Freaky Friday vs No Roses for Harry!: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Classics, Children's fiction, Fiction

Freaky Friday Mary Rodgers · 1972 ★★★★☆ 3.7 145 pages · ≈ 2 h 41 m · Light

Thirteen-year-old Hadley begins to better understand her teacher and herself when she has to spend a day in her teacher's body.

1 film adaptation

No Roses for Harry! Gene Zion · 1958 ★★★★☆ 4.3 32 pages · ≈ 36 min · Moderate

“Harry was a white dog with black spots.”

Harry the dog finds a graceful way to dispose of his new sweater with roses on it.

The verdict

Readers rate No Roses for Harry! highest: No Roses for Harry! 4.3 · Freaky Friday 3.7.
No Roses for Harry! is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 2 for Freaky Friday.
No Roses for Harry! has the widest readership — 9661 ratings behind its score.

	Freaky Friday	No Roses for Harry!
Goodreads	3.7 (9142)	4.3 (9661)
Hardcover	3.0 (12)	4.1 (8)