Read-alikes and related books

Books like Flotsam

24 titles for readers of Flotsam by David Wiesner, selected for shared themes: Boys & Men, Marine Life, Technology, and Imagination & Play.

Boys & Men Marine Life Technology Imagination & Play Science & Nature Fantasy & Magic Comics & Graphic Novels Animals Action & Adventure Juvenile Nonfiction Juvenile Fiction

Top related books to Flotsam

Read-alikes chosen for how well they continue the mood, themes, and voice of Flotsam.

Harold’s Treasure Hunt

Crockett Johnson

Themes: Marine Life • Imagination & Play • Science & Nature

Seb and the Sun

Jami Gigot

Themes: Boys & Men • Marine Life • Imagination & Play

Tides

Betsy Cornwell

Themes: Boys & Men • Marine Life • Technology

How to Meet a Mermaid

Sue Fliess

Themes: Marine Life • Imagination & Play • Science & Nature

One Hot Summer Day

Nina Crews

Themes: Marine Life • Imagination & Play • Science & Nature

I Escaped The World’s Deadliest Shark Attack The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis, WW2, I Escaped Book 3

Scott Peters

Themes: Boys & Men • Marine Life • Science & Nature

Resurrection of the Phoenix’s Grace (Book Four) Phoenix Teen & Young Adult Epic Fantasy with Phoenixes

LRW Lee

Themes: Boys & Men • Imagination & Play • Fantasy & Magic

By the Sea Shape Book

Laughing Elephant Books

Themes: Marine Life • Imagination & Play • Science & Nature

Wind Riders #1: Rescue on Turtle Beach

Jen Marlin

Themes: Marine Life • Science & Nature • Fantasy & Magic

#10

Cloud Dance

Thomas Locker

Themes: Marine Life • Technology • Science & Nature

#11

Vivi Loves Science

Kimberly Derting

Themes: Marine Life • Technology • Science & Nature

#12

Oona

Kelly DiPucchio

Themes: Marine Life • Imagination & Play • Science & Nature

#13

Stormy Skies

Summer Waters

Themes: Marine Life • Science & Nature • Fantasy & Magic

#14

The Way of the Hive A Honey Bee’s Story

Jay Hosler

Themes: Marine Life • Science & Nature • Fantasy & Magic

#15

The Extincts

Veronica Cossanteli

Themes: Imagination & Play • Science & Nature • Fantasy & Magic

#16

Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas

Lynne Cox

Themes: Marine Life • Technology • Science & Nature

#17

Sink Or Swim

Judy Katschke

Themes: Marine Life • Technology • Science & Nature

#18

Hugo Sprouts and the Strange Case of the Beans

John Loren

Themes: Boys & Men • Technology • Imagination & Play

#19

The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree

Gail Gibbons

Themes: Boys & Men • Marine Life • Science & Nature

#20

The Boy and the Whale

Mordicai Gerstein

Themes: Boys & Men • Marine Life • Science & Nature

#21

Twinkle Twinkle Little Unicorn

Anum Shah

Themes: Technology • Imagination & Play • Fantasy & Magic

#22

The Mesmer Menace

Kersten Hamilton

Themes: Boys & Men • Technology • Fantasy & Magic

#23

My Adventure with Harold and the Purple Crayon Activity Book

Crockett Johnson

Themes: Marine Life • Imagination & Play • Fantasy & Magic

#24

Bunny and Tree

Balint Zsako

Themes: Imagination & Play • Science & Nature • Comics & Graphic Novels

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Boys & Men, Marine Life, Technology — the same threads that run through Flotsam by David Wiesner. Among the authors featured: Crockett Johnson, Jami Gigot, Betsy Cornwell, Sue Fliess, and others.