Books like Tikki Tikki Tembo

Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel reads as playful, cautionary. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Funny Little Woman

Arlene Mosel · 1972

Same ya feel

61% genome match

Pierre

Maurice Sendak · 1962

Both explore consequences

74% genome match

Chicken Little

Steven Kellogg · 1985

Both explore consequences

74% genome match

Goldilocks and the three bears

James Marshall · 1988

Both explore consequences

71% genome match

Interrupting chicken

David Ezra Stein · 2010

Both explore storytelling & family

70% genome match

Stone soup

Marcia Brown · 1947

Same ya feel

83% genome match

Chrysanthemum

Kevin Henkes · 1991

Both explore names

68% genome match

Strega Nona

Tomie dePaola · 1934

Both explore consequences

83% genome match

Three Little Kittens

Paul Galdone · 1986

Both explore consequences

71% genome match

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Jan Brett · 1987

Both explore consequences & family

68% genome match

Lon Po Po

Ed Young · 1988

Both explore family

53% genome match

A bad case of stripes

David Shannon · 1998

Same ya feel

65% genome match