If you laughed at Mrs. Jewls’s upside-down logic and Todd getting sent home early for the silliest reasons, you’ll love the wordplay and wit in The Phantom Tollbooth. Milo meets a watchdog named Tock, literally jumps to Conclusions, and learns “subtraction stew” that makes you hungrier the more you eat—comedic brainteasers that scratch the same itch as Wayside’s goofy lessons.

If the sheer strangeness of a 30-story school and a “student” who turns out to be a dead rat in a raincoat delighted you, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland doubles down on that surreal, rules-don’t-apply energy. Like Mrs. Jewls’s class, Wonderland runs on nonsense logic—riddles with no answers, arbitrary punishments, and characters who make sense only if you tilt your head and grin.

If you enjoyed the quick, self-contained chapters where we hop from Leslie’s pigtail woes to Maurecia’s ice-cream fixations and Calvin’s errands, Nicholas delivers that same breezy, vignette rhythm. Each short tale captures a schoolyard misadventure with friends piling in, jokes escalating, and a punchline landing—perfect for readers who like their chaos in hilarious snapshots.

If your favorite part was getting to know the whole class—Todd’s constant trouble, Leslie’s frustrations, Maurecia’s quirks, Calvin’s errands, and Louis the yard teacher—Because of Mr. Terupt offers another rich classroom ensemble. Multiple students narrate their own ups and downs, giving you that satisfying chorus of kid perspectives you loved at Wayside.

If the school setting and larger-than-life educators hooked you—think Mrs. Jewls’s cheerful chaos and the daily absurdities of her classroom—Matilda channels that energy with a brilliant kid facing outrageous school antics. From tyrannical Miss Trunchbull to delightfully kind Miss Honey, the classroom is a stage for pranks, comeuppances, and a little unbelievable power used to set things right.