15 Best childrens books like The Map Of Leaves by Yarrow Townsend

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The Map Of Leaves

By: Yarrow Townsend

4.20

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Set in a world where plants talk, friendship is hard-won and adventure is around the bend of every …

If you liked the childrens plot in The Map Of Leaves by Yarrow Townsend , here is a list of 15 books like this:

Cover of Geek Girl (Geek Girl, #1) by Holly Smale

1. Geek Girl (Geek Girl, #1)

By: Holly Smale

3.75

Format: 378 pages, Paperback

Harriet Manners knows a lot of things. She knows that a cat has 32 muscles in each ear, a "jiff… read more

Similar categories in Holly Smale's Geek Girl (Geek Girl, #1) book and Yarrow Townsend's The Map Of Leaves

"She's....having an affair with a strawberry jam manufacturer?"

-Holly Smale, Geek Girl (Geek Girl, #1)

"Es la primera y única regla: la magia aparece cuando no la estás buscando."

-Holly Smale, Geek Girl (Geek Girl, #1)

"Your daughter is adorable. I've never seen such an alien duck in my entire life."

-Holly Smale, Geek Girl (Geek Girl, #1)

"...Our stories are drive by who we are and what we do, and not by the events that happens to us."

-Holly Smale, Geek Girl (Geek Girl, #1)

2. The Outlaw Varjak Paw

By: Dave McKean , S.F. Said

3.76

Format: None pages, Paperback

Having saved the city cats from a fate worse than death, Varjak Paw finds himself the elected and p… read more

Similar categories in Dave McKean's The Outlaw Varjak Paw book and Yarrow Townsend's The Map Of Leaves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Skandar and the Phantom Rider (Skandar #2) by A.F. Steadman

3. Skandar and the Phantom Rider (Skandar #2)

By: A.F. Steadman

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

The Island shall have its revenge . . . Skandar Smith has achieved his dream to train as a unicorn … read more

Similar categories in A.F. Steadman's Skandar and the Phantom Rider (Skandar #2) book and Yarrow Townsend's The Map Of Leaves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
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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 Yarrow Townsend's The Map Of Leaves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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5. The Elephant Girl

By: James Patterson

4.12

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

James Patterson and award-winning author Ellen Banda-Aaku deliver an unforgettable story of a girl,… read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's The Elephant Girl book and Yarrow Townsend's The Map Of Leaves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Malamander (The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea, #1) by Thomas     Taylor

6. Malamander (The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea, #1)

By: Thomas Taylor

4.05

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Nobody visits Eerie-on-Sea in the winter. Especially not when darkness falls and the wind howls aro… read more

Similar categories in Thomas Taylor's Malamander (The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea, #1) book and Yarrow Townsend's The Map Of Leaves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
"The rope swings back towards me. 'Quick, Herbie. Jump!' Now, you've probably worked out by now that I'm not a 'Quick, Herbie. Jump!' kind of guy. I mean, it's not as if there's much need for jumping …"

-Thomas Taylor, Malamander (The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea, #1)

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7. The Girl Who Speaks Bear

By: Sophie Anderson

4.20

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Found abandoned in a bear cave as a baby, 12-year-old Yanka has always felt out of place in her sma… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Anderson's The Girl Who Speaks Bear book and Yarrow Townsend's The Map Of Leaves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
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8. The Ministry of Unladylike Activity

By: Robin Stevens

4.21

Format: None pages, ebook

Britain is at war and a secret arm of the British government called the Ministry of Unladylike Acti… read more

Similar categories in Robin Stevens's The Ministry of Unladylike Activity book and Yarrow Townsend's The Map Of Leaves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
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9. Filippo, Me and the Cherry Tree

By: Paola Peretti

4.06

Format: 132 pages, Paperback

A powerful, uplifting and moving story of a teenage girl's battle against losing her sight and keep… read more

Similar categories in Paola Peretti's Filippo, Me and the Cherry Tree book and Yarrow Townsend's The Map Of Leaves

  • middle grade
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10. The Song Walker

By: Zillah Bethell

4.16

Format: None pages, None

"There are three questions that I need to find the answers to: -Where am I? -What am I doing here… read more

Similar categories in Zillah Bethell's The Song Walker book and Yarrow Townsend's The Map Of Leaves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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11. 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 Yarrow Townsend's The Map Of Leaves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
"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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12. The Good Thieves

By: Katherine Rundell

4.11

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

“A dazzling tale of wild hope, lingering grief, admirable self-sufficiency, and intergenerational a… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Rundell's The Good Thieves book and Yarrow Townsend's The Map Of Leaves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
"It is difficult to sleep when you are besieged by hope."

