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A quirky, fast-paced adventure where plucky kids and bizarre rodent magic collide to defeat wicked authority. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat.
- quirky
- mildly sinister
- whimsical
- suspenseful
- 01
Ricky Ricotta's Giant Robot vs. The Mutant Mosquitos From Mercury
Dav Pilkey
A high-energy, humorous adventure where a small hero and a massive machine team up to swat away an extraterrestrial threat.
- 02
The Borrowers
Mary Norton
A cozy yet precarious glimpse into a miniature world hidden just beneath the floorboards of everyday life.
- 03
Ratburger
David Walliams
A delightfully grotesque and cheeky underdog story where the adults are awful, the humor is delightfully gross, and the heart shines through the grime.
- 04
The Children Who Smelled a Rat
Allan Ahlberg · 2005
A delightfully chaotic romp through a family's wildly unpredictable and utterly absurd bad day.
- 05
The Shrinking of Treehorn
Heidi, Florence Parry · 1989
A delightfully deadpan fable about the surreal absurdity of being a child in a world run by profoundly oblivious adults.
- 06
Night Of The Giant Everything
R. L. Stine
A frantic, fun-scary scramble for survival where everyday household objects become towering instruments of terror.
- 07
Horrible Harry and the Green Slime
Suzy Kline · 1989
A joyful celebration of second-grade chaos, sticky hands, and the thrill of harmless rebellion.
- 08
Racso and the rats of NIMH
Jane Leslie Conly
A stirring, earthy adventure where unlikely companions brave a vast and dangerous world to save their hidden sanctuary.
- 09
Dragon Slippers
Jessica Day George
A charming, spirited adventure where a practical heroine uses her wits, a needle, and a pair of magical shoes to forge her own destiny.
- 10
Mildred and Sam and their babies
Sharleen Collicott
A warm, pocket-sized hug of a story that turns the daunting prospect of starting school into a cozy, manageable adventure.
- 11
The king, the mice, and the cheese
Nancy Gurney
A playful, escalating romp about a royal dilemma and the tiny creatures who cause big trouble.
- 12
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
Terry Pratchett
A darkly funny, philosophical caper that turns a classic fairy tale on its head, featuring animals burdened with the sudden, terrifying weight of sentience.
