What books are similar to Butt or Face??

The 10 closest matches to Butt or Face? by Kari Lavelle on ReadingList include Buffalo Fluffalo, How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guide, Thank a Farmer, A Mischief of Mice, and Don't Think of Tigers. Each is scored on shared themes (humor, nature, and animals), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades K–2), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Butt or Face? reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades K–2), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.

How does ReadingList choose similar books?

Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Books like Butt or Face?

If you liked Butt or Face?, read Buffalo Fluffalo, How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guide, or Thank a Farmer — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like Butt or Face? by Kari Lavelle (Picture Book · grades K–2)? It’s most often read for its themes of humor, nature, and animals. The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades K–2 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Buffalo Fluffalogrades K–2: Shares themes of humor, both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, and same genre (Picture Book). Amazon →
How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guidegrades K–2: Shares themes of humor, both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, and same genre (Picture Book). Amazon →
Thank a Farmergrades K–2: Shares themes of nature, both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, and same genre (Picture Book). Amazon →
A Mischief of Micegrades K–3: Shares themes of nature, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon →
Don't Think of Tigersgrades K–3: Shares themes of humor, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon →
Millie Fleur's Poison Gardengrades K–3: Shares themes of nature, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon →
How This Book Got Redgrades K–2: Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–2). Amazon →
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie410L: Shares themes of humor, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon →
Mercy Watson to the Rescue450L: Shares themes of humor and animals and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon →
Night in the Citygrades K–2: Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–2). Amazon →

Books like Butt or Face? for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

No Cats in the Library by Lauren Emmons · grades K–2 — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–2).
Wild Blue: Taming a Big-Kid Bike by Dashka Slater · grades K–2 — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–2).
You're So Amazing! by James Catchpole · grades K–2 — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–2).
Yuna's Cardboard Castles by Marie Tang · grades K–2 — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–2).
A Journey Under the Sea by Craig Foster · grades 2–5 — Shares themes of nature and overlapping grades (2–5).

Books like Butt or Face? for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature by Lynn Brunelle · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of humor and nature.
Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic by Candace Fleming · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of nature and animals.
The Dark!: Wild Life in the Mysterious World of Caves by Lindsey Leigh · grades 3–7 — Shares themes of nature and animals.
Because of You, John Lewis by Andrea Davis Pinkney · grades 3–5 — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Picture Book), and the same era (2020s).
Rascal by Sterling North · grades 5–8 — Shares themes of nature and animals.

Books like Butt or Face? for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature by Lynn Brunelle · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of humor and nature.
Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic by Candace Fleming · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of nature and animals.
The Dark!: Wild Life in the Mysterious World of Caves by Lindsey Leigh · grades 3–7 — Shares themes of nature and animals.
Global by Eoin Colfer & Andrew Donkin · grades 6–8 — Shares themes of nature and both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list.
Rascal by Sterling North · grades 5–8 — Shares themes of nature and animals.

Books like Butt or Face? for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross · grades 9–12 — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list and the same era (2020s).
Four for the Road by K.J. Reilly · grades 9–12 — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list and the same era (2020s).
How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine · grades 9–12 — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list and the same era (2020s).
Murder Among Friends by Candace Fleming · grades 9–12 — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list and the same era (2020s).
Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard by Ronald Wimberly · grades 9–12 — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list and the same era (2020s).

Book data last updated 2026-07-07. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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