Books like Nimbus
Looking for books like Nimbus by Jan Eldredge (Middle Grade Fantasy · grades 3–6)? It’s most often read for its themes of loyalty, courage, and animals. The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, 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 3–6 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to Nimbus
Brick Dust and BonesM.R. Fournet
Impossible CreaturesKatherine Rundell
Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the CoatlJulie Kagawa
SkyridersPolly Holyoke
The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1)Christina Soontornvat
The House at the Edge of MagicAmy Sparkes
The Last Hope in HopetownMaria Tureaud
The Night TrainLorelei Savaryn
The Skull: A Tyrolean FolktaleJon Klassen
The Witching WindNatalie Lloyd
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Why each is a match
- Brick Dust and Bonesgrades 6–8
- Shares themes of courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- Impossible Creaturesgrades 4–8
- Shares themes of courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatlgrades 6–8
- Shares themes of courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- Skyridersgrades 6–8
- Shares themes of courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1)grades 2–5
- Shares themes of courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (2–5).
- The House at the Edge of Magicgrades 3–5
- Shares themes of courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- The Last Hope in Hopetowngrades 6–8
- Shares themes of courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- The Night Traingrades 4–8
- Shares themes of courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktalegrades 3–5
- Shares themes of courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- The Witching Windgrades 3–6
- Shares themes of courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–6).