Read-alikes and related books

Books like A Very Big Fall

What to read after A Very Big Fall by Emmy Kastner: 24 titles sharing themes of Date & Time, Strangers, Violence, and Seasons, chosen for mood and literary overlap.

Date & Time Strangers Violence Seasons New Experience Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance Imagination & Play Social Topics Emotions & Feelings Concepts Fantasy & Magic Science Fiction Social Themes Juvenile Nonfiction Juvenile Fiction

Top related books to A Very Big Fall

A handpicked shelf of strong matches chosen for shared themes, literary overlap, and a broader spread of voices.

Izzy Paints

Tim Miller

Themes: Date & Time • Strangers • Violence

One Hot Summer Day

Nina Crews

Themes: Date & Time • Strangers • Violence

Sunny-Side Up

Jacky Davis

Themes: Strangers • Violence • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

Being a Dog A Tail of Mindfulness

Maria Gianferrari

Themes: Strangers • Violence • New Experience

The World and Everything in It

Kevin Henkes

Themes: Strangers • Violence • New Experience

Cheer Up, Mouse!

Jed Henry

Themes: Strangers • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Imagination & Play

Here in the Real World

Sara Pennypacker

Themes: Strangers • Violence • New Experience

Always Everly

Nate Wragg

Themes: Strangers • Seasons • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

Lilly & Friends A Picture Book Treasury

Kevin Henkes

Themes: Strangers • Violence • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

#10

Not So Small

Pat Zietlow Miller

Themes: Strangers • Violence • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

#11

Green Eyes and Ham

Mary Penney

Themes: Strangers • Violence • New Experience

#12

Glitter Gets Everywhere

Yvette Clark

Themes: Strangers • Violence • New Experience

#13

Katy No-pocket

Emmy Payne

Themes: Strangers • Violence • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

#14

I’m Terrified of Bath Time

Simon Rich

Themes: New Experience • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Imagination & Play

#15

Me and Ms. Too

Laura Ruby

Themes: Strangers • New Experience • Social Topics

#16

The Helping Sweater

Rachel Más Davidson

Themes: Seasons • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Social Topics

#17

We’re All Wonders

R. J. Palacio

Themes: New Experience • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Social Topics

#18

Hand-Me-Down Magic #3: Perfect Patchwork Purse

Corey Ann Haydu

Themes: Strangers • Violence • New Experience

#19

Extra Ezra Makes an Extra-Special Friend

Kara LaReau

Themes: Strangers • Violence • New Experience

#20

When I Smile A Book of Kindness

Jo Witek

Themes: New Experience • Imagination & Play • Social Topics

#21

The Octonauts Explore the Great Big Ocean

Meomi

Themes: New Experience • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Social Topics

#22

You are Ready! The World is Waiting

Eric Carle

Themes: Strangers • Violence • New Experience

#23

What are Your Words? A Book about Pronouns

Katherine Locke

Themes: New Experience • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Social Topics

#24

The Little Book of Big Fears

Monica Arnaldo

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Imagination & Play • Social Topics

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Date & Time, Strangers, Violence — the same threads that run through A Very Big Fall by Emmy Kastner. Among the authors featured: Tim Miller, Nina Crews, Jacky Davis, Maria Gianferrari, and others.