# Books like My Father's Dragon

**10** books similar to *My Father's Dragon* by Ruth Stiles Gannett (Early Chapter Book · 990L · grades 2–4), 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:** adventure, kindness to animals, courage, cleverness
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## Similar books

- [Stuart Little](https://readinglist.school/book/stuart-little) by E.B. White _(920L · Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of adventure, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (920L vs 990L).
- [Flat Stanley](https://readinglist.school/book/flat-stanley) by Jeff Brown _(540L · Grades 1–3)_ — Shares themes of adventure, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and same genre (Early Chapter Book).
- [Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House #1)](https://readinglist.school/book/magic-tree-house-dinosaurs-before-dark) by Mary Pope Osborne _(510L · Grades 1–4)_ — Shares themes of adventure, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and same genre (Early Chapter Book).
- [Fablehaven](https://readinglist.school/book/fablehaven) by Brandon Mull _(Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of adventure and courage and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Impossible Creatures](https://readinglist.school/book/impossible-creatures) by Katherine Rundell _(Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of adventure and courage and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [The Last Musketeer](https://readinglist.school/book/the-last-musketeer) by Stuart Gibbs _(Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of adventure and courage and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [The Whipping Boy](https://readinglist.school/book/the-whipping-boy) by Sid Fleischman _(Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of adventure and courage and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [The Wild Journey of Juniper Berry](https://readinglist.school/book/the-wild-journey-of-juniper-berry) by Chad Morris _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of adventure and courage and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [The Phantom Tollbooth](https://readinglist.school/book/the-phantom-tollbooth) by Norton Juster _(1000L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of adventure and a close reading level (1000L vs 990L).
- [The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lion-the-witch-and-the-wardrobe) by C.S. Lewis _(940L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of courage and a close reading level (940L vs 990L).

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