# Books like The Butterfly Jar

**10** books similar to *The Butterfly Jar* by Jeffrey Moss (Poetry · grades 3–5), matched on shared themes, shared award lists, 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.

**Themes:** american poetry
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## Similar books

- [Bob and Jack: A Boy and His Yak](https://readinglist.school/book/bob-and-jack-a-boy-and-his-yak) by Jeffrey Moss _(Grades 4–8)_ — Is by Jeffrey Moss, the same author, both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Chicka Chicka Boom Boom](https://readinglist.school/book/chicka-chicka-boom-boom) by Bill Martin Jr. _(Grades K–3)_ — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, same genre (Poetry), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Something Big Has Been Here](https://readinglist.school/book/something-big-has-been-here) by Jack Prelutsky _(Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of american poetry, both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [A Light in the Attic](https://readinglist.school/book/a-light-in-the-attic) by Shel Silverstein _(Grades 4–8)_ — Same genre (Poetry) and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Class Clown](https://readinglist.school/book/class-clown) by Johanna Hurwitz _(Grades 3–5)_ — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (1980s).
- [Falling Up](https://readinglist.school/book/falling-up) by Shel Silverstein _(Grades 4–8)_ — Same genre (Poetry) and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Frankenstein Takes the Cake](https://readinglist.school/book/frankenstein-takes-the-cake) by Adam Rex _(Grades 2–8)_ — Same genre (Poetry) and overlapping grades (2–8).
- [Hey, Al](https://readinglist.school/book/hey-al) by Arthur Yorinks _(Grades K–3)_ — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (1980s).
- [Love That Dog](https://readinglist.school/book/love-that-dog) by Sharon Creech _(Grades 4–8)_ — Same genre (Poetry) and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [My Little Sister Ate One Hare](https://readinglist.school/book/my-little-sister-ate-one-hare) by Bill Grossman _(Grades K–3)_ — Same genre (Poetry) and overlapping grades (K–3).

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