14 must-read fantasy books like Once Upon A Wild Wood by Chris Riddell

Cover of Once Upon A Wild Wood by Chris Riddell

Once Upon A Wild Wood

By: Chris Riddell

4.09

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Little Green Raincape is on her way to Rapunzel's party, deep in the wild woods. The way is long an…

If you liked the fantasy plot in Once Upon A Wild Wood by Chris Riddell , here is a list of 14 books like this:

Cover of Wishtree by Katherine Applegate, Charles Santoso

1. Wishtree

By: Katherine Applegate , Charles Santoso

4.29

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Trees can't tell jokes, but they can certainly tell stories. . . . Red is an oak tree who is man… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's Wishtree book and Chris Riddell's Once Upon A Wild Wood

  • fantasy
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Here's an idea for you: ideas are a bad idea"

-Katherine Applegate, Wishtree

"I'm not just a tree. I'm a home. A community. - Red"

-Katherine Applegate, Wishtree

"Hollows are proof that something bad can become something good with enough time and care and hope."

-Katherine Applegate, Wishtree

"My point," Bongo continued, "is that the world's a tough place. Doesn't matter if you're a bunny or a lizard or a kid."

-Katherine Applegate, Wishtree

Cover of The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr

2. The Tiger Who Came to Tea

By: Judith Kerr

4.25

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

For over 30 years children have been enthralled and delighted by this fanciful tale of a tiger join… read more

Similar categories in Judith Kerr's The Tiger Who Came to Tea book and Chris Riddell's Once Upon A Wild Wood

  • fantasy
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Tiddler: The Story-Telling Fish by Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler

3. Tiddler: The Story-Telling Fish

By: Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler

4.49

Format: None pages, Board book

Every day Tiddler is late for school, and every day he has another tall tale for his teacher. But d… read more

Similar categories in Julia Donaldson's Tiddler: The Story-Telling Fish book and Chris Riddell's Once Upon A Wild Wood

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of Mog the Forgetful Cat by Judith Kerr

4. Mog the Forgetful Cat

By: Judith Kerr

4.39

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

A special 30th anniversary edition of the debut of Judith Kerr's Mog stories. Mog always seems to b… read more

Similar categories in Judith Kerr's Mog the Forgetful Cat book and Chris Riddell's Once Upon A Wild Wood

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

5. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

By: William Steig

3.12

Format: None pages, Hardcover

One rainy day, Sylvester finds a magic pebble that can make wishes come true. But when a lion frigh… read more

Similar categories in William Steig's Sylvester and the Magic Pebble book and Chris Riddell's Once Upon A Wild Wood

  • fantasy
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

6. Nibbles: The Book Monster

By: Emma Yarlett

3.43

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Nibbles is a very naughty book monster - he's chomping, munching and nibbling his way through fairy… read more

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7. Summer Story (Brambly Hedge, #2)

By: Jill Barklem

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

It was such a hot summer. The sky was deep blue and the sun never faltered.All along Brambly Hedge,… read more

Similar categories in Jill Barklem's Summer Story (Brambly Hedge, #2) book and Chris Riddell's Once Upon A Wild Wood

  • fantasy
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

8. Findus and the Fox

By: Sven Nordqvist

3.62

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

There's a hen-hunting fox on the loose. But Farmer Pettson and his quirky cat Findus agree that fox… read more

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9. When Findus was Little and Disappeared

By: Sven Nordqvist

3.87

Format: 268 pages, Hardcover

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10. The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig

By: Helen Oxenbury , Eugene Trivizas , Ευγένιος Τριβιζάς

3.29

Format: None pages, Paperback

When it comes time for the three little wolves to go out into the world and build themselves a hous… read more

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11. Anatole (Anatole, #1)

By: Paul Galdone , Eve Titus

4.10

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

Anatole is a most honorable mouse. When he realizes that humans are upset by mice sampling their le… read more

