7 Top nature books like Leila and the Blue Fox by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

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Leila and the Blue Fox

By: Kiran Millwood Hargrave

4.29

Format: 250 pages, Hardcover

She was very tired. She lay down, her soft head on her soft paws. The sunset licked her face.…

"Foxes do dream. Here is Fox's. The sky dusty with stars. The wind strong and blowing. Her belly full and she is running. Above her the sky lights dance, but they are only good for hunting by. She does not look up at them and wonder about her place in it all."

-Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Leila and the Blue Fox

If you liked the nature plot in Leila and the Blue Fox by Kiran Millwood Hargrave , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. The Final Year

By: Matt Goodfellow

4.71

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Life can be tough in your last year of primary school. Tests to take, preparing for the change to h… read more

Similar categories in Matt Goodfellow's The Final Year book and Kiran Millwood Hargrave's Leila and the Blue Fox

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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2. Safiyyah's War

By: Hiba Noor Khan

4.32

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the true story of how the Grand Mosque of Paris saved the lives of hundreds of Jews dur… read more

Similar categories in Hiba Noor Khan's Safiyyah's War book and Kiran Millwood Hargrave's Leila and the Blue Fox

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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3. Away With Words

By: Sophie Cameron

3.89

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing 2024 Shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2024… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Cameron's Away With Words book and Kiran Millwood Hargrave's Leila and the Blue Fox

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
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4. Tyger

By: S.F. Said

4.17

Format: 304 pages, None

In a strange alternate world, where the British Empire has never ended, a young boy called Adam has… read more

Similar categories in S.F. Said's Tyger book and Kiran Millwood Hargrave's Leila and the Blue Fox

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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5. City of Stolen Magic

By: Nazneen Ahmed Pathak

3.78

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

An action-packed, inclusive and breathtakingly magical middle-grade adventure, for fans of THE UNAD… read more

Similar categories in Nazneen Ahmed Pathak's City of Stolen Magic book and Kiran Millwood Hargrave's Leila and the Blue Fox

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Last Bear (The Last Bear #1) by Hannah  Gold

6. The Last Bear (The Last Bear #1)

By: Hannah Gold

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An instant classic with a bear-sized heart, Hannah Gold’s debut novel is a touching story of kindne… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Gold's The Last Bear (The Last Bear #1) book and Kiran Millwood Hargrave's Leila and the Blue Fox

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
  • nature
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7. The Snow Girl

By: Sophie Anderson

4.22

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

From award-winning and critically acclaimed Sophie Anderson, comes a fairy-tale story of friendship… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Anderson's The Snow Girl book and Kiran Millwood Hargrave's Leila and the Blue Fox

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • nature
Cover of Leila and the Blue Fox by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

8. Leila and the Blue Fox

By: Kiran Millwood Hargrave

4.29

Format: 250 pages, Hardcover

She was very tired. She lay down, her soft head on her soft paws. The sunset licked her face.… read more

Similar categories in Kiran Millwood Hargrave's Leila and the Blue Fox book and Kiran Millwood Hargrave's Leila and the Blue Fox

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • fantasy
  • nature
"Foxes do dream. Here is Fox's. The sky dusty with stars. The wind strong and blowing. Her belly full and she is running. Above her the sky lights dance, but they are only good for hunting by. She doe…"

-Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Leila and the Blue Fox

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9. The Lost Whale

By: Hannah Gold

4.40

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A gorgeously written standalone from the acclaimed author of The Last Bear, Hannah Gold's second no… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Gold's The Lost Whale book and Kiran Millwood Hargrave's Leila and the Blue Fox

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
  • nature
"A patchwork of blue, emerald and turquoise, with white horses dancing like diamonds on the surface. The water stretched out forever until it melted into the sky."

-Hannah Gold, The Lost Whale

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10. The Frost Fair (The Miraculous Sweetmakers #1)

By: Natasha Hastings

4.00

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Serafina and the Black Cloak and The Night Gardener, this middle grade historic… read more

Similar categories in Natasha Hastings's The Frost Fair (The Miraculous Sweetmakers #1) book and Kiran Millwood Hargrave's Leila and the Blue Fox

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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11. Dogs of the Deadlands

By: Anthony McGowan

4.13

Format: 352 pages, ebook

‘This book! It broke my heart and then splinted it back together again. Full of hope and love and w… read more

Similar categories in Anthony McGowan's Dogs of the Deadlands book and Kiran Millwood Hargrave's Leila and the Blue Fox

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • nature
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12. Finding Bear (The Last Bear #2)

By: Hannah Gold

4.54

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The unmissable follow-up to the award-winning  The Last Bear— perfect for fans of Rosanne Parry and… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Gold's Finding Bear (The Last Bear #2) book and Kiran Millwood Hargrave's Leila and the Blue Fox

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • family
  • fantasy
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13. Keedie

By: Elle McNicoll

4.69

Format: 270 pages, Paperback

Set in Juniper five years before A Kind of Spark, Keedie is a powerful coming-of-age story that tho… read more

Similar categories in Elle McNicoll's Keedie book and Kiran Millwood Hargrave's Leila and the Blue Fox

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"I can't stand people who say they're good when they're not."

