Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai, A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers, Night Call by Brenden Carlson (book 1 is a tad rough but he certainly improved writing skills in 2 & 3!), Dead Sience by S. A. Barnes, The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks
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If you want some just pure whimsy/joy
Strangeworlds Travel Agency by LD Lapinski, Vivi Conway and the Sword of Legend by Lizzie Huxley-Jones, Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortega
I rec these highly to adults too!