Books like Homer Price
Looking for books like Homer Price by Robert McCloskey (Children's · grades 4–7)? 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 4–7 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to Homer Price
- "Let's Get a Pup!", Said KateBob Graham
- A Band of AngelsDeborah Hopkinson
- A Boy Called ChristmasMatt Haig
- A Chair for My MotherVera B. Williams
- A Dance Like StarlightKristy Dempsey
- A Dog's LifeAnn M. Martin
- A Face for PicassoAriel Henley
- A Green Place to beAshley Benham Yazdani
- A Life in the WildPamela S. Turner
- A Mouse Called WolfDick King-Smith
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Why each is a match
- "Let's Get a Pup!", Said Kategrades K–5
- Same genre (Children's) and overlapping grades (K–5).
- A Band of Angelsgrades K–5
- Same genre (Children's) and overlapping grades (K–5).
- A Boy Called Christmasgrades 3–10
- Same genre (Children's) and overlapping grades (3–10).
- A Chair for My Mothergrades K–5
- Same genre (Children's) and overlapping grades (K–5).
- A Dance Like Starlightgrades K–5
- Same genre (Children's) and overlapping grades (K–5).
- A Dog's Lifegrades 4–6
- Same genre (Children's) and overlapping grades (4–6).
- A Face for Picassogrades 6–12
- Same genre (Children's) and overlapping grades (6–12).
- A Green Place to begrades K–5
- Same genre (Children's) and overlapping grades (K–5).
- A Life in the Wildgrades 4–10
- Same genre (Children's) and overlapping grades (4–10).
- A Mouse Called Wolfgrades 4–6
- Same genre (Children's) and overlapping grades (4–6).