What books are similar to Henry Reed's Babysitting Service?

The 10 closest matches to Henry Reed's Babysitting Service by Keith Robertson on ReadingList include Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job, Ava and Pip, Lulu's Mysterious Mission, Tangerine, and Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Each is scored on shared themes (babysitters, diaries, and babysitters, fiction), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Henry Reed's Babysitting Service reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–6), 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 Henry Reed's Babysitting Service

If you liked Henry Reed's Babysitting Service, read Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job, Ava and Pip, or Lulu's Mysterious Mission — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes and reading level.

Looking for books like Henry Reed's Babysitting Service by Keith Robertson (Realistic Fiction · grades 4–6)? It’s most often read for its themes of babysitters, diaries, and babysitters, 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 4–6 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Jobgrades 3–8: Shares themes of babysitters and babysitters, fiction, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
Ava and Pipgrades 3–8: Shares themes of diaries, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
Lulu's Mysterious Missiongrades 2–8: Shares themes of babysitters, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon → books like this →
Tangerinegrades 2–8: Shares themes of diaries, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon → books like this →
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaretgrades 4–6: Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Boy at Wargrades 4–6: Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
City Spiesgrades 4–6: Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Dear Mr. Henshawgrades 4–6: Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Front Desk640L: Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon → books like this →
Fudgegrades 4–6: Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Henry Reed's Babysitting Service for younger readers (K–2)

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

¡Vamos! Let's Go Eat by Raúl the Third III · grades 2–8 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and overlapping grades (2–8).
Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan · grades 2–8 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and overlapping grades (2–8).
Donut Feed the Squirrels by Mika Song · grades 2–8 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and overlapping grades (2–8).
Here Comes the Garbage Barge by Jonah Winter · grades 2–8 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and overlapping grades (2–8).
How to Stay Invisible by Maggie C. Rudd · grades 2–8 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and overlapping grades (2–8).

Books like Henry Reed's Babysitting Service for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Invisible by Christina Diaz Gonzalez · grades 4–6 — Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
Jelly Belly by Robert Kimmel Smith · grades 4–6 — Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach · grades 4–6 — Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
Lei and the Fire Goddess by Malia Maunakea · grades 4–6 — Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor · 890L — Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).

Books like Henry Reed's Babysitting Service for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Invisible by Christina Diaz Gonzalez · grades 4–6 — Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
Jelly Belly by Robert Kimmel Smith · grades 4–6 — Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach · grades 4–6 — Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
Lei and the Fire Goddess by Malia Maunakea · grades 4–6 — Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor · 890L — Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).

Books like Henry Reed's Babysitting Service for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick · grades 6–9 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and overlapping grades (6–9).
Forged by Fire by Sharon M. Draper · grades 7–10 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt · grades 7–10 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Posted by John David Anderson · grades 6–9 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and overlapping grades (6–9).
Romiette and Julio by Sharon M. Draper · grades 7–10 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction).

Book data last updated 2026-07-07. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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