What books are similar to Henry Reed's Babysitting Service?

The 10 closest matches to Henry Reed's Babysitting Service by Keith Robertson on ReadingList include Henry Reed, Inc., Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job, Shiloh, Ava and Pip, and Bristle Face. Each is scored on shared themes (babysitters, diaries, and babysitters, fiction), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Henry Reed's Babysitting Service reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–6), 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 Henry Reed's Babysitting Service

If you liked Henry Reed's Babysitting Service, read Henry Reed, Inc., Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job, or Shiloh — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like Henry Reed's Babysitting Service by Keith Robertson (Realistic Fiction · grades 4–6)? It’s most often read for its themes of babysitters, diaries, and babysitters, fiction. 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 4–6 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Henry Reed, Inc.grades 4–8: 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 →
Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Jobgrades 3–8: Shares themes of babysitters and babysitters, fiction, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
Shiloh890L: Both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Ava and Pipgrades 3–8: Shares themes of diaries, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
Bristle Facegrades 4–8: Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
Don’t You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphreygrades 6–9: Shares themes of diaries, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9). Amazon → books like this →
Lulu's Mysterious Missiongrades 2–8: Shares themes of babysitters, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon → books like this →
Sasha, My Friendgrades 4–8: Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
Tangerinegrades 2–8: Shares themes of diaries, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon → books like this →
Airball: My Life in Briefsgrades 6–8: Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Henry Reed's Babysitting Service for younger readers (K–2)

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

Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French · grades K–3 — Shares themes of diaries and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary · 860L — Both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (2–4), and the same era (1960s).
A Boy, a Dog and a Frog by Mercer Mayer · grades K–1 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (1960s).
Are You My Mother? by P. D. Eastman · grades K–1 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (1960s).
Put Me in the Zoo by Robert Lopshire · grades K–1 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (1960s).

Books like Henry Reed's Babysitting Service for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French · grades K–3 — Shares themes of diaries and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume · grades 4–6 — Both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
Boy at War by Harry Mazer · grades 4–6 — Both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), 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, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
City Spies by James Ponti · grades 4–6 — Both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).

Books like Henry Reed's Babysitting Service for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume · grades 4–6 — Both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
Boy at War by Harry Mazer · grades 4–6 — Both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), 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, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
City Spies by James Ponti · grades 4–6 — Both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
Daphne's Book by Mary Downing Hahn · grades 4–8 — Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).

Books like Henry Reed's Babysitting Service for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

Breathing Underwater by Alex Flinn · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of diaries and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee · grades 11–12 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (1960s).
A Door Near Here by Heather Quarles · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction).
A Sudden Silence by Eve Bunting · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction).
A Summer to Die by Lois Lowry · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction).

Common questions

What books are similar to Henry Reed's Babysitting Service?: The 10 closest matches to Henry Reed's Babysitting Service by Keith Robertson on ReadingList include Henry Reed, Inc., Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job, Shiloh, Ava and Pip, and Bristle Face. Each is scored on shared themes (babysitters, diaries, and babysitters, fiction), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Henry Reed's Babysitting Service reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–6), 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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