Books like One Potato, Two Potato

If you liked One Potato, Two Potato, read Seadogs: An Epic Ocean Operetta, Togo, or A Dog Called Kitty — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like One Potato, Two Potato by Cynthia DeFelice (Realistic Fiction · grades 3–6)? 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 3–6 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to One Potato, Two Potato

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Seadogs: An Epic Ocean Operettagrades 3–6
Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Togogrades 2–8
Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon → books like this →
A Dog Called Kittygrades 3–5
Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon → books like this →
Dogtowngrades 3–6
Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
El Chupacabrasgrades 3–6
Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Ghost Fever/Mal de Fantasmagrades 3–6
Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Help Me, Mr. Mutt!grades 3–6
Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
If I Built a Schoolgrades K–3
Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Invisible Isabelgrades 3–6
Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Magnolia Wu Unfolds It Allgrades 3–6
Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →

Books like One Potato, Two Potato for younger readers (K–2)

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

  • Arrowhawk by Lola M. Schaefer · grades K–3 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (2000s).
  • Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel · grades K–3 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (2000s).
  • Bedhead by Margie Palatini · grades K–3 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (2000s).
  • Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa by Erica Silverman · grades 2–3 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (2–3), and the same era (2000s).
  • Dogzilla by Dav Pilkey · grades K–3 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (2000s).

Books like One Potato, Two Potato for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

  • Math Curse by Jon Scieszka · grades 4–8 — Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
  • Memoirs of a Tortoise by Devin Scillian · grades 3–6 — Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Postcards from Camp by Simms Taback · grades 3–6 — Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor · 890L — Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Snot Stew by Bill Wallace · grades 3–6 — Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).

Books like One Potato, Two Potato for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

  • Math Curse by Jon Scieszka · grades 4–8 — Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
  • Memoirs of a Tortoise by Devin Scillian · grades 3–6 — Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Postcards from Camp by Simms Taback · grades 3–6 — Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor · 890L — Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Snot Stew by Bill Wallace · grades 3–6 — Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).

Books like One Potato, Two Potato for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

  • Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (2000s).
  • Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev · grades 9–10 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (2000s).
  • Forged by Fire by Sharon M. Draper · grades 7–10 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (2000s).
  • High Heat by Carl Deuker · grades 6–9 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (6–9), and the same era (2000s).
  • Impulse by Ellen Hopkins · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (2000s).

Common questions

What books are similar to One Potato, Two Potato?
The 10 closest matches to One Potato, Two Potato by Cynthia DeFelice on ReadingList include Seadogs: An Epic Ocean Operetta, Togo, A Dog Called Kitty, Dogtown, and El Chupacabras. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like One Potato, Two Potato reading-level appropriate?
Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–6), 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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