Books like Substitute Teacher Plans

If you liked Substitute Teacher Plans, read No More Dead Dogs, The Dunderheads, or Skippyjon Jones — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like Substitute Teacher Plans by Johnson, Doug (Humor · grades K–3)? It’s most often read for its themes of schools, substitute teachers, and humorous stories. 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 K–3 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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No More Dead Dogsgrades 2–8
Shares themes of schools and humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon → books like this →
The Dunderheadsgrades 3–5
Shares themes of schools, humorous stories, and teachers and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon → books like this →
Skippyjon Jonesgrades K–3
Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
The Great Fuzz Frenzygrades K–3
Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
Buzgrades K–3
Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
The Monkey Goes Bananasgrades K–3
Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
We Don’t Eat Our Classmates!grades K–3
Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
Arnie, the Doughnutgrades 2–8
Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon → books like this →
Dear Mrs. LaRuegrades 3–5
Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon → books like this →
Hi! Fly Guygrades K–1
Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–1). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Substitute Teacher Plans for younger readers (K–2)

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

  • Scat by Carl Hiaasen · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of teachers, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8).
  • Dog Breath by Dav Pilkey · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8).
  • The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors by Drew Daywalt · 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 Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8).
  • Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and overlapping grades (K–3).

Books like Substitute Teacher Plans for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

  • Double Fudge by Judy Blume · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and same genre (Humor).
  • My Horrible Secret by Stephen Roos · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of schools and humorous stories and same genre (Humor).
  • The Sixth Grade Nickname Game by Gordon Korman · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of schools and humorous stories and same genre (Humor).
  • Knocked Out by Nunga-Nungas by Louise Rennison · grades 3–5 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (3–5).
  • Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude by O'Malley, Kevin · grades 3–5 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (3–5).

Books like Substitute Teacher Plans for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

  • Double Fudge by Judy Blume · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and same genre (Humor).
  • My Horrible Secret by Stephen Roos · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of schools and humorous stories and same genre (Humor).
  • The Sixth Grade Nickname Game by Gordon Korman · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of schools and humorous stories and same genre (Humor).
  • Scat by Carl Hiaasen · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of teachers, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8).
  • Banana Twist by Florence Parry Heide · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of humorous stories and same genre (Humor).

Books like Substitute Teacher Plans for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

  • Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of schools and both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list.
  • A Handful of Dust by Evelyn Waugh · grades 11–12 — Same genre (Humor).
  • Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock · grades 9–12 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list and the same era (2000s).
  • Eragon by Christopher Paolini · grades 6–9 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list and the same era (2000s).
  • My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult · grades 9–12 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list and the same era (2000s).

Common questions

What books are similar to Substitute Teacher Plans?
The 10 closest matches to Substitute Teacher Plans by Johnson, Doug on ReadingList include No More Dead Dogs, The Dunderheads, Skippyjon Jones, The Great Fuzz Frenzy, and Buz. Each is scored on shared themes (schools, substitute teachers, and humorous stories), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades K–3), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Substitute Teacher Plans reading-level appropriate?
Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades K–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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