# Books like Night in the City

**10** books similar to *Night in the City* by Julie Downing (Picture Book · grades K–2), matched on shared themes, 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:** community, family, kindness
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## Similar books

- [Dadaji's Paintbrush](https://readinglist.school/book/dadajis-paintbrush) by Rashmi Sirdeshpande _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guide](https://readinglist.school/book/how-dinosaurs-went-extinct) by Ame Dyckman _(Grades K–2)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–2).
- [I Lived Inside a Whale](https://readinglist.school/book/i-lived-inside-a-whale) by Xin Li _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of kindness, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Just Like Millie](https://readinglist.school/book/just-like-millie) by Lauren Castillo _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of kindness, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Picture Purrfect (Bodega Cats #1)](https://readinglist.school/book/picture-purrfect-bodega-cats) by Hilda Eunice Burgos _(Grades 2–5)_ — Shares themes of community and family and overlapping grades (2–5).
- [Thank a Farmer](https://readinglist.school/book/thank-a-farmer) by Maria Gianferrari _(Grades K–2)_ — Shares themes of community, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–2).
- [The Yellow Bus](https://readinglist.school/book/the-yellow-bus) by Loren Long _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of kindness, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Corduroy](https://readinglist.school/book/corduroy) by Don Freeman _(600L · Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of kindness, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Make Way for Ducklings](https://readinglist.school/book/make-way-for-ducklings) by Robert McCloskey _(730L · Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [The Giving Tree](https://readinglist.school/book/the-giving-tree) by Shel Silverstein _(530L · Grades K–5)_ — Shares themes of kindness, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–5).

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