Read-alikes and related books

Books like Air Miles

24 titles for readers of Air Miles by John Burningham, selected for shared themes: Aviation, Death, Grief, Bereavement, Dogs, and Transportation.

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Top related books to Air Miles

Curated picks selected for thematic resonance, narrative overlap, and author diversity.

Halfway Home A Dog Adoption Story

Erin Mariah Murphy

Themes: Aviation • Dogs • Transportation

The Plan

Alison Paul

Themes: Aviation • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Transportation

I’ll See You in My Dreams

Mavis Jukes

Themes: Aviation • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Transportation

Fred and Ted Like to Fly

Peter Eastman

Themes: Aviation • Dogs • Transportation

Skydiving Duke and His Parachute

Alex Coker

Themes: Aviation • Dogs • Transportation

Maisy Goes on a Plane A Maisy First Experiences Book

Lucy Cousins

Themes: Aviation • Transportation • Social Themes

Kindness Counts

Jan Berenstain

Themes: Aviation • Transportation • Social Themes

Endling #3: the Only

Katherine Applegate

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Dogs • Social Themes

Raising Lumie

Joan Bauer

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Dogs • Social Themes

#10

The Old Dog

Charlotte Zolotow

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Dogs • Social Themes

#11

Hero

Sarah Lean

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Dogs • Social Themes

#12

Endling: The First

Katherine Applegate

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Dogs • Social Themes

#13

The Longest Letsgoboy

Derick Wilder

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Dogs • Social Themes

#14

A Girl’s Best Friend

Harriet May Savitz

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Dogs • Social Themes

#15

The Wolf’s Curse

Jessica Vitalis

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Dogs • Social Themes

#16

Scoff the Duck

Kristen Muñoz

Themes: Aviation • Transportation • Social Themes

#17

A Heavenly World

Tracey Dean Widelitz

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Dogs • Social Themes

#18

Let’s Roll! Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage

Lisa Beamer

Themes: Aviation • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Transportation

#19

A Home for Goddesses and Dogs

Leslie Connor

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Dogs • Social Themes

#20

Anything is Possible

Giulia Belloni

Themes: Aviation • Transportation • Social Themes

#21

A Stone for Sascha

Aaron Becker

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Dogs • Social Themes

#22

Forever

Maggie Stiefvater

Themes: Aviation • Transportation • Social Themes

#23

When Friendship Followed Me Home

Paul Griffin

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Dogs • Social Themes

#24

Listen!

Stephanie S. Tolan

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Dogs • Social Themes

This list brings together 24 books that share meaningful common ground with Air Miles by John Burningham. Connected by Aviation, Death, Grief, Bereavement, Dogs. Authors featured include Erin Mariah Murphy, Alison Paul, Mavis Jukes, Peter Eastman, and others. Each pick was selected for thematic and literary overlap — not just genre similarity.