What books are similar to The Full Moon at the Napping House?

The 10 closest matches to The Full Moon at the Napping House by Audrey Wood on ReadingList include Heckedy Peg, Red Racer, A Band of Angels, A Dance Like Starlight, and A Green Place to be. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades K–5), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like The Full Moon at the Napping House reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades K–5), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.

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Books like The Full Moon at the Napping House

If you liked The Full Moon at the Napping House, read Heckedy Peg, Red Racer, or A Band of Angels — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Closest match: Heckedy Peg by Audrey Wood

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Looking for books like The Full Moon at the Napping House by Audrey Wood (Children's · grades K–5)? 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–5 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Heckedy Peggrades K–3: Is by Audrey Wood, the same author and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Red Racergrades K–3: Is by Audrey Wood, the same author and overlapping grades (K–3). 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 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 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 →
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