Books

“Will it teach me to fly away from here?”

–Wendy

“UPLOADING AVIAN FACTOIDS TO DATABASE...”

–WX-78

“The expurgated version, but it has my favorite: Megascops kennicottii.”

“I already know more than enough aboot those things.”

–Woodie

“What a wasteful misuse of magic.”

“I cannot access the knowledge within it. How frustrating!”

“Tö rule the skies!”

“This one has pictures!”

–Webber

“I think I'll just look at real birds instead.”

–Walani

“I had hoped it was a poultry cookbook.”

–Warly

“This book means to bewitch the birds!”

“TIS NAUGHT BUT SCRIBBLERY!”

–Wilba

“Pretty pictures”

“Will it help me get back in the air?”

“I was never much of a book learner.”

–Winona

“Humans share their knowledge so freely.”

–Wortox

“Read this one, Wicker-lady!”

–Wurt

“I don't want to brag... but I do have a badge in birdwatching.”

–Walter

“Time and birds sure do fly.”

–Wanda

Birds of the World calls 20 to 30 Birds to land between 1.5 and 3 Tiles. It does not work during Hurricane Season in the Shipwrecked DLC. The type of spawned Birds depends on the season and turf the birds land on.

Birds of the World may need to be combined with Sleepytime Stories, ideally right before the night so the birds remain asleep for the duration of the night and not just duration of the book. The birds may also be frozen with Ice Flingomatics. There are also other sleepless way of killing, such as Winona's catapults.

This book is good for farming Krampus and Feathers when a proper farm is made on the Lunar Island.

Applied Horticulture

Exclusive to:

“I see no farm in reading that.”

–Wilson

“Ughh, who cares?”

–Willow

“Wolfgang rather grow muscle than flowers.”

“Imagine, a rolling field of red flowers...”

–Wendy

“A USELESS TOME ON PLANT CULTIVATION”

–WX-78

“Dead plants tied together to help me aid living plants.”

“Does it grow trees?”

–Woodie

“It's not wise to toy with forces beyond your comprehension.”

“Much more than a collection of facts.”

“But can it tend the garden öf mine soul?”

“Why should we read about flowers when we can pick them?”

–Webber

“Hmm. Sounds suspiciously like work.”

–Walani

“Maybe I could start an herb garden.
Maybe Mme. Wickerbottom would be interested in starting a herb garden. (

)”

–Warly

“Th'dirt's only good fer buryin' me treasure.”

“NARY A PICTURE TO BE FOUND”

–Wilba

“This one's nice”

“I'm not digging this one.”

“I prefer to learn from experience.”

–Winona

“Secret knowledge of vegetables.”

–Wortox

“A... appled...? (Sigh)”

–Wurt

“I already have my gardening badge.”

–Walter

“Do I even want to know how long the unabridged version was?”

–Wanda

Applied Horticulture grows crops and plants within 7.5 Tiles instantly, while Trees grow one stage every use. It does not work on unfertilized or withered crops or plants. Some plants, such as grass, do not grow in Winter.

Sleepytime Stories

Exclusive to:

“Strange, it's just 500 pages of telegraph codes.”

–Wilson

“Bo-oring!”

–Willow

“Wolfgang's eyes feel heavy like dumbbells.”

“Does it impart an eternal slumber?”

–Wendy

“POWERING DOown...”

–WX-78

“Warm milk in book form.”

“The perfect book for a full moon.”

–Woodie

“I haven't had a real sleep in... ages.”

“Is this ink imbued with dark fuel?! Fascinating!”

“Where's the drama? The suspense?”

“It's... beddy-bye time...”

–Webber

“I don't need a book to fall asleep.”

–Walani

“It's tradition to nap after a good meal.”

–Warly

“It'll put ye into a cursed slumber.”

“FORSOOTH! 'TIS NOT WILBA'S BEDTIME!”

–Wilba

“(yawn)”

“A sleeper hit.”

“I already know how to sleep, thanks.”

–Winona

“Knowledge is power. Literally.”

–Wortox

“Want bedtime story!”

–Wurt

“My idea of a bedtime story has a lot more monsters in it...”

–Walter

“Not to critique the writing, but that nearly put me to sleep.”

