Books like In the Night Kitchen
12 books with a reading profile close to In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak. Escapist; an easy read.
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Faeries
by Brian Froud
accessible, experimental
Brian Froud and Alan Lee present a biological and historical survey of the inhabitants of the British Isles’ invisible realms.
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Higglety pigglety pop! ; and, Where the wild things are
by Maurice Sendak, Oliver Knussen
accessible, experimental
This volume contains the librettos and production designs for two operas based on Maurice Sendak’s picture books.
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Good Faeries/Bad Faeries
by Brian Froud
Also escapist · accessible, experimental
Brian Froud presents a physical guide to the invisible world of the Sidhe through a reversible, two-sided format.
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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
by Jon Scieszka
accessible, experimental
In this postmodern picture book, the Jack of beanstalk fame acts as a frantic narrator attempting to organize a series of fractured fairy tales while dodging a falling giant.
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Wall and Piece
by Banksy
accessible, experimental
Wall and Piece serves as a comprehensive visual chronicle of Banksy’s stencil graffiti, sculptural installations, and subversions of public space.
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The Strange Library
accessible, experimental
A boy stops at the municipal library on his way home from school to return some books and ends up in a windowless basement reading room.
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The Last Continent
Also escapist · accessible, experimental
Rincewind the wizard is magically stranded on the sun-scorched continent of Fourecks, an unfinished landmass where it never rains.
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The Fifth Elephant
Also escapist · accessible, experimental
Samuel Vimes, Commander of the City Watch, travels to the mountainous region of Uberwald as an unwilling diplomat.
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Don't Panic : The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Also escapist · accessible, experimental
Arthur Dent’s morning begins with his house being bulldozed for a bypass and ends with the Earth’s demolition by a Vogon constructor fleet to make way for a hyperspace expressway.
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The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Also escapist · accessible, experimental
Arthur Dent escapes the demolition of Earth by a Vogon constructor fleet by hitching a ride on a spacecraft with Ford Prefect, a researcher for an interstellar travel manual.
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We3
Also escapist · experimental
"We3" follows three household pets—a golden retriever named Bandit, a cat named Tinker, and a rabbit named Pirate—who have been surgically encased in robotic exoskeletons and weaponized by a secret military program.
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