What to Read After Matilda
Readers who loved Matilda by Roald Dahl keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where Matilda is read alongside other books across reader co-reads and book lists. The more independent sources agree on a title, the higher it ranks.
Books to read after Matilda
The Secret Garden
The Witches
The BFG
James and the Giant Peach
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Giving Tree
The Twits
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Bridge to Terabithia
Where the Wild Things Are
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
George's Marvelous Medicine
The Reptile Room
The Bad Beginning
Green Eggs and Ham
The Wide Window
Winnie-the-Pooh
Danny, The Champion of the World
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Miserable Mill
The Austere Academy
Tuck Everlasting
Charlotte's Web
The Ersatz Elevator