Books like Henry Reed, Inc.

If you liked Henry Reed, Inc., read Henry Reed's Babysitting Service, Knocked Out by Nunga-Nungas, or The Diary of a Killer Cat — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like Henry Reed, Inc. by Keith Robertson (Humor · grades 4–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of diaries, moneymaking projects, and business enterprises. 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 4–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Henry Reed, Inc.

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Henry Reed's Babysitting Servicegrades 4–6
Is by Keith Robertson, the same author, shares themes of diaries, and both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list. Amazon → books like this →
Knocked Out by Nunga-Nungasgrades 3–5
Shares themes of diaries, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon → books like this →
The Diary of a Killer Catgrades 3–5
Shares themes of diaries, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon → books like this →
The Ghost of Fossil Glengrades 3–8
Shares themes of diaries, both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
101 Ways to Bug Your Parentsgrades 4–6
Shares themes of moneymaking projects and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
A Bad Case of Stripesgrades 2–8
Same genre (Humor) and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon → books like this →
Amos Fortune, Free Mangrades 3–7
Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (1950s). Amazon → books like this →
Arnie, the Doughnutgrades 2–8
Same genre (Humor) and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon → books like this →
Ava and Pipgrades 3–8
Shares themes of diaries and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
Banana Twistgrades 4–6
Same genre (Humor) and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Henry Reed, Inc. for younger readers (K–2)

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Books like Henry Reed, Inc. for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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Books like Henry Reed, Inc. for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

  • Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days by Stephen Manes · grades 4–6 — Same genre (Humor) and overlapping grades (4–6).
  • Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry · grades 4–8 — Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (1950s).
  • Cook-A-Doodle-Doo! by Janet Stevens · grades 3–6 — Same genre (Humor) and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Danny, the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl · grades 3–6 — Same genre (Humor) and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Dog Breath by Dav Pilkey · grades 2–8 — Same genre (Humor) and overlapping grades (2–8).

Books like Henry Reed, Inc. for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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Common questions

What books are similar to Henry Reed, Inc.?
The 10 closest matches to Henry Reed, Inc. by Keith Robertson on ReadingList include Henry Reed's Babysitting Service, Knocked Out by Nunga-Nungas, The Diary of a Killer Cat, The Ghost of Fossil Glen, and 101 Ways to Bug Your Parents. Each is scored on shared themes (diaries, moneymaking projects, and business enterprises), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Henry Reed, Inc. reading-level appropriate?
Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–8), 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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