# Books like The Rough-Face Girl

**10** books similar to *The Rough-Face Girl* by Rafe Martin (Fairy Tale/Folklore · grades K–3), 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:** algonquian indians, algonquin indians, cinderella (tale), folklore
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## Similar books

- [Soap! Soap! Don’t Forget the Soap!](https://readinglist.school/book/soap-soap-dont-forget-the-soap) by Tom Birdseye _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of folklore, both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, and same genre (Fairy Tale/Folklore).
- [Epossumondas](https://readinglist.school/book/epossumondas) by Coleen Salley _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of folklore, both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, and same genre (Fairy Tale/Folklore).
- [Zomo the Rabbit](https://readinglist.school/book/zomo-the-rabbit) by Gerald McDermott _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of folklore, same genre (Fairy Tale/Folklore), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [The Treasure](https://readinglist.school/book/the-treasure) by Uri Shulevitz _(Grades 2–3)_ — Shares themes of folklore, same genre (Fairy Tale/Folklore), and overlapping grades (2–3).
- [Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears](https://readinglist.school/book/why-mosquitoes-buzz-in-peoples-ears) by Verna Aardema _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of folklore, same genre (Fairy Tale/Folklore), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [The Talking Eggs](https://readinglist.school/book/the-talking-eggs) by Robert D. San Souci _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of folklore, both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Heckedy Peg](https://readinglist.school/book/heckedy-peg) by Audrey Wood _(Grades K–3)_ — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Fairy Tale/Folklore), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [In a Dark, Dark Room](https://readinglist.school/book/in-a-dark-dark-room) by Alvin Schwartz _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of folklore, both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [A Perfect Pork Stew](https://readinglist.school/book/a-perfect-pork-stew) by Paul Brett Johnson _(Grades K–3)_ — Same genre (Fairy Tale/Folklore), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (1990s).
- [Rapunzel](https://readinglist.school/book/rapunzel) by Paul O. Zelinsky _(Grades 1–4)_ — Shares themes of folklore and overlapping grades (1–4).

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