What books are similar to Trouble with Trolls?

The 10 closest matches to Trouble with Trolls by Jan Brett on ReadingList include Riptide, The Search for Delicious, Can I Be Your Dog?, Good Boy, Fergus, and Madeline Finn and the Library Dog. Each is scored on shared themes (trolls, dogs, and dogs, fiction), 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 Trouble with Trolls 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 Trouble with Trolls

If you liked Trouble with Trolls, read Riptide, The Search for Delicious, or Can I Be Your Dog? — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes and reading level.

Closest match: Riptide by Frances Ward Weller — shares dogs and dogs, fiction

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Looking for books like Trouble with Trolls by Jan Brett (Fantasy · grades K–3)? It’s most often read for its themes of trolls, dogs, and dogs, fiction. The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, 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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Riptidegrades K–3: Shares themes of dogs and dogs, fiction and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
The Search for Deliciousgrades 2–3: Shares themes of fantasy fiction, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (2–3). Amazon → books like this →
Can I Be Your Dog?grades K–3: Shares themes of dogs and dogs, fiction and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Good Boy, Fergusgrades K–2: Shares themes of dogs and dogs, fiction and overlapping grades (K–2). Amazon → books like this →
Madeline Finn and the Library Doggrades K–2: Shares themes of dogs and dogs, fiction and overlapping grades (K–2). Amazon → books like this →
Widgetgrades K–3: Shares themes of dogs and dogs, fiction and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Enchanted Woodgrades K–3: Same genre (Fantasy), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (1990s). Amazon → books like this →
Rapunzelgrades 1–4: Same genre (Fantasy), overlapping grades (1–4), and the same era (1990s). Amazon → books like this →
The Toll-Bridge Trollgrades K–3: Shares themes of trolls and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Dragons Love Tacosgrades K–3: Same genre (Fantasy) and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →