Children's Books for 3rd Graders
201 books in the children's genre commonly assigned to 3rd grade students — every title’s grade range covers 3rd grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Each links to its reading level, themes, and the curricula that cite it.
Most assigned 3rd grade children's book
Clementine
Sara Pennypacker · on 6 reading lists
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201 3rd grade children's books
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ClementineSara Pennypacker
Creepy Carrots!Aaron Reynolds
Curlfriends: New in Town (a Graphic Novel)Sharee Miller
Promise BoysNick Brooks
A Snicker of Magic (Scholastic Gold)Natalie Lloyd
Clap When You LandElizabeth Acevedo
Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu YeboahLaurie Ann Thompson
The Great StinkColleen Paeff
The Three Billy Goats GruffMac Barnett
A Green Place to beAshley Benham Yazdani
Al Capone Does My ShirtsGennifer Choldenko
Alchemy and Meggy SwannKaren Cushman
Chinese MenuGrace Lin
Ghost KnightCornelia Funke
Hey, Kiddo: A Graphic NovelJarrett J. Krosoczka
John HenryJulius Lester
Lifeboat 12Susan Hood
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban FolktaleCarmen Agra Deedy
Otis and Will Discover the DeepBarb Rosenstock
Song of a BlackbirdMaria van Lieshout
Stella Díaz Has Something to SayAngela Dominguez
The Bridge HomePadma Venkatraman
The Knife of Never Letting GoPatrick Ness
Traction Man Is Here!Mini Grey
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- Ways to Make Sunshine · Renée Watson
- A Visit to William Blake's Inn · Nancy Willard
- Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist · Susan Wood
- Grandfather's Journey · Allen Say
- H.O.R.S.E. · Christopher Myers
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows · J. K. Rowling
- I Talk Like a River · Jordan Scott
- Lon Po Po · Ed Young
- Mexikid · Pedro Martín
- Mr Tiger Goes Wild · Peter Brown
- Pocketful of Posies · Salley Mavor
- The Man Who Walked Between the Towers · Mordicai Gerstein
- "Let's Get a Pup!", Said Kate · Bob Graham
- A Band of Angels · Deborah Hopkinson
- A Boy Called Christmas · Matt Haig
- A Chair for My Mother · Vera B. Williams
- A Dance Like Starlight · Kristy Dempsey
- A Plate of Hope · Erin Frankel
- A Visitor for Bear · Bonny Becker
- Absolutely Positively Not · David LaRochelle
- All Because You Matter (An All Because You Matter Book) · Tami Charles
- Alphabatics · Suse MacDonald
- And If the Moon Could Talk · Kate Banks
- Anna and the Swallow Man · Gavriel Savit
- Anno's Alphabet · Mitsumasa Anno
- Anno's Journey · Mitsumasa Anno
- Apples to Oregon · Deborah Hopkinson
- Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian · Eoin Colfer
- As If Being 12 3/4 Isn't Bad Enough, My Mother Is Running for President! · Donna Gephart
- At Night · Jonathan Bean
- Big Mama Makes the World · Phyllis Root
- Big Red Lollipop · Rukhsana Khan
- Black Girl You Are Atlas · Renée Watson
- Bloody Jack Series · L. A. Meyer
- Boats for Papa · Jessixa Bagley
- Bubble Trouble · Margaret Mahy
- Building Our House · Jonathan Bean
- By the Light of the Halloween Moon · Caroline Stutson
- Chance · Uri Shulevitz
- Chicken Sunday · Patricia Polacco
- Clever Little Witch · Muon Thi Van
- Cold Feet · Cynthia C. DeFelice
- Demon in the Wood Graphic Novel · Leigh Bardugo
- Dog and Bear: Two Friends, Three Stories · Laura Vaccaro Seeger
- Dooby Dooby Moo · Doreen Cronin
- Doña Flor · Pat Mora
- Dream on Amber · Emma Shevah
- Du Iz Tak? · Carson Ellis
- Evil Librarian · Michelle Knudsen
- Extra Yarn · Mac Barnett
- Eyes That Kiss in the Corners · Joanna Ho
- Fairy Wings · Lauren Mills
- Fighting Words · Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
- Five, Six, Seven, Nate! · Tim Federle
- Fly · Brittany J. Thurman
- Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can't Have · Allen Zadoff
- Freddie vs. the Family Curse · Tracy Badua
- Freedom Over Me · Ashley Bryan
- Ghetto Cowboy · G. Neri
- Girls Like Her · Melanie Sumrow
- Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs · Mo Willems
- Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter · Kenard Pak
- Henry Hikes to Fitchburg · D.B. Johnson
- Home Place · Crescent Dragonwagon
- How the Boogeyman Became a Poet · Tony Keith Jr.
- I Dream of Trains · Angela Johnson
- I Know Here · Laurel Croza
- I Know How to Draw an Owl · Hilary Horder Hippely
- I'm Dirty! · Kate McMullan
- In the Belly of the Bloodhound · L. A. Meyer
- Inheritance · Elizabeth Acevedo
- Jambo Means Hello · Muriel Feelings
- Jazz Day · Roxane Orgill
- Kent State · Deborah Wiles
- King of Ragtime · Stephen Costanza
- Kumo · Kyo Maclear
- La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One · Philip Pullman
- Last Night · Hyewon Yum
- Leaf Man Board Book · Lois Ehlert
- Legendary Frybread Drive-In · Cynthia Leitich Smith
- Lester’s Dreadful Sweaters · K. G. Campbell
- Little Red Riding Hood (40th Anniversary Edition) · Trina Schart Hyman
- Lupe Wong Won't Dance · Donna Barba Higuera
- Made By Hand: A Crafts Sampler · Carole Lexa Schaefer
- Mama Don't Allow 25th Anniversary Edition · Thacher Hurd
- Mama, Do You Love Me? & Papa, Do You Love Me? Bundle · Barbara M. Joosse
- Mario and the Hole in the Sky · Elizabeth Rusch
- Marvelous Cornelius · Phil Bildner
- Me and Momma and Big John · Mara Rockliff
- Millicent Min, Girl Genius (The Millicent Min Trilogy, Book 1) · Lisa Yee
- Milo · Alan Silberberg
- Monstrous Beauty · Elizabeth Fama
- Mr Gumpy's Outing · John Burningham
- Mrs. Crump's Cat · Linda Smith
- Navigating Night · Julie Leung
- Never Take Your Rhino on a Plane · K. E. LEWIS
- Not Afraid of Dogs · Susanna Pitzer
- Off to School, Baby Duck! · Amy Hest
- Okay for Now · Gary D. Schmidt
- Old Elm Speaks · Kristine O'Connell George
- Once for Yes · Allie Millington
- Open This Little Book · Jesse Klausmeier
- Openly, Honestly · Bill Konigsberg
- Our Planