If you loved Tom's fantastical adventures with fairies and water-creatures, you'll adore The Wind in the Willows. This classic follows Mole, Rat, Badger, and the irrepressible Toad as they explore a world where animals talk and the riverbank brims with magic and wonder. The lush descriptions of nature and playful spirit will transport you to a similarly enchanting realm.

Just as Tom is swept into an underwater world that challenges and changes him, Alice tumbles down the rabbit hole into Wonderland, where she encounters bizarre characters and mind-bending logic. Both stories follow a young protagonist's journey of self-discovery in a fantastical setting, making Alice's Adventures in Wonderland a delightful next read.

If you appreciated the allegorical journey of Tom in The Water-Babies, you’ll find The Little Prince equally captivating. The story is filled with symbolic encounters and gentle moral lessons, as the Little Prince travels from planet to planet, encountering peculiar adults and pondering deep truths about life, love, and innocence.

If you enjoyed the vivid underwater kingdom and its quirky inhabitants, Peter Pan offers another enchanting world—Neverland—teeming with pirates, fairies, lost boys, and mermaids. Barrie’s lush descriptions and inventiveness in worldbuilding will appeal to your sense of wonder and adventure.

Tom’s transformation from a mistreated chimney sweep to a kindhearted water-baby echoes the personal growth in The Secret Garden. Mary Lennox, a lonely orphan, discovers a hidden garden and, through nurturing it, finds friendship and healing. Both books offer moving portrayals of how magical new worlds can inspire profound change.