Books like Lon Po Po

Lon Po Po by Ed Young reads as cautionary, suspenseful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Funny Little Woman

Arlene Mosel · 1972

Both explore bravery & trickery

64% genome match

Stone soup

Marcia Brown · 1947

Both explore trickery

83% genome match

Little Red Riding Hood

Trina Schart Hyman · 1983

Both explore danger

69% genome match

Korean Tales

Horace Newton Allen · 1889

Both explore wisdom

70% genome match

The Yearling

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings · 1938

Both explore family

63% genome match

Because of Winn-Dixie

Kate DiCamillo

Both explore family

60% genome match

Rotkäppchen

Charles Perrault · 1945

Both explore danger

62% genome match

The spider and the fly

Mary Botham Howitt · 1830

Both explore danger

65% genome match

Homemade love

J. California Cooper · 1986

Both explore family & wisdom

66% genome match

Indian Fairy Tales

Joseph Jacobs · 1892

Both explore wisdom & trickery

62% genome match

Le petit prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry · 1943

Same classic feel

58% genome match

East of Eden

John Steinbeck · 1952

Both explore family

59% genome match