–Wanda

Sleepytime Stories causes Mobs within 7.5 Tiles to fall asleep about 2 seconds after reading. The duration of sleep depends on the target and the effect is broken when it is attacked.

Sleepytime Stories can be used instead of the Pan Flute, for example for shaving Beefalos during the day and during mating season, calming Dragonfly, stopping Bee Queen's attacks and beetles, stopping Depths Worm and Hound attacks, slowing down or completely stopping most boss and giants attacks or stealing guarded items from Set Pieces.

On Tentacles

Exclusive to:

“Someone'll get suckered into reading this.”

–Wilson

“Looks like kindling to me!”

–Willow

“Wolfgang wants many foes to fight!”

“Does this world need more beasts?”

–Wendy

“IT SUMMONS THE FLESH WOBBLERS”

–WX-78

“Hard to put this one down. It's gripping, frankly.”

“They don't have tentacles in Canada.”

–Woodie

“What horrors shall be summoned from the depths?”

“What prevents me from using this?”

“Knöwledge grants great pöwer!”

“Why are the pages all slimy?”

–Webber

“You know, I think I'm okay letting those things stay a mystery.”

–Walani

“I don't see any recipes in this at all.”

–Warly

“I've seen enough o'them ship sinkers to last me lifetime!”

“WILBA HATH NO USE FOR SUCH THINGS”

–Wilba

“About Scary Arms”

“I'm guessing it's not a children's book.”

“I'm not really a "book smarts" kind of gal.”

–Winona

“Imps don't disseminate precious knowledge so carelessly.”

–Wortox

“Remind me of home, florp.”

–Wurt

“Oooh, this reminds me of a radio play where a ship gets eaten by a giant squid!”

–Walter

“It's enough having to deal with them in person, why read about them too?”

–Wanda

On Tentacles creates up to 3 Tentacles between 3m to 8m. Less tentacles are created when there are more obstructions in the spawning zone. Burnt structures, destroyed walls, trees, a boulder or another tentacle are examples of obstructions.

Tentacles from On Tentacles generally produces more Tentacle Spots than it consumes. They are also a source of Tentacle Spikes, a great melee weapon.

The book can be used to build defenses or traps, as the Tentacles are hostile to most Mobs in the game. Tentacle pits can be built by having a ring of tree stumps and safely reading On Tentacles 15-21 times in that ring.

The End is Nigh!

Exclusive to:

“The beginning was dull, but got better near the end.”

–Wilson

“That's my favorite book!”

–Willow

“Tiny book scares Wolfgang!”

“The tome to end it all...”

–Wendy

“A BOOK OF DESTRUCTION. EXCELLENT”

–WX-78

“What could possibly go wrong?”

“I know better than to mess with that, eh.”

–Woodie

“I've had enough fire and brimstone for one eternity.”

“Oh, I do wish I could access its power.”

“This töme is brimming with Hel's fire!”

“We don't like how that one ends!”

–Webber

“Gnarly.”

–Walani

“I don't think that's my forte.”

–Warly

“It'll spell me doom, mark me words!”

“IT DOTH NOT SCARE WILBA, FOR WILBA CANNOT READ!”

–Wilba

“Fire!”

“Feel good story of the year.”

“I prefer hands-on learning.”

–Winona

“Who would leave such precious knowledge lying here?”

–Wortox

“Where Wicker-lady? Want to know what happen next!”

–Wurt

“Wendy already spoiled the ending for me...”

–Walter

“Hmph. Not if I can help it.”

–Wanda

The End is Nigh! generates 16 consecutive Lightning strikes between 0.75 and 3.75 tiles.

In the Reign of Giants (RoG) and Shipwrecked (SW) DLCs, any bolt of lightning from The End is Nigh! can strike Wickerbottom when used. The player should consider wearing lightning insulated clothing, such as the Eyebrella (RoG), Snakeskin Jacket/Hat (SW), or the Dumbrella (SW).

Joy of Volcanology

Exclusive to:

“The foreword just says "Hope you like dragoons."”

–Wilson

“I'll burn through this book!”

–Willow

“Book make very hot rain.”

“Reading is a dangerous thing.”

–Wendy

“WHERE DOES IT PLUG IN?”

–WX-78

“Rainus Magmus!”

“That there ain't right.”

–Woodie

“Reading strange books has always worked out for me before.”

