What books are similar to Karen Kepplewhite is the World's Best Kisser?

The 10 closest matches to Karen Kepplewhite is the World's Best Kisser by Eve Bunting on ReadingList include Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days, Is Anybody There?, Blackwater, Double Fudge, and How to Eat Fried Worms. Each is scored on shared themes (birthdays, kissing, and parties), 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 Karen Kepplewhite is the World's Best Kisser 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 Karen Kepplewhite is the World's Best Kisser

If you liked Karen Kepplewhite is the World's Best Kisser, read Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days, Is Anybody There?, or Blackwater — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like Karen Kepplewhite is the World's Best Kisser by Eve Bunting (Humor · grades 4–6)? It’s most often read for its themes of birthdays, kissing, and parties. 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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Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Daysgrades 4–6: Both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Is Anybody There?grades 3–5: Is by Eve Bunting, the same author, overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (1980s). Amazon → books like this →
Blackwatergrades 6–8: Is by Eve Bunting, the same author and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
Double Fudgegrades 4–6: Both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
How to Eat Fried Wormsgrades 3–6: Both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Ramona and Her Fathergrades 4–6: Both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Ribsygrades 4–6: Both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Runaway Ralphgrades 4–6: Both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
The Best School Year Evergrades 3–6: Both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
My Horrible Secretgrades 4–6: Same genre (Humor), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (1980s). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Karen Kepplewhite is the World's Best Kisser for younger readers (K–2)

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

Tacky the Penguin by Lester, Helen. · grades K–3 — Same genre (Humor) and the same era (1980s).
The Lady With the Alligator Purse by Nadine Bernard Westcott · grades K–3 — Same genre (Humor) and the same era (1980s).
We Are in a Book by Mo Willems · grades K–3 — Same genre (Humor) and the same era (1980s).
A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon · grades 2–8 — Same genre (Humor) and overlapping grades (2–8).
A Lion is a Lion by Polly Dunbar · grades K–0 — Same genre (Humor).

Books like Karen Kepplewhite is the World's Best Kisser for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Skinnybones by Barbara Park · grades 3–6 — Same genre (Humor), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (1980s).
Tacky the Penguin by Lester, Helen. · grades K–3 — Same genre (Humor) and the same era (1980s).
The Lady With the Alligator Purse by Nadine Bernard Westcott · grades K–3 — Same genre (Humor) and the same era (1980s).
Wayside School Is Falling Down by Louis Sachar · grades 3–5 — Same genre (Humor), overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (1980s).
We Are in a Book by Mo Willems · grades K–3 — Same genre (Humor) and the same era (1980s).

Books like Karen Kepplewhite is the World's Best Kisser for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Skinnybones by Barbara Park · grades 3–6 — Same genre (Humor), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (1980s).
When the Boys Ran the House by Joan Davenport Carris · grades 3–6 — Same genre (Humor), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (1980s).
A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon · grades 2–8 — Same genre (Humor) and overlapping grades (2–8).
Arnie, the Doughnut by Laurie Keller · grades 2–8 — Same genre (Humor) and overlapping grades (2–8).
Attaboy, Sam! by Lois Lowry · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of birthdays and overlapping grades (4–6).

Common questions

What books are similar to Karen Kepplewhite is the World's Best Kisser?: The 10 closest matches to Karen Kepplewhite is the World's Best Kisser by Eve Bunting on ReadingList include Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days, Is Anybody There?, Blackwater, Double Fudge, and How to Eat Fried Worms. Each is scored on shared themes (birthdays, kissing, and parties), 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 Karen Kepplewhite is the World's Best Kisser 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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