What books are similar to Frankenstein Takes the Cake?

The 10 closest matches to Frankenstein Takes the Cake by Adam Rex on ReadingList include Love That Dog, My Little Sister Ate One Hare, Are You Scared, Darth Vader?, Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature, and Oh No, the Aunts Are Here. Each is scored on shared themes (monsters, poetry, and monstruos), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 2–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Frankenstein Takes the Cake reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 2–8), 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 Frankenstein Takes the Cake

If you liked Frankenstein Takes the Cake, read Love That Dog, My Little Sister Ate One Hare, or Are You Scared, Darth Vader? — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes and reading level.

Looking for books like Frankenstein Takes the Cake by Adam Rex (Poetry · grades 2–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of monsters, poetry, and monstruos. 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 2–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Love That Doggrades 4–8: Shares themes of poetry, same genre (Poetry), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
My Little Sister Ate One Haregrades K–3: Shares themes of poetry, same genre (Poetry), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Are You Scared, Darth Vader?grades K–3: Is by Adam Rex, the same author and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Naturegrades 3–6: Shares themes of poetry, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Oh No, the Aunts Are Heregrades K–4: Is by Adam Rex, the same author and overlapping grades (K–4). Amazon → books like this →
The Monster Who Ate My Peasgrades K–3: Shares themes of monsters and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
A Light in the Atticgrades 4–8: Same genre (Poetry) and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
A Mango-Shaped Spacegrades 5–8: Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
Adopted by an Owlgrades 2–8: Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
Arnie, the Doughnutgrades 2–8: Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Frankenstein Takes the Cake for younger readers (K–2)

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

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. · grades K–3 — Same genre (Poetry) and overlapping grades (K–3).
Down the Rabbit Hole by Peter Abrahams · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2000s).
Even Monsters Need Haircuts by Matthew McElligott · grades K–3 — Shares themes of monsters and overlapping grades (K–3).
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2000s).
Go Away, Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley · grades K–3 — Shares themes of monsters and overlapping grades (K–3).

Books like Frankenstein Takes the Cake for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. · grades K–3 — Same genre (Poetry) and overlapping grades (K–3).
Clementine by Sara Pennypacker · grades 3–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, overlapping grades (3–8), and the same era (2000s).
Down the Rabbit Hole by Peter Abrahams · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2000s).
Even Monsters Need Haircuts by Matthew McElligott · grades K–3 — Shares themes of monsters and overlapping grades (K–3).
Falling Up by Shel Silverstein · grades 4–8 — Same genre (Poetry) and overlapping grades (4–8).

Books like Frankenstein Takes the Cake for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Clementine by Sara Pennypacker · grades 3–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, overlapping grades (3–8), and the same era (2000s).
Down the Rabbit Hole by Peter Abrahams · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2000s).
Falling Up by Shel Silverstein · grades 4–8 — Same genre (Poetry) and overlapping grades (4–8).
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2000s).
Ida B. and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World by Katherine Hannigan · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2000s).

Books like Frankenstein Takes the Cake for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

Selected Poems by Christina Rossetti · grades 11–12 — Shares themes of poetry and same genre (Poetry).
Ariel by Sylvia Plath · grades 11–12 — Shares themes of poetry and same genre (Poetry).
Collected Poems by Gabriel Okara · grades 11–12 — Shares themes of poetry and same genre (Poetry).
England's Green by Zaffar Kunial · grades 11–12 — Shares themes of poetry and same genre (Poetry).
Kumukanda by Kayo Chingonyi · grades 9–10 — Shares themes of poetry and same genre (Poetry).

Common questions

What books are similar to Frankenstein Takes the Cake?: The 10 closest matches to Frankenstein Takes the Cake by Adam Rex on ReadingList include Love That Dog, My Little Sister Ate One Hare, Are You Scared, Darth Vader?, Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature, and Oh No, the Aunts Are Here. Each is scored on shared themes (monsters, poetry, and monstruos), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 2–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Frankenstein Takes the Cake reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 2–8), 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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