# 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

- [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).
- [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).
- [Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa](https://readinglist.school/book/cowgirl-kate-and-cocoa) by Erica Silverman _(Grades 2–3)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–3).
- [The Butterfly](https://readinglist.school/book/the-butterfly) by Patricia Polacco _(Grades 3–6)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (1970s).
- [The Sign Painter](https://readinglist.school/book/the-sign-painter) by Allen Say _(Grades 2–3)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–3).
- [The Stories Julian Tells](https://readinglist.school/book/the-stories-julian-tells) by Ann Cameron _(Grades 2–3)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–3).
- [Tops and Bottoms](https://readinglist.school/book/tops-and-bottoms) by Janet Stevens _(Grades 2–3)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–3).
- [¡Vamos! Let's Go Eat](https://readinglist.school/book/vamos-lets-go-eat) by Raúl the Third III _(Grades 2–8)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and overlapping grades (2–8).
- [A Boy Called Bat](https://readinglist.school/book/a-boy-called-bat) by Elana K. Arnold _(Grades 3–5)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [A Boy Named Queen](https://readinglist.school/book/a-boy-named-queen) by Sara Cassidy _(Grades 3–8)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–8).

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