Novels Featuring Miniature People

Any story that involves life-sized people interacting with fictitiously small, thinking peoples with language and culture on a par with humans, if not derived from humanity themselves. Examples: The Indian in the Cupboard, The Littles, Honey I Shrunk the Kids.

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1	Gulliver's Travels: Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. by Jonathan Swift 3.58 avg rating — 254,182 ratings score: 1,774, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Borrowers (The Borrowers, #1) by Mary Norton 4.03 avg rating — 93,909 ratings score: 1,576, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Indian in the Cupboard (The Indian in the Cupboard, #1) by Lynne Reid Banks 3.92 avg rating — 102,132 ratings score: 1,273, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1) by L. Frank Baum 3.99 avg rating — 415,907 ratings score: 1,170, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30; Tiffany Aching, #1) by Terry Pratchett 4.27 avg rating — 103,740 ratings score: 902, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1) by Roald Dahl 4.15 avg rating — 765,261 ratings score: 881, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Horton Hears a Who! by Dr. Seuss 4.19 avg rating — 104,051 ratings score: 678, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Truckers (Bromeliad Trilogy #1) by Terry Pratchett 3.93 avg rating — 15,060 ratings score: 619, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Mistress Masham's Repose by T.H. White 3.95 avg rating — 1,811 ratings score: 577, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Thumbelina by Hans Christian Andersen 4.11 avg rating — 13,514 ratings score: 564, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie 4.04 avg rating — 316,236 ratings score: 561, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Just a Few Inches by Tara St. Pierre (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 118 ratings score: 499, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Borrowers Afield (The Borrowers #2) by Mary Norton 4.07 avg rating — 11,811 ratings score: 482, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.28 avg rating — 3,394,622 ratings score: 481, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Borrowers Afloat (The Borrowers, #3) by Mary Norton 4.05 avg rating — 7,075 ratings score: 479, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Gammage Cup (The Minnipins, #1) by Carol Kendall 3.97 avg rating — 3,144 ratings score: 477, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Borrowers Aloft (The Borrowers, #4) by Mary Norton really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,097 ratings score: 476, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Small World by Tabitha King 3.41 avg rating — 768 ratings score: 460, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Fantastic Voyage by Isaac Asimov 3.91 avg rating — 26,801 ratings score: 447, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Shrinking Man by Richard Matheson 3.79 avg rating — 7,490 ratings score: 388, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) by Douglas Adams 4.22 avg rating — 1,647,837 ratings score: 385, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Micronauts by Gordon M. Williams 3.43 avg rating — 110 ratings score: 381, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Return of the Indian (The Indian in the Cupboard, #2) by Lynne Reid Banks 3.86 avg rating — 12,097 ratings score: 379, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Micro by Michael Crichton 3.47 avg rating — 33,361 ratings score: 377, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Little (Grrl) Lost (Newford, #16) by Charles de Lint (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 1,958 ratings score: 376, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Secret of the Indian (The Indian in the Cupboard, #3) by Lynne Reid Banks 3.83 avg rating — 9,141 ratings score: 375, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #1) by Lewis Carroll 3.99 avg rating — 327,244 ratings score: 374, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Mrs. O'Dell's Third-Grade Class Is Shrinking by George E. Stanley liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 353, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Carpet People by Terry Pratchett 3.72 avg rating — 13,801 ratings score: 351, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Diggers (Bromeliad Trilogy, #2) by Terry Pratchett 3.89 avg rating — 12,385 ratings score: 323, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Whisper of Glocken (The Minnipins, #2) by Carol Kendall 3.88 avg rating — 272 ratings score: 316, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Minpins by Roald Dahl 3.89 avg rating — 5,432 ratings score: 292, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Tin Drum by Günter Grass 3.95 avg rating — 41,418 ratings score: 291, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Revolt of the Micronauts by Gordon M. Williams 3.30 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 278, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Microcolony by Gordon M. Williams 3.21 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 275, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Littles by John Lawrence Peterson really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 18,220 ratings score: 259, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Secret of the Blue Glass by Tomiko Inui 3.99 avg rating — 145 ratings score: 254, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Castaways in Lilliput by Henry Winterfeld 3.77 avg rating — 149 ratings score: 251, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Shrinking of Treehorn by Florence Parry Heide 4.17 avg rating — 1,204 ratings score: 246, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Arthur and the Invisibles by Luc Besson 3.76 avg rating — 478 ratings score: 242, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Wings (Bromeliad Trilogy, #3) by Terry Pratchett 3.99 avg rating — 10,211 ratings score: 222, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Under Ordshaw (Ordshaw #1) by Phil Williams (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 100 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Little People by John Christopher 2.97 avg rating — 157 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Secret World of Arrietty Film Comic, Vol. 2 by Hiromasa Yonebayashi (Director) 4.24 avg rating — 265 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Tarzan and the Ant Men (Tarzan, #10) by Edgar Rice Burroughs 3.65 avg rating — 1,633 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Smallest Girl Ever by Sally Gardner 3.87 avg rating — 155 ratings score: 197, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	A Wind in the Door (Time Quintet, #2) by Madeleine L'Engle 3.99 avg rating — 125,985 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Boy with Words by C.E. Wilson (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 118 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Cuckoo Clock by Ennis Graham 3.63 avg rating — 262 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Fantastic Voyage II: Destination Brain by Isaac Asimov 3.58 avg rating — 2,309 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Penny by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Lilliput by Sam Gayton 3.97 avg rating — 296 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	A Tiny Family by Norman Bridwell 3.86 avg rating — 84 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Incredible Shrinking Woman by Jody Sibert 2.78 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Housenapper by Jane Louise Curry (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 132 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The Tiny Wife by Andrew Kaufman (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 3,379 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs by William Joyce (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 749 ratings score: 183, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Suspicion (Animorphs, #24) by K.A. Applegate 3.62 avg rating — 2,967 ratings score: 181, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Loretta Mason Potts by Mary Chase 4.01 avg rating — 169 ratings score: 181, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The Little Warranty People by Eduard Uspensky really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 111 ratings score: 178, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Arthur and the Minimoys by Luc Besson 3.64 avg rating — 2,736 ratings score: 175, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	The Return of the Twelves by Pauline Clarke 4.17 avg rating — 299 ratings score: 175, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	The Food of the Gods by H.G. Wells 3.43 avg rating — 4,375 ratings score: 175, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Mrs. Pepperpot Stories by Alf Prøysen 4.17 avg rating — 635 ratings score: 171, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	The Model Railway Men by Ray Pope 4.12 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 169, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Do-It-Yourself Magic by Ruth Chew 3.98 avg rating — 117 ratings score: 169, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	The Castle of Yew by Lucy M. Boston 3.75 avg rating — 72 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Sir Small and the Sea Monster by Jane O'Connor 3.50 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 164, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	The First Summer Year by Ian Kellam 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 162, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Cold War in a Country Garden by Lindsay Gutteridge 3.43 avg rating — 42 ratings score: 162, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	The Return of the Antelope by Willis Hall 3.79 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 161, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Killer Pine by Lindsay Gutteridge 3.15 avg rating — 26 ratings score: 160, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Fratricide is a Gas by Lindsay Gutteridge 3.43 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 158, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	The Small World of Binky Braverman by Rosemary Wells 3.30 avg rating — 57 ratings score: 156, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	The Glass Mermaid by Susan Clymer 3.93 avg rating — 121 ratings score: 155, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Toby Alone by Timothée de Fombelle 4.23 avg rating — 3,707 ratings score: 139, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Let Me Fall Before I Fly by Barbara Wersba 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 139, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	Moth-Kin Magic by Kathy Kennedy Tapp 4.12 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 131, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	Catkin by Antonia Barber 4.40 avg rating — 255 ratings score: 127, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	The Girl in the Golden Atom by Ray Cummings 3.12 avg rating — 126 ratings score: 126, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	The Dolls' House by Rumer Godden 4.04 avg rating — 1,854 ratings score: 121, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Children of the Forest by Elsa Beskow 4.25 avg rating — 1,452 ratings score: 110, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	The Lambkins by Eve Bunting 3.55 avg rating — 179 ratings score: 106, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	The Diamond Lens by Fitz-James O'Brien 3.19 avg rating — 340 ratings score: 105, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	The Sixty-Eight Rooms (Sixty-Eight Rooms, #1) by Marianne Malone 3.71 avg rating — 3,889 ratings score: 104, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	The Doll People (Doll People, #1) by Ann M. Martin 4.05 avg rating — 15,470 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Strange Metamorphosis by Paul C.R. Monk (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 58 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Erica's House: Their Shrunken World by Zak Kauffman (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Heroic Adventures of Hercules Amsterdam by Melissa Glenn Haber 3.88 avg rating — 51 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Lucia Zarate by Cecilia Velástegui (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) by Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 325,527 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	The Two-Sided Dream by Margaret Carter liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	To Nowhere by C.E. Wilson (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 99 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Simon Small Moves In by Astrid Lindgren 3.98 avg rating — 102 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Bug Hunt by Gayne C. Young 3.91 avg rating — 86 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	The Everlasting Seasons (Little Wanderers #1) by I.K. Silver (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	The Black Gull of Corrie Lochan by Margaret MacAlpine 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	The Pixie's Queen (Monsterly Yours #4) by S.J. Sanders 4.05 avg rating — 1,358 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	The Secret World of Arrietty Film Comic, Vol. 1 by Hiromasa Yonebayashi (Director) 4.16 avg rating — 306 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Mr Charlie Chumpkins and The Further Mishaps of Charlie Chumpkins by Helen Laycock (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Tags: fiction, little, little-people, mini, miniature, miniature-people, people, shrink-ray, shrink-rays, small, small-people, tiny, tiny-people

