Books Like Karate Katie
Families who loved Karate Katie by Nancy E. Krulik often look for books with a similar feel. These 20 recommendations were selected for their similarity in style, theme, and reading level.
Families who loved Karate Katie by Nancy E. Krulik often look for books with a similar feel. These 20 recommendations were selected for their similarity in style, theme, and reading level.
A parent might reach for this book when their child is beginning to feel the pressure of extracurricular commitments or when a friend seems to be drifting away due to a busy schedule. This story follows Katie, a girl who magically transforms into other people when the wind blows. In this adventure, she turns into her friend Kevin during his important yellow belt karate test. While the premise is fantastical and funny, it speaks deeply to the anxiety children feel during performance evaluations and the strain that intense hobbies can put on childhood friendships. At its heart, this is a story about empathy and showing up for the people we care about. It helps normalize the feeling of being overwhelmed by practice and the fear of failing in front of others. Suitable for early elementary readers, it uses humor to explore how we can better understand our friends by literally stepping into their shoes (or, in this case, their karate gi).
