Books like How to Make a Peanut Butter Sandwich in 17 Easy Steps

If you liked How to Make a Peanut Butter Sandwich in 17 Easy Steps, read Squirrel-Ish, 100 Chapatis, or Avocado Magic — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like How to Make a Peanut Butter Sandwich in 17 Easy Steps by Bambi Edlund (Picture Book · grades K–2)? 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 K–2 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to How to Make a Peanut Butter Sandwich in 17 Easy Steps

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Squirrel-Ishgrades K–2
Is by Bambi Edlund, the same author, both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list, and same genre (Picture Book). Amazon → books like this →
100 Chapatisgrades K–2
Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–2). Amazon → books like this →
Avocado Magicgrades K–2
Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–2). Amazon → books like this →
Greetings, Floof!grades K–2
Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–2). Amazon → books like this →
Little Ghost Makes a Friendgrades K–2
Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–2). Amazon → books like this →
100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoligrades K–3
Same genre (Picture Book), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
A Land of Booksgrades K–5
Same genre (Picture Book), overlapping grades (K–5), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
A Letter for Bobgrades K–3
Same genre (Picture Book), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
A Mischief of Micegrades K–3
Same genre (Picture Book), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Abuelita and Megrades K–1
Same genre (Picture Book), overlapping grades (K–1), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →

Books like How to Make a Peanut Butter Sandwich in 17 Easy Steps for younger readers (K–2)

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

  • Bathe the Cat by Alice B. McGinty · grades K–1 — Same genre (Picture Book), overlapping grades (K–1), and the same era (2020s).
  • Beautiful Blackbird by Ashley Bryan · grades K–5 — Same genre (Picture Book), overlapping grades (K–5), and the same era (2020s).
  • Beautiful You, Beautiful Me by Tasha Spillett-Sumner · grades K–1 — Same genre (Picture Book), overlapping grades (K–1), and the same era (2020s).
  • Big by Vashti Harrison · grades K–3 — Same genre (Picture Book), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (2020s).
  • Blue by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond · grades K–4 — Same genre (Picture Book), overlapping grades (K–4), and the same era (2020s).

Books like How to Make a Peanut Butter Sandwich in 17 Easy Steps for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Books like How to Make a Peanut Butter Sandwich in 17 Easy Steps for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Books like How to Make a Peanut Butter Sandwich in 17 Easy Steps for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

  • Conditions of a Heart by Bethany Mangle · grades 9–12 — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • Rise by Freya Finch · grades 9–12 — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • The Beasts in Your Brain by Katherine Speller · grades 9–12 — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • The Dark Becomes Her by Judy I. Lin · grades 9–12 — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • The Revenant Games by Margie Fuston · grades 9–12 — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list and the same era (2020s).

Common questions

What books are similar to How to Make a Peanut Butter Sandwich in 17 Easy Steps?
The 10 closest matches to How to Make a Peanut Butter Sandwich in 17 Easy Steps by Bambi Edlund on ReadingList include Squirrel-Ish, 100 Chapatis, Avocado Magic, Greetings, Floof!, and Little Ghost Makes a Friend. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades K–2), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like How to Make a Peanut Butter Sandwich in 17 Easy Steps reading-level appropriate?
Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades K–2), 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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