Books like The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier

Bod is the lone living child in a graveyard, raised by ghosts, werewolves and other spectral inhabitants. As he learns their ancient customs and the ability to Fade, he confronts the mysteries of both living and dead worlds.

Ivan, a gorilla who has lived behind glass in a shopping‑mall circus for 27 years, learns new meaning for art and friendship when a baby elephant named Ruby arrives.

A lone robot named Roz awakens on a wild, storm‑torn island and must learn to survive among its fierce animals. As she adapts, she forms unlikely friendships, only to confront a shadowed past that threatens her newfound home.

Three teenage friends investigate haunting mysteries, uncover assassins, and welcome a new ally to the paranormal firm Lockwood & Co.

A 12‑year‑old girl who lives in a wandering house with chicken legs and is training to be a Yaga must break rules to find a real friend, setting her on a perilous journey to the afterlife.

When the town’s trees are sculpted into a series of striking owl topiaries, young William discovers a mysterious night gardener whose artistry transforms the gray streets into a vibrant, living wonderland.

The Alden siblings uncover a spooky mystery in a ghost town of the Rocky Mountains, where a rundown motel and a possible ghost woman await discovery.

Four Alden siblings vacation at a friend's country home, driving them to uncover a missing priceless brooch and investigate a rumored ghostly stream.

When the Aldens visit their friend Fran in Wisconsin, they are drawn into her spooky tale of a runaway ghost whose bell still rings after years of silence.

In a quiet Alabama town, the Alden siblings hear midnight howls that may be the legendary ghost dog. Their investigation blends mystery, family bonds, and the supernatural.

When the Alden cousins renovate a long‑abandoned house, they uncover creepy tales of a ghost and startling clues that hint the spirit may be real.

In Victorian London, ten‑year‑old Florence Crutchfield is sent to an orphanage-run house with her great‑uncle, great‑aunt and sick cousin James. Little does she know another, sinister presence lurks in the home, threatening both girls’ safety.

Frances Foggarty, now in her fifties, recalls how her brother Tom, killed at nine, returns as a ghost after the funeral, guiding her through grief and the challenges of life with a tyrannical aunt and polio.

The Alden siblings visit Greenfield Cemetery, where a local superstition demands offerings to appease a ghost. Determined to uncover the truth, they investigate the rumor and confront the mysterious spirit.

A Victorian orphan spends Christmas in a secluded, moated manor where he discovers that the house keeps its own chilling secrets.

The acorn and the pumpkin / La Fontaine Babe Ruth, the home-run king of baseball The bells / Edgar Allan Poe Casey at the bat / Ernest Lawrence Thayer Casey's comeback / James Wilson The cataract of Lodore / Robert Southey The cloud / Percy Bysshe Shelley Columbine and her playfellows of the Italian pantomime David Copperfield and little Em'ly [arranged] / Charles Dickens David, the shepherd boy [arranged from the Bible] East o' the sun and west o' the moon [a Norse folk tale] Gigi and the magic ring / Ann Macdonell The golden bird [a German fairy tale] The golden touch / Nathaniel Hawthorne The knights of the silver shield / Raymond MacDonald Alden The little-man-as-big-as-your-thumb-with-mustaches-seven-miles-long [a Russian legend] The maiden, the knight, and the waterfall [a Roumanian fairy tale] Miska and the man-with-the-iron-head [a Hungarian fairy tale] The peddler's song / William Shakespeare Phaeton [a Greek myth] The prince who rode through a mousehole [a Czech folk song] The raggle, taggle gypsies [Old folk song] The renowned and world-famous adventures of Punch and Judy - Rhodopis and her gilded sandals [a folk tale of ancient Egypt]. The six swans [a German fairy tale] The sky at night [from the Bible] The snow-queen / Hans Christian Andersen Song on May morning / John Milton The trial by fire [a Maori folk tale from New Zealand] Vladimir's adventures in search of fortune [a Yugoslavian tale from Serbia] White horses / Hamish Hendry The winter's tale / Charles and Mary Lamb The youth who wanted some fun [a Welsh fairy tale].

Twin djinn John and Philippa embark on a globe‑spanning quest to rescue their mother, the fabled Blue Djinn of Babylon, while racing against a curse that ages their father.

Twin siblings Cheyenne and Wally flee an orphanage in Cincinnati, confronting giant ants, ghouls, zombies, and a hostile matron as they seek refuge with the Mandible sisters in the Dripping Fang Forest.

In 1945, twelve‑year‑old Franny Whitekraft’s quiet farm life on Vancouver Island is disrupted when three new siblings arrive, strange UFOs appear, a military aircraft disappears, and mysterious wishes in Old Tom’s night garden offer hope for all.