Books like Smoky Mountain Rose

If you liked Smoky Mountain Rose, read The Legend of Mackinac Island, The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, or A Tale Dark and Grimm — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like Smoky Mountain Rose by Alan Schroeder (Fairy Tale/Folklore · grades 3–5)? It’s most often read for its themes of fairy tales, folklore, and chr 1997. 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.

10 books similar to Smoky Mountain Rose

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The Legend of Mackinac Islandgrades 2–8
Shares themes of folklore, same genre (Fairy Tale/Folklore), and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon →
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Talesgrades 4–8
Shares themes of fairy tales, same genre (Fairy Tale/Folklore), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon →
A Tale Dark and Grimmgrades 4–7
Shares themes of fairy tales, both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA) list, and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon →
Giants Bewaregrades 3–5
Shares themes of fairy tales, both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA) list, and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon →
The Wishing Spellgrades 3–8
Shares themes of fairy tales and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon →
Amir and the Jinn Princessgrades 4–8
Shares themes of folklore and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon →
Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dudegrades 3–5
Shares themes of fairy tales and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon →
Piggie Pie!grades 3–5
Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA) list, overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (1990s). Amazon →
Secrets of the Mummiesgrades 3–5
Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA) list, overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (1990s). Amazon →
Something Big Has Been Heregrades 3–5
Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA) list, overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (1990s). Amazon →

Books like Smoky Mountain Rose for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Books like Smoky Mountain Rose for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Book data last updated 2026-07-07. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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