Books like Bubble Trouble
If you liked Bubble Trouble, read The Great White Man-Eating Shark, I Know How to Draw an Owl, or I Talk Like a River — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.
Closest match: The Great White Man-Eating Shark by Margaret Mahy
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Looking for books like Bubble Trouble by Margaret Mahy (Children's · grades K–5)? 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–5 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to Bubble Trouble
The Great White Man-Eating SharkMargaret Mahy
I Know How to Draw an OwlHilary Horder Hippely
I Talk Like a RiverJordan Scott
Leaf Man Board BookLois Ehlert
Navigating NightJulie Leung
When You Can SwimJack Wong
"Let's Get a Pup!", Said KateBob Graham
A Chair for My MotherVera B. Williams
A Visit to William Blake's InnNancy Willard
And If the Moon Could TalkKate Banks
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Why each is a match
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- The Great White Man-Eating Sharkgrades K–3
- Is by Margaret Mahy, the same author and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
- I Know How to Draw an Owlgrades K–5
- Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5). Amazon → books like this →
- I Talk Like a Rivergrades K–5
- Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5). Amazon → books like this →
- Leaf Man Board Bookgrades K–5
- Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5). Amazon → books like this →
- Navigating Nightgrades K–5
- Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5). Amazon → books like this →
- When You Can Swimgrades K–5
- Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5). Amazon → books like this →
- "Let's Get a Pup!", Said Kategrades K–5
- Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5). Amazon → books like this →
- A Chair for My Mothergrades K–5
- Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5). Amazon → books like this →
- A Visit to William Blake's Inngrades K–5
- Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5). Amazon → books like this →
- And If the Moon Could Talkgrades K–5
- Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5). Amazon → books like this →
Common questions
- What books are similar to Bubble Trouble?
- The 10 closest matches to Bubble Trouble by Margaret Mahy on ReadingList include The Great White Man-Eating Shark, I Know How to Draw an Owl, I Talk Like a River, Leaf Man Board Book, and Navigating Night. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades K–5), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
- Are books like Bubble Trouble reading-level appropriate?
- Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades K–5), 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.