{"id":10301,"date":"2026-06-17T09:32:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T09:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/?post_type=lr_article&#038;p=10301"},"modified":"2026-06-17T09:57:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T09:57:25","slug":"books-like-dork-diaries","status":"publish","type":"lr_article","link":"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/articles\/books-like-dork-diaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Books like Dork Diaries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So your child has become best friends with Nikki Maxwell. She&#8217;s telling you to &#8220;chillax&#8221; when you ask them to do something. And when they see a cute puppy they say it&#8217;s &#8220;ADORKABLE&#8221;! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are all classic signs that your child has read everything Dork Diaries has to offer. Every diary entry, every doodle, every bit of drama with Mackenzie. And now they&#8217;re desperately searching for another book like Dork Diaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where on earth do you start?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well, first it&#8217;s pretty obvious to say but nonetheless important to note that there&#8217;s something so compelling about a diary, isn&#8217;t there? The whole &#8216;do not open&#8217;, padlocked element and well the fact that you&#8217;re not meant to read it makes you want to do the <em>exact <\/em>opposite. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Being a 90s baby, I was obsessed with the Americanised fantasy of laying belly down on my bed, fluffy pen in hand and writing in my plush pink diary about all the boys I fancied and mansions I was going to live in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately for me (or fortunately now I&#8217;m an adult), my reality was a lot more like Georgia Nicholson (IYKYK).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But, that is to say that if you ever kept a diary under your mattress (full of who you fancied and which friend you vowed to NEVER speak to again), you&#8217;ll know exactly why kids fall so hard for these books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I loved choosing these books because it sent me right back to my Sleepover Club days. But this time it&#8217;s books like Dork Diaries that I think fans of these books will love. And if you fancy a look, they&#8217;re all on the <a href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/funny-books\/\">funny books<\/a> shelf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to spot a Dork Diaries book<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Funny looks different for everyone. Which is probably why explore pages and algorithms can feel like you&#8217;re baring your soul to people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because (much to my husband&#8217;s dismay) not everyone thinks that a squirrel wearing a hat is hilarious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the Dork Diaries taps into a type of humour that&#8217;s so relatable to a child at a certain point in life which is <em>exactly <\/em>what makes these books so engaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dork Diaries is a girl telling you her life in her own voice (usually mid-cringe). Friendship fallouts, crushes, a mean girl called Mackenzie, and a diary she&#8217;d absolutely DIE if anyone found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The laughs come from how she sees things, not from big adventures. No saving the world. Just school, home, and the daily mortification of being a young girl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So I&#8217;ve gone for funny books with a girl at the centre, a brilliant voice, and that same everyday-but-excruciating feel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Five books like Dork Diaries to try next<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks<\/h3>\n\n\n<a class=\"lr-bookpill\" href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/our-library\/the-extremely-embarrassing-life-of-lottie-brooks\/\" aria-label=\"View The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks in the library\"><div class=\"lr-bookpill__cover\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ebookupload-1672212875041-195x300.jpeg\" class=\"lr-bookpill__cover-img\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ebookupload-1672212875041-195x300.jpeg 195w, https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ebookupload-1672212875041-667x1024.jpeg 667w, https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ebookupload-1672212875041-768x1179.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ebookupload-1672212875041-1001x1536.jpeg 1001w, https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ebookupload-1672212875041-1334x2048.jpeg 1334w, https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ebookupload-1672212875041.jpeg 1524w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"lr-bookpill__body\"><p class=\"lr-bookpill__title\">The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks<\/p><div class=\"lr-bookpill__meta\"><span>Katie Kirby<\/span><span class=\"lr-bookpill__meta-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span>Age 9<\/span><span class=\"lr-bookpill__meta-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span>Real Life<\/span><\/div><\/div><span class=\"lr-bookpill__chev\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&rsaquo;<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lottie Brooks is eleven and has decided her life is already over. She&#8217;s starting secondary school with no friends, no swooshy hair, and the horror of being too flat-chested for a bra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Honestly, she&#8217;d rather hibernate with her hamsters and skip the whole thing (relatable).