What books are similar to We Don’t Eat Our Classmates!?

The 10 closest matches to We Don’t Eat Our Classmates! by Ryan T. Higgins on ReadingList include The Monkey Goes Bananas, Mother Bruce, Escargot, Sam & Dave Dig a Hole, and Buz. Each is scored on shared themes (humorous stories, tyrannosaurus rex, and dinosaurs), 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 We Don’t Eat Our Classmates! 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 We Don’t Eat Our Classmates!

If you liked We Don’t Eat Our Classmates!, read The Monkey Goes Bananas, Mother Bruce, or Escargot — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Closest match: The Monkey Goes Bananas by C. P. Bloom — shares humorous stories

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Looking for books like We Don’t Eat Our Classmates! by Ryan T. Higgins (Humor · grades K–3)? It’s most often read for its themes of humorous stories, tyrannosaurus rex, and dinosaurs. 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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The Monkey Goes Bananasgrades K–3: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list (+1 more shared list), and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
Mother Brucegrades K–0: Is by Ryan T. Higgins, the same author, both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
Escargotgrades K–2: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
Sam & Dave Dig a Holegrades K–3: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the California Young Reader Medal list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
Buzgrades K–3: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
Skippyjon Jonesgrades K–3: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
Substitute Teacher Plansgrades K–3: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and same genre (Humor). 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 same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
Rhyming Dust Bunniesgrades K–2: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
A Lion is a Liongrades K–0: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →

Books like We Don’t Eat Our Classmates! for younger readers (K–2)

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

Crash, Splash, or Moo! by Bob Shea · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Even Monsters Need Haircuts by Matthew McElligott · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3).
This is My Book by Mark Pett · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Bubba the Cowboy Prince by Helen Ketteman · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3).

Books like We Don’t Eat Our Classmates! for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Double Fudge by Judy Blume · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and same genre (Humor).
Crash, Splash, or Moo! by Bob Shea · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Even Monsters Need Haircuts by Matthew McElligott · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3).
This is My Book by Mark Pett · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days by Stephen Manes · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the California Young Reader Medal list, and same genre (Humor).

Books like We Don’t Eat Our Classmates! for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Double Fudge by Judy Blume · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and same genre (Humor).
Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days by Stephen Manes · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the California Young Reader Medal list, and same genre (Humor).
Banana Twist by Florence Parry Heide · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of humorous stories and same genre (Humor).
My Horrible Secret by Stephen Roos · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of humorous stories and same genre (Humor).
The Sixth Grade Nickname Game by Gordon Korman · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of humorous stories and same genre (Humor).

Books like We Don’t Eat Our Classmates! for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of humorous stories and same genre (Humor).
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas · 590L — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2010s).
The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon · grades 9–12 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2010s).
Refugee by Alan Gratz · 800L — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2010s).
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green · 850L — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2010s).

Common questions

What books are similar to We Don’t Eat Our Classmates!?: The 10 closest matches to We Don’t Eat Our Classmates! by Ryan T. Higgins on ReadingList include The Monkey Goes Bananas, Mother Bruce, Escargot, Sam & Dave Dig a Hole, and Buz. Each is scored on shared themes (humorous stories, tyrannosaurus rex, and dinosaurs), 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 We Don’t Eat Our Classmates! 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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