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Life & fun · February 3, 2022

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I developed a website to find books similar to my kid's favorite

I built this ReactJS/Ruby on Rails single page web app out of personal need. My son wanted a book like “Curious George” but I didn’t have a good way to find one. The tool allows you to flip through pages of books for online previews.

I developed a website to find books similar to my kid's favorite launched on February 3, 2022 with 10 votes, #1,100 of 2,645 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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This is a web application that helps parents find children's books similar to their kids' favorites. Built with ReactJS and Ruby on Rails, it lets users browse books and flip through online previews to preview content. The creator developed it to solve the problem of finding books like "Curious George" for his son. It's designed for parents seeking recommendations for young readers.

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