Books like…

Books Like Madeline

by Ludwig Bemelmans · about this book

Loved Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans? If its children's, illustrated book and classics hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Where the Sidewalk Ends and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. 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 Madeline: Children's · Illustrated Book · Classics · Paris · Female Lead

1. 

   The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

   Lyman Frank Baum

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

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2. 

   Where the Sidewalk Ends

   Shel Silverstein

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

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3. 

   Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

   LEWIS CARROLL

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

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4. 

   The Little Prince

   Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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

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5. 

   The Tea Dragon Festival:

   K. O'Neill

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

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6. 

   Red: A Crayon's Story

   Michael Hall

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

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7. 

   Book Love

   Debbie Tung

   Illustrated Book · Charming · Lighthearted · Whimsical · Female Lead

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8. 

   Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

   Roald Dahl

   Children's · Charming · Classics · Whimsical · Adventure

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9. 

   The Phantom Tollbooth

   Norton Juster

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

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10. 

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

    Jeff Kinney

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

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11. 

    The Wild Robot

    Peter Brown

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

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12. 

    What's Up, Beanie?: Acutely Relatable Comics

    Alina Tysoe

    Illustrated Book · Charming · Lighthearted · Whimsical · Female Lead

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13. 

    Little

    Edward Carey

    Paris · Illustrated Book · Charming · Whimsical · Female Lead

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14. 

    Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

    J. K. Rowling

    Classics · Charming · Boarding School · Lighthearted · Whimsical

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15. 

    Fangs

    Sarah Andersen

    Charming · Illustrated Book · Lighthearted · Whimsical · Female Lead

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16. 

    Peter Pan

    J. M. Barrie

    Children's · Classics · Charming · Whimsical · Adventure

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17. 

    Dealing with Dragons

    Patricia C. Wrede

    Charming · Lighthearted · Whimsical · Classics · Female Lead

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18. 

    Living With Mochi

    Gemma Gené

    Illustrated Book · Charming · Lighthearted · Whimsical · Heartwarming

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19. 

    The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

    C. S. Lewis

    Children's · Charming · Classics · Whimsical · Adventure

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20. 

    The Hobbit

    John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

    Classics · Charming · Whimsical · Lighthearted · Adventure

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