I recently finished my yearly read through of the Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire. ‘In an Absent Dream’ and ‘Across The Green Grass Fields’ have this really specific vibe, of children in a fairytale world.
Other books with this vibe include:
The later Narnia books (think Dawn Treader and The Silver Chair).
The Moomin books
Howl’s Moving Castle
Earthsea
Suggestions don’t have to be portal fantasies, or even for children, I’m just looking for that fairytale/ghibli kind of vibe.
by Bookishbean98