Books like Momo oder Die seltsame Geschichte von den Zeit-Dieben und von dem Kind, das den Menschen die gestohlene Zeit zurückbrachte

Momo oder Die seltsame Geschichte von den Zeit-Dieben und von dem Kind, das den Menschen die gestohlene Zeit zurückbrachte by Michael Ende reads as whimsical, philosophical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Le petit prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry · 1943

Both explore friendship

59% genome match

Peter Pan and Wendy

J. M. Barrie · 1921

Both explore childhood & imagination

71% genome match

Peter Pan (1993)

Walt Disney Company · 1971

Both explore childhood & imagination

69% genome match

A Visit to William Blake's Inn

Nancy Willard · 1981

Both explore imagination & childhood

69% genome match

A Tale for the Time Being

Ruth Ozeki · 2013

Shares the quiet thread

69% genome match

Alice in Wonderland (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking Glass / Phantasmagoria / A Sea Dirge / Poeta fit, non nascitur /The Hunting of the Snark / A Tangled Tale)

Lewis Carroll · 1934

Both explore childhood & imagination

71% genome match

Die unendliche Geschichte

Michael Ende · 1979

Both explore imagination

64% genome match

Winnie-the-Pooh

Alan Alexander Milne · 1926

Both explore friendship

62% genome match

Wilde Reise durch die Nacht

Walter Moers · 2001

Both explore imagination

68% genome match

The BFG

Roald Dahl

Both explore friendship

60% genome match

Thief of Time

Terry Pratchett

Shares the quiet thread

69% genome match

Farlig midsommar

Tove Jansson · 1955

Same fantasy feel

64% genome match