# Books like Dadaji's Paintbrush

**10** books similar to *Dadaji's Paintbrush* by Rashmi Sirdeshpande (Picture Book · grades K–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:** grief, family, art
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## Similar books

- [Don't Think of Tigers](https://readinglist.school/book/dont-think-of-tigers) by Alex Latimer _(Grades K–3)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Endlessly Ever After: Pick YOUR Path to Countless Fairy Tale Endings!](https://readinglist.school/book/endlessly-ever-after) by Laurel Snyder _(Grades K–1)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–1).
- [Gibberish](https://readinglist.school/book/gibberish) by Young Vo _(Grades K–3)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Knight Owl](https://readinglist.school/book/knight-owl) by Christopher Denise _(Grades K–3)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Ursula Upside Down](https://readinglist.school/book/ursula-upside-down) by Corey R. Tabor _(Grades K–3)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guide](https://readinglist.school/book/how-dinosaurs-went-extinct) by Ame Dyckman _(Grades K–2)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–2).
- [Night in the City](https://readinglist.school/book/night-in-the-city) by Julie Downing _(Grades K–2)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–2).
- [If You Give a Mouse a Cookie](https://readinglist.school/book/if-you-give-a-mouse-a-cookie) by Laura Numeroff _(410L · Grades K–3)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Make Way for Ducklings](https://readinglist.school/book/make-way-for-ducklings) by Robert McCloskey _(730L · Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Hope in the Valley](https://readinglist.school/book/hope-in-the-valley) by Mitali Perkins _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of grief and family, both on the California Young Reader Medal list, and overlapping grades (3–6).

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