Books like Don't Throw It to Mo!
Looking for books like Don't Throw It to Mo! by David A. Adler? The 10 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.
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.
10 books similar to Don't Throw It to Mo!
A Ball for DaisyChris Raschka
A Sick Day for Amos McGeePhilip C. Stead- Are You Ready to Play Outside?Mo Willems
- Balloons over BroadwayMelissa Sweet
- Bink and Gollie: Two for OneKate DiCamillo
- Charlie & Mouse Even BetterLaurel Snyder
Dog ManDav Pilkey · 390L
Finding Winnie: The Story of the Real Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-PoohLindsay Mattick
FlotsamDavid Wiesner- Fox the TigerCorey R. Tabor
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Why each is a match
- A Ball for Daisygrades K–2
- Overlapping grades (K–2) and the same era (2010s).
- A Sick Day for Amos McGeegrades K–3
- Overlapping grades (K–3) and the same era (2010s).
- Are You Ready to Play Outside?grades K–2
- Overlapping grades (K–2) and the same era (2010s).
- Balloons over Broadwaygrades 1–4
- Overlapping grades (1–4) and the same era (2010s).
- Bink and Gollie: Two for Onegrades K–2
- Overlapping grades (K–2) and the same era (2010s).
- Charlie & Mouse Even Bettergrades K–2
- Overlapping grades (K–2) and the same era (2010s).
- Dog Man390L
- Overlapping grades (2–5) and the same era (2010s).
- Finding Winnie: The Story of the Real Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Poohgrades 1–4
- Overlapping grades (1–4) and the same era (2010s).
- Flotsamgrades K–4
- Overlapping grades (K–4) and the same era (2010s).
- Fox the Tigergrades K–2
- Overlapping grades (K–2) and the same era (2010s).