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A whimsical invitation to leave the rigid rules of reality behind and embrace the joyful absurdity of childhood. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Where the Sidewalk Ends.
- zany
- nostalgic
- imaginative
- joyful
- 01
Falling Up
Shel Silverstein · 1996
A delightfully absurd tumble through a world where rules are upside down and imagination reigns supreme.
- 02
A light in the attic
Shel Silverstein
A whimsical invitation to step inside a world where the rules of reality are delightfully bent and imagination reigns supreme.
- 03
Dirty Beasts
Roald Dahl
A wickedly funny collection of verses where the animal kingdom finally gets its gruesome, glorious revenge.
- 04
If I Ran the Circus
Dr. Seuss · 1956
A breathless, rhythmic celebration of a child's boundless imagination spiraling into joyful absurdity.
- 05
Yertle the turtle
Dr. Seuss · 1988
A bouncy, rhythmic takedown of bullies and braggarts that makes learning about humility an absolute blast.
- 06
Instructions
Neil Gaiman
A lyrical, beautifully illustrated roadmap for surviving the dark woods of both fairytales and real life.
- 07
Revolting rhymes
Roald Dahl
A gleefully wicked dismantling of childhood innocence told through bouncy, bloodthirsty verse.
- 08
The Cat in the Hat
Theodor Seuss Geisel · 1957
A rainy day's boredom is shattered by a whirlwind of rhythmic, rhyming chaos that teeters on the edge of disaster.
- 09
A Child's Garden of Verses
Robert Louis Stevenson · 1885
A sunlit, nostalgic journey back to the boundless imagination and cozy comforts of early childhood.
- 10
A Visit to William Blake's Inn
Nancy Willard
A dreamy, lyrical journey into a surreal and cozy world where imagination reigns supreme.
- 11
The Hunting of the Snark
Lewis Carroll · 1876
A manic, rhythmic descent into a surreal maritime quest where the rules of logic are cheerfully thrown overboard.
- 12
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod
Eugene Field
A gentle, rhythmic voyage through a starlit dreamscape that rocks the reader into a peaceful slumber.