-Elle McNicoll, Keedie

"I may be forced to mask, but they choose to wear numerous faces."

-Elle McNicoll, Keedie

"You have to be the cartographer of your own heart. Make it into a map."

-Elle McNicoll, Keedie

"She's like the sunflower. She'll find the sun no matter how much darkness other people try to put her in."

-Elle McNicoll, Keedie

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14. The Light in Everything

By: Katya Balen

4.32

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the author of October, October, shortlisted for the 2022 CILIP Carnegie Medal, comes a life-af… read more

Similar categories in Katya Balen's The Light in Everything book and Kiran Millwood Hargrave's Leila and the Blue Fox

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • nature
Cover of Hedgewitch (Hedgewitch, #1) by Skye McKenna

15. Hedgewitch (Hedgewitch, #1)

By: Skye McKenna

4.16

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

First in a magical five-book series for readers of Nevermoor, The Worst Witch and The Dark Is Risin… read more

Similar categories in Skye McKenna's Hedgewitch (Hedgewitch, #1) book and Kiran Millwood Hargrave's Leila and the Blue Fox

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Cassandra Morgan was hiding in the broom cupboard. It wasn't a bad place to hide. all things considered; a narrow window provided light to read by and an upturned bucket served well enough as a seat.…"

-Skye McKenna, Hedgewitch (Hedgewitch, #1)

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16. Foxlight

By: Katya Balen

4.06

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of October, October , winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal, comes a heartbreaking and … read more

Similar categories in Katya Balen's Foxlight book and Kiran Millwood Hargrave's Leila and the Blue Fox

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • family
  • fiction
  • nature
Cover of The Little Match Girl Strikes Back by Emma Carroll

17. The Little Match Girl Strikes Back

By: Emma Carroll

4.06

Format: None pages, Audiobook

It only takes one strike! A powerful feminist reworking of the Hans Christian Andersen classic, fro… read more

Similar categories in Emma Carroll's The Little Match Girl Strikes Back book and Kiran Millwood Hargrave's Leila and the Blue Fox

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Arctic Railway Assassin (Adventures on Trains, #6) by M.G. Leonard

18. The Arctic Railway Assassin (Adventures on Trains, #6)

By: M.G. Leonard

4.38

Format: 242 pages, Paperback

Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 - 11 years The bestselling, prize-winning Adventures on Trains series embark… read more

Similar categories in M.G. Leonard's The Arctic Railway Assassin (Adventures on Trains, #6) book and Kiran Millwood Hargrave's Leila and the Blue Fox

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Island of Whispers by Frances Hardinge

19. Island of Whispers

By: Frances Hardinge

4.35

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

The award-winning, bestselling Frances Hardinge and Emily Gravett unite for the first time to conju… read more

Similar categories in Frances Hardinge's Island of Whispers book and Kiran Millwood Hargrave's Leila and the Blue Fox

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Kindness is not weakness. To be kind in this unkind world is walking through a battlefield without armour or sword. It takes courage and strength to be kind."

-Frances Hardinge, Island of Whispers

"They do not touch you. But they will trick you into touching them. Falter-moths, grief-winged. Things of doubt and confusion that feed on loss. If you touch them, they will feed on you..."

-Frances Hardinge, Island of Whispers

"There was a trick to seeing and hearing the Dead, like the trick to falling asleep. You had to not quite listen, not quite look, not quite think. You let the edges of your mind slip into the right so…"

-Frances Hardinge, Island of Whispers

"Everywhere Milo saw traces of his father - his chair, his bowl, the roof he had planned to mend. The worst thing about losing somebody is that, even after you survive a difficult day, the next mornin…"

-Frances Hardinge, Island of Whispers

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20. The Wrong Shoes: The vital new novel from the bestselling creator of Big Bright Feelings

By: Tom Percival

4.43

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

A beautiful and sensitive exploration of the experience of child poverty from leading author/illust… read more

Similar categories in Tom Percival's The Wrong Shoes: The vital new novel from the bestselling creator of Big Bright Feelings book and Kiran Millwood Hargrave's Leila and the Blue Fox

  • childrens
Cover of Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1) by Katherine Rundell

21. Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

By: Katherine Rundell

4.18

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The day Christopher saved a drowning baby griffin from a hidden lake would change his life forever.… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Rundell's Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1) book and Kiran Millwood Hargrave's Leila and the Blue Fox

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"I'm no philosopher, and I prefer, in an ideal world, to go uneaten. (p. 111)"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

"What is this rainfall of children? Did I go sailing just to have storms of infants cascading down my sail at me? (p. 74)"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

"Nighthand grunted, and signalled for another bottle of wine. "Are you sure?" said Irian. "Shouldn't we keep our wits about us?" "I see no reason to. I prefer the world drunk. It disappoints me less."…"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

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Matt Goodfellow

4.71

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Hiba Noor Khan

4.32

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Away With Words

Sophie Cameron

3.89

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S.F. Said

4.17

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City of Stolen Magic

Nazneen Ahmed Pathak

3.78

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Kiran Millwood Hargrave

4.29

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Lisa Fipps

4.69

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