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message 1: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (last edited Aug 08, 2012 06:34AM) (new)

Aug 08, 2012 06:32AM

Dwarfs? Elves? Hobbits? (All smaller than humans but similar to/on par with them ...)

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message 2: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Aug 08, 2012 09:41AM

I couldn't tell; so I only went for the smallest - the Lilliputians, Borrowers, etc.

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message 3: by Diana (new)

Aug 08, 2012 10:26AM

Hey there! I made this list because I love stories of little people interacting with objects made for larger people (e.g. Thumbelina's cot is a walnut shell and the Borrowers use thimbles for cups and live in walls) and was hoping the Goodreads community would add some similar stories as recommendations.

I also like to read authors' imaginings of their culture, as well as the lengths they sometimes go to to avoid humans since we are giants in their eyes. Of course as a child I used to make-believe Borrowers and fairies existed somewhere in my house and garden, stealing CDs and my sister's hairbrushes (she was always losing them) in the former case and sprinkling dew or painting the spots on mushrooms in the latter. I'd like to honor that magic of imagining a secret, unnoticed world among us, in which case I suppose a few fairy stories would not be out of place!

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message 4: by Carl (new)

Oct 25, 2021 04:56AM

The best books about shrinking, the trilogy by Lyndsay Gutteridge.
Brilliant stories.
My tribute to these books is "The man in the Kitchen"
Love books about miniature people, adult book thrillers especially.
Surprised Gutteridge is not on this list
Look em up!

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message 5: by SBC (new)

Feb 17, 2022 08:42PM

@Carl, I have added the Gutteridge books. They look interesting!

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message 6: by Carl (new)

Feb 18, 2022 01:02AM

They are the best of this kind, a quirky little trilogy.
The Micronauts by Gordon Williams are good also.
Enjoy
let me know your thoughts

Carl

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message 7: by Capn (new)

Feb 18, 2022 10:37PM

Loretta Mason Potts's cover appears to qualify it, but I haven't found any reviews or summaries which mention a size difference...

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message 8: by Capn (new)

Feb 21, 2022 09:33AM

I have maxed out my 100 votes - here is another that deserves to be added to this list!

In the Land of Talking Trees: A Fantasy
"While serving in New Guinea Private Dusty is cut off from his unit and is rescued by the Jambies, a group of little people not more than six inches high."

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message 9: by Capn (new)

Feb 21, 2022 09:53AM

Also, Mopsa The Fairy -
Jack goes on a walk with his nurse and baby sister and discovers a fairy nest in a hollow thorn tree. From there he is transported into the fairies' world, where he meets Mopsa.

