8 Top middle grade books like Matilda by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake

Cover of Matilda by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake

Matilda

By: Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake

4.33

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

“The Trunchbull” is no match for Matilda! Matilda is a little girl who is far too good to be tru…

"If you are good life is good."

-Roald Dahl, Matilda

"You chose books. I chose looks."

-Roald Dahl, Matilda

"Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous..."

-Roald Dahl, Matilda

"She resented being told constantly that she was stupid, when she knew she wasn't."

-Roald Dahl, Matilda

If you liked the middle grade plot in Matilda by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake , here is a list of 8 books like this:

Cover of Kristy's Great Idea: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #1) by Ann M. Martin, Raina Telgemeier

1. Kristy's Great Idea: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #1)

By: Ann M. Martin , Raina Telgemeier

4.15

Format: 192 pages, Library Binding

In this new graphic novel edition of the very first Baby-Sitters Club book, Raina Telgemeier captur… read more

Similar categories in Ann M. Martin's Kristy's Great Idea: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #1) book and Roald Dahl's Matilda

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
Cover of The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Richard Howard, Dom Marcos Barbosa, None

2. The Little Prince

By: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry , Richard Howard , Dom Marcos Barbosa , None

4.33

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

A pilot stranded in the desert awakes one morning to see, standing before him, the most extraordina… read more

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  • childrens
  • school
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"I wonder,"

-Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

"Where are the people?"

-Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

"No one is ever satisfied where he is."

-Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

"Words are the source of misunderstandings."

-Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

Cover of The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

3. The Very Hungry Caterpillar

By: Eric Carle

4.33

Format: 26 pages, Board book

THE all-time classic story, from generation to generation, sold somewhere in the world every 30 sec… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • fiction
"On Saturday, he ate through one piece of chocolate cake, one ice-cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese, one slice of salami, one lollipop, one piece of cherry pie, one sausage, one cupcak…"

-Eric Carle, The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Cover of Wonder (Wonder #1) by R.J. Palacio

4. Wonder (Wonder #1)

By: R.J. Palacio

3.95

Format: 302 pages, Hardcover

I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse. August (Auggie) P… read more

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  • childrens
  • school
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
Cover of Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

5. Green Eggs and Ham

By: Dr. Seuss

4.00

Format: 412 pages, Hardcover

"Do you like green eggs and ham?" asks Sam-I-am in this Beginner Book by Dr. Seuss. In a house or w… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • humor
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Matilda by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake

6. Matilda

By: Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake

4.33

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

“The Trunchbull” is no match for Matilda! Matilda is a little girl who is far too good to be tru… read more

Similar categories in Roald Dahl's Matilda book and Roald Dahl's Matilda

  • classics
  • childrens
  • school
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"If you are good life is good."

-Roald Dahl, Matilda

"You chose books. I chose looks."

-Roald Dahl, Matilda

"Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous..."

-Roald Dahl, Matilda

"She resented being told constantly that she was stupid, when she knew she wasn't."

-Roald Dahl, Matilda

Cover of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: A Play by Roald Dahl, Richard R. George

7. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: A Play

By: Roald Dahl , Richard R. George

3.83

Format: None pages,

Roald Dahl's much-loved story about how Charlie Bucket wins a ticket to visit Willy Wonka's amazing… read more

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8. How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

By: Dr. Seuss

3.82

Format: 262 pages, Hardcover

"The Grinch hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season! Now, please don't ask why. No one quite kn… read more

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9. The Cat in the Hat

By: Dr. Seuss

4.15

Format: 384 pages,

Poor Sally and her brother. It's cold and wet and they're stuck in the house with nothing to do . .… read more

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Cover of The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

10. The Secret Garden

By: Frances Hodgson Burnett

4.16

Format: 331 pages, Hardcover

In a house full of sadness and secrets, can young, orphaned Mary find happiness? Mary Lennox, a … read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Might I,"

-Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden

"They're a pair of young Satans."

-Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden

"You said th' Magic was in my back. Th' doctor calls it rheumatics."

-Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden

"If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden."

-Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden

11. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)

By: C.S. Lewis

3.58

Format: None pages, Paperback

They open a door and enter a world NARNIA...the land beyond the wardrobe, the secret country known … read more

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12. Where the Wild Things Are

By: Maurice Sendak

3.00

Format: 81 pages, Paperback

One night Max puts on his wolf suit and makes mischief of one kind and another, so his mother calls… read more

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13. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #1)

By: Jeff Kinney

4.70

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Boys don't keep diaries--or do they? The launch of an exciting and innovatively illustrated new ser… read more

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14. Dog Man (Dog Man, #1)

By: Dav Pilkey

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

New from the creator of Captain Underpants, it's Dog Man, the #1 New York Timesbestselling, crime-b… read more

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15. Holes (Holes, #1)

By: Louis Sachar

3.43

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishmen… read more

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16. Where the Sidewalk Ends

By: Shel Silverstein

4.02

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Where the Sidewalk Ends turns forty! Celebrate with this anniversary edition that features an eye-c… read more

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Cover of Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White, Garth Williams, Rosemary Wells

17. Charlotte’s Web

By: E.B. White , Garth Williams , Rosemary Wells

4.20

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

This beloved book by E. B. White, author of Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan, is a classic… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • school
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Don't write about Man; write about a man."

-E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web

"We take to the breeze, we go as we please."

-E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web

"With the right words you can change the world."

-E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web

"I say it's spinach, and I say the hell with it."

-E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web

18. The Giving Tree

By: Shel Silverstein

3.45

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

"Once there was a tree...and she loved a little boy." So begins a story of unforgettable perception… read more

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Cover of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling

19. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1)

By: J.K. Rowling

4.47

Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition

An alternative cover for this ASIN can be found here "Turning the envelope over, his hand trembl… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Yeah,"

-J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1)

"Fifty?"

-J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1)

"Alas! Earwax!"

-J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1)

"Swish and flick."

-J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1)

Cover of Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Lost Christmas! (Classic Seuss) by Alastair Heim

20. Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Lost Christmas! (Classic Seuss)

By: Alastair Heim

4.34

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The Grinch is BACK and ready to prove to the residents of Who- ville that he's changed. This heartw… read more

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  • humor
  • classics
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Wonka by Sibéal Pounder

21. Wonka

By: Sibéal Pounder

4.02

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

WONKA tells the wondrous story of how the world's greatest inventor, magician and chocolate-maker b… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook

7 Top classics books like Matilda by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Eric Carle

4.33

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Green Eggs and Ham

Dr. Seuss

4.00

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Matilda

Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake

4.33

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The Secret Garden

Frances Hodgson Burnett

4.16

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8 best-selling fiction books like Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Lost Christmas! (Classic Seuss) by Alastair Heim

Transform Your Habits

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Eric Carle

4.33

Transform Your Habits

Green Eggs and Ham

Dr. Seuss

4.00

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Matilda

Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake

4.33

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)

Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake

4.16

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