What books are similar to No David!?

The 10 closest matches to No David! by David Shannon on ReadingList include A Bad Case of Stripes, Tacky the Penguin, Good Boy, Fergus, Buz, and Crash. Each is scored on shared themes (behavior, human behavior, and conduct of life), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades K–3), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like No David! reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades K–3), 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 No David!

If you liked No David!, read A Bad Case of Stripes, Tacky the Penguin, or Good Boy, Fergus — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like No David! by David Shannon (Humor · grades K–3)? It’s most often read for its themes of behavior, human behavior, and conduct of life. 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 K–3 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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A Bad Case of Stripesgrades 2–8: Is by David Shannon, the same author, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
Tacky the Penguingrades K–3: Shares themes of behavior and human behavior, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Good Boy, Fergusgrades K–2: Is by David Shannon, the same author, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–2). Amazon → books like this →
Buzgrades K–3: Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Crashgrades 3–8: Shares themes of conduct of life, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
Flippedgrades 3–8: Shares themes of conduct of life, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
Lulu's Mysterious Missiongrades 2–8: Shares themes of behavior and conduct of life and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon → books like this →
Say What?grades 2–8: Shares themes of human behavior and conduct of life and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon → books like this →
Swamp Angelgrades 3–6: Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Piggrades K–3: Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →

Books like No David! for younger readers (K–2)

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

Skippyjon Jones by Judith Byron Schachner · grades K–3 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Substitute Teacher Plans by Johnson, Doug · grades K–3 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3).
The Great Fuzz Frenzy by Janet Stevens · grades K–3 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3).
The Monkey Goes Bananas by C. P. Bloom · grades K–3 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3).
We Don’t Eat Our Classmates! by Ryan T. Higgins · grades K–3 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3).

Books like No David! for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days by Stephen Manes · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of behavior and same genre (Humor).
Double Fudge by Judy Blume · grades 4–6 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list and same genre (Humor).
Skippyjon Jones by Judith Byron Schachner · grades K–3 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Substitute Teacher Plans by Johnson, Doug · grades K–3 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3).
The Best School Year Ever by Barbara Robinson · grades 3–6 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (3–6).

Books like No David! for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days by Stephen Manes · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of behavior and same genre (Humor).
Double Fudge by Judy Blume · grades 4–6 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list and same genre (Humor).
The Best School Year Ever by Barbara Robinson · grades 3–6 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Cook-A-Doodle-Doo! by Janet Stevens · grades 3–6 — Same genre (Humor), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (1990s).
Dog Breath by Dav Pilkey · grades 2–8 — Same genre (Humor), overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (1990s).

Books like No David! for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of conduct of life and both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list.
A Handful of Dust by Evelyn Waugh · grades 11–12 — Same genre (Humor).
Night Hoops by Carl Deuker · grades 6–9 — Shares themes of behavior.

Common questions

What books are similar to No David!?: The 10 closest matches to No David! by David Shannon on ReadingList include A Bad Case of Stripes, Tacky the Penguin, Good Boy, Fergus, Buz, and Crash. Each is scored on shared themes (behavior, human behavior, and conduct of life), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades K–3), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like No David! reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades K–3), 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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