# 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

- [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 (KBA) list, and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Class Clown](https://readinglist.school/book/class-clown) by Johanna Hurwitz _(Grades 3–5)_ — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA) list, overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (1980s).
- [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).
- [Love That Dog](https://readinglist.school/book/love-that-dog) by Sharon Creech _(Grades 4–8)_ — Same genre (Poetry) and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [The Stranger](https://readinglist.school/book/the-stranger) by Chris Van Allsburg _(Grades 3–5)_ — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA) list, overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (1980s).
- [Who Needs a Bratty Brother?](https://readinglist.school/book/who-needs-a-bratty-brother) by Linda Gondosch _(Grades 3–5)_ — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA) list, overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (1980s).
- [A Corner of the Universe](https://readinglist.school/book/a-corner-of-the-universe) by Ann M. Martin _(Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA) list and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [A Tale Dark and Grimm](https://readinglist.school/book/a-tale-dark-and-grimm) by Adam Gidwitz _(Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA) list and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Albert](https://readinglist.school/book/albert) by Donna Jo Napoli _(Grades 3–5)_ — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA) list and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Allergic](https://readinglist.school/book/allergic) by Megan Wagner Lloyd _(Grades 4–6)_ — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA) list and overlapping grades (4–6).

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