Books like Julius, the Baby of the World

Julius, the Baby of the World by Kevin Henkes reads as humorous, warm. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Where the Wild Things Are

Maurice Sendak · 1963

Both explore love

50% genome match

Frog and Toad Are Friends

Arnold Lobel · 1920

Same ya feel

61% genome match

A Bear Called Paddington

Michael Bond · 1960

Same ya feel

59% genome match

Owen

Kevin Henkes · 1993

Same ya feel

59% genome match

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

Bernard Waber · 1965

Both explore acceptance

59% genome match

No More Monsters for Me!

Peggy Parish · 1981

Same ya feel

57% genome match

Do you want to be my friend?

Eric Carle · 1971

Same ya feel

56% genome match

Stellaluna

Janell Cannon · 1990

Both explore acceptance

53% genome match

A bad case of stripes

David Shannon · 1998

Same ya feel

54% genome match

Goldilocks and the three bears

James Marshall · 1988

Same ya feel

57% genome match

The Funny Little Woman

Arlene Mosel · 1972

Same ya feel

57% genome match

Knuffle Bunny

Mo Willems · 2004

Same ya feel

54% genome match