# Books like I Yam a Donkey

**10** books similar to *I Yam a Donkey* by Cece Bell (Humor · grades K–3), matched on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

**Themes:** donkeys, grammar, english language, yams
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## Similar books

- [The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors](https://readinglist.school/book/the-legend-of-rock-paper-scissors) by Drew Daywalt _(Grades 2–8)_ — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8).
- [Flipped](https://readinglist.school/book/flipped) by Wendelin Van Draanen _(Grades 3–8)_ — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [No More Dead Dogs](https://readinglist.school/book/no-more-dead-dogs) by Gordon Korman _(Grades 2–8)_ — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8).
- [Say What?](https://readinglist.school/book/say-what) by Margaret Peterson Haddix _(Grades 2–8)_ — Shares themes of english language, both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, and overlapping grades (2–8).
- [Suddenly!](https://readinglist.school/book/suddenly) by Colin McNaughton _(Grades K–3)_ — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [We Are in a Book](https://readinglist.school/book/we-are-in-a-book) by Mo Willems _(Grades K–3)_ — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [A Lion is a Lion](https://readinglist.school/book/a-lion-is-a-lion) by Polly Dunbar _(Grades K–0)_ — Same genre (Humor), overlapping grades (K–0), and the same era (2010s).
- [Crash, Splash, or Moo!](https://readinglist.school/book/crash-splash-or-moo) by Bob Shea _(Grades K–3)_ — Same genre (Humor), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (2010s).
- [Escargot](https://readinglist.school/book/escargot) by Dashka Slater _(Grades K–2)_ — Same genre (Humor), overlapping grades (K–2), and the same era (2010s).
- [Even Monsters Need Haircuts](https://readinglist.school/book/even-monsters-need-haircuts) by Matthew McElligott _(Grades K–3)_ — Same genre (Humor), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (2010s).

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