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the closest match to Dork Diaries there is. Same diary format, same cringing-but-hilarious voice, same friendship and crush chaos. If your reader loved Nikki, this by <a href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/book-author\/katie-kirby\/\">Katie Kirby<\/a> is where to start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Lost Diary of Sami Star<\/h3>\n\n\n<a class=\"lr-bookpill\" href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/our-library\/the-lost-diary-of-sami-star\/\" aria-label=\"View The Lost Diary of Sami Star in the library\"><div class=\"lr-bookpill__cover\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1728049404_66fff0fc32a2d-193x300.jpg\" class=\"lr-bookpill__cover-img\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1728049404_66fff0fc32a2d-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1728049404_66fff0fc32a2d.jpg 287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"lr-bookpill__body\"><p class=\"lr-bookpill__title\">The Lost Diary of Sami Star<\/p><div class=\"lr-bookpill__meta\"><span>Karen McCombie<\/span><span class=\"lr-bookpill__meta-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span>Age 9<\/span><span class=\"lr-bookpill__meta-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span>Real Life<\/span><\/div><\/div><span class=\"lr-bookpill__chev\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&rsaquo;<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Home is hard for a girl who feels completely invisible. Her family are too busy fighting to notice her, or her worries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then she finds a diary abandoned in the park, full of photos and snippets from the dazzling life of a girl called Sami Star. And she starts to feel like she&#8217;s finally found a friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s funnier and warmer than you&#8217;d expect, with a few moments of lump-in-the-throat throughout. This one&#8217;s by <a href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/book-author\/karen-mccombie\/\">Karen McCombie<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shrinking Violet<\/h3>\n\n\n<a class=\"lr-bookpill\" href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/our-library\/shrinking-violet\/\" aria-label=\"View Shrinking Violet in the library\"><div class=\"lr-bookpill__cover\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1729670889_6718aee9c7e11-210x300.jpg\" class=\"lr-bookpill__cover-img\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1729670889_6718aee9c7e11-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1729670889_6718aee9c7e11.jpg 366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"lr-bookpill__body\"><p class=\"lr-bookpill__title\">Shrinking Violet<\/p><div class=\"lr-bookpill__meta\"><span>Lou Kuenzler<\/span><span class=\"lr-bookpill__meta-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span>Age 9<\/span><span class=\"lr-bookpill__meta-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span>Funny<\/span><\/div><\/div><span class=\"lr-bookpill__chev\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&rsaquo;<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Violet has finally grown tall enough to ride Plunger, the scariest roller coaster around. Biggest day of her life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then, right as she&#8217;s about to climb on, she shrinks to the size of a fish finger. Turns out she does this at the worst possible moments (which makes being eleven even harder than it already is).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/book-author\/lou-kuenzler\/\">Lou Kuenzler<\/a> writes a funny girl narrator who is absolutely cracking. For the Dork Diaries reader who likes a bit of silliness on top of all the everyday stuff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ruby Redfort: Look Into My Eyes<\/h3>\n\n\n<a class=\"lr-bookpill\" href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/our-library\/ruby-redfort-look-into-my-eyes\/\" aria-label=\"View Ruby Redfort: Look Into My Eyes in the library\"><div class=\"lr-bookpill__cover\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ebookupload-1661169250839-221x300.jpeg\" class=\"lr-bookpill__cover-img\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ebookupload-1661169250839-221x300.jpeg 221w, https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ebookupload-1661169250839.jpeg 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"lr-bookpill__body\"><p class=\"lr-bookpill__title\">Ruby Redfort: Look Into My Eyes<\/p><div class=\"lr-bookpill__meta\"><span>Lauren Child<\/span><span class=\"lr-bookpill__meta-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span>Age 8<\/span><span class=\"lr-bookpill__meta-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span>Mystery<\/span><\/div><\/div><span class=\"lr-bookpill__chev\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&rsaquo;<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ruby Redfort is a thirteen-year-old genius code-cracker, recruited by a secret crime-busting agency called Spectrum (her sidekick is the butler, Hitch).