Books like Lost and found
Lost and found by Oliver Jeffers reads as heartwarming, gentle. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
The children of Green Knowe
Lucy M. Boston · 1954
Shares the foundfamily + outsider thread
69% genome match
When Marnie Was There
Joan G. Robinson · 2002
Shares the foundfamily + outsider thread
69% genome match
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Gail Honeyman · 2017
Shares the outsider + foundfamily thread
69% genome match
Owly
Andy Runton · 2004
Shares the foundfamily thread
79% genome match
The Maid
Nita Prose · 2022
Shares the foundfamily + outsider thread
69% genome match
The Arrival
Shaun Tan · 2006
Shares the foundfamily + outsider thread
69% genome match
Det osynliga barnet och andra berättelser
Tove Jansson · 1963
Shares the foundfamily + outsider thread
69% genome match
Anne of Green Gables
L.M. Montgomery · 1908
Shares the foundfamily + outsider thread
69% genome match
Strictly no elephants
Lisa Mantchev · 2015
Both explore friendship & empathy
76% genome match
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck · 1937
Shares the outsider + foundfamily thread
69% genome match
Britt-Marie Was Here
Fredrik Backman · 2016
Shares the foundfamily + outsider thread
69% genome match
New Kid
Jerry Craft · 2019
Shares the foundfamily + outsider thread
69% genome match
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