Read-alikes and related books

Books like Spot’s New Friend

24 titles for readers of Spot’s New Friend by Eric Hill, selected for shared themes: Kangaroos, Dogs, Friendship, and Social Themes.

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Top related books to Spot’s New Friend

Curated picks selected for thematic resonance, narrative overlap, and author diversity.

Spot Stays Overnight

Eric Hill

Themes: Dogs • Friendship • Social Themes

Norma Jean, Jumping Bean

Joanna Cole

Themes: Kangaroos • Friendship • Social Themes

Katy No-pocket

Emmy Payne

Themes: Kangaroos • Friendship • Social Themes

Pig the Pug

Aaron Blabey

Themes: Dogs • Friendship • Social Themes

Stick Dog

Tom. Watson

Themes: Dogs • Friendship • Social Themes

Lily (the Puppy Place #61)

Ellen Miles

Themes: Dogs • Friendship • Social Themes

Bluey 5-Minute Stories 6 Stories in 1 Book? Hooray!

Penguin Young Readers Licenses

Themes: Dogs • Friendship • Social Themes

Waylon! Even More Awesome (Waylon! Book 2)

Sara Pennypacker

Themes: Dogs • Friendship • Social Themes

When Friendship Followed Me Home

Paul Griffin

Themes: Dogs • Friendship • Social Themes

#10

Stick Dog Meets His Match — Tom Watson

Tom. Watson

Themes: Dogs • Friendship • Social Themes

#11

Party Hearty Kitty-Corn A Picture Book

Shannon Hale

Themes: Dogs • Friendship • Social Themes

#12

Good Dogs in Bad Movies

Rachel Wenitsky

Themes: Dogs • Friendship • Social Themes

#13

Pax, Journey Home

Sara Pennypacker

Themes: Dogs • Friendship • Social Themes

#14

Maggie & Oliver or A Bone of One’s Own

Valerie Hobbs

Themes: Dogs • Friendship • Social Themes

#15

Besties: Work It Out

Kayla Miller

Themes: Dogs • Friendship • Social Themes

#16

A Dog’s Way Home

Bobbie Pyron

Themes: Dogs • Friendship • Social Themes

#17

Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam

Cynthia Kadohata

Themes: Dogs • Friendship • Social Themes

#18

Roxbury Park Dog Club #3: Top Dog

Daphne Maple

Themes: Dogs • Friendship • Social Themes

#19

Buster

Caleb Huett

Themes: Dogs • Friendship • Social Themes

#20

Clifford the Big Red Dog

Norman Bridwell

Themes: Dogs • Friendship • Social Themes

#21

My Favorite Dog Stories: Learning to Read Box Set

Various

Themes: Dogs • Friendship • Social Themes

#22

Dogtown

Katherine Applegate

Themes: Dogs • Friendship • Social Themes

#23

Little Dog, Lost

Marion Dane Bauer

Themes: Dogs • Friendship • Social Themes

#24

Lassie Come-Home

Eric Knight

Themes: Dogs • Friendship • Social Themes

If Spot’s New Friend by Eric Hill is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by Kangaroos, Dogs, Friendship and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by Eric Hill, Joanna Cole, Emmy Payne, Aaron Blabey, and others.