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Books like Pippi Långstrump

12 books with a reading profile close to Pippi Långstrump by Astrid Lindgren. Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.

1

At Bertram's Hotel

by Agatha Christie

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, classic literature

Miss Jane Marple travels to London for a holiday at Bertram’s Hotel, a preserved relic of Edwardian elegance that seems suspiciously immune to the post-war world.
2

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

by Roald Dahl

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, classic literature

Charlie Bucket lives in a cramped, freezing shack with his parents and four bedridden grandparents, surviving on thin cabbage soup.
3

The Ransom of Red Chief

by O. Henry

Also clear-cut and escapist · entertainment, classic literature

The story follows Bill and Sam, two small-time con artists who kidnap Johnny, the ten-year-old son of a prominent citizen in Alabama, to fund a real estate scam.
4

Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

by Kevin Henkes

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

Lilly, a spirited young mouse, arrives at school eager to showcase her new musical purse, glittery sunglasses, and three shiny quarters.
5

Esio Trot

by Roald Dahl

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

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6

The Grand Sophy

by Georgette Heyer

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, classic literature

Set during the English Regency, the story follows Sophy Stanton-Lacy as she arrives at Berkeley Square to stay with her aunt, Lady Ombersley.
7

A Child's Garden of Verses

by Robert Louis Stevenson

Also practical and clear-cut · classic literature, accessible

Robert Louis Stevenson’s collection of sixty-four poems captures the solitary play and vivid internal life of a Victorian child.
8

Bedtime for Frances

by Russell Hoban

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

Frances, a young badger, uses a series of clever stalling tactics to avoid going to sleep.
9

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

by Judith Viorst

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

Alexander wakes up with gum in his hair, a precursor to a sequence of mounting frustrations that define his day.
10

The ABC Murders

by Agatha Christie

Also clear-cut and escapist · entertainment, classic literature

Hercule Poirot receives an anonymous, taunting letter signed "A.B.C." that predicts a murder in Andover.
11

Le Petit Nicolas

by René Goscinny

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, classic literature

Nicolas is a young schoolboy living in 1950s France.
12

Goodnight Moon Base

by Brett Hoffstadt, Steve Tanaka

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

This picture book adapts a classic bedtime structure to a near-future lunar setting.

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