Books like Flora and Ulysses

If you liked Flora and Ulysses, read The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, The Tale of Despereaux, or Amari and the Night Brothers — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo? 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 4–7 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Flora and Ulysses

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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulanegrades 3–6
Is by Kate DiCamillo, the same author, both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
The Tale of Despereaux670L
Is by Kate DiCamillo, the same author, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Amari and the Night Brothersgrades 4–7
Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Class Actgrades 4–8
Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Four Eyes: A Graphic Novelgrades 3–7
Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Freewatergrades 4–7
Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Simon Sort of Saysgrades 6–8
Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktalegrades 3–5
Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Unspeakablegrades 3–7
Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
When Stars Are Scatteredgrades 5–8
Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Flora and Ulysses for younger readers (K–2)

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

  • Bink & Gollie by Kate DiCamillo · grades 2–8 — Is by Kate DiCamillo, the same author, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, and overlapping grades (2–8).
  • Bink and Gollie: Two for One by Kate DiCamillo · grades K–2 — Is by Kate DiCamillo, the same author and both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list.
  • ¡Vamos! Let's Go Eat by Raúl the Third III · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2020s).
  • A Journey Under the Sea by Craig Foster · grades 2–5 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (2–5), and the same era (2020s).
  • A Lot to Like! by Derek Anderson · grades 2–5 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (2–5), and the same era (2020s).

Books like Flora and Ulysses for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

  • Ferris by Kate DiCamillo · grades 3–6 — Is by Kate DiCamillo, the same author, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Bink & Gollie by Kate DiCamillo · grades 2–8 — Is by Kate DiCamillo, the same author, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, and overlapping grades (2–8).
  • When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller · grades 4–7 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2020s).
  • Clementine by Sara Pennypacker · grades 3–8 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (3–8).
  • Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos · grades 4–7 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (4–7).

Books like Flora and Ulysses for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

  • Ferris by Kate DiCamillo · grades 3–6 — Is by Kate DiCamillo, the same author, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Bink & Gollie by Kate DiCamillo · grades 2–8 — Is by Kate DiCamillo, the same author, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, and overlapping grades (2–8).
  • When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller · grades 4–7 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2020s).
  • Clementine by Sara Pennypacker · grades 3–8 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (3–8).
  • Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos · grades 4–7 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (4–7).

Books like Flora and Ulysses for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

  • Brownstone by Samuel Teer · grades 9–12 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • Chinese Menu by Grace Lin · grades 3–10 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–10), and the same era (2020s).
  • Death in the Jungle by Candace Fleming · grades 4–10 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (2020s).
  • Good Different by Meg Eden Kuyatt · grades 6–9 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (6–9), and the same era (2020s).
  • Root Magic by Eden Royce · grades 5–12 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (5–12), and the same era (2020s).

Common questions

What books are similar to Flora and Ulysses?
The 10 closest matches to Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo on ReadingList include The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, The Tale of Despereaux, Amari and the Night Brothers, Class Act, and Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–7), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Flora and Ulysses reading-level appropriate?
Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–7), 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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