What books are similar to Diary of a Wombat?

The 10 closest matches to Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French on ReadingList include Knocked Out by Nunga-Nungas, Scaredy Squirrel, Cat Secrets, Chester, and Go Away, Big Green Monster. Each is scored on shared themes (wombats, diaries, and australia), 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 Diary of a Wombat 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 Diary of a Wombat

If you liked Diary of a Wombat, read Knocked Out by Nunga-Nungas, Scaredy Squirrel, or Cat Secrets — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Closest match: Knocked Out by Nunga-Nungas by Louise Rennison — shares diaries

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Looking for books like Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French (Realistic Fiction · grades K–3)? It’s most often read for its themes of wombats, diaries, and australia. 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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Knocked Out by Nunga-Nungasgrades 3–5: Shares themes of diaries and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon → books like this →
Scaredy Squirrelgrades K–3: Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Cat Secretsgrades K–3: Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Chestergrades K–3: Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Go Away, Big Green Monstergrades K–3: Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Harvey Potter's Balloon Farmgrades K–3: Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Memoirs of a Goldfishgrades K–3: Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Mr. Fox's Game of "No!"grades K–3: Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Norman Didn't Do It!grades K–3: Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Rotten Teethgrades K–3: Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Diary of a Wombat for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Henry Reed's Babysitting Service by Keith Robertson · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of diaries and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Forester · grades 4–6 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
Trading Places with Tank Talbott by Dori Hillestad Butler · grades 4–6 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
Henry Reed, Inc. by Keith Robertson · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of diaries.

Books like Diary of a Wombat for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Don’t You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey by Margaret Peterson Haddix · grades 6–9 — Shares themes of diaries, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Henry Reed's Babysitting Service by Keith Robertson · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of diaries and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter · grades 6–8 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
Point Blank by Anthony Horowitz · grades 6–8 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings · grades 6–8 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).

Books like Diary of a Wombat for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

Breathing Underwater by Alex Flinn · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of diaries, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Don’t You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey by Margaret Peterson Haddix · grades 6–9 — Shares themes of diaries, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of diaries.
Define "Normal" by Julie Anne Peters · grades 9–12 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
Hanging on to Max by Margaret Bechard · grades 9–12 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).

Common questions

What books are similar to Diary of a Wombat?: The 10 closest matches to Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French on ReadingList include Knocked Out by Nunga-Nungas, Scaredy Squirrel, Cat Secrets, Chester, and Go Away, Big Green Monster. Each is scored on shared themes (wombats, diaries, and australia), 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 Diary of a Wombat 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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