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

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Why each is a match

A Tale Dark and Grimmgrades 4–7
Shares themes of fairy tales, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7).
City of Ghostsgrades 4–7
Shares themes of family, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7).
Max and the Midknightsgrades 3–6
Shares themes of adventure, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–6).
The Lost Heirgrades 3–7
Shares themes of family, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–7).
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).
Amari and the Night Brothersgrades 4–7
Shares themes of family, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7).
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).
Fablehavengrades 4–7
Shares themes of family and adventure and overlapping grades (4–7).

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