Books like Bony-legs

Bony-legs by Joanna Cole reads as suspenseful, traditional. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Green Fairy Book

Andrew Lang · 1892

Both explore folklore & magic

72% genome match

The Three Little Pigs

James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps · 1962

Both explore wit & good vs. evil

63% genome match

Little Red Riding Hood

Trina Schart Hyman · 1983

Both explore good vs. evil

64% genome match

Cendrillon

Charles Perrault · 1886

Both explore magic

58% genome match

The Ugly Duckling

Hans Christian Andersen · 1851

Same literary feel

52% genome match

Aesop's Fables

Aesop · 1848

Same literary feel

52% genome match

Little Red Riding Hood

Jane Carruth · 1973

Both explore good vs. evil

59% genome match

L'île noire

Hergé · 1947

Both explore good vs. evil & courage

70% genome match

Hilda and the Midnight Giant

Luke Pearson · 2012

Both explore courage & folklore

70% genome match

The witches--The graphic novel

Pénélope Bagieu · 2020

Both explore magic & courage

69% genome match

Amulet, Book Three

Kazu Kibuishi · 2008

Both explore courage & magic

66% genome match

Sapphire

Barry Blair · 2001

Both explore magic & good vs. evil

70% genome match