“A curious but honest tale which deals with matters of crucial importance to children: smallness, the existence of evil in the world, mourning, separation, death.” – The New York Times Book Review
IF YOU LOVE THIS BOOK, THEN TRY:
Black, Holly, and Tony DiTerlizzi. The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 1: The Field Guide. Simon & Schuster, 2003. (And others in the Spiderwick series.)
Dahl, Roald. The BFG. Farrar, 1982.
Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Knopf, 1964.
Dahl, Roald. Danny, the Champion of the World. Knopf, 1975.
Dahl, Roald. The Fantastic Mr. Fox. Knopf, 1970.
Dahl, Roald. Matilda. Viking, 1988.
Gaiman, Neil. Coraline. HarperCollins, 2002.
Edwards, Julie. Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles. HarperCollins, 1974.
Juster, Norton. The Phantom Tollbooth. Knopf, 1961.
Pratchett, Terry. The Wee Free Men. HarperCollins, 2003.
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass. Knopf, 1996.
Selden, George. The Cricket in Times Square. Farrar, 1960.
Snicket, Lemony. The Bad Beginning. HarperCollins, 2000.