{"id":10306,"date":"2026-06-23T10:37:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T10:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/?post_type=lr_article&p=10306"},"modified":"2026-06-23T10:37:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T10:37:55","slug":"books-like-magic-tree-house","status":"publish","type":"lr_article","link":"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/articles\/books-like-magic-tree-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Books like Magic Tree House"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For most millennials (like myself), these books probably conjure up core memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I know I spent many an evening tucked up with Jack and Annie as they travelled through time and space from Frog Creek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And books like Magic Tree House were not massively common in my school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was incredibly lucky to have a mum who insisted my bookshelves were always well stocked and these had a long running residency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a British kid, I couldn’t get enough of the American culture of these books. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what makes them so devourable for a little bookworm? Although they are technically <\/em>a series, each book is its own amazing story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So you kind of get the best of both worlds. The familiarity of Jack and Annie, but also a new amazing adventure to get stuck into.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s very comforting. And pretty tricky to replicate. Especially considering the sheer volume that this series has to offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you grew up in a house of readers like I did, you’ll know the panic. “Nothing to read” gets treated like a genuine emergency round ours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your reader is a Jack, they’ve probably started pushing their glasses up their nose and scribbling “facts” in a notebook. If they’re more of an Annie, they’re the one diving in headfirst and trying to talk to the dog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s the magic of it. Point at a picture and make a wish. The tree house spins you off to dinosaurs or knights or a real moment in history. There’s just enough true stuff dropped in to feel clever. All at a length they can read on their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Catch is, there’s only so long you can stay up one tree house. So here are five books that I’d have been happy to go to next as a former Magic Tree House fan. They’re all adventure books for younger readers<\/a>, from quick early-chapter ones up to one chunkier step up. Every one is on Little Reads<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Books like Magic Tree House to read next<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Hidden Stairs and the Magic Carpet (Tony Abbott)<\/h3>\n\n\n

The Secrets of Droon<\/a>, and there’s a few to get stuck into afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beast Quest: Ferno the Fire Dragon (Adam Blade)<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Beast Quest – Ferno The Fire Dragon<\/p>

Adam Blade<\/span><\/span>Age 7<\/span><\/span>Adventure<\/span><\/div><\/div>›<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n

Strange things keep happening in Tom’s village. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Something attacks the horses, the river dries up, the crops burn to the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tom has always wanted a proper quest, and now he gets one. He’s sent across the kingdom to free the Beasts that have turned against the land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each book is one Beast, one battle, one job done. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These match that same episodic energy and are also filled to the brim with action. There are dozens of them<\/a> too, so no panic about running out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ranger in Time: Attack on Pearl Harbor (Kate Messner)<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Ranger in Time – Attack on Pearl Harbor<\/p>

Kate Messner<\/span><\/span>Age 7<\/span><\/span>War<\/span><\/div><\/div>›<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n

This is the one for the Magic Tree House fan who loved landing slap bang in a real moment in history. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ranger is a search-and-rescue dog who travels back in time. Here he arrives in Hawaii in 1941, just as the attack on Pearl Harbor begins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

His rescue training kicks in and he sets about helping a young sailor and a pair of twins get to safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Same time-travel-into-real-history feeling as Jack and Annie, with a brave dog at the centre of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dragon Girls: Azmina the Gold Glitter Dragon (Maddy Mara)<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Dragon Girls 1 – Azmina the Gold Glitter Dragon<\/p>

Maddy Mara<\/span><\/span>Age 6<\/span><\/span>Fantasy<\/span><\/div><\/div>›<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n

Azmina gets pulled into the Magic Forest and finds out she can turn into a dragon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A gold, glittery, fire-breathing dragon. The Tree Queen summons her to keep the forest safe from the troublesome Shadow Sprites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s bright, fast and full of magic, and the chapters are short enough for a newer reader to manage solo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A good shout for the younger end who want that magic-portal feeling with nothing scary in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A step up: Amira and Hamza, The War to Save the Worlds (Samira Ahmed)<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Amira & Hamza, The War to Save the Worlds<\/p>

Samira Ahmed<\/span><\/span>Age 8<\/span><\/span>Adventure<\/span><\/div><\/div>›<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n

When your child is ready for something with a bit more heft, this is a lovely step up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the night of a rare eclipse, Amira and her little brother Hamza are at a museum exhibit. That’s when Hamza grabs a box he really shouldn’t. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everyone around them drops into a sleep spell. A chunk of the moon breaks off. Suddenly the two of them are the only ones who can stop the worlds falling apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Longer and bigger than the others here, drawn from Islamic legend, and very funny about the way brothers and sisters wind each other up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Never run out of the next big adventure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It can feel like a big task moving your little reader onto a new series of books. Especially if they’ve made their way through all of the Magic Tree House books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hopefully by this point, you’ll have at least one (hopefully more than that) option to get them started on something new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And you can try all of these for free on Little Reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before you go ahead and download, it’s worth knowing that Little Reads is built for children who already love books. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your little one is still finding their feet with reading, an app with phonics and reading levels will serve you better. We’re a library, not a classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But if you’ve got a reader who finishes a series and immediately needs the next one, this is what we’re for. Little Reads is a digital library of 3,000+ hand-picked books for children who love to read. Start them on The Hidden Stairs and the Magic Carpet<\/a> or Beast Quest<\/a> and see where they go. \u00a37.99 a month after a 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you enjoyed this article, you might also like short chapter books for bedtime<\/a> and books like The Worst Witch<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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