What books are similar to Piggie Pie!?

The 10 closest matches to Piggie Pie! by Margie Palatini on ReadingList include The Sixth Grade Nickname Game, Click Clack Moo: Cows that Type, Falling for Rapunzel, Just Another Ordinary Day, and Knocked Out by Nunga-Nungas. Each is scored on shared themes (humorous stories, witches, and domestic animals), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–5), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Piggie Pie! reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–5), 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 Piggie Pie!

If you liked Piggie Pie!, read The Sixth Grade Nickname Game, Click Clack Moo: Cows that Type, or Falling for Rapunzel — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like Piggie Pie! by Margie Palatini (Humor · grades 3–5)? It’s most often read for its themes of humorous stories, witches, and domestic animals. 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 3–5 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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The Sixth Grade Nickname Gamegrades 4–6: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
Click Clack Moo: Cows that Typegrades K–3: Shares themes of domestic animals, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
Falling for Rapunzelgrades K–3: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
Just Another Ordinary Daygrades K–3: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
Knocked Out by Nunga-Nungasgrades 3–5: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
Let's Do Nothinggrades K–3: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dudegrades 3–5: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
The Great Fuzz Frenzygrades K–3: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
The Legend of Rock Paper Scissorsgrades 2–8: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
The Monkey Goes Bananasgrades K–3: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Piggie Pie! for younger readers (K–2)

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

A Lion is a Lion by Polly Dunbar · grades K–0 — Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, and same genre (Humor).
Escargot by Dashka Slater · grades K–2 — Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, and same genre (Humor).
Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas · grades K–2 — Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, and same genre (Humor).
We Don’t Eat Our Classmates! by Ryan T. Higgins · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, and same genre (Humor).
Bubba the Cowboy Prince by Helen Ketteman · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3).

Books like Piggie Pie! for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

We Don’t Eat Our Classmates! by Ryan T. Higgins · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, and same genre (Humor).
Bubba the Cowboy Prince by Helen Ketteman · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Buz by Richard Egielski · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Dog Breath by Dav Pilkey · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8).
Double Trouble in Walla Walla by Andrew Clements · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3).

Books like Piggie Pie! for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Dog Breath by Dav Pilkey · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8).
A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon · grades 2–8 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8).
Arnie, the Doughnut by Laurie Keller · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8).
Banana Twist by Florence Parry Heide · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (4–6).
Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days by Stephen Manes · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (4–6).

Books like Piggie Pie! for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of humorous stories and same genre (Humor).
Divergent by Veronica Roth · grades 8–12 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list (+1 more shared list).
Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson · grades 9–12 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list (+1 more shared list).
I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys · grades 9–12 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list (+1 more shared list).
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins · 810L — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list (+1 more shared list).

Common questions

What books are similar to Piggie Pie!?: The 10 closest matches to Piggie Pie! by Margie Palatini on ReadingList include The Sixth Grade Nickname Game, Click Clack Moo: Cows that Type, Falling for Rapunzel, Just Another Ordinary Day, and Knocked Out by Nunga-Nungas. Each is scored on shared themes (humorous stories, witches, and domestic animals), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–5), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Piggie Pie! reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–5), 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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