Read-alikes and related books

Books like One Hug

24 books recommended for fans of One Hug by Katrina Moore, tied together by themes of Strangers, Asian American & Pacific Islander, Violence, and New Baby.

Strangers Asian American & Pacific Islander Violence New Baby Emigration & Immigration Multigenerational Stories in Verse Love & Romance Emotions & Feelings Asia People & Places Family Social Themes United States Juvenile Nonfiction Juvenile Fiction

Top related books to One Hug

A diverse selection of titles that share the core themes and atmosphere of One Hug.

I Love You Because I Love You

Muon Thi Van

Themes: Strangers • Violence • New Baby

Mariana and Her Familia — Monica Mancillas

Mónica Mancillas

Themes: Strangers • New Baby • Emigration & Immigration

I’ll Love You from Afar

Racha Mourtada

Themes: Strangers • Violence • New Baby

Nana in the City

Lauren Castillo

Themes: Strangers • Violence • New Baby

A Place to Belong

Cynthia Kadohata

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • Emigration & Immigration • Multigenerational

Grand Jete and Me

Allegra Kent

Themes: Strangers • Violence • New Baby

The Sun is Also a Star

Nicola Yoon

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • Emigration & Immigration • Multigenerational

When Lola Visits

Michelle Sterling

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • Emigration & Immigration • Multigenerational

The Lotus Seed

Sherry Garland

Themes: Strangers • Asian American & Pacific Islander • Emigration & Immigration

#10

Punky Aloha

Shar Tuiasoa

Themes: Strangers • Asian American & Pacific Islander • Violence

#11

Sincerely Sicily

Tamika Burgess

Themes: Strangers • Violence • New Baby

#12

Dim Sum, Here We Come!

Maple Lam

Themes: Strangers • Asian American & Pacific Islander • Violence

#13

Hundred Years of Happiness — Thanhhà Lại

Thanhha Lai

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • Emigration & Immigration • Multigenerational

#14

Café Con Lychee

Emery Lee

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • Multigenerational • Love & Romance

#15

I Already Know I Love You

Billy Crystal

Themes: New Baby • Multigenerational • Stories in Verse

#16

The Year of the Baby

Andrea Cheng

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • New Baby • Emigration & Immigration

#17

Serena Says

Tanita Davis

Themes: Strangers • Violence • Stories in Verse

#18

Like a Dandelion

Huy Voun Lee

Themes: Strangers • Asian American & Pacific Islander • Emigration & Immigration

#19

Quincy Goes to the Southeast Asian Night Market

Mari Bolte

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • Emigration & Immigration • Multigenerational

#20

Unsettled

Reem Faruqi

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • Emigration & Immigration • Stories in Verse

#21

Breda’s Island

Jessie Ann Foley

Themes: New Baby • Emigration & Immigration • Multigenerational

#22

Unclaimed Treasures

Patricia MacLachlan

Themes: Strangers • Violence • New Baby

#23

Finding Papa

Angela Pham Krans

Themes: Strangers • Violence • Emigration & Immigration

#24

Sweet Child of Mine

Caroline Church

Themes: New Baby • Stories in Verse • Love & Romance

If One Hug by Katrina Moore is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by Strangers, Asian American & Pacific Islander, Violence and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by Muon Thi Van, Mónica Mancillas, Racha Mourtada, Lauren Castillo, and others.