Read-alikes and related books

Books like Those Darn Squirrels!

24 titles for readers of Those Darn Squirrels! by Adam Rubin, selected for shared themes: Squirrels, Multigenerational, Birds, and Humorous Stories.

Squirrels Multigenerational Birds Humorous Stories Friendship Family Social Themes Animals Juvenile Fiction

Top related books to Those Darn Squirrels!

Handpicked for thematic and literary overlap — the best shelf companions to Those Darn Squirrels!.

Maebelle’s Suitcase

Tricia Tusa

Themes: Multigenerational • Birds • Friendship

Resurrection of the Phoenix’s Grace (Book Four) Phoenix Teen & Young Adult Epic Fantasy with Phoenixes

LRW Lee

Themes: Multigenerational • Birds • Friendship

I’m Sticking with You A funny feel-good classic to fall in love with!

Smriti Halls

Themes: Squirrels • Humorous Stories • Friendship

Grimwood: Party Animals

Nadia Shireen

Themes: Squirrels • Humorous Stories • Friendship

Gooseberry Park

Cynthia Rylant

Themes: Squirrels • Humorous Stories • Friendship

The Treasure Hunt

Nick Butterworth

Themes: Squirrels • Humorous Stories • Friendship

The Boy with Wings Attack Of The Rampaging Robot

Lenny Henry

Themes: Birds • Humorous Stories • Friendship

Grasshopper Jungle — Andrew Smith

ANDREW. SMITH

Themes: Multigenerational • Humorous Stories • Friendship

Mr. Putter & Tabby Hit the Slope

Cynthia Rylant

Themes: Multigenerational • Humorous Stories • Friendship

#10

Grimwood Let the Fur Fly!

Nadia Shireen

Themes: Birds • Humorous Stories • Friendship

#11

The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark

Jill Tomlinson

Themes: Birds • Humorous Stories • Friendship

#12

A Home for Bird

Philip C. Stead

Themes: Birds • Humorous Stories • Friendship

#13

Crows and Cards

Joseph Helgerson

Themes: Birds • Humorous Stories • Friendship

#14

Where Things Come Back

John Corey Whaley

Themes: Birds • Humorous Stories • Friendship

#15

The Secret Chicken Society

Judy Cox

Themes: Birds • Humorous Stories • Friendship

#16

Plum to the Rescue!

Matt Phelan

Themes: Birds • Humorous Stories • Friendship

#17

Possum Magic

Mem Fox

Themes: Multigenerational • Birds • Humorous Stories

#18

Those Darn Squirrels Fly South

Adam Rubin

Themes: Squirrels • Birds • Humorous Stories

#19

The Grumpy Owl

Beatrix Potter

Themes: Squirrels • Birds • Friendship

#20

Baxter is Missing

Rebecca Elliott

Themes: Squirrels • Birds • Friendship

#21

The House of Wings

Betsy Cromer Byars

Themes: Multigenerational • Birds • Family

#22

The Wish and the Peacock

Wendy S. Swore

Themes: Multigenerational • Birds • Family

#23

Mango, Abuela y yo

Meg Medina

Themes: Multigenerational • Birds • Family

#24

Mango, Abuela, and Me

Meg Medina

Themes: Multigenerational • Birds • Family

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Squirrels, Multigenerational, Birds — the same threads that run through Those Darn Squirrels! by Adam Rubin. Among the authors featured: Tricia Tusa, LRW Lee, Smriti Halls, Nadia Shireen, and others.