Books like Henry Reed's Babysitting Service

If you liked Henry Reed's Babysitting Service, read Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job, Ava and Pip, or Lulu's Mysterious Mission — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes 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.

10 books similar to Henry Reed's Babysitting Service

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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 →
Ava and Pipgrades 3–8
Shares themes of diaries, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon →
Lulu's Mysterious Missiongrades 2–8
Shares themes of babysitters, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon →
Tangerinegrades 2–8
Shares themes of diaries, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon →
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaretgrades 4–6
Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon →
Boy at Wargrades 4–6
Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon →
Dear Mr. Henshawgrades 4–6
Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon →
Front Desk640L
Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon →
Fudgegrades 4–6
Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon →
Jelly Bellygrades 4–6
Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon →

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

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

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.

  • Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach · grades 4–6 — Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
  • Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor · 890L — Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • The Cat Ate My Gymsuit by Paula Danziger · grades 4–6 — Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
  • The Lemonade War by Davies, Jacqueline · grades 4–6 — Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
  • The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger · grades 4–6 — Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) 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.

  • Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach · grades 4–6 — Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
  • Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor · 890L — Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • The Cat Ate My Gymsuit by Paula Danziger · grades 4–6 — Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
  • The Lemonade War by Davies, Jacqueline · grades 4–6 — Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
  • The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger · grades 4–6 — Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).

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.

  • Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick · grades 6–9 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and overlapping grades (6–9).
  • Forged by Fire by Sharon M. Draper · grades 7–10 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction).
  • Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt · grades 7–10 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction).
  • Posted by John David Anderson · grades 6–9 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and overlapping grades (6–9).
  • Romiette and Julio by Sharon M. Draper · grades 7–10 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction).

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

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