Books like Round Trip

If you liked Round Trip, read Go Away, Big Green Monster, Don’t Touch My Room, or Miss Nelson Has a Field Day — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Closest match: Go Away, Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley — shares specimens

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Looking for books like Round Trip by Ann Jonas (Realistic Fiction · grades K–3)? It’s most often read for its themes of upside-down books, country life, and specimens. 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 Round Trip

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Go Away, Big Green Monstergrades K–3
Shares themes of specimens, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Don’t Touch My Roomgrades K–3
Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Miss Nelson Has a Field Daygrades K–3
Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Miss Nelson Is Backgrades K–3
Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Peabodygrades K–3
Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Bedheadgrades K–3
Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Chez Bobgrades K–2
Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–2). Amazon → books like this →
Gastongrades K–3
Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
If I Built a Cargrades K–3
Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
If I Built a Schoolgrades K–3
Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Round Trip for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

  • Sasha, My Friend by Barbara Corcoran · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of country life and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
  • Good Night, Mr. Tom by Michelle Magorian · grades 6–8 — Shares themes of country life.
  • Henry Reed, Inc. by Keith Robertson · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of city and town life.

Common questions

What books are similar to Round Trip?
The 10 closest matches to Round Trip by Ann Jonas on ReadingList include Go Away, Big Green Monster, Don’t Touch My Room, Miss Nelson Has a Field Day, Miss Nelson Is Back, and Peabody. Each is scored on shared themes (upside-down books, country life, and specimens), 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 Round Trip 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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