11 Best family books like The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2) by Karina Yan Glaser

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The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.41

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Return to Harlem's "wildly entertaining" family in this funny, heartwarming sequel. When catastroph…

"Keep calm and garden on! -Oliver"

-Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

"Music makes a garden bloom. -Isa"

-Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

"Keep calm and garden on! -Oliver"

-Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

"Music makes a garden bloom. -Isa"

-Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

If you liked the family plot in The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2) by Karina Yan Glaser , here is a list of 11 books like this:

Cover of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1) by Chris Grabenstein

1. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1)

By: Chris Grabenstein

4.12

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times BestsellerKyle Keeley is the class clown, popular with most kids, (if not the teac… read more

Similar categories in Chris Grabenstein's Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1) book and Karina Yan Glaser's The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"Knowledge not shared remains unknown"

-Chris Grabenstein, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1)

Cover of Tuesdays at the Castle (Castle Glower, #1) by Jessica Day George

2. Tuesdays at the Castle (Castle Glower, #1)

By: Jessica Day George

4.11

Format: 225 pages, Hardcover

Tuesdays at Castle Glower are Princess Celie's favorite days. That's because on Tuesdays the castle… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Day George's Tuesdays at the Castle (Castle Glower, #1) book and Karina Yan Glaser's The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"How wonderful," he purred. "I've been longing to speak to you for days, Princess Cecelia." "And I've been wanting to kick you in the shin for days."

-Jessica Day George, Tuesdays at the Castle (Castle Glower, #1)

Cover of The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1) by Jeanne Birdsall

3. The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1)

By: Jeanne Birdsall

4.19

Format: 262 pages, Paperback

The Penderwick sisters busily discover the summertime magic of Arundel estate’s sprawling gardens, … read more

Similar categories in Jeanne Birdsall's The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1) book and Karina Yan Glaser's The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
"The cuter the boy, the mushier your brain."

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1)

"Don't kill her now, just when we've gone to all that trouble to rescue her," said Jeffrey."

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1)

"Maybe it's fate Hound ate the map. Maybe we'll discover something wonderful while we're lost."

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1)

"Toward the urn the three children raced in a dead heat, Jane still shouting . FOR CHURCHILL, NELSON, AND PRINCE WILLIAM!"

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1)

Cover of Then There Were Five (The Melendy Family, #3) by Elizabeth Enright

4. Then There Were Five (The Melendy Family, #3)

By: Elizabeth Enright

3.89

Format: 221 pages,

A summer that promises to be eventful turns into something extra special when the four Melendy chil… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Enright's Then There Were Five (The Melendy Family, #3) book and Karina Yan Glaser's The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of The Penderwicks in Spring (The Penderwicks, #4) by Jeanne Birdsall

5. The Penderwicks in Spring (The Penderwicks, #4)

By: Jeanne Birdsall

4.01

Format: 175 pages, Hardcover

Springtime is finally arriving on Gardam Street, and there are surprises in store for each member o… read more

Similar categories in Jeanne Birdsall's The Penderwicks in Spring (The Penderwicks, #4) book and Karina Yan Glaser's The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of The Moffats (The Moffats, #1) by Eleanor Estes, Louis Slobodkin

6. The Moffats (The Moffats, #1)

By: Eleanor Estes , Louis Slobodkin

4.01

Format: 212 pages, Paperback

Four Moffat children and a hard-working widowed mother live on New Dollar Street in Cranbury villag… read more

Similar categories in Eleanor Estes's The Moffats (The Moffats, #1) book and Karina Yan Glaser's The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
Cover of The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #1) by Jon Klassen, Maryrose Wood

7. The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #1)

By: Jon Klassen , Maryrose Wood

3.94

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place are no ordinary children, Miss Penelope Lumley is no ordi… read more

Similar categories in Jon Klassen's The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #1) book and Karina Yan Glaser's The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"All books are judged by their covers until they are read."

-Jon Klassen, The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #1)

"I will have the children read Hamlet as soon as it is practical. There are some useful cautions against eavesdropping to be gleaned from that."

-Jon Klassen, The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #1)

"It makes no difference what you wear, really. I'll put you in a dark grey. I believe I have some left over from a funeral." says the dressmaker."

-Jon Klassen, The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #1)

"If you have ever opened a can of worms, boxed yourself into a corner, ended up in hot water, or found yourself in a pretty pickle, you already know that life is rarely (if ever) just a bowl of cherri…"

-Jon Klassen, The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #1)

Cover of The Four-Story Mistake (The Melendy Family, #2) by Elizabeth Enright

8. The Four-Story Mistake (The Melendy Family, #2)

By: Elizabeth Enright

4.30

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The Melendy family moves from their New York City brownstone to an odd old house in the country. Mo… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Enright's The Four-Story Mistake (The Melendy Family, #2) book and Karina Yan Glaser's The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1) by Carol Ryrie Brink

9. Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

By: Carol Ryrie Brink

4.02

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Caddie Woodlawn is a real adventurer. She'd rather hunt than sew and plow than bake, and tries to b… read more

Similar categories in Carol Ryrie Brink's Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1) book and Karina Yan Glaser's The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"Life is just a lot of everyday adventures."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

"But every redhead's temper has its limitations."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