-Katherine Rundell, The Good Thieves

"He was not tall or broad, but when he grinned it was so vivid that he appeared to take up most of the street and at least half the sky."

-Katherine Rundell, The Good Thieves

"To throw the knife would be death...She wanted nothing to do with death--nothing to do with finality, with endings, with the dark of it. She hated the man more than she hated any living thing, but he…"

-Katherine Rundell, The Good Thieves

Cover of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief (Skandar #1) by A.F. Steadman

13. Skandar and the Unicorn Thief (Skandar #1)

By: A.F. Steadman

4.13

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Soar into a breathtaking world of heroes and unicorns as you’ve never seen them before in this fant… read more

Similar categories in A.F. Steadman's Skandar and the Unicorn Thief (Skandar #1) book and Yarrow Townsend's The Map Of Leaves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
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14. Unraveller

By: Frances Hardinge

4.10

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A dark YA fantasy about learning to use your power and finding peace, from award-winning author Fra… read more

Similar categories in Frances Hardinge's Unraveller book and Yarrow Townsend's The Map Of Leaves

  • middle grade
  • adventure
"I don't think about "being happy" unless I'm with you, and then I never am. Humans are never happy."

-Frances Hardinge, Unraveller

"Changing a law is like digging a new field. You'll break ancient roots and blunt your spade with a lot of stones, but eventually plants will grow in your furrows, and your new hedge will thrive and i…"

-Frances Hardinge, Unraveller

"You'd know you were a boy, so she would too. If someone knows they're a man or boy, that's what matters. Outside appearences aren't important. It's what's inside that counts—who we are in our souls. …"

-Frances Hardinge, Unraveller

"You'd be better at it than me' he told Nettle when he visited her. 'This sort of Unravelling doesn't feel like I'm using a magical gift. Sometimes it's like I'm a ghost walking alongside somebody on …"

-Frances Hardinge, Unraveller

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15. Invisible Things

By: Andy J Pizza

4.29

Format: 52 pages, Kindle Edition

This creatively wacky exploration of the invisible things that make up the human experience encoura… read more

Similar categories in Andy J Pizza's Invisible Things book and Yarrow Townsend's The Map Of Leaves

  • childrens
Cover of SH!T BAG: a darkly funny story about life with an ostomy bag by Xena Knox

16. SH!T BAG: a darkly funny story about life with an ostomy bag

By: Xena Knox

4.14

Format: 235 pages, Kindle Edition

COSMOPOLITAN'S BEST NEW BOOKS OUT IN JUNE 2023'Funny, direct ... and romantic' - The Guardian'Compe… read more

Similar categories in Xena Knox's SH!T BAG: a darkly funny story about life with an ostomy bag book and Yarrow Townsend's The Map Of Leaves

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17. Furthermoor

By: Darren Simpson

3.82

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A Monster Calls meets Coraline, in this spellbinding story about the power of the imagination. The … read more

Similar categories in Darren Simpson's Furthermoor book and Yarrow Townsend's The Map Of Leaves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Ember Spark and the Thunder of Dragons by Abi Elphinstone

18. Ember Spark and the Thunder of Dragons

By: Abi Elphinstone

4.35

Format: 253 pages, Kindle Edition

A magical NEW story filled with adventure, wonder and edge-of-your-seat excitement, set in a world … read more

Similar categories in Abi Elphinstone's Ember Spark and the Thunder of Dragons book and Yarrow Townsend's The Map Of Leaves

  • middle grade
Cover of The Map Of Leaves by Yarrow Townsend

19. The Map Of Leaves

By: Yarrow Townsend

4.20

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Set in a world where plants talk, friendship is hard-won and adventure is around the bend of every … read more

Similar categories in Yarrow Townsend's The Map Of Leaves book and Yarrow Townsend's The Map Of Leaves

  • middle grade
  • magical realism
  • childrens
  • adventure
Cover of Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1) by Katherine Rundell

20. 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 Yarrow Townsend's The Map Of Leaves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
"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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A.F. Steadman

4.39

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Thomas Taylor

4.05

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Sophie Anderson

4.20

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Robin Stevens

4.21

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Katherine Woodfine

4.01

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Katherine Woodfine

4.16

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Anna James

4.25

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M.G. Leonard

4.28

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