Books like Hansel and Gretel

12 books to read next

• Five Children and It E. Nesbit 2.8 h
• The Firework-maker's Daughter Philip Pullman 2.1 h
• The Book of Dragons E. Nesbit 2.1 h
• The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse Beatrix Potter, Wendy Rasmussen 1.1 h
• Swimmy Leo Lionni, Xosé Manuel González, Ignasi Centelles 35 min
• Can't You Sleep, Little Bear? Martin Waddell, Barbara Firth, Virginia Miller 35 min
• The Tales of Beedle the Bard J. K. Rowling 2.3 h
• The Talking Eggs Robert D. San Souci 35 min
• Usborne Illustrated Grimms Fairy Tales Ruth Brocklehurst, Gillian Doherty 5.5 h
• In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories Alvin Schwartz, Victor Rivas, Dirk Zimmer 1.2 h
• The Seven Chinese Brothers Margaret Mahy 44 min
• An Ember in the Ashes Sabaa Tahir 8.5 h

How long each takes

Five Children and It E. Nesbit 2.8 h The Firework-maker's Daughter Philip Pullman 2.1 h The Book of Dragons E. Nesbit 2.1 h The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse Beatrix Potter, Wendy Rasmussen 1.1 h Swimmy Leo Lionni, Xosé Manuel González, Ignasi Centelles 35 min Can't You Sleep, Little Bear? Martin Waddell, Barbara Firth, Virginia Miller 35 min The Tales of Beedle the Bard J. K. Rowling 2.3 h The Talking Eggs Robert D. San Souci 35 min Usborne Illustrated Grimms Fairy Tales Ruth Brocklehurst, Gillian Doherty 5.5 h In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories Alvin Schwartz, Victor Rivas, Dirk Zimmer 1.2 h The Seven Chinese Brothers Margaret Mahy 44 min An Ember in the Ashes Sabaa Tahir 8.5 h

Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.