". . . the three adventurers were overcome by that delicious weariness which suddenly overtakes on at the end of an outdoor day."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

". . . the three adventurers were overcome by that delicious weariness which suddenly overtakes one at the end of an outdoor day."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

10. Ramona's World (Ramona, #8)

By: Tracy Dockray , Beverly Cleary

3.15

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

Ramona Quimby can't wait to start fourth grade. With a new baby sister to brag about, new calluses … read more

Similar categories in Tracy Dockray's Ramona's World (Ramona, #8) book and Karina Yan Glaser's The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

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11. The Penderwicks at Point Mouette (The Penderwicks, #3)

By: Jeanne Birdsall

4.36

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

With over one million copies sold, this series of modern classics about the charming Penderwick fam… read more

Similar categories in Jeanne Birdsall's The Penderwicks at Point Mouette (The Penderwicks, #3) book and Karina Yan Glaser's The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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12. The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (The Penderwicks, #2)

By: Jeanne Birdsall

4.32

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The Penderwick sisters are home on Gardam Street and ready for an adventure! But the adventure they… read more

Similar categories in Jeanne Birdsall's The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (The Penderwicks, #2) book and Karina Yan Glaser's The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
"I got a C because she has no imagination. Who cares about writing essays, anyway, when you can write stories?"

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (The Penderwicks, #2)

"...even a tiny bit of deceit is dishonorable when it's used for selfish or cowardly reasons. - Mr. Penderwick"

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (The Penderwicks, #2)

"The referee told me this league has never had a brawl of that magnitude," said Mr. Penderwick after a long, painful silence. "Of course, at the time I was pretending to be a casual passerby and not a…"

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (The Penderwicks, #2)

"[The kitchen] was also messy--delightfully so, thought Jane--and it didn't look as though lots of cooking went on there. There was a laptop computer on the counter with duck stickers on it, the spice…"

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (The Penderwicks, #2)

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13. A Place to Hang the Moon

By: Kate Albus

4.57

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

Set against the backdrop of World War II, Anna, Edmund, and William are evacuated from London to li… read more

Similar categories in Kate Albus's A Place to Hang the Moon book and Karina Yan Glaser's The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"The librarian chuckled. “I suppose there are rather a lot of orphan stories out there."

-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon

"Besides which, I really ought to send her a book instead. Though she’s not much of a reader."

-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon

"Fibs, you must know, are entirely acceptable when they serve the purpose of getting one to the library."

-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon

"It is often the case that, at times of great anxiety, when the diversion of a good story should seem most welcome, one is least equipped to focus one’s mind on reading."

-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon

Cover of Nothing Else But Miracles by Kate Albus

14. Nothing Else But Miracles

By: Kate Albus

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the author of A Place to Hang the Moon comes a hopeful World War II story about three scrappy … read more

Similar categories in Kate Albus's Nothing Else But Miracles book and Karina Yan Glaser's The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Wild Robot Protects (The Wild Robot #3) by Peter  Brown

15. The Wild Robot Protects (The Wild Robot #3)

By: Peter Brown

4.20

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The action-packed third installment in Peter Brown's internationally bestselling The Wild Robot ser… read more

Similar categories in Peter Brown's The Wild Robot Protects (The Wild Robot #3) book and Karina Yan Glaser's The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4) by Katherine Applegate

16. The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.46

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

For more than a decade, readers have been enchanted by the modern classic The One and Only Ivan , a… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4) book and Karina Yan Glaser's The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

  • audiobook
  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of The Star That Always Stays by Anna Rose  Johnson

17. The Star That Always Stays

By: Anna Rose Johnson

4.08

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

When bright and spirited Norvia moves from the country to the city, she has to live by one new rule… read more

Similar categories in Anna Rose Johnson's The Star That Always Stays book and Karina Yan Glaser's The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Last Bookwanderer (Pages & Co., #6) by Anna     James

18. The Last Bookwanderer (Pages & Co., #6)

By: Anna James

4.25

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

The Pages and Co. series comes to a thrilling end in this perfect final instalment. As Tilly, Os… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Penderwicks at Last (The Penderwicks, #5) by Jeanne Birdsall

19. The Penderwicks at Last (The Penderwicks, #5)

By: Jeanne Birdsall

4.17

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

Nine years, five older siblings, a few beloved dogs, and an endless array of adventures--these are … read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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"Ready, Lydia?" Jack asked, "Can you run?" Could she? A bobolink warbled the answer. "Yes," said Lydia, all hope and exhilaration. "Yes, I can." And away they went. the three together, prancing, leapi…"

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks at Last (The Penderwicks, #5)

Cover of The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2) by Karina Yan Glaser

20. The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.41

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Return to Harlem's "wildly entertaining" family in this funny, heartwarming sequel. When catastroph… read more

Similar categories in Karina Yan Glaser's The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2) book and Karina Yan Glaser's The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

  • audiobook
  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
"Music makes a garden bloom. -Isa"

-Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

"Keep calm and garden on! -Oliver"

-Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

"Being in a garden makes we want to dance! -Laney"

-Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

"A garden should always have a party in it. -Jessie"

-Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

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Chris Grabenstein

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Jessica Day George

4.11

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Jeanne Birdsall

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Cecil Leslie , E. Nesbit

3.94

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4.19

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