Books Like The BFG

Loved The BFG by Roald Dahl? If its children's, fantasy and whimsical hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Peter Pan 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 The BFG: Children's · Fantasy · Whimsical · Adventure · Middle Grade

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Lyman Frank Baum

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

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Peter Pan
J. M. Barrie

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

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
LEWIS CARROLL

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

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

Middle Grade · Whimsical · Charming · Lighthearted · Found Family

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The Wild Robot
Peter Brown

Children's · Middle Grade · Charming · Found Family · Whimsical

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Searching for Dragons
Patricia C. Wrede

Middle Grade · Whimsical · Charming · Funny · Lighthearted

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Where the Sidewalk Ends
Shel Silverstein

Children's · Whimsical · Middle Grade · Charming · Short Chapters

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The Tea Dragon Festival:
K. O'Neill

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

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Magyk
Angie Sage

Middle Grade · Whimsical · Lighthearted · Adventure · Found Family

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

Children's · Middle Grade · Short Chapters · Whimsical · Charming

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The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster

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

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

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

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The Hobbit
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

Whimsical · Middle Grade · Charming · Lighthearted · Adventure

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Howl's Moving Castle
Diana Wynne Jones

Whimsical · Middle Grade · Funny · Charming · Found Family

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The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien

Underdog · Whimsical · Middle Grade · Charming · Adventure

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The Girl Who Drank the Moon
Kelly Barnhill

Middle Grade · Whimsical · Found Family · Fantasy · Female Lead

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Assistant to the Villain
Hannah Nicole Maehrer

Whimsical · Charming · Short Chapters · Lighthearted · Fantasy

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A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle

Middle Grade · Underdog · Whimsical · Adventure · Fantasy

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The Spellshop
Sarah Beth Durst

Whimsical · Lighthearted · Charming · Fantasy · Found Family

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This Will Be Fun
E.B. Asher

Lighthearted · Whimsical · Found Family · Adventure · Funny

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