What books are similar to This is My Book?

The 10 closest matches to This is My Book by Mark Pett on ReadingList include The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors, Double Trouble in Walla Walla, When the Boys Ran the House, A Lion is a Lion, and Crash, Splash, or Moo!. Each is scored on shared themes (humorous stories, pandas, and authorship), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades K–3), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like This is My Book reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades K–3), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.

How does ReadingList choose similar books?

Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Books like This is My Book

If you liked This is My Book, read The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors, Double Trouble in Walla Walla, or When the Boys Ran the House — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like This is My Book by Mark Pett (Humor · grades K–3)? It’s most often read for its themes of humorous stories, pandas, and authorship. 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.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades K–3 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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The Legend of Rock Paper Scissorsgrades 2–8: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
Double Trouble in Walla Wallagrades K–3: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
When the Boys Ran the Housegrades 3–6: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
A Lion is a Liongrades K–0: Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–0). Amazon → books like this →
Crash, Splash, or Moo!grades K–3: Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Escargotgrades K–2: Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–2). Amazon → books like this →
Even Monsters Need Haircutsgrades K–3: Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Ten Rules You Absolutely Must Not Break If You Want to Survive the School Busgrades 3–5: Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon → books like this →
The Monkey Goes Bananasgrades K–3: Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
We Don’t Eat Our Classmates!grades K–3: Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →

Books like This is My Book for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

Arnie, the Doughnut by Laurie Keller · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8).
Bubba the Cowboy Prince by Helen Ketteman · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Buz by Richard Egielski · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Dog Breath by Dav Pilkey · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8).

Books like This is My Book for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Arnie, the Doughnut by Laurie Keller · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8).
Banana Twist by Florence Parry Heide · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of humorous stories and same genre (Humor).
Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days by Stephen Manes · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of humorous stories and same genre (Humor).
Bubba the Cowboy Prince by Helen Ketteman · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Buz by Richard Egielski · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3).

Books like This is My Book for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Arnie, the Doughnut by Laurie Keller · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8).
Banana Twist by Florence Parry Heide · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of humorous stories and same genre (Humor).
Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days by Stephen Manes · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of humorous stories and same genre (Humor).
Dog Breath by Dav Pilkey · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8).
Double Fudge by Judy Blume · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of humorous stories and same genre (Humor).

Books like This is My Book for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

A Handful of Dust by Evelyn Waugh · grades 11–12 — Same genre (Humor).
Creepy Carrots! by Aaron Reynolds · grades 3–10 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–10), and the same era (2010s).
Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans · grades 6–9 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list and the same era (2010s).
Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt · grades 7–10 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list and the same era (2010s).
Refugee by Alan Gratz · 800L — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list and the same era (2010s).

Common questions

What books are similar to This is My Book?: The 10 closest matches to This is My Book by Mark Pett on ReadingList include The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors, Double Trouble in Walla Walla, When the Boys Ran the House, A Lion is a Lion, and Crash, Splash, or Moo!. Each is scored on shared themes (humorous stories, pandas, and authorship), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades K–3), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like This is My Book reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades K–3), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.
How does ReadingList choose similar books?: Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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