Read-alikes and related books

Books like Robodog

24 titles for readers of Robodog by David Walliams, selected for shared themes: Robots, Careers, Superheroes, and Mysteries & Detective Stories.

Robots Careers Superheroes Mysteries & Detective Stories Dogs Science & Nature People & Places Humorous Stories Science Fiction Animals Action & Adventure Juvenile Nonfiction Juvenile Fiction

Top related books to Robodog

A handpicked shelf of strong matches chosen for shared themes, literary overlap, and a broader spread of voices.

Future Ratboy and the Attack of the Killer Robot Grannies

James Smith

Themes: Robots • Superheroes • Mysteries & Detective Stories

Dog Man

Dav Pilkey

Themes: Superheroes • Mysteries & Detective Stories • Dogs

Code

Kathy Reichs

Themes: Mysteries & Detective Stories • Dogs • Science & Nature

Wednesday and Woof #3 The Runaway Robot

Sherri Winston

Themes: Robots • Mysteries & Detective Stories • Dogs

Mr. Men Little Miss Fire Station

Adam Hargreaves

Themes: Careers • Superheroes • Science & Nature

The School for Whatnots

Margaret Peterson Haddix

Themes: Robots • Mysteries & Detective Stories • Science & Nature

How to Survive the Future

Larry Hayes

Themes: Robots • Dogs • Humorous Stories

The Case of the Most Ancient Bone

John R. Erickson

Themes: Mysteries & Detective Stories • Dogs • Science & Nature

The Case of the Monster Fire

John R. Erickson

Themes: Mysteries & Detective Stories • Dogs • Science & Nature

#10

Mac Cracks the Code (Mac B., Kid Spy #4)

Mac Barnett

Themes: Superheroes • Mysteries & Detective Stories • People & Places

#11

The Animal Rescue Agency #1: Case File: Little Claws

Eliot Schrefer

Themes: Mysteries & Detective Stories • Science & Nature • People & Places

#12

The Sneaky Snow Fox

Patricia Reilly Giff

Themes: Mysteries & Detective Stories • Dogs • Science & Nature

#13

K-9

Rohan Gavin

Themes: Mysteries & Detective Stories • Dogs • People & Places

#14

Tuesday

David Wiesner

Themes: Mysteries & Detective Stories • Dogs • Science & Nature

#15

Weird Kid

Greg van Eekhout

Themes: Superheroes • Mysteries & Detective Stories • Humorous Stories

#16

The Big Busy Book of Richard Scarry

Richard Scarry

Themes: Careers • Mysteries & Detective Stories • Humorous Stories

#17

The Mesmer Menace

Kersten Hamilton

Themes: Robots • Dogs • Humorous Stories

#18

Mystery Mountain Getaway

Walker Styles

Themes: Robots • Mysteries & Detective Stories • Dogs

#19

Ace and the Animal Heroes: the Wacky Weather Mystery

J. B. Gill

Themes: Mysteries & Detective Stories • Science & Nature • Humorous Stories

#20

The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man

Michael Chabon

Themes: Superheroes • Dogs • Humorous Stories

#21

Pizazz Vs Everyone

Sophy Henn

Themes: Superheroes • Science & Nature • Humorous Stories

#22

Even and Odd

Sarah Beth Durst

Themes: Mysteries & Detective Stories • Dogs • Humorous Stories

#23

Pizazz

Sophy Henn

Themes: Superheroes • Science & Nature • Humorous Stories

#24

All Wrapped Up!

Chris Duffy

Themes: Superheroes • Mysteries & Detective Stories • Dogs

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Robots, Careers, Superheroes — the same threads that run through Robodog by David Walliams. Among the authors featured: James Smith, Dav Pilkey, Kathy Reichs, Sherri Winston, and others.