Books like The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell
Looking for books like The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer (Fantasy · grades 3–7)? It’s most often read for its themes of fairy tales, family, and adventure. The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.
These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 3–7 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell
- The Season of Styx MaloneKekla MagoonThe Season of Styx MaloneKekla Magoon · 510L
Willa of the WoodRobert Beatty
Amir and the Jinn PrincessM.T. Khan
Boy 2.0Tracey Baptiste
Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House #1)Mary Pope Osborne · 510L
Flat StanleyJeff Brown · 540L
Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald EyeGeronimo Stilton · 530L
Gregor the OverlanderSuzanne Collins
Legendarios: Wrath of the Rain GodKarla Arenas Valenti
Mr. Popper's PenguinsRichard Atwater · Florence Atwater · 910L
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Why each is a match
- The Season of Styx Malone510L
- Shares themes of family and adventure and overlapping grades (3–7).
- Willa of the Woodgrades 4–7
- Shares themes of family, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- Amir and the Jinn Princessgrades 4–8
- Shares themes of family and adventure and overlapping grades (4–8).
- Boy 2.0grades 4–8
- Shares themes of family and adventure and overlapping grades (4–8).
- Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House #1)510L
- Shares themes of family and adventure and overlapping grades (1–4).
- Flat Stanley540L
- Shares themes of family and adventure and overlapping grades (1–3).
- Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye530L
- Shares themes of family and adventure and overlapping grades (2–5).
- Gregor the Overlandergrades 4–7
- Shares themes of family, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- Legendarios: Wrath of the Rain Godgrades 3–6
- Shares themes of family and adventure and overlapping grades (3–6).
- Mr. Popper's Penguins910L
- Shares themes of family and adventure and overlapping grades (3–5).