# Books like Where the Wild Things Are

**10** books similar to *Where the Wild Things Are* by Maurice Sendak (Picture Book · 740L · grades K–3), 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:** imagination, anger and tantrums, home and family, wildness and order, boyhood
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## Similar books

- [Corduroy](https://readinglist.school/book/corduroy) by Don Freeman _(600L · Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of imagination, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and same genre (Picture Book).
- [Make Way for Ducklings](https://readinglist.school/book/make-way-for-ducklings) by Robert McCloskey _(730L · Grades K–3)_ — Both on the Caldecott Medal list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Picture Book), and a close reading level (730L vs 740L).
- [The Snowy Day](https://readinglist.school/book/the-snowy-day) by Ezra Jack Keats _(500L · Grades K–2)_ — Both on the Caldecott Medal list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Picture Book), and a close reading level (500L vs 740L).
- [If You Give a Mouse a Cookie](https://readinglist.school/book/if-you-give-a-mouse-a-cookie) by Laura Numeroff _(410L · Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of imagination, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and same genre (Picture Book).
- [The BFG](https://readinglist.school/book/the-bfg) by Roald Dahl _(720L · Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of imagination, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (720L vs 740L).
- [Charlie and the Chocolate Factory](https://readinglist.school/book/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory) by Roald Dahl _(810L · Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of imagination and a close reading level (810L vs 740L).
- [James and the Giant Peach](https://readinglist.school/book/james-and-the-giant-peach) by Roald Dahl _(870L · Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of imagination, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (870L vs 740L).
- [Don't Think of Tigers](https://readinglist.school/book/dont-think-of-tigers) by Alex Latimer _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of imagination, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guide](https://readinglist.school/book/how-dinosaurs-went-extinct) by Ame Dyckman _(Grades K–2)_ — Shares themes of imagination, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–2).
- [I Lived Inside a Whale](https://readinglist.school/book/i-lived-inside-a-whale) by Xin Li _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of imagination, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).

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