Books like The Wizard of Oz
12 books with a reading profile close to The Wizard of Oz by Lyman Frank Baum. Clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
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1
The Complete Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
Also clear-cut and escapist · narrative, accessible
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2
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Dorothy Gale is a young girl living on a grey Kansas farm until a cyclone carries her house to the Land of Oz.
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3
Prince Caspian
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie return to Narnia centuries after their reign as kings and queens, finding the land under the occupation of the Telmarines.
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
narrative, accessible
Four siblings—Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie—are evacuated from London during the Blitz to a country manor.
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5
A Book of Narnians
by C. S. Lewis
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
This volume serves as a comprehensive visual encyclopedia of the diverse inhabitants of the Narnian universe.
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Also clear-cut and escapist · narrative, accessible
Bilbo Baggins, a quiet hobbit who prefers the safety of his underground home, is recruited by the wizard Gandalf and a party of thirteen dwarves to serve as a professional thief.
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7
Over Sea, Under Stone
by Susan Cooper
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
While vacationing in a seaside cottage in Cornwall, siblings Simon, Jane, and Barney Drew discover a centuries-old parchment hidden within a dusty attic.
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8
Just So Stories
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
This collection contains twelve origin myths written as bedtime stories for the author’s daughter.
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9
The Ickabog
by J.K. Rowling
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
In the prosperous kingdom of Cornucopia, King Fred the Fearless rules over a land famous for its pastries and cheeses.
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10
Peter Pan
narrative, accessible
In London, the Darling siblings—Wendy, John, and Michael—are whisked away from their nursery by Peter Pan, a boy who perpetually remains a child.
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11
The Thief Lord
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
After runaway brothers Prosper and Bo flee to Venice to escape their cruel aunt and uncle, they find refuge in a derelict cinema.
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Robinson Crusoe
Also clear-cut and escapist · narrative, accessible
The story follows Robinson Crusoe, a mariner from York who survives a catastrophic shipwreck to find himself the sole inhabitant of a remote tropical island.
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