Books like Trollkarlens hatt
12 books with a reading profile close to Trollkarlens hatt by Tove Jansson. Contemplative; an easy read.
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1
Cold Comfort Farm
accessible, literary
Following the death of her parents, the sensible and urbanely refined Flora Poste moves to Sussex to live with her eccentric relatives, the Starkadders, at the decaying Cold Comfort Farm.
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2
The Canterville Ghost
by Oscar Wilde
accessible, literary
Sir Simon de Canterville is a sixteenth-century spirit who has successfully terrified the residents of Canterville Chase for three hundred years.
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3
Ariadne
literary, classic literature
Ariadne, Princess of Crete, grows up in a palace defined by the heavy breathing of the Minotaur, her brother imprisoned within the Labyrinth.
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4
The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman
Also contemplative · accessible, literary
After his family is murdered by a man named Jack, a toddler wanders into a nearby cemetery where the resident spirits adopt him.
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The Happy Prince
by Oscar Wilde
Also contemplative · accessible, literary
High above a city stands the gilded statue of the Happy Prince, a monument adorned with gold leaf, sapphires, and a ruby.
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6
Peter Pan
accessible, classic literature
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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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
accessible, classic literature
Four siblings—Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie—are evacuated from London during the Blitz to a country manor.
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The Phantom Tollbooth
accessible, literary
Milo is a boy suffering from a chronic sense of boredom until a mysterious toy tollbooth appears in his room.
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9
Alice in Wonderland
by Jane Carruth
accessible, classic literature
This retelling of Lewis Carroll’s classic follows a young girl named Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a subterranean realm where logic is discarded.
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10
The Tale of Despereaux
accessible, literary
The story follows Despereaux Tilling, a small mouse with oversized ears who is banished to a rat-filled dungeon for breaking mouse law by speaking to a human princess named Pea.
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The Life Impossible
by Matt Haig
accessible, literary
In 'The Life Impossible,' William is a man adrift, grappling with a profound sense of worthlessness and the lingering impact of past traumas.
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Nation
accessible, literary
Mau Valu is returning from a rite of passage when a massive tsunami destroys his island home, leaving him the sole survivor of his people.
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