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She&#8217;s ice-cool in a crisis and very funny with it. The sort of girl who cracks the case with a catchphrase to go with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/book-author\/lauren-child\/\">Lauren Child<\/a> takes a step away from school-and-crushes into proper spy territory, a bit like a younger, funnier Alex Rider. But the sparky girl voice is bang on for a Dork Diaries fan who wants more plot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stargazing for Beginners<\/h3>\n\n\n<a class=\"lr-bookpill\" href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/our-library\/stargazing-for-beginners\/\" aria-label=\"View Stargazing for Beginners in the library\"><div class=\"lr-bookpill__cover\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ebookupload-1704366509984-195x300.jpeg\" class=\"lr-bookpill__cover-img\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ebookupload-1704366509984-195x300.jpeg 195w, https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ebookupload-1704366509984.jpeg 340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"lr-bookpill__body\"><p class=\"lr-bookpill__title\">Stargazing for Beginners<\/p><div class=\"lr-bookpill__meta\"><span>Jenny McLachlan<\/span><span class=\"lr-bookpill__meta-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span>Age 8<\/span><span class=\"lr-bookpill__meta-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span>Friendship<\/span><\/div><\/div><span class=\"lr-bookpill__chev\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&rsaquo;<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meg has her heart set on winning a competition to visit NASA, and she&#8217;s a real science geek. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then her free-spirited mum vanishes for ten days to chase another Big Important Cause, leaving Meg holding the baby (literally, her little sister).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She knows how the universe was made. A baby, though, is a total mystery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/book-author\/jenny-mclachlan\/\">Jenny McLachlan<\/a> writes the funniest and most heartfelt of the five, about a girl holding it all together. For the reader growing out of pure silliness who wants a bit more feeling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A few more to keep them going<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If they want more from the author of Dork Diaries herself, <a href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/book-author\/rachel-renee-russell\/\">Rachel Ren\u00e9e Russell<\/a> also writes the Max Crumbly books. Same comic style, this time with a boy stuffed in a locker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And for more of the same, our <a href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/articles\/books-like-tom-gates\/\">books like Tom Gates<\/a> list has the doodle-and-diary boys, while our <a href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/articles\/books-like-jacqueline-wilson\/\">books like Jacqueline Wilson<\/a> list is more friendship-and-family side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And if it&#8217;s the really silly, picture-stuffed stuff they want, our <a href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/articles\/books-like-the-13-storey-treehouse\/\">books like The 13-Storey Treehouse<\/a> list goes there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Little Reads could help<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There&#8217;s nothing better than discovering a book that genuinely makes you giggle. Apart from when a <em>child <\/em>discovers a book that makes them giggle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s a gift that keeps on giving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All of the books mentioned here are on the Little Reads app if you fancy giving any of them a go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don&#8217;t worry, there&#8217;s no ads, no pop-ups, just books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But I should say that before you give Little Reads a go, it&#8217;s not there to teach reading. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s a library, not a lesson, so there&#8217;s no phonics and no levels to climb. It&#8217;s for kids who already love a book and just want the next one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So if you&#8217;ve got a Dork Diaries fan who finishes one and is straight onto the next, that&#8217;s exactly who it&#8217;s for. If your child is only just getting going as a reader, something built for that will help them more right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can start free with a Little Reads account (100+ books), and the full 3,000+ library is \u00a37.99 a month with a 7-day free trial if you want the lot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So your child has become best friends with Nikki Maxwell. She&#8217;s telling you to &#8220;chillax&#8221; when you ask them to do something. And when they see a cute puppy they say it&#8217;s &#8220;ADORKABLE&#8221;! These are all classic signs that your child has read everything Dork Diaries has to offer. 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