Books like The very quiet cricket

The very quiet cricket by Eric Carle reads as gentle, hopeful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

A Colour of his own

Leo Lionni · 1975

Shares the comingofage thread

69% genome match

Trapper

Stephen Cosgrove · 1981

Shares the comingofage thread

69% genome match

New Walt Disney Treasury (101 Dalmatians / Aristocats / Bambi / Cinderella / Jungle Book / Lady and the Tramp / Peter Pan / Pinocchio / Snow White / Three Little Pigs)

Walt Disney Productions · 1977

Shares the comingofage thread

69% genome match

Mildred and Sam

Sharleen Collicott · 2002

Shares the comingofage thread

69% genome match

Friends

Eric Carle · 2013

Both explore friendship & nature

73% genome match

Angelina Ballerina

Katharine Holabird · 1983

Both explore perseverance & friendship

70% genome match

The Worst Witch Strikes Again (The Worst Witch #2)

Jill Murphy · 1979

Shares the comingofage thread

69% genome match

Chester's Way

Kevin Henkes · 1950

Both explore friendship

67% genome match

Pooh Goes Visiting and Pooh & Piglet Nearly Catch a Woozle

A. A. Milne · 1981

Both explore friendship & nature

69% genome match

Walt Disney's The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

Walt Disney Company · 1997

Both explore friendship & nature

67% genome match

The Complete Brambly Hedge

Jill Barklem · 1999

Both explore nature & friendship

65% genome match

Grizzwold

Syd Hoff · 1958

Shares the comingofage thread

69% genome match