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Across Reptiles & Amphibians and Animals — 24 books that belong on the same shelf as The King Snake by Allan W. Eckert.

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Strong read-alikes chosen for how closely they echo the themes and feel of The King Snake.

Liz Sorts It Out — Tracey West

Liz Sorts It Out

Themes: Reptiles & Amphibians • Animals

A Home for Bird — Philip C. Stead

A Home for Bird

Philip C. Stead

Themes: Reptiles & Amphibians • Animals

St. Patrick and the Three Brave Mice — Joyce Stengel

St. Patrick and the Three Brave Mice

Themes: Reptiles & Amphibians • Animals

Happy No Snakes Day — Riley Gaines

Happy No Snakes Day

Themes: Reptiles & Amphibians • Animals

Chameleon’s Colors — Chisato Tashiro

Chameleon’s Colors

Chisato Tashiro

Themes: Reptiles & Amphibians • Animals

How to Hide a Crocodile & Other Reptiles — Ruth Heller

How to Hide a Crocodile & Other Reptiles

Themes: Reptiles & Amphibians • Animals

After A While Crocodile: Alexa’s Diary Alexa’s Diary — Dr. Brady Barr

After A While Crocodile: Alexa’s Diary Alexa’s Diary

Themes: Reptiles & Amphibians • Animals

The Stowaway — Selah Bieda

Themes: Reptiles & Amphibians • Animals

Akimbo and the Snakes — Alexander McCall Smith

Akimbo and the Snakes

Alexander McCall Smith

Themes: Reptiles & Amphibians • Animals

Little Britches and the Rattlers — Eric A. Kimmel

Little Britches and the Rattlers

Themes: Reptiles & Amphibians • Animals

Counting Little Geckos — Charline Profiri

Counting Little Geckos

Charline Profiri

Themes: Reptiles & Amphibians • Animals

Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody — Patrick Ness

Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody

Themes: Reptiles & Amphibians • Animals

Mamba Point — Kurtis Scaletta

Kurtis Scaletta

Themes: Reptiles & Amphibians • Animals

Hide & Seek — Il Sung Na

Themes: Reptiles & Amphibians • Animals

The Shipwrecked Sailor A Tale from Egypt — Suzanne I. Barchers

The Shipwrecked Sailor A Tale from Egypt

Suzanne I. Barchers

Themes: Reptiles & Amphibians • Animals

Mouse Count — Ellen Stoll Walsh

Ellen Stoll Walsh

Themes: Reptiles & Amphibians • Animals

Cam Jansen and the Scary Snake Mystery — David A. Adler

Cam Jansen and the Scary Snake Mystery

Themes: Reptiles & Amphibians • Animals

Lucille Lost A True Adventure — Margaret George

Lucille Lost A True Adventure

Margaret George

Themes: Reptiles & Amphibians • Animals

Time for Bed, the Babysitter Said — Peggy Perry Anderson

Time for Bed, the Babysitter Said

Peggy Perry Anderson

Themes: Reptiles & Amphibians • Animals

Little Skink’s Tail — Janet Halfmann

Little Skink’s Tail

Themes: Reptiles & Amphibians • Animals

A Crazy Day with Cobras — Mary Pope Osborne

A Crazy Day with Cobras

Mary Pope Osborne

Themes: Reptiles & Amphibians • Animals

Selfish Crocodile Anniversary Edition — Faustin Charles

Selfish Crocodile Anniversary Edition

Faustin Charles

Themes: Reptiles & Amphibians • Animals

The Wolf’s Curse — Jessica Vitalis

The Wolf’s Curse

Jessica Vitalis

Themes: Reptiles & Amphibians • Animals

The Enormous Crocodile — Roald Dahl

The Enormous Crocodile

Themes: Reptiles & Amphibians • Animals

A curated shelf of 24 read-alikes for The King Snake by Allan W. Eckert — spanning Reptiles & Amphibians, Animals and featuring authors such as Tracey West, Philip C. Stead, Joyce Stengel, Riley Gaines, and others.

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