What books are similar to What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs??

The 10 closest matches to What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs? by Carol Carrick on ReadingList include Bagdad Ate It, Harry's Mad, Herbie's Troubles, A Fine, Fine School, and Across the Desert. Each is scored on shared themes (dinosaurs and dinosaurs, 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 What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs? 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 What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs?

If you liked What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs?, read Bagdad Ate It, Harry's Mad, or Herbie's Troubles — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs? by Carol Carrick (Realistic Fiction · grades K–3)? It’s most often read for its themes of dinosaurs and dinosaurs, fiction. 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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Bagdad Ate Itgrades K–3: Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Harry's Madgrades 3–6: Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Herbie's Troublesgrades K–3: Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
A Fine, Fine Schoolgrades K–3: Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Across the Desertgrades 3–6: Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoongrades 3–8: Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
Are You a Cheeseburger?grades K–3: Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Big Bad Brucegrades K–3: Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Boxes for Katjegrades 3–8: Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
Chez Bobgrades K–2: Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–2). Amazon → books like this →

Books like What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs? for younger readers (K–2)

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

Don't Fidget a Feather! by Erica Silverman · grades K–3 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Drawn Together by Minh Le · grades K–3 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Exclamation Mark! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal · grades K–3 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Grandpa's Teeth by Rod Clement · grades K–3 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
High-Wire Henry by Mary Calhoun · grades K–3 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).

Books like What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs? for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

All About Sam by Lois Lowry · grades 4–6 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (1980s).
You Shouldn't Have to Say Goodbye by Patricia Hermes · grades 4–6 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (1980s).
Christopher Mouse: The Tale of a Small Traveler by William Wise · grades 3–6 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Dogtown by Katherine Applegate & Gennifer Choldenko · grades 3–6 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Don't Fidget a Feather! by Erica Silverman · grades K–3 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).

Books like What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs? for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

All About Sam by Lois Lowry · grades 4–6 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (1980s).
December Stillness by Mary Downing Hahn · grades 6–8 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (1980s).
Taking Terri Mueller by Norma Fox Mazer · grades 6–8 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (1980s).
The Root Cellar by Janet Lunn · grades 6–8 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (1980s).
You Shouldn't Have to Say Goodbye by Patricia Hermes · grades 4–6 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (1980s).

Books like What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs? for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

A Sudden Silence by Eve Bunting · grades 9–12 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (1980s).
Izzy, Willy-Nilly by Cynthia Voigt · grades 9–12 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (1980s).
Night Kites by M. E. Kerr · grades 9–12 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (1980s).
The Face at the Edge of the World by Eve Bunting · grades 9–12 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (1980s).
The Truth Trap by Frances A. Miller · grades 9–12 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (1980s).

Common questions

What books are similar to What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs??: The 10 closest matches to What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs? by Carol Carrick on ReadingList include Bagdad Ate It, Harry's Mad, Herbie's Troubles, A Fine, Fine School, and Across the Desert. Each is scored on shared themes (dinosaurs and dinosaurs, 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 What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs? 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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