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A delightfully weird and slightly subversive funhouse of stories that refuses to take itself or the adult world too seriously. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Noisy Outlaws, Unfriendly Blobs, and Some Other Things . ..
- whimsical
- offbeat
- mildly eerie
- chaotic
- 01
Pretty Monsters
Kelly Link
A funny, surreal, and imaginative collection where the ordinary world hides bizarre, unsettling, and wondrous secrets.
- 02
Lemony Snicket
Lemony Snicket
A delightfully frustrating scrapbook of clues, codes, and conspiracies that invites you into a gloomy, absurd mystery.
- 03
Get in Trouble
Kelly Link
A darkly playful plunge into a world where suburban anxieties and teenage sleepovers collide with ghosts, superheroes, and the uncanny.
- 04
Horseradish
Lemony Snicket
A delightfully cynical antidote to toxic positivity, offering elegant commiseration for life's inevitable disappointments.
- 05
The Dangerous Alphabet
Neil Gaiman
A delightfully sinister twist on a childhood staple that invites readers into a shadowy, subterranean world of monsters and mischief.
- 06
Stories
Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio
A genre-defying collection of imaginative tales that uses flashes of magic to reveal the unsettling truths hidden in the everyday.
- 07
Explorer
Kazu Kibuishi
A kaleidoscopic collection of bite-sized graphic adventures that crack open the thrilling, sometimes spooky, allure of the unknown.
- 08
How They Met, and Other Stories
David Levithan
A kaleidoscopic celebration of young love in all its messy, joyful, and heartbreaking forms.
- 09
Tales From Outer Suburbia
Shaun Tan
A beautifully illustrated, surreal exploration of the quiet magic hiding just beneath the surface of ordinary life.
- 10
20th Century Ghosts
Joe Hill · 2007
A masterful blend of nostalgic Americana and creeping dread that finds the monstrous in the mundane and the heartbreaking in the horrific.
- 11
Under My Hat
Jonathan Strahan
A bubbling cauldron of magical coming-of-age tales that feels like a crisp autumn evening.
- 12
Scary Stories for Young Foxes
Christian McKay Heidicker
A chilling, campfire-style descent into the dark woods where primal fears are met with fierce courage.
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