Books like The House in the Night

Looking for books like The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson (Picture Book · grades K–2)? The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

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10 books similar to The House in the Night

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Why each is a match

The Lion & the Mousegrades K–3
Same genre (Picture Book), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (2000s).
A Ball for Daisygrades K–2
Same genre (Picture Book) and overlapping grades (K–2).
A Mischief of Micegrades K–3
Same genre (Picture Book) and overlapping grades (K–3).
A Sick Day for Amos McGeegrades K–3
Same genre (Picture Book) and overlapping grades (K–3).
Basket Ballgrades 2–6
Same genre (Picture Book) and overlapping grades (2–6).
Biggrades K–3
Same genre (Picture Book) and overlapping grades (K–3).
Bluegrades K–4
Same genre (Picture Book) and overlapping grades (K–4).
Buffalo Fluffalogrades K–2
Same genre (Picture Book) and overlapping grades (K–2).
Butt or Face?grades K–2
Same genre (Picture Book) and overlapping grades (K–2).
Call Me Roberto!: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinosgrades 2–5
Same genre (Picture Book) and overlapping grades (2–5).

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