Books like Fing

Fing by David Walliams reads as whimsical, humorous. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Celery Stalks at Midnight

James Howe · 1983

Both explore imagination & problem-solving

83% genome match

Mary Poppins comes back

Pamela L. Travers · 1935

Both explore imagination & family

78% genome match

The collected tales Nurse Matilda

Christianna Brand · 2005

Both explore consequences & family

79% genome match

The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Willy Wonka (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory / Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator)

Roald Dahl · 1978

Both explore imagination & greed

79% genome match

Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom (Wayside School #4)

Louis Sachar · 2020

Both explore problem-solving & imagination

78% genome match

Aliens Ate My Homework

Bruce Coville · 1993

Both explore problem-solving & imagination

78% genome match

The Wish Giver

Bill Brittain · 1983

Both explore consequences

75% genome match

The magic Faraway Tree

Enid Blyton · 1943

Both explore imagination

71% genome match

How to Speak Dragonese

Cressida Cowell · 2005

Both explore family

73% genome match

Ramona the Pest

Beverly Cleary · 1968

Both explore imagination & family

70% genome match

The Giggler Treatment

Roddy Doyle · 2000

Both explore family & imagination

70% genome match

The secret of the Indian

Lynne Reid Banks · 1989

Both explore imagination

71% genome match