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12. Doctor De Soto

By: William Steig

3.50

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

"Doctor De Soto, the dentist, did very good work." With the aid of his able assistant, Mrs. De Soto… read more

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Cover of The Gruffalo (Gruffalo, #1) by Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler

13. The Gruffalo (Gruffalo, #1)

By: Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Just what is the Gruffalo? He has terrible tusks... and terrible claws... and terrible teeth in … read more

Similar categories in Julia Donaldson's The Gruffalo (Gruffalo, #1) book and Chris Riddell's Once Upon A Wild Wood

  • fantasy
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Spring Story (Brambly Hedge, #1) by Jill Barklem

14. Spring Story (Brambly Hedge, #1)

By: Jill Barklem

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The mice of Brambly Hedge are in high spirits! Fair weather and blossoms along the hedgerow have co… read more

Similar categories in Jill Barklem's Spring Story (Brambly Hedge, #1) book and Chris Riddell's Once Upon A Wild Wood

  • fantasy
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of A Spoonful Of Murder (Liz, Pat and Thelma, #1) by J.M.   Hall

15. A Spoonful Of Murder (Liz, Pat and Thelma, #1)

By: J.M. Hall

3.18

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Retirement can be murder… Every Thursday, three retired school teachers have their ‘coffee o’clo… read more

Similar categories in J.M. Hall's A Spoonful Of Murder (Liz, Pat and Thelma, #1) book and Chris Riddell's Once Upon A Wild Wood

  • fiction
Cover of The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale by Jon Klassen

16. The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

By: Jon Klassen

4.26

Format: 105 pages, None

Jon Klassen's retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale.In a big abandoned house, on a barren hi… read more

Similar categories in Jon Klassen's The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale book and Chris Riddell's Once Upon A Wild Wood

  • fantasy
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Snapdragon by Kat Leyh

17. Snapdragon

By: Kat Leyh

4.48

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Kat Leyh’s Snapdragon is a magical realist graphic novel about a young girl who befriends her town’… read more

Similar categories in Kat Leyh's Snapdragon book and Chris Riddell's Once Upon A Wild Wood

  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Cook & The King by Julia Donaldson

18. Cook & The King

By: Julia Donaldson

3.91

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

There once was a very hungry king Who needed a cook like anything . . . . . . but the king is v… read more

Similar categories in Julia Donaldson's Cook & The King book and Chris Riddell's Once Upon A Wild Wood

  • fairy tales
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Mortina e l'odioso cugino by Barbara Cantini

19. Mortina e l'odioso cugino

By: Barbara Cantini

4.21

Format: 48 pages, Paperback

Mortina e il suo migliore amico, un levriero albino di nome Mesto, vivono con la zia Dipartita e tr… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Cantini's Mortina e l'odioso cugino book and Chris Riddell's Once Upon A Wild Wood

  • fantasy
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Tidesong by Wendy  Xu

20. Tidesong

By: Wendy Xu

3.90

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Perfect for fans of Studio Ghibli and The Tea Dragon Society, this is a magically heartwarming grap… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Xu's Tidesong book and Chris Riddell's Once Upon A Wild Wood

  • fantasy
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Findus und der Hahn im Korb (Pettersson und Findus, #8) by Sven Nordqvist

21. Findus und der Hahn im Korb (Pettersson und Findus, #8)

By: Sven Nordqvist

4.28

Format: 28 pages, Hardcover

Hühnererschrecken ist eine von Findus' Lieblingsbeschäftigungen. Und die Hühner haben auch ihren Sp… read more

Similar categories in Sven Nordqvist's Findus und der Hahn im Korb (Pettersson und Findus, #8) book and Chris Riddell's Once Upon A Wild Wood

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of What You Need to Be Warm by Neil Gaiman

22. What You Need to Be Warm

By: Neil Gaiman

4.20

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

During the coldest season, when the world feels scary—what do you remember about being warm? Baked … read more

Similar categories in Neil Gaiman's What You Need to Be Warm book and Chris Riddell's Once Upon A Wild Wood

