Books like Hannah Sharpe, Cartoon Detective
Looking for books like Hannah Sharpe, Cartoon Detective by Janet Tashjian (Mystery · grades 3–6)? It’s most often read for its themes of mystery, humor, and school. 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 3–6 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to Hannah Sharpe, Cartoon Detective
Magnolia Wu Unfolds It AllChanel Miller
Big Nate: In a Class by HimselfLincoln Peirce · 500L
Diary of a Wimpy KidJeff Kinney · 950L
Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous LifeRachel Renée Russell · 890L
The Adventures of Captain UnderpantsDav Pilkey · 720L
A Royal ConundrumLisa Yee
DogtownKatherine Applegate & Gennifer Choldenko
Dog ManDav Pilkey · 390L
Fish in a TreeLynda Mullaly Hunt · 550L
Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald EyeGeronimo Stilton · 530L
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Why each is a match
- Magnolia Wu Unfolds It Allgrades 3–6
- Shares themes of mystery, humor, and friendship and overlapping grades (3–6).
- Big Nate: In a Class by Himself500L
- Shares themes of humor, school, and friendship and overlapping grades (4–7).
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid950L
- Shares themes of humor, school, and friendship and overlapping grades (3–7).
- Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life890L
- Shares themes of humor, school, and friendship and overlapping grades (4–7).
- The Adventures of Captain Underpants720L
- Shares themes of humor, school, and friendship and overlapping grades (2–5).
- A Royal Conundrumgrades 3–6
- Shares themes of humor and friendship and overlapping grades (3–6).
- Dogtowngrades 3–6
- Shares themes of humor and friendship and overlapping grades (3–6).
- Dog Man390L
- Shares themes of humor and friendship and overlapping grades (2–5).
- Fish in a Tree550L
- Shares themes of school and friendship and overlapping grades (4–7).
- Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye530L
- Shares themes of humor and friendship and overlapping grades (2–5).