Books like Sir Ladybug

If you liked Sir Ladybug, read Fox at Night, Fox Has a Problem, or Action!: How Movies Began — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like Sir Ladybug by Corey R. Tabor (Early Graphic Novel · grades 2–3)? 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 2–3 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Sir Ladybug

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Fox at Nightgrades K–2
Is by Corey R. Tabor, the same author, overlapping grades (K–2), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Fox Has a Problemgrades 2–5
Is by Corey R. Tabor, the same author, overlapping grades (2–5), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Action!: How Movies Begangrades 2–3
Both on the South Dakota Prairie Bud, Bloom & Pasque Awards list, overlapping grades (2–3), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Because of You, John Lewisgrades 3–5
Both on the South Dakota Prairie Bud, Bloom & Pasque Awards list, overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Skygrades 2–3
Both on the South Dakota Prairie Bud, Bloom & Pasque Awards list, overlapping grades (2–3), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Concrete: From the Ground Upgrades 2–3
Both on the South Dakota Prairie Bud, Bloom & Pasque Awards list, overlapping grades (2–3), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Cornbread & Poppygrades 2–3
Both on the South Dakota Prairie Bud, Bloom & Pasque Awards list, overlapping grades (2–3), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Growing an Artist: The Story of a Landscaper and His Songrades 2–3
Both on the South Dakota Prairie Bud, Bloom & Pasque Awards list, overlapping grades (2–3), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Symphony for a Broken Orchestra: How Philadelphia Collected Sounds to Save Musicgrades 2–3
Both on the South Dakota Prairie Bud, Bloom & Pasque Awards list, overlapping grades (2–3), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
The Puffin Keepergrades 2–3
Both on the South Dakota Prairie Bud, Bloom & Pasque Awards list, overlapping grades (2–3), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Sir Ladybug for younger readers (K–2)

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

  • A Seed Grows by Antoinette Portis · grades K–1 — Both on the South Dakota Prairie Bud, Bloom & Pasque Awards list and the same era (2020s).
  • Abuelita and Me by Leonarda Carranza · grades K–1 — Both on the South Dakota Prairie Bud, Bloom & Pasque Awards list and the same era (2020s).
  • Bathe the Cat by Alice B. McGinty · grades K–1 — Both on the South Dakota Prairie Bud, Bloom & Pasque Awards list and the same era (2020s).
  • Beautiful You, Beautiful Me by Tasha Spillett-Sumner · grades K–1 — Both on the South Dakota Prairie Bud, Bloom & Pasque Awards list and the same era (2020s).
  • Building an Orchestra of Hope: How Favio Chavez Taught Children to Make Music from Trash by Carmen Oliver · grades K–1 — Both on the South Dakota Prairie Bud, Bloom & Pasque Awards list and the same era (2020s).

Books like Sir Ladybug for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

  • A Duet for Home by Karina Yan Glaser · grades 4–5 — Both on the South Dakota Prairie Bud, Bloom & Pasque Awards list and the same era (2020s).
  • Cress Watercress by Gregory Maguire · grades 4–5 — Both on the South Dakota Prairie Bud, Bloom & Pasque Awards list and the same era (2020s).
  • High Score by Destiny Howell · grades 4–5 — Both on the South Dakota Prairie Bud, Bloom & Pasque Awards list and the same era (2020s).
  • Little Monarchs by Jonathan Case · grades 4–5 — Both on the South Dakota Prairie Bud, Bloom & Pasque Awards list and the same era (2020s).
  • Lumberjackula by Mat Heagerty · grades 4–5 — Both on the South Dakota Prairie Bud, Bloom & Pasque Awards list and the same era (2020s).

Common questions

What books are similar to Sir Ladybug?
The 10 closest matches to Sir Ladybug by Corey R. Tabor on ReadingList include Fox at Night, Fox Has a Problem, Action!: How Movies Began, Because of You, John Lewis, and Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 2–3), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Sir Ladybug reading-level appropriate?
Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 2–3), 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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