Books Like The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Loved The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick? If its orphans, illustrated book and children's hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with The Wild Robot, The Phantom Tollbooth 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 The Invention of Hugo Cabret: Orphans · Illustrated Book · Children's · Male Lead · Middle Grade

The Wild Robot
Peter Brown

Robots & Androids · Middle Grade · Children's · Hopeful · Charming

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The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster

Middle Grade · Charming · Children's · Finding Purpose · Whimsical

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Lyman Frank Baum

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

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Roald Dahl

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

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Peter Pan
J. M. Barrie

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

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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 Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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

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The Tea Dragon Festival:
K. O'Neill

Children's · Charming · Whimsical · Middle Grade · Illustrated Book

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Red: A Crayon's Story
Michael Hall

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

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

Middle Grade · Whimsical · Charming · Male Lead · Found Family

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The Teller of Small Fortunes
Julie Leong

Hopeful · Found Family · Uplifting · Heartwarming · Charming

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The House in the Cerulean Sea
Tj Klune

Charming · Whimsical · Finding Purpose · Found Family · Hopeful

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A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles

Charming · Heartwarming · Hopeful · Nostalgic · Found Family

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Where the Sidewalk Ends
Shel Silverstein

Children's · Illustrated Book · Charming · Nostalgic · Middle Grade

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
LEWIS CARROLL

Children's · Middle Grade · Charming · Whimsical · Puzzles and Riddles

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The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands
Sarah Brooks

Trains · Adventure · Secret Past · Historical Fiction · Hidden Identity

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The Hobbit
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

Charming · Puzzles and Riddles · Whimsical · Middle Grade · Nostalgic

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A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers

Robots & Androids · Heartwarming · Charming · Whimsical · Hopeful

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The Girl Who Drank the Moon
Kelly Barnhill

Middle Grade · Whimsical · Heartwarming · Found Family · Kids in Danger

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Edward Carey

Paris · Illustrated Book · Charming · Whimsical · Historical Fiction

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