What books are similar to The Girl who Cried Flowers, and Other Tales?

The 10 closest matches to The Girl who Cried Flowers, and Other Tales by Jane Yolen on ReadingList include Mapping the Bones, A Band of Angels, A Dance Like Starlight, A Face for Picasso, and A Green Place to be. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–9), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like The Girl who Cried Flowers, and Other Tales reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–9), 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.

Books like The Girl who Cried Flowers, and Other Tales

If you liked The Girl who Cried Flowers, and Other Tales, read Mapping the Bones, A Band of Angels, or A Dance Like Starlight — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like The Girl who Cried Flowers, and Other Tales by Jane Yolen (Children's · grades 4–9)? 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 4–9 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Mapping the Bonesgrades 9–12: Is by Jane Yolen, the same author, both on the Golden Kite Award list, and same genre (Children's). Amazon → books like this →
A Band of Angelsgrades K–5: Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5). Amazon → books like this →
A Dance Like Starlightgrades K–5: Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5). Amazon → books like this →
A Face for Picassogrades 6–12: Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (6–12). Amazon → books like this →
A Green Place to begrades K–5: Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5). Amazon → books like this →
A Life in the Wildgrades 4–10: Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–10). Amazon → books like this →
A Room on Lorelei Streetgrades 4–9: Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–9). Amazon → books like this →
A Visitor for Beargrades K–5: Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5). Amazon → books like this →
Abigail Adamsgrades 4–10: Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–10). Amazon → books like this →
Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglassgrades 4–10: Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–10). Amazon → books like this →

Books like The Girl who Cried Flowers, and Other Tales for younger readers (K–2)

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

All Because You Matter (An All Because You Matter Book) by Tami Charles · grades K–5 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5).
Alphabatics by Suse MacDonald · grades K–5 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5).
Apples to Oregon by Deborah Hopkinson · grades K–5 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5).
Big Red Lollipop by Rukhsana Khan · grades K–5 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5).
Boats for Papa by Jessixa Bagley · grades K–5 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5).

Books like The Girl who Cried Flowers, and Other Tales for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Absolutely Positively Not by David LaRochelle · grades 3–8 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (3–8).
After the Dancing Days by Margaret Rostkowski · grades 4–9 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–9).
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko · grades 3–8 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (3–8).
All Because You Matter (An All Because You Matter Book) by Tami Charles · grades K–5 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5).
Alphabatics by Suse MacDonald · grades K–5 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5).

Books like The Girl who Cried Flowers, and Other Tales for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Absolutely Positively Not by David LaRochelle · grades 3–8 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (3–8).
Absurd Words by Tara Lazar · grades 6–12 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (6–12).
After the Dancing Days by Margaret Rostkowski · grades 4–9 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–9).
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko · grades 3–8 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (3–8).
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat · grades 6–12 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (6–12).

Books like The Girl who Cried Flowers, and Other Tales for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

Absurd Words by Tara Lazar · grades 6–12 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (6–12).
After the Dancing Days by Margaret Rostkowski · grades 4–9 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–9).
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat · grades 6–12 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (6–12).
Amelia Lost by Candace Fleming · grades 4–10 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–10).
Arthur, For the Very First Time by Patricia MacLachlan · grades 4–9 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–9).

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

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