# Books like Outside Over There

**10** books similar to *Outside Over There* by Maurice Sendak (Children's · grades K–5), 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.

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## Similar books

- [A Chair for My Mother](https://readinglist.school/book/a-chair-for-my-mother) by Vera B. Williams _(Grades K–5)_ — Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (K–5), and the same era (1980s).
- [A Visit to William Blake's Inn](https://readinglist.school/book/a-visit-to-william-blakes-inn) by Nancy Willard _(Grades K–5)_ — Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (K–5), and the same era (1980s).
- [After the Dancing Days](https://readinglist.school/book/after-the-dancing-days) by Margaret Rostkowski _(Grades 4–9)_ — Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–9), and the same era (1980s).
- [Alphabatics](https://readinglist.school/book/alphabetics) by Suse MacDonald _(Grades K–5)_ — Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (K–5), and the same era (1980s).
- [Anno's Medieval World](https://readinglist.school/book/annos-journey) by Mitsumasa Anno _(Grades K–5)_ — Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (K–5), and the same era (1980s).
- [Anthony Burns](https://readinglist.school/book/anthony-burns-the-defeat-and-triumph-of-a-fugitive-slave) by Virginia Hamilton _(Grades 4–10)_ — Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (1980s).
- [Behind Barbed Wire](https://readinglist.school/book/behind-barbed-wire) by Daniel S. Davis _(Grades 4–10)_ — Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (1980s).
- [Chimney Sweeps](https://readinglist.school/book/chimney-sweeps) by James Cross Giblin _(Grades 4–10)_ — Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (1980s).
- [Conrad's War](https://readinglist.school/book/conrads-war) by Andrew Davies _(Grades 4–9)_ — Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–9), and the same era (1980s).
- [Giraffes, the Sentinels of the Savannas](https://readinglist.school/book/the-illustrated-dinosaur-dictionary) by Helen Roney Sattler _(Grades 4–10)_ — Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (1980s).

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