What books are similar to Frog and Toad Together?

The 10 closest matches to Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel on ReadingList include Frog and Toad Are Friends, A Lot to Like!, Fox Has a Problem, Amelia Bedelia, and Dog Man. Each is scored on shared themes (friendship, kindness, and everyday life), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 1–2), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Frog and Toad Together reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 1–2), 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 Frog and Toad Together

If you liked Frog and Toad Together, read Frog and Toad Are Friends, A Lot to Like!, or Fox Has a Problem — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes and reading level.

Looking for books like Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel (Early Reader · 330L · grades 1–2)? It’s most often read for its themes of friendship, kindness, and everyday life. The 10 titles below 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 1–2 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Frog and Toad Are Friends350L: Shares themes of friendship and everyday life, same genre (Early Reader), and a close reading level (350L vs 330L). Amazon →
A Lot to Like!grades 2–5: Shares themes of friendship and humor, same genre (Early Reader), and overlapping grades (2–5). Amazon →
Fox Has a Problemgrades 2–5: Shares themes of friendship and humor, same genre (Early Reader), and overlapping grades (2–5). Amazon →
Amelia Bedelia380L: Shares themes of humor, same genre (Early Reader), and a close reading level (380L vs 330L). Amazon →
Dog Man390L: Shares themes of friendship and humor and a close reading level (390L vs 330L). Amazon →
Mercy Watson to the Rescue450L: Shares themes of friendship and humor and a close reading level (450L vs 330L). Amazon →
Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye530L: Shares themes of friendship and humor and a close reading level (530L vs 330L). Amazon →
The Giving Tree530L: Shares themes of friendship and kindness and a close reading level (530L vs 330L). Amazon →
The 13-Story Treehouse560L: Shares themes of friendship and humor and a close reading level (560L vs 330L). Amazon →
Ivy and Bean580L: Shares themes of friendship and humor and a close reading level (580L vs 330L). Amazon →

Books like Frog and Toad Together for younger readers (K–2)

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

Corduroy by Don Freeman · 600L — Shares themes of friendship and kindness and overlapping grades (K–3).
The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey · 720L — Shares themes of friendship and humor and overlapping grades (2–5).
Buffalo Fluffalo by Bess Kalb · grades K–2 — Shares themes of friendship and humor and overlapping grades (K–2).
I Lived Inside a Whale by Xin Li · grades K–3 — Shares themes of friendship and kindness and overlapping grades (K–3).
Just Like Millie by Lauren Castillo · grades K–3 — Shares themes of friendship and kindness and overlapping grades (K–3).

Books like Frog and Toad Together for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Smile by Raina Telgemeier · 410L — Shares themes of friendship and humor and a close reading level (410L vs 330L).
How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of friendship and humor.
Big Nate: In a Class by Himself by Lincoln Peirce · 500L — Shares themes of friendship and humor and a close reading level (500L vs 330L).
Corduroy by Don Freeman · 600L — Shares themes of friendship and kindness and overlapping grades (K–3).
The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey · 720L — Shares themes of friendship and humor and overlapping grades (2–5).

Books like Frog and Toad Together for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Smile by Raina Telgemeier · 410L — Shares themes of friendship and humor and a close reading level (410L vs 330L).
How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of friendship and humor.
Big Nate: In a Class by Himself by Lincoln Peirce · 500L — Shares themes of friendship and humor and a close reading level (500L vs 330L).
Wonder by R.J. Palacio · 790L — Shares themes of friendship and kindness.
Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life by Rachel Renée Russell · 890L — Shares themes of friendship and humor.

Books like Frog and Toad Together for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck · 630L — Shares themes of friendship.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky · 720L — Shares themes of friendship.
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak · 730L — Shares themes of friendship.
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton · 750L — Shares themes of friendship.
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini · 840L — Shares themes of friendship.

Book data last updated 2026-07-07. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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