“Includes a formula on mastering control over volcanic eruptions.”

“Read a passage and call förth Ragnarök!”

“I'm not a good reader, but he is!”

–Webber

“I've got a bad feeling about this.”

–Walani

“There's not a single recipe to be found within.”

–Warly

“Devil magic thet summons demons from th'sky!”

“WILBA LIKETHS NOT THE LOOK OF IT”

–Wilba

“Scary sky rocks”

“Who comes up with this stuff?”

Joy of Volcanology creates 4 Dragoon Eggs falling at the player's location. It replaces "On Tentacles" in the Don't Starve: Shipwrecked DLC. Joy of Volcanology has the same functionality as the Volcano Staff, except it is less precise.

Fallen Dragoon Eggs sometimes create Lava Pools on the ground. When Lava pools burn out they leave behind Rocks , Ash and Charcoal. Lava Pools can be extinguished directly with Ice, which leaves behind a single Obsidian instead. This allows Wickerbottom to easily farm Rocks, Charcoal and Obsidian.

Tips

Wickerbottom's perk does not synergize with effect of The Everything Encyclopedia. Therefore, both her and other survivors will require at least Science Machine to prototype tier two magic items.

Trivia

The text "Ia! Ia!" in the description for The End is Nigh! refers to the phrase "Iä! Iä! Cthulhu fhtagn!", a chant from the Cthulhu Mythos of H. P. Lovecraft.
The sanity reduction from reading possibly could suggest that these books contain knowledge which humans were never meant to know, similar to the Necronomicon and Pnakotic Manuscripts from the writings of H.P. Lovecraft. Although Wurt can gain sanity by reading some of the books, this is likely because she reads them for personal enjoyment rather than to utilize possibly forbidden magic.
According to Wilson in Don't Starve Together, Sleepytime Stories is "just 500 pages of telegraph codes". This implies that the book bores those affected to sleep.
Sleepytime Stories and The End is Nigh! were originally named Bedtime Stories and Conflagration respectively.^[1]
Previously, Don't Starve Together also featured the book "Applied Horticulture", but with the Reap What You Sow update, which redesigned the farming system, it was replaced by the book "Horticulture, Abridged".
When Wickerbottom inspects "Birds of the World", she mentions the Western Screech Owl. This is a reference to the mod the developers made titled The Screecher.
Several characters introduced with the Hamlet DLC have unimplemented quotes for Wickerbottom's books:
- Wagstaff: Birds of the World ("I cannot access the knowledge within it. How frustrating!"), Applied Horticulture ("Much more than a collection of facts."), Sleepytime Stories ("Is this ink imbued with dark fuel?! Fascinating!"), On Tentacles ("What prevents me from using this?"), The End is Nigh! ("Oh, I do wish I could access its power.").
- Wheeler: Birds of the World ("Will it help me get back in the air?"), Applied Horticulture ("I'm not digging this one."), Sleepytime Stories ("A sleeper hit."), On Tentacles ("I'm guessing it's not a children's book."), The End is Nigh! ("Feel good story of the year.").
- Wormwood and Wilba do have quotes too.
Webber's comment on "Practical Rain Rituals" may be a reference to the superstition that killing a spider will make it rain. Less likely it references the Aztecs ritually sacrificing children to The Rain God, hoping for rain. Few other characters reference the use of a ritual.
All the books was Character-Specific Item, but its changed in Don't Starve Mega Update.
Since Applied Horticulture was previously present in Don't Starve Together, character quotes remain in the files. Most of them do not differ in any way from the original game, except for the presence of quotes from exclusive characters and a modified Warly quote

“I see no farm in reading that.”

–Wilson

“Ughh, who cares?”

–Willow

“Wolfgang rather grow muscle than flowers.”

“Imagine, a rolling field of red flowers...”

–Wendy

“A USELESS TOME ON PLANT CULTIVATION”

–WX-78

“Dead plants tied together to help me aid living plants.”

“Does it grow trees?”

–Woodie

“It's not wise to toy with forces beyond your comprehension.”

“But can it tend the garden öf mine soul?”

“Why should we read about flowers when we can pick them?”

–Webber

“Maybe Mme. Wickerbottom would be interested in starting a herb garden.”

–Warly

“This one's nice”