# Books like Amos & Boris

**10** books similar to *Amos & Boris* by William Steig (Realistic Fiction · grades 2–3), matched on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

**Themes:** mice, fiction, whales, fiction, friendship, fiction, whales
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## Similar books

- [Sylvester and the Magic Pebble](https://readinglist.school/book/sylvester-and-the-magic-pebble) by William Steig _(Grades K–3)_ — Is by William Steig, the same author and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Poppleton in Winter](https://readinglist.school/book/poppleton-in-winter) by Cynthia Rylant _(Grades 2–3)_ — Shares themes of friendship, fiction, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
- [Beware of Boys](https://readinglist.school/book/beware-of-boys) by Tony Blundell _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of friendship, fiction, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Livingstone Mouse](https://readinglist.school/book/livingstone-mouse) by Pamela Duncan Edwards _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of mice, fiction, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [My Friend the Vampire](https://readinglist.school/book/my-friend-the-vampire) by Angela Sommer-Bodenburg _(Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of friendship, fiction, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [The Hot and Cold Summer](https://readinglist.school/book/the-hot-and-cold-summer) by Johanna Hurwitz _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of friendship, fiction, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Big Bad Bruce](https://readinglist.school/book/big-bad-bruce) by Bill Peet _(Grades K–3)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (1970s).
- [Little Rabbit's Loose Tooth](https://readinglist.school/book/little-rabbits-loose-tooth) by Lucy Bate _(Grades K–3)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (1970s).
- [Liza Lou and the Yeller Belly Swamp](https://readinglist.school/book/liza-lou-and-the-yeller-belly-swamp) by Mercer Mayer _(Grades K–3)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (1970s).
- [Miss Nelson Is Missing](https://readinglist.school/book/miss-nelson-is-missing) by Harry Allard _(Grades K–3)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (1970s).

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