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message 10: by Capn (new)

Feb 27, 2022 11:19AM

Adventures by Leaf Light and Other Stories
A little girl who spends much of her time in the garden soon begins to notice a whole other world peopled with tiny creatures and becomes involved in their activities.

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message 11: by Becca (last edited Mar 03, 2022 07:03AM) (new)

Mar 03, 2022 07:03AM

Capn wrote: "I have maxed out my 100 votes - here is another that deserves to be added to this list!

In the Land of Talking Trees: A Fantasy

I've now added this one, plus Mopsa the Fairy and Adventures by Leaf Light!

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message 12: by Capn (new)

Mar 03, 2022 11:02AM

Oh, thanks, Becca! :)

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message 13: by Carl (new)

Mar 08, 2022 09:46PM

forgot about MICRO by Michael Crichton, another ok story in this genre,

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message 14: by Capn (last edited Mar 30, 2022 11:29AM) (new)

Mar 30, 2022 11:29AM

I found this book: Adventures of Brald with the following description:
Brald crawls into a root beer bottle and finds himself in the kingdom of Glent where he meets up with some interesting people and has many surprising adventures.

I cannot find ANYTHING else about this book (whether or not Brald is a humanoid, for example!) or a cover.

0533041929 9780533041923

Vantage, 1980, 137 pages

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message 15: by Capn (new)

Apr 11, 2022 02:16AM

I found another - The Littlebits & A Collection of the Littlebit Family Stories

Adorable looking book! Can see dustjacket on Amazon, etc. Little family, toadstool house, mini horses and wagon

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message 16: by Capn (new)

May 20, 2022 07:03AM

Peter's Adventures in Blueberry Land - "While searching for berries in the woods, Peter meets the king of blueberry land who makes him tiny and takes him off to play with the blueberry boys and lingonberry girls."

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message 17: by Capn (new)

May 20, 2022 07:08AM

The Tiny Man - "The setting is the seashore. There's a tiny wooden man, two children, an old sea captain, and seagulls crying in the blue sky above the salt sea. The ingredients combine to make a rare, if-only-that-would-happen-to-me, kind of story". (1955)

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message 18: by Capn (last edited May 21, 2022 08:34AM) (new)

May 21, 2022 08:24AM

By Rowan and Yew - about the Hidden Folk, "one hand high". :) 2021.

And preceding that (I think): By Ash, Oak and Thorn

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message 19: by Capn (new)

May 22, 2022 01:26AM

Another unlisted:

The Very Little Princess: Zoey's Story
Regina is only 3-1/4 inches tall, but she knows from the moment she wakes up in her dollhouse bed that she is a princess. Why else would she have such a lovely pink gown? Why else would she have such golden hair and flawless skin? And why else would she have a four-foot, curly-haired human creature to wait on her? Meanwhile Zoey, that four-foot, curly-haired creature, has always dreamed that someday one of her dolls would come alive. But in her dreams, the doll never ordered her around. The doll didn’t call her a servant. And the doll was a whole lot nicer!

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message 20: by Capn (new)

May 22, 2022 07:08AM

Whistle Bright Magic another (fairies, technically)

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message 21: by Capn (new)

May 22, 2022 08:44AM

I swear, I'm not even searching FOR this topic. Loads of books. Like this, too:
The Story of Teeny Tiny Tammy

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message 22: by Capn (new)

Jun 04, 2022 07:40AM

A Summertime Song A little girl is invited to a frog's birthday party, and shrinks to size when she wears the paper hat and steps into a moonbeam.

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message 23: by Capn (new)

Jun 12, 2022 09:16AM

The Door in the Hill: A Very Magical Fantasy Turnipins, living under the hills of England

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message 24: by Capn (new)

Jun 12, 2022 01:06PM

A Present from a Bird - To repay the poor Bimble family for their kindness, the queen of the birds lays a gigantic egg for which the Bimbles find many uses. (Picture Book, 60s or 70s)

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message 25: by Capn (new)

Jun 15, 2022 08:08AM

Hannah Dreaming - Hannah shrinks until she is 16 inches tall and enters an exhibition of dolls in a museum.

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