What books are similar to Honey, the Dog Who Saved Abe Lincoln?

The 10 closest matches to Honey, the Dog Who Saved Abe Lincoln by Shari Swanson on ReadingList include I'm Trying to Love Spiders, Yoshi and the Ocean: A Sea Turtle's Incredible Journey Home, A Friend for Lakota: The Incredible True Story of a Wolf Who Braved Bullying, Dewey: There’s a Cat in the Library!, and Good Dog. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades K–2), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Honey, the Dog Who Saved Abe Lincoln reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades K–2), 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 Honey, the Dog Who Saved Abe Lincoln

If you liked Honey, the Dog Who Saved Abe Lincoln, read I'm Trying to Love Spiders or Yoshi and the Ocean: A Sea Turtle's Incredible Journey Home — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Closest match: I'm Trying to Love Spiders by Bethany Barton

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Looking for books like Honey, the Dog Who Saved Abe Lincoln by Shari Swanson (Nonfiction · grades K–2)? 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.

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I'm Trying to Love Spidersgrades K–2: Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, same genre (Nonfiction), and overlapping grades (K–2). Amazon → books like this →
Yoshi and the Ocean: A Sea Turtle's Incredible Journey Homegrades K–3: Same genre (Nonfiction), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
A Friend for Lakota: The Incredible True Story of a Wolf Who Braved Bullyinggrades K–3: Same genre (Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Dewey: There’s a Cat in the Library!grades K–3: Same genre (Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Good Doggrades K–3: Same genre (Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dreamgrades K–3: Same genre (Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
The Magic School Bus: At the Waterworksgrades K–3: Same genre (Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Chez Bobgrades K–2: Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, overlapping grades (K–2), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Find Fergusgrades K–0: Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, overlapping grades (K–0), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
I'm Terrified of Bath Timegrades K–0: Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, overlapping grades (K–0), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Honey, the Dog Who Saved Abe Lincoln for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Brother Eagle, Sister Sky by Susan Jeffers · grades 4–8 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list and same genre (Nonfiction).
Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman by Alan Schroeder · grades 4–8 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list and same genre (Nonfiction).
Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle by Brian Dennis · grades 4–8 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list and same genre (Nonfiction).
Ancestory: The Mystery and Majesty of Ancient Cave Art by Hannah Salyer · grades 4–8 — Same genre (Nonfiction) and the same era (2020s).
Destiny Finds Her Way: How a Rescued Baby Sloth Learned to Be Wild by Margarita Engle · grades 3–6 — Same genre (Nonfiction) and the same era (2020s).

Books like Honey, the Dog Who Saved Abe Lincoln for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Brother Eagle, Sister Sky by Susan Jeffers · grades 4–8 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list and same genre (Nonfiction).
Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman by Alan Schroeder · grades 4–8 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list and same genre (Nonfiction).
Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle by Brian Dennis · grades 4–8 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list and same genre (Nonfiction).
Ancestory: The Mystery and Majesty of Ancient Cave Art by Hannah Salyer · grades 4–8 — Same genre (Nonfiction) and the same era (2020s).
Destiny Finds Her Way: How a Rescued Baby Sloth Learned to Be Wild by Margarita Engle · grades 3–6 — Same genre (Nonfiction) and the same era (2020s).

Books like Honey, the Dog Who Saved Abe Lincoln for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

Bonnie and Clyde: The Making of a Legend by Karen Blumenthal · grades 9–12 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list and same genre (Nonfiction).
Murder Among Friends by Candace Fleming · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Nonfiction) and the same era (2020s).
The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer · grades 11–12 — Same genre (Nonfiction).

Common questions

What books are similar to Honey, the Dog Who Saved Abe Lincoln?: The 10 closest matches to Honey, the Dog Who Saved Abe Lincoln by Shari Swanson on ReadingList include I'm Trying to Love Spiders, Yoshi and the Ocean: A Sea Turtle's Incredible Journey Home, A Friend for Lakota: The Incredible True Story of a Wolf Who Braved Bullying, Dewey: There’s a Cat in the Library!, and Good Dog. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades K–2), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Honey, the Dog Who Saved Abe Lincoln reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades K–2), 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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