Books like There Is a Bird On Your Head! (An Elephant and Piggie Book)

If you liked There Is a Bird On Your Head! (An Elephant and Piggie Book), read Benny and Penny in the Big No-No! or Are You Ready to Play Outside? — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like There Is a Bird On Your Head! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) by Mo Willems? 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.

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10 books similar to There Is a Bird On Your Head! (An Elephant and Piggie Book)

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Benny and Penny in the Big No-No!grades K–2
Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (K–2), and the same era (2000s). Amazon →
Are You Ready to Play Outside?grades K–2
Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (K–2). Amazon →
Bink and Gollie: Two for Onegrades K–2
Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (K–2). Amazon →
Charlie & Mouse Even Bettergrades K–2
Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (K–2). Amazon →
Don't Throw It to Mo!grades K–2
Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (K–2). Amazon →
Fox Has a Problemgrades 2–5
Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (2–5). Amazon →
Fox the Tigergrades K–2
Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (K–2). Amazon →
See the Cat: Three Stories About a Doggrades K–2
Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (K–2). Amazon →
Zelda and Ivy, the Runawaysgrades K–2
Both on the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award list, overlapping grades (K–2), and the same era (2000s). Amazon →
A Journey Under the Seagrades 2–5
Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list and overlapping grades (2–5). Amazon →

Books like There Is a Bird On Your Head! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

  • Bad News for Outlaws by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson · grades 3–7 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list and the same era (2000s).
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney · 950L — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list and the same era (2000s).
  • Please Write in this Book by Mary Amato · grades 3–5 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list and the same era (2000s).
  • The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo · grades 3–6 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list and the same era (2000s).
  • When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead · 750L — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list and the same era (2000s).

Books like There Is a Bird On Your Head! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

  • Bad News for Outlaws by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson · grades 3–7 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list and the same era (2000s).
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney · 950L — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list and the same era (2000s).
  • The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo · grades 3–6 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list and the same era (2000s).
  • When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead · 750L — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list and the same era (2000s).
  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin · 810L — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list and the same era (2000s).

Book data last updated 2026-07-07. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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