Books Like Matilda

Loved Matilda by Roald Dahl? If its children's, funny and female lead hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Where the Sidewalk Ends, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. 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 Matilda: Children's · Funny · Female Lead · Underdog · Bookish

Where the Sidewalk Ends
Shel Silverstein

Children's · Slapstick Comedy · Absurdist Humor · Whimsical · Classics

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
J. K. Rowling

Middle Grade · Neglect · Boarding School · Whimsical · Classics

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Lyman Frank Baum

Children's · Whimsical · Middle Grade · Charming · Classics

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
LEWIS CARROLL

Children's · Whimsical · Middle Grade · Absurdist Humor · Classics

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The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster

Middle Grade · Whimsical · Classics · Charming · Children's

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

Slapstick Comedy · Middle Grade · Children's · Short Chapters · Whimsical

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A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle

Middle Grade · Classics · Absent Parent · Uplifting · Rebellion Against Authority

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The Spellshop
Sarah Beth Durst

Bookish · Heartwarming · Charming · Whimsical · Lighthearted

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The Tea Dragon Festival:
K. O'Neill

Children's · Charming · Whimsical · Heartwarming · Middle Grade

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The Wild Robot
Peter Brown

Middle Grade · Children's · Short Chapters · Heartwarming · Hopeful

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Legends & Lattes
Travis Baldree

Charming · Uplifting · Heartwarming · Hopeful · Whimsical

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Dealing with Dragons
Patricia C. Wrede

Middle Grade · Charming · Whimsical · Rebellion Against Authority · Lighthearted

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The Neverending Story
Michael Ende

Bookish · Middle Grade · Whimsical · Classics · Bullying

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Red: A Crayon's Story
Michael Hall

Children's · Uplifting · Heartwarming · Charming · Hopeful

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Book Love
Debbie Tung

Bookish · Charming · Short Chapters · Heartwarming · Whimsical

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Carl's Doomsday Scenario
Matt Dinniman

Underdog · Absurdist Humor · Rebellion Against Authority · Dark Comedy · Superpowers

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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C. S. Lewis

Middle Grade · Children's · Charming · Whimsical · Uplifting

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The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion
Beth Brower

Charming · Whimsical · Lighthearted · Funny · Heartwarming

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Peter Pan
J. M. Barrie

Children's · Whimsical · Middle Grade · Classics · Charming

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The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
Sangu Mandanna

Uplifting · Heartwarming · Whimsical · Hopeful · Absent Parent

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