# 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

- [Math Curse](https://readinglist.school/book/math-curse) by Jon Scieszka _(Grades 4–8)_ — Is by Jon Scieszka, the same author, both on the Maine Student Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [The Uglified Ducky](https://readinglist.school/book/the-uglified-ducky) by Willy Claflin _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of fairy tales, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and same genre (Fairy Tale/Folklore).
- [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).
- [Crash](https://readinglist.school/book/crash) by Jerry Spinelli _(Grades 3–8)_ — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–8), and the same era (1990s).
- [Frindle](https://readinglist.school/book/frindle) by Andrew Clements _(830L · Grades 3–7)_ — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (1990s).
- [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 (+1 more shared 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 (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (1990s).
- [Knights of the Kitchen Table](https://readinglist.school/book/knights-of-the-kitchen-table) by Jon Scieszka _(Grades 4–6)_ — Is by Jon Scieszka, the same author and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [Maniac Magee](https://readinglist.school/book/maniac-magee) by Jerry Spinelli _(820L · Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (1990s).
- [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).

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