What books are similar to The Monster Who Ate My Peas?

The 10 closest matches to The Monster Who Ate My Peas by Danny Schnitzlein on ReadingList include I Ain't Gonna Paint No More, Arrowhawk, Bad Kitty, Hooway for Wodney Wat, and Loch. Each is scored on shared themes (food habits, monsters, and peas), 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 The Monster Who Ate My Peas 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.

Books like The Monster Who Ate My Peas

If you liked The Monster Who Ate My Peas, read I Ain't Gonna Paint No More, Arrowhawk, or Bad Kitty — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like The Monster Who Ate My Peas by Danny Schnitzlein (Realistic Fiction · grades K–3)? It’s most often read for its themes of food habits, monsters, and peas. 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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I Ain't Gonna Paint No Moregrades K–2: Shares themes of stories in rhyme, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–2). Amazon → books like this →
Arrowhawkgrades K–3: Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Bad Kittygrades K–3: Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Hooway for Wodney Watgrades K–3: Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Lochgrades 3–8: Shares themes of monsters, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
Minnie's Diner: A Multiplying Menugrades K–3: Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
My Lucky Daygrades K–3: Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
No Such Thinggrades K–3: Shares themes of monsters, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Put Me in the Zoogrades K–1: Shares themes of stories in rhyme, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–1). Amazon → books like this →
Tedgrades K–3: Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →

Books like The Monster Who Ate My Peas for younger readers (K–2)

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

Titanicat by Marty Crisp · grades K–3 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings · grades K–3 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Cat Secrets by Jef Czekaj · grades K–3 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm by Jerdine Nolen · grades K–3 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Heart of a Tiger by Marsha Diane Arnold · grades K–3 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).

Books like The Monster Who Ate My Peas for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

So B. It by Sarah Weeks · grades 5–8 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
Titanicat by Marty Crisp · grades K–3 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold · grades 3–5 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume · grades 4–6 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job by Willo Davis Roberts · grades 3–8 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8).

Books like The Monster Who Ate My Peas for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Forged by Fire by Sharon M. Draper · grades 7–10 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
House Arrest by K. A. Holt · grades 6–9 — Shares themes of stories in rhyme and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
So B. It by Sarah Weeks · grades 5–8 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli · grades 6–9 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
The Compound by S. A. Bodeen · grades 6–9 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).

Books like The Monster Who Ate My Peas for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

Forged by Fire by Sharon M. Draper · grades 7–10 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
House Arrest by K. A. Holt · grades 6–9 — Shares themes of stories in rhyme and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli · grades 6–9 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
The Compound by S. A. Bodeen · grades 6–9 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares · grades 7–10 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).

Common questions

What books are similar to The Monster Who Ate My Peas?: The 10 closest matches to The Monster Who Ate My Peas by Danny Schnitzlein on ReadingList include I Ain't Gonna Paint No More, Arrowhawk, Bad Kitty, Hooway for Wodney Wat, and Loch. Each is scored on shared themes (food habits, monsters, and peas), 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 The Monster Who Ate My Peas 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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