What books are similar to The Monster Who Ate My Peas?

The 10 closest matches to The Monster Who Ate My Peas by Danny Schnitzlein on ReadingList include My Little Sister Ate One Hare, The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School, I Ain't Gonna Paint No More, Hooway for Wodney Wat, and Go Away, Big Green Monster. Each is scored on shared themes (food habits, monsters, and peas), 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 The Monster Who Ate My Peas 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 The Monster Who Ate My Peas

If you liked The Monster Who Ate My Peas, read My Little Sister Ate One Hare or The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Closest match: My Little Sister Ate One Hare by Bill Grossman — shares stories in rhyme

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Looking for books like The Monster Who Ate My Peas by Danny Schnitzlein (Realistic Fiction · grades K–3)? It’s most often read for its themes of food habits, monsters, and peas. 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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My Little Sister Ate One Haregrades K–3: Shares themes of stories in rhyme, both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
The Gingerbread Man Loose in the Schoolgrades K–3: Shares themes of stories in rhyme, both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction). Amazon → books like this →
I Ain't Gonna Paint No Moregrades K–2: Shares themes of stories in rhyme, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–2). Amazon → books like this →
Hooway for Wodney Watgrades K–3: Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Go Away, Big Green Monstergrades K–3: Shares themes of monsters, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Liza Lou and the Yeller Belly Swampgrades K–3: Shares themes of monsters, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
No Such Thinggrades K–3: Shares themes of monsters, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Put Me in the Zoogrades K–1: Shares themes of stories in rhyme, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–1). Amazon → books like this →
Falling for Rapunzelgrades K–3: Shares themes of stories in rhyme and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Rhyming Dust Bunniesgrades K–2: Shares themes of stories in rhyme and overlapping grades (K–2). Amazon → books like this →

Books like The Monster Who Ate My Peas for younger readers (K–2)

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

Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings · grades K–3 — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Library Mouse by Daniel Kirk · grades K–3 — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Arrowhawk by Lola M. Schaefer · grades K–3 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel · grades K–3 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Minnie's Diner: A Multiplying Menu by Dayle Ann Dodds · grades K–3 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).

Books like The Monster Who Ate My Peas for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings · grades K–3 — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Library Mouse by Daniel Kirk · grades K–3 — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) by Rick Riordan · 740L — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2000s).
Arrowhawk by Lola M. Schaefer · grades K–3 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel · grades K–3 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).

Books like The Monster Who Ate My Peas for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

House Arrest by K. A. Holt · grades 6–9 — Shares themes of stories in rhyme and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins · 810L — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2000s).
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) by Rick Riordan · 740L — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2000s).
So B. It by Sarah Weeks · grades 5–8 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli · grades 6–9 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).

Books like The Monster Who Ate My Peas for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

House Arrest by K. A. Holt · grades 6–9 — Shares themes of stories in rhyme and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins · 810L — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2000s).
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli · grades 6–9 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
The Compound by S. A. Bodeen · grades 6–9 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares · grades 7–10 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).

Common questions

What books are similar to The Monster Who Ate My Peas?: The 10 closest matches to The Monster Who Ate My Peas by Danny Schnitzlein on ReadingList include My Little Sister Ate One Hare, The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School, I Ain't Gonna Paint No More, Hooway for Wodney Wat, and Go Away, Big Green Monster. Each is scored on shared themes (food habits, monsters, and peas), 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 The Monster Who Ate My Peas 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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