Books Like The Borrowers

Loved The Borrowers by Mary Norton? If its series, middle grade and fantasy hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. 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 Borrowers: Series · Middle Grade · Fantasy · Children's · Adventure

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Lyman Frank Baum

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

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Roald Dahl

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

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

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

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
LEWIS CARROLL

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

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

Middle Grade · Charming · Classics · Whimsical · Underdog

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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
J.R.R. Tolkien

Classics · Charming · Underdog · Whimsical · Middle Grade

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The Wild Robot
Peter Brown

Middle Grade · Children's · Survival Story · Charming · Whimsical

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Peter Pan
J. M. Barrie

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

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Dealing with Dragons
Patricia C. Wrede

Middle Grade · Charming · Whimsical · Lighthearted · Fantasy

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The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster

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

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A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle

Middle Grade · Classics · Underdog · Whimsical · Series Starter

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The Hobbit
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

Classics · Charming · Whimsical · Middle Grade · Lighthearted

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Magyk
Angie Sage

Middle Grade · Whimsical · Lighthearted · Adventure · Fantasy

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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Robert C O'Brien

Middle Grade · Classics · Children's · Charming · Survival Story

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The Tea Dragon Festival:
K. O'Neill

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

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Where the Sidewalk Ends
Shel Silverstein

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

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The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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

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The Neverending Story
Michael Ende

Middle Grade · Classics · Whimsical · Underdog · Adventure

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Impossible Creatures
Katherine Rundell

Middle Grade · Whimsical · Adventure · Fantasy · Series Starter

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Howl's Moving Castle
Diana Wynne Jones

Charming · Classics · Whimsical · Middle Grade · Fantasy

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