Books like Corduroy

Corduroy by Don Freeman reads as gentle, heartwarming. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Home for a Bunny

Margaret Wise Brown · 1956

Shares the foundfamily thread

73% genome match

Small Pig

Arnold Lobel · 1969

Shares the foundfamily thread

76% genome match

A Colour of his own

Leo Lionni · 1975

Shares the foundfamily thread

69% genome match

A Pocket for Corduroy

Don Freeman · 1978

Shares the foundfamily thread

69% genome match

Do you want to be my friend?

Eric Carle · 1971

Shares the foundfamily thread

69% genome match

Four Dolls

Rumer Godden · 1983

Shares the foundfamily thread

69% genome match

Where the Wild Things Are

Maurice Sendak · 1963

Both explore love & home

60% genome match

The Secret Staircase (Brambly Hedge)

Jill Barklem · 1983

Shares the foundfamily thread

69% genome match

The Wind in the Willows

Kenneth Grahame · 1908

Shares the foundfamily thread

69% genome match

The Stray Dog

Marc Simont · 2001

Shares the foundfamily thread

75% genome match

Annie and the Wild Animals

Jan Brett · 1985

Shares the foundfamily thread

69% genome match

The spiffiest giant in town

Julia Donaldson · 2001

Shares the foundfamily thread

69% genome match