What books are similar to Buz?

The 10 closest matches to Buz by Richard Egielski on ReadingList include When the Boys Ran the House, Skippyjon Jones, Substitute Teacher Plans, The Great Fuzz Frenzy, and The Monkey Goes Bananas. Each is scored on shared themes (insects, humorous stories, and insects, fiction), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades K–3), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Buz reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades K–3), 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 Buz

If you liked Buz, read When the Boys Ran the House, Skippyjon Jones, or Substitute Teacher Plans — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like Buz by Richard Egielski (Humor · grades K–3)? It’s most often read for its themes of insects, humorous stories, and insects, fiction. 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–3 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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When the Boys Ran the Housegrades 3–6: Shares themes of humorous stories and boys, fiction, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Skippyjon Jonesgrades K–3: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
Substitute Teacher Plansgrades K–3: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
The Great Fuzz Frenzygrades K–3: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
The Monkey Goes Bananasgrades K–3: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
We Don’t Eat Our Classmates!grades K–3: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
Dog Breathgrades 2–8: Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon → books like this →
Piggie Pie!grades 3–5: Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon → books like this →
A Bad Case of Stripesgrades 2–8: Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon → books like this →
Arnie, the Doughnutgrades 2–8: Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Buz for younger readers (K–2)

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

Hi! Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold · grades K–1 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–1).
No David! by David Shannon · grades K–3 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3).
No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8).
No More Water in the Tub by Tedd Arnold · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and overlapping grades (K–3).
The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors by Drew Daywalt · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8).

Books like Buz for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days by Stephen Manes · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of humorous stories and boys, fiction and same genre (Humor).
Double Fudge by Judy Blume · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and same genre (Humor).
The Sixth Grade Nickname Game by Gordon Korman · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of humorous stories and same genre (Humor).
Banana Twist by Florence Parry Heide · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of humorous stories and same genre (Humor).
Crash by Jerry Spinelli · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of boys, fiction, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and overlapping grades (3–8).

Books like Buz for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days by Stephen Manes · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of humorous stories and boys, fiction and same genre (Humor).
Double Fudge by Judy Blume · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and same genre (Humor).
The Sixth Grade Nickname Game by Gordon Korman · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of humorous stories and same genre (Humor).
Banana Twist by Florence Parry Heide · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of humorous stories and same genre (Humor).
Crash by Jerry Spinelli · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of boys, fiction, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and overlapping grades (3–8).

Common questions

What books are similar to Buz?: The 10 closest matches to Buz by Richard Egielski on ReadingList include When the Boys Ran the House, Skippyjon Jones, Substitute Teacher Plans, The Great Fuzz Frenzy, and The Monkey Goes Bananas. Each is scored on shared themes (insects, humorous stories, and insects, fiction), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades K–3), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Buz reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades K–3), 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.

Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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