Books like Butt or Face?
Looking for books like Butt or Face? by Kari Lavelle (Picture Book · grades K–2)? It’s most often read for its themes of humor, nature, and animals. The 10 titlesbelow 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–2 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to Butt or Face?
A Mischief of MiceChristie Matheson
Buffalo FluffaloBess Kalb
Don't Think of TigersAlex Latimer
How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety GuideAme Dyckman
Millie Fleur's Poison GardenChristy Mandin
Thank a FarmerMaria Gianferrari
If You Give a Mouse a CookieLaura Numeroff · 410L
Mercy Watson to the RescueKate DiCamillo · 450L
A Journey Under the SeaCraig Foster
A Lot to Like!Derek Anderson
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Why each is a match
- A Mischief of Micegrades K–3
- Shares themes of nature, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- Buffalo Fluffalogrades K–2
- Shares themes of humor, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–2).
- Don't Think of Tigersgrades K–3
- Shares themes of humor, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guidegrades K–2
- Shares themes of humor, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–2).
- Millie Fleur's Poison Gardengrades K–3
- Shares themes of nature, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- Thank a Farmergrades K–2
- Shares themes of nature, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–2).
- If You Give a Mouse a Cookie410L
- Shares themes of humor, same genre (Picture Book), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- Mercy Watson to the Rescue450L
- Shares themes of humor and animals and overlapping grades (K–3).
- A Journey Under the Seagrades 2–5
- Shares themes of nature and overlapping grades (2–5).
- A Lot to Like!grades 2–5
- Shares themes of humor and overlapping grades (2–5).