Books like…

Books Like Pippi Longstocking

by Astrid Lindgren · about this book

Loved Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren? If its children's, whimsical and funny hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Where the Sidewalk Ends, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and James and the Giant Peach. 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 Pippi Longstocking: Children's · Whimsical · Funny · Female Lead · Lighthearted

1. 

   Where the Sidewalk Ends

   Shel Silverstein

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

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2. 

   Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

   LEWIS CARROLL

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

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3. 

   James and the Giant Peach

   Roald Dahl

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

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4. 

   The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

   Lyman Frank Baum

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

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5. 

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

   Jeff Kinney

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

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6. 

   Searching for Dragons

   Patricia C. Wrede

   Lighthearted · Whimsical · Charming · Middle Grade · Absurdist Humor

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7. 

   The Phantom Tollbooth

   Norton Juster

   Whimsical · Children's · Classics · Charming · Funny

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8. 

   Peter Pan

   J. M. Barrie

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

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9. 

   Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

   J. K. Rowling

   Whimsical · Classics · Charming · Middle Grade · Lighthearted

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10. 

    Howl's Moving Castle

    Diana Wynne Jones

    Whimsical · Classics · Middle Grade · Charming · Funny

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11. 

    The Tea Dragon Festival:

    K. O'Neill

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

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12. 

    The Hobbit

    John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

    Whimsical · Charming · Middle Grade · Classics · Lighthearted

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13. 

    Assistant to the Villain

    Hannah Nicole Maehrer

    Lighthearted · Whimsical · Charming · Absurdist Humor · Funny

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14. 

    The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

    C. S. Lewis

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

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15. 

    The Little Prince

    Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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

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16. 

    A Most Agreeable Murder

    Julia Seales

    Lighthearted · Charming · Absurdist Humor · Funny · Whimsical

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17. 

    The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love

    India Holton

    Whimsical · Lighthearted · Charming · Funny · Adventure

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18. 

    The Wild Robot

    Peter Brown

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

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19. 

    The Hitch Hiker's guide to the galaxy

    Douglas Adams

    Whimsical · Classics · Charming · Funny · Absurdist Humor

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20. 

    The Hobbit

    J.R.R. Tolkien

    Charming · Whimsical · Middle Grade · Classics · Adventure

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