# Books like The Giant Slayer

**10** books similar to *The Giant Slayer* by Iain Lawrence (Realistic Fiction · grades 3–6), 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:** storytelling, fathers and daughters, imagination, people with disabilities
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## Similar books

- [Press Here](https://readinglist.school/book/press-here) by Hervé Tullet _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of imagination, both on the California Young Reader Medal list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
- [Perfect](https://readinglist.school/book/perfect) by Natasha Friend _(Grades 6–9)_ — Shares themes of fathers and daughters, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).
- [A Fine, Fine School](https://readinglist.school/book/a-fine-fine-school) by Sharon Creech _(Grades K–3)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon](https://readinglist.school/book/and-the-dish-ran-away-with-the-spoon) by Janet Stevens _(Grades 3–8)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [Boxes for Katje](https://readinglist.school/book/boxes-for-katje) by Candace Fleming _(Grades 3–8)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [Christopher Mouse: The Tale of a Small Traveler](https://readinglist.school/book/christopher-mouse-the-tale-of-a-small-traveler) by William Wise _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Crenshaw](https://readinglist.school/book/crenshaw) by Katherine Applegate _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of imagination, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Don’t You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey](https://readinglist.school/book/dont-you-dare-read-this-mrs-dunphrey) by Margaret Peterson Haddix _(Grades 6–9)_ — Shares themes of fathers and daughters, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).
- [Each Little Bird That Sings](https://readinglist.school/book/each-little-bird-that-sings) by Deborah Wiles _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Hattie Big Sky](https://readinglist.school/book/hattie-big-sky) by Kirby Larson _(Grades 6–8)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).

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