Books like Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak reads as whimsical, adventurous. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Bartholomew and the oobleck

Dr. Seuss · 1949

Both explore consequences

62% genome match

The Wind in the Willows

Kenneth Grahame · 1908

Both explore adventure & home

66% genome match

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Jan Brett · 1987

Both explore consequences & home

67% genome match

The Gruffalo's Child

Julia Donaldson · 2004

Both explore imagination & consequences

66% genome match

Goldilocks and the three bears

James Marshall · 1988

Both explore consequences & home

64% genome match

Owl and the pussy-cat

Edward Lear · 1953

Both explore love & adventure

64% genome match

Hailstones and halibut bones

Mary Le Duc O'Neill · 1961

Both explore imagination

63% genome match

Corduroy

Don Freeman · 1968

Both explore love & home

83% genome match

The Complete Works of Lewis Carroll

Lewis Carroll · 1900

Both explore imagination

61% genome match

Skippyjon Jones

Judith Byron Schachner · 2003

Both explore imagination & adventure

61% genome match

Danny and the Dinosaur

Syd Hoff · 1958

Both explore imagination & adventure

59% genome match

The House at Pooh Corner

A. A. Milne · 1925

Both explore imagination

59% genome match