  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Baddies by Julia Donaldson

23. The Baddies

By: Julia Donaldson

3.79

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The brand-new picture book from superstar author and illustrator Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler… read more

Similar categories in Julia Donaldson's The Baddies book and Chris Riddell's Once Upon A Wild Wood

  • fairy tales
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Happily Ever After & Everything In Between by Debbie Tung

24. Happily Ever After & Everything In Between

By: Debbie Tung

4.09

Format: 147 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Quiet Girl in a Noisy World and Book Love comes a funny and adorable… read more

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Cover of Margaret's Unicorn by Briony May Smith

25. Margaret's Unicorn

By: Briony May Smith

4.37

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Margaret's whole world changes when her family moves to a cottage by the sea to be near her grandma… read more

Similar categories in Briony May Smith's Margaret's Unicorn book and Chris Riddell's Once Upon A Wild Wood

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of There's an Elf in Your Book by Tom    Fletcher

26. There's an Elf in Your Book

By: Tom Fletcher

3.86

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

Ho, ho, ho! There's an elf in this Christmas picture book by bestselling children's author, YouTube… read more

Similar categories in Tom Fletcher's There's an Elf in Your Book book and Chris Riddell's Once Upon A Wild Wood

  • fantasy
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Are You a Monster? (Your Scary Monster Friend, #1) by Guilherme Karsten

27. Are You a Monster? (Your Scary Monster Friend, #1)

By: Guilherme Karsten

4.07

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

 Are You a Monster? is a fun interactive read-aloud picture book that will have children of all age… read more

Similar categories in Guilherme Karsten's Are You a Monster? (Your Scary Monster Friend, #1) book and Chris Riddell's Once Upon A Wild Wood

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Christopher Pumpkin by Sue Hendra

28. Christopher Pumpkin

By: Sue Hendra

4.12

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Fans of Room on the Broom and How to Catch a Monster will love this creepy-cute tale about one pump… read more

Similar categories in Sue Hendra's Christopher Pumpkin book and Chris Riddell's Once Upon A Wild Wood

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Once Upon A Wild Wood by Chris Riddell

29. Once Upon A Wild Wood

By: Chris Riddell

4.09

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Little Green Raincape is on her way to Rapunzel's party, deep in the wild woods. The way is long an… read more

Similar categories in Chris Riddell's Once Upon A Wild Wood book and Chris Riddell's Once Upon A Wild Wood

  • fairy tales
  • art
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • folk tales
  • fantasy
Cover of Victor, the Wolf with Worries by Catherine Rayner

30. Victor, the Wolf with Worries

By: Catherine Rayner

4.34

Format: 33 pages, Kindle Edition

A beautifully illustrated story with a gentle and encouraging message to help children deal with th… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Rayner's Victor, the Wolf with Worries book and Chris Riddell's Once Upon A Wild Wood

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Clive Penguin by Huw Lewis-Jones

31. Clive Penguin

By: Huw Lewis-Jones

4.00

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Who's ever heard of a penguin that doesn't like the cold? Surrounded by the same old snow day in da… read more

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20 Top fiction books like Once Upon A Wild Wood by Chris Riddell

Transform Your Habits

Wishtree

Katherine Applegate , Charles Santoso

4.29

Transform Your Habits

The Tiger Who Came to Tea

Judith Kerr

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Tiddler: The Story-Telling Fish

Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler

4.49

Transform Your Habits

Mog the Forgetful Cat

Judith Kerr

4.39

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21 must-read fiction books like There's an Elf in Your Book by Tom Fletcher

Transform Your Habits

Coming Home

Michael Morpurgo , Kerry Hyndman

3.88

Transform Your Habits

Room on the Broom

Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler

4.46

Transform Your Habits

The Koala Who Could

Rachel Bright , Jim Field

3.60

Transform Your Habits

Mrs. Claus Takes A Vacation

Linas Alsenas

4.27

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