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A deceptively sweet picture book that lures you in with childhood nostalgia before gleefully pulling the rug out to reveal something delightfully macabre. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle - The Thing Beneath the Bed.
- deceptively innocent
- eerie
- darkly whimsical
- unsettling
- 01
Adventure time
Danielle Corsetto
A delightfully chaotic romp through a candy-colored world with a mismatched crew of reluctant heroes.
- 02
The prince and the dressmaker
Jen Wang
A joyous, swoon-worthy fairy tale about the magic of finding the people who let you sparkle exactly as you are.
- 03
Fing
David Walliams
A delightfully chaotic and cheeky romp about the ultimate spoiled brat and the ridiculous lengths her parents will go to appease her.
- 04
Ogre, Ogre
Piers Anthony
A pun-filled, lighthearted romp where a supposedly mindless brute discovers his inner gentleman while escorting a chaotic band of magical maidens.
- 05
The Princess Bride
William Goldman
A swashbuckling, self-aware fairy tale that manages to be both a hilarious satire and a deeply earnest celebration of true love.
- 06
Myth conceptions
Robert Asprin · 1980
A chaotic, pun-filled buddy comedy wrapped in a classic fantasy adventure.
- 07
Almost everybody farts
Marty Kelley
A gleefully irreverent, rhyming celebration of the great equalizer of bodily functions.
- 08
Hamster princess
Ursula Vernon
A delightfully fractured fairy tale that trades passive sighing for cliff-diving and monster-slaying.
- 09
The BFG
Roald Dahl
A delightfully wonky, dream-catching adventure that balances gentle scares with immense heart and linguistic acrobatics.
- 10
xkcd
Randall Munroe
A delightfully nerdy exploration of romance, sarcasm, math, and language told through minimalist stick figures.
- 11
The Paper Bag Princess
Robert N. Munsch · 2004
A cheeky, empowering twist on the classic fairy tale that celebrates wit and self-worth over pretty dresses and prince charmings.
- 12
Gerald's Game
Stephen King · 1992
A masterclass in claustrophobic terror that traps you inside a fracturing mind with no way out.
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