What books are similar to No More Water in the Tub?

The 10 closest matches to No More Water in the Tub by Tedd Arnold on ReadingList include Hi! Fly Guy, Bink & Gollie, Buz, Dragons Love Tacos, and Peter and the Starcatchers. Each is scored on shared themes (baths, humorous stories, and hygiene, fiction), 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 More Water in the Tub 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 More Water in the Tub

If you liked No More Water in the Tub, read Hi! Fly Guy, Bink & Gollie, or Buz — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like No More Water in the Tub by Tedd Arnold (Sports Fiction · grades K–3)? It’s most often read for its themes of baths, humorous stories, and hygiene, fiction. 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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Hi! Fly Guygrades K–1: Is by Tedd Arnold, the same author, shares themes of humorous stories, and overlapping grades (K–1). Amazon → books like this →
Bink & Golliegrades 2–8: Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Sports Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon → books like this →
Buzgrades K–3: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Dragons Love Tacosgrades K–3: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Peter and the Starcatchersgrades 3–8: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
Skippyjon Jonesgrades K–3: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Substitute Teacher Plansgrades K–3: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
The Great Fuzz Frenzygrades K–3: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
The Monkey Goes Bananasgrades K–3: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
We Don’t Eat Our Classmates!grades K–3: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →

Books like No More Water in the Tub for younger readers (K–2)

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

Dog Breath by Dav Pilkey · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of humorous stories and overlapping grades (2–8).
A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon · grades 2–8 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (1990s).
A Boy, a Dog and a Frog by Mercer Mayer · grades K–1 — Shares themes of baths and overlapping grades (K–1).
Arnie, the Doughnut by Laurie Keller · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of humorous stories and overlapping grades (2–8).
Martha Speaks by Susan Meddaugh · grades K–3 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (1990s).

Books like No More Water in the Tub for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Double Fudge by Judy Blume · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of humorous stories and both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list.
Dog Breath by Dav Pilkey · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of humorous stories and overlapping grades (2–8).
Piggie Pie! by Margie Palatini · grades 3–5 — Shares themes of humorous stories and overlapping grades (3–5).
The Sixth Grade Nickname Game by Gordon Korman · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of humorous stories.
A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon · grades 2–8 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (1990s).

Books like No More Water in the Tub for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Double Fudge by Judy Blume · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of humorous stories and both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list.
Dog Breath by Dav Pilkey · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of humorous stories and overlapping grades (2–8).
The Sixth Grade Nickname Game by Gordon Korman · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of humorous stories.
A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon · grades 2–8 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (1990s).
A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of humorous stories and overlapping grades (3–8).

Common questions

What books are similar to No More Water in the Tub?: The 10 closest matches to No More Water in the Tub by Tedd Arnold on ReadingList include Hi! Fly Guy, Bink & Gollie, Buz, Dragons Love Tacos, and Peter and the Starcatchers. Each is scored on shared themes (baths, humorous stories, and hygiene, fiction), 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 More Water in the Tub 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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