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Across Reading & Phonics, Elementary, Intermediate, and Fairy Tales & Folklore — 24 books that belong on the same shelf as The Tear Jar by Celia Rees.

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

The Three Little Rabbits — Mandy Stanley

The Three Little Rabbits

Themes: Reading & Phonics • Elementary • Intermediate

The Owl and the Pussycat Band 00/Lilac — Polly Dunbar

The Owl and the Pussycat Band 00/Lilac

Themes: Reading & Phonics • Elementary • Intermediate

The Porridge Pincher: Band 11/Lime (Collins Big Cat) — David Wood

The Porridge Pincher: Band 11/Lime (Collins Big Cat)

Themes: Reading & Phonics • Elementary • Intermediate

Full Moon Night in Silk Cotton Tree Village A Collection of Caribbean Folk Tales — John Agard

Full Moon Night in Silk Cotton Tree Village A Collection of Caribbean Folk Tales

Themes: Reading & Phonics • Elementary • Intermediate

Jumbled: Band 13/Topaz (Collins Big Cat) — Jasmine Richards

Jumbled: Band 13/Topaz (Collins Big Cat)

Jasmine Richards

Themes: Reading & Phonics • Elementary • Intermediate

The Honey-Guide Bird: Two Traditional Tales from Africa: Band 12/Copper (Collins Big Cat) — Deborah Bawden

The Honey-Guide Bird: Two Traditional Tales from Africa: Band 12/Copper (Collins Big Cat)

Themes: Reading & Phonics • Elementary • Intermediate

Bert the Ugly Bug Band 04/Blue — Mal Peet

Bert the Ugly Bug Band 04/Blue

Themes: Reading & Phonics • Elementary • Intermediate

Thumper Band 03/Yellow — Liz Miles

Thumper Band 03/Yellow

Themes: Reading & Phonics • Elementary • Intermediate

Got It!: Band 01B/Pink B (Collins Big Cat Phonics) — Charlotte Guillain

Got It!: Band 01B/Pink B (Collins Big Cat Phonics)

Charlotte Guillain

Themes: Reading & Phonics • Elementary • Intermediate

Tigers in Trouble: Band 04 Blue/Band 12 Copper (Collins Big Cat Progress) — Louise Spilsbury

Tigers in Trouble: Band 04 Blue/Band 12 Copper (Collins Big Cat Progress)

Louise Spilsbury

Themes: Reading & Phonics • Elementary • Intermediate

Dad Nips!: Band 01A Pink A/Band 08 Purple (Collins Big Cat Phonics Progress) — Jane Clarke

Dad Nips!: Band 01A Pink A/Band 08 Purple (Collins Big Cat Phonics Progress)

Themes: Reading & Phonics • Elementary • Intermediate

Milo’s Moustache — Katie McDougall

Milo’s Moustache

Katie McDougall

Themes: Reading & Phonics • Elementary • Intermediate

The Fox and the Stork — Simon Puttock

The Fox and the Stork

Themes: Reading & Phonics • Elementary • Intermediate

Ben and Bobo — Martin Waddell

Themes: Reading & Phonics • Elementary • Intermediate

Top Dog Band 02A/Red A — Laura Hambleton

Top Dog Band 02A/Red A

Laura Hambleton

Themes: Reading & Phonics • Elementary • Intermediate

Castles — Maggie Freeman

Themes: Reading & Phonics • Elementary • Intermediate

Percy and the Badger — Nick Butterworth

Percy and the Badger

Nick Butterworth

Themes: Reading & Phonics • Elementary • Intermediate

Little Bear: a Folktale from Greenland: Band 10 White/Band 14 Ruby (Collins Big Cat Progress) — Dawn Casey

Little Bear: a Folktale from Greenland: Band 10 White/Band 14 Ruby (Collins Big Cat Progress)

Themes: Reading & Phonics • Elementary • Intermediate

Bader’s Battle Band 09 Gold/Band 17 Diamond — Mick Manning

Bader’s Battle Band 09 Gold/Band 17 Diamond

Themes: Reading & Phonics • Elementary • Intermediate

In the Rue Bel Tesoro: Band 15/Emerald (Collins Big Cat) — Lin Coghlan

In the Rue Bel Tesoro: Band 15/Emerald (Collins Big Cat)

Themes: Reading & Phonics • Elementary • Intermediate

In the Boat Band 01a/Pink A — Paul Shipton

In the Boat Band 01a/Pink A

Themes: Reading & Phonics • Elementary • Intermediate

Animals in War: Band 04 Blue/Band 17 Diamond (Collins Big Cat Progress) — Jillian Powell

Animals in War: Band 04 Blue/Band 17 Diamond (Collins Big Cat Progress)

Themes: Reading & Phonics • Elementary • Intermediate

Wheels — Frances Ridley

Themes: Reading & Phonics • Elementary • Intermediate

Be a Green Star: Phase 4 Set 2 Stretch and Challenge (Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised) — Teresa Heapy

Be a Green Star: Phase 4 Set 2 Stretch and Challenge (Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised)

Themes: Reading & Phonics • Elementary • Intermediate

This list brings together 24 books that share meaningful common ground with The Tear Jar by Celia Rees. Connected by Reading & Phonics, Elementary, Intermediate. Authors featured include Mandy Stanley, Polly Dunbar, David Wood, John Agard, and others. Each pick was selected for thematic and literary overlap — not just genre similarity.

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