

    Lighthearted · Absurdist Humor · Charming · Funny · Whimsical

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14. 

    What's Up, Beanie?: Acutely Relatable Comics

    Alina Tysoe

    Illustrated Book · Lighthearted · Charming · Funny · Whimsical

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15. 

    Book Love

    Debbie Tung

    Illustrated Book · Lighthearted · Whimsical · Charming · Funny

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16. 

    Why Grizzly Bears Should Wear Underpants

    Matthew Inman, The Oatmeal

    Illustrated Book · Absurdist Humor · Lighthearted · Funny · Dark Comedy

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17. 

    Red: A Crayon's Story

    Michael Hall

    Children's · Illustrated Book · Charming · Whimsical

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18. 

    The Hitch Hiker's guide to the galaxy

    Douglas Adams

    Absurdist Humor · Whimsical · Charming · Funny · Classics

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19. 

    Assistant to the Villain

    Hannah Nicole Maehrer

    Lighthearted · Charming · Whimsical · Absurdist Humor · Funny

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20. 

    A Most Agreeable Murder

    Julia Seales

    Lighthearted · Absurdist Humor · Charming · Funny · Whimsical

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