What books are similar to No More Water in the Tub?

The 10 closest matches to No More Water in the Tub by Tedd Arnold on ReadingList include Hi! Fly Guy, No Jumping on the Bed!, Buz, Akiak, and Dragons Love Tacos. Each is scored on shared themes (baths, humorous stories, and hygiene, fiction), 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 No More Water in the Tub 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 No More Water in the Tub

If you liked No More Water in the Tub, read Hi! Fly Guy, No Jumping on the Bed!, or Buz — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Closest match: Hi! Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold — shares humorous stories

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Looking for books like No More Water in the Tub by Tedd Arnold (Sports Fiction · grades K–3)? It’s most often read for its themes of baths, humorous stories, and hygiene, 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 K–3 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Hi! Fly Guygrades K–1: Is by Tedd Arnold, the same author, shares themes of humorous stories, and overlapping grades (K–1). Amazon → books like this →
No Jumping on the Bed!grades K–2: Is by Tedd Arnold, the same author and overlapping grades (K–2). Amazon → books like this →
Buzgrades K–3: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Akiakgrades K–3: Same genre (Sports Fiction), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (1990s). Amazon → books like this →
Dragons Love Tacosgrades K–3: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Skippyjon Jonesgrades K–3: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Substitute Teacher Plansgrades K–3: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
The Great Fuzz Frenzygrades K–3: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
The Monkey Goes Bananasgrades K–3: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
We Don’t Eat Our Classmates!grades K–3: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →

Books like No More Water in the Tub for younger readers (K–2)

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

Bubba the Cowboy Prince by Helen Ketteman · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories and overlapping grades (K–3).
Double Trouble in Walla Walla by Andrew Clements · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories and overlapping grades (K–3).
Suddenly! by Colin McNaughton · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories and overlapping grades (K–3).
A Boy, a Dog and a Frog by Mercer Mayer · grades K–1 — Shares themes of baths and overlapping grades (K–1).
The Raft by Jim LaMarche · grades 2–3 — Same genre (Sports Fiction) and overlapping grades (2–3).

Books like No More Water in the Tub for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

White Water by P. J. Petersen · grades 4–8 — Same genre (Sports Fiction) and the same era (1990s).
Double Fudge by Judy Blume · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of humorous stories and both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list.
Bubba the Cowboy Prince by Helen Ketteman · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories and overlapping grades (K–3).
Double Trouble in Walla Walla by Andrew Clements · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories and overlapping grades (K–3).
Suddenly! by Colin McNaughton · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories and overlapping grades (K–3).

Books like No More Water in the Tub for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

There's a Girl in My Hammerlock by Jerry Spinelli · grades 6–8 — Same genre (Sports Fiction) and the same era (1990s).
White Water by P. J. Petersen · grades 4–8 — Same genre (Sports Fiction) and the same era (1990s).
Double Fudge by Judy Blume · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of humorous stories and both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list.
The Sixth Grade Nickname Game by Gordon Korman · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of humorous stories.
Game Changer by Tommy Greenwald · grades 5–8 — Same genre (Sports Fiction).

Common questions

What books are similar to No More Water in the Tub?: The 10 closest matches to No More Water in the Tub by Tedd Arnold on ReadingList include Hi! Fly Guy, No Jumping on the Bed!, Buz, Akiak, and Dragons Love Tacos. Each is scored on shared themes (baths, humorous stories, and hygiene, fiction), 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 No More Water in the Tub 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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