Books like Benny and Penny in the Big No-No!

Looking for books like Benny and Penny in the Big No-No! by Geoffrey Hayes? The 7 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

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7 books similar to Benny and Penny in the Big No-No!

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Why each is a match

Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye530L
Overlapping grades (2–5) and the same era (2000s).
Ivy and Bean580L
Overlapping grades (2–4) and the same era (2000s).
Mercy Watson to the Rescue450L
Overlapping grades (K–3) and the same era (2000s).
The House in the Nightgrades K–2
Overlapping grades (K–2) and the same era (2000s).
The Lion & the Mousegrades K–3
Overlapping grades (K–3) and the same era (2000s).
There Is a Bird On Your Head! (An Elephant and Piggie Book)grades K–2
Overlapping grades (K–2) and the same era (2000s).
Zelda and Ivy, the Runawaysgrades K–2
Overlapping grades (K–2) and the same era (2000s).

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