Books like Humpty-Dumpty Egg-Splodes

If you liked Humpty-Dumpty Egg-Splodes, read Widget, Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude, or The Lady With the Alligator Purse — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Closest match: Widget by Lyn Rossiter McFarland

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Looking for books like Humpty-Dumpty Egg-Splodes by O'Malley, Kevin (Realistic Fiction · grades K–3)? It’s most often read for its themes of nursery rhymes. 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.

10 books similar to Humpty-Dumpty Egg-Splodes

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Widgetgrades K–3
Both on the Alabama Camellia Children's Choice Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dudegrades 3–5
Is by O'Malley, Kevin, the same author, both on the Alabama Camellia Children's Choice Book Award list, and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon → books like this →
The Lady With the Alligator Pursegrades K–3
Shares themes of nursery rhymes and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoongrades 3–8
Shares themes of nursery rhymes, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
Scaredy Squirrelgrades K–3
Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
I Ain't Gonna Paint No Moregrades K–2
Both on the Alabama Camellia Children's Choice Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–2). Amazon → books like this →
I Need My Monstergrades K–3
Both on the Alabama Camellia Children's Choice Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
No David!grades K–3
Both on the Alabama Camellia Children's Choice Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Can I Be Your Dog?grades K–3
Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Chestergrades K–3
Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Humpty-Dumpty Egg-Splodes for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

  • Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock · grades 9–12 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
  • My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult · grades 9–12 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
  • Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles · grades 9–12 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
  • The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares · grades 9–12 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).

Common questions

What books are similar to Humpty-Dumpty Egg-Splodes?
The 10 closest matches to Humpty-Dumpty Egg-Splodes by O'Malley, Kevin on ReadingList include Widget, Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude, The Lady With the Alligator Purse, And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon, and Scaredy Squirrel. Each is scored on shared themes (nursery rhymes), 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 Humpty-Dumpty Egg-Splodes 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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