# Books like The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

**10** books similar to *The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales* by Jon Scieszka (Fairy Tale/Folklore · grades 4–8), 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:** fairy tales, short stories, fairy tales, adaptations, contes de fées
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## Similar books

- [Smoky Mountain Rose](https://readinglist.school/book/smoky-mountain-rose) by Alan Schroeder _(Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of fairy tales, same genre (Fairy Tale/Folklore), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Once They See You: 13 Stories to Shiver and Shock](https://readinglist.school/book/once-they-see-you) by Josh Allen _(Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of short stories, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [The Legend of Mackinac Island](https://readinglist.school/book/the-legend-of-mackinac-island) by Kathy-jo Wargin _(Grades 2–8)_ — Same genre (Fairy Tale/Folklore), overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (1990s).
- [The Wishing Spell](https://readinglist.school/book/the-wishing-spell) by Chris Colfer _(Grades 3–8)_ — Shares themes of fairy tales and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [A Tale Dark and Grimm](https://readinglist.school/book/a-tale-dark-and-grimm) by Adam Gidwitz _(Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of fairy tales and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Ella Enchanted](https://readinglist.school/book/ella-enchanted) by Gail Carson Levine _(Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Maine Student Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (1990s).
- [Giants Beware](https://readinglist.school/book/giants-beware) by Jorge Aguirre _(Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of fairy tales and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban](https://readinglist.school/book/harry-potter-and-the-prisoner-of-azkaban) by J. K. Rowling _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Maine Student Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (1990s).
- [Holes](https://readinglist.school/book/holes) by Louis Sachar _(660L · Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Maine Student Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (1990s).
- [Math Curse](https://readinglist.school/book/math-curse) by Jon Scieszka _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Maine Student Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (1990s).

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