Books like The Phantom Tollbooth
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster reads as whimsical, witty. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll · 1865
Shares the wonder + hopeful thread
83% genome match
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Roald Dahl · 1964
Shares the wonder + hopeful thread
83% genome match
Nevermoor
Jessica Townsend · 2017
Shares the wonder + hopeful thread
69% genome match
Stardust
Neil Gaiman · 1999
Shares the hopeful + wonder thread
73% genome match
Necklace of Raindrops
Joan Aiken · 1968
Shares the wonder + hopeful thread
69% genome match
The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune · 2020
Shares the hopeful + wonder thread
71% genome match
The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame · 1908
Shares the wonder thread
83% genome match
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C.S. Lewis · 1950
Shares the wonder + hopeful thread
69% genome match
Mary Poppins comes back
Pamela L. Travers · 1935
Shares the wonder thread
69% genome match
The last of the really great whangdoodles
Julie Edwards · 1974
Shares the wonder thread
69% genome match
The Enchanted Wood
Enid Blyton · 1939
Shares the wonder thread
69% genome match
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
L. Frank Baum · 1908
Shares the wonder thread
69% genome match
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