Read-alikes and related books

Books like The Magic Fan

Explore 24 books like The Magic Fan by Keith Baker — a handpicked selection united by Runaways, Strangers, Inventions, and Violence.

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Top related books to The Magic Fan

Strong read-alikes chosen for how closely they echo the themes and feel of The Magic Fan.

Kitty and the Sky Garden Adventure

Paula Harrison

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

The Little Red Pen

Janet Stevens

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

A Day for Vincent Chin and Me

Jacqueline Turner Banks

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

A Place for Nicholas

Lucy Floyd

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

Katy No-pocket

Emmy Payne

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

Marco’s Run

Wesley Cartier

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

Boris and Bella

Carolyn Crimi

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

I Can Build It!

Kelly Greenawalt

Themes: Inventions • Diversity & Multicultural • Technology

You are Ready! The World is Waiting

Eric Carle

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

#10

Tbh #8 TBH, I Don’t Want to Say Good-Bye

Lisa Greenwald

Themes: Strangers • Inventions • Violence

#11

One Time

Sharon Creech

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

#12

The Copycat

Wendy McLeod MacKnight

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

#13

I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More!

Karen Beaumont

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

#14

Letters from a Desperate Dog

Eileen Christelow

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

#15

Crickwing

Janell Cannon

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

#16

Nowhere Special

Matt Wallace

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

#17

Chester the Worldly Pig

Bill Peet

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

#18

Odd Dog Out

Rob Biddulph

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

#19

My Name Is a Story

Ashanti

Themes: Strangers • Violence • Bullying

#20

Ghost Girl

Ally Malinenko

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

#21

When I Wake Up

Seth Fishman

Themes: Strangers • Violence • Bullying

#22

Kitty and the Twilight Trouble

Paula Harrison

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

#23

Best Babysitters Ever

Caroline Cala

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

#24

A Snow Day for Plum!

Matt Phelan

Themes: Runaways • Strangers • Violence

This list brings together 24 books that share meaningful common ground with The Magic Fan by Keith Baker. Connected by Runaways, Strangers, Inventions. Authors featured include Paula Harrison, Janet Stevens, Jacqueline Turner Banks, Lucy Floyd, and others. Each pick was selected for thematic and literary overlap — not just genre similarity.