# Books like The Snowy Day

**10** books similar to *The Snowy Day* by Ezra Jack Keats (Picture Book · 500L · grades K–2), 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:** winter and seasons, city childhood, first-person exploration, everyday wonder, representation in picture books
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## Similar books

- [Where the Wild Things Are](https://readinglist.school/book/where-the-wild-things-are) by Maurice Sendak _(740L · Grades K–3)_ — Both on the Caldecott Medal list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Picture Book), and a close reading level (740L vs 500L).
- [The Giving Tree](https://readinglist.school/book/the-giving-tree) by Shel Silverstein _(530L · Grades K–5)_ — Same genre (Picture Book), a close reading level (530L vs 500L), and the same era (1960s).
- [Corduroy](https://readinglist.school/book/corduroy) by Don Freeman _(600L · Grades K–3)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Picture Book), and a close reading level (600L vs 500L).
- [Make Way for Ducklings](https://readinglist.school/book/make-way-for-ducklings) by Robert McCloskey _(730L · Grades K–3)_ — Both on the Caldecott Medal list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Picture Book), and a close reading level (730L vs 500L).
- [If You Give a Mouse a Cookie](https://readinglist.school/book/if-you-give-a-mouse-a-cookie) by Laura Numeroff _(410L · Grades K–3)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Picture Book), and a close reading level (410L vs 500L).
- [Last Stop on Market Street](https://readinglist.school/book/last-stop-on-market-street) by Matt de la Peña _(610L · Grades K–3)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Picture Book), and a close reading level (610L vs 500L).
- [A Ball for Daisy](https://readinglist.school/book/a-ball-for-daisy) by Chris Raschka _(Grades K–2)_ — Both on the Caldecott Medal list, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–2).
- [A Sick Day for Amos McGee](https://readinglist.school/book/a-sick-day-for-amos-mcgee) by Philip C. Stead _(Grades K–3)_ — Both on the Caldecott Medal list, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Big](https://readinglist.school/book/big-harrison) by Vashti Harrison _(Grades K–3)_ — Both on the Caldecott Medal list, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Finding Winnie: The Story of the Real Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh](https://readinglist.school/book/finding-winnie) by Lindsay Mattick _(Grades 1–4)_ — Both on the Caldecott Medal list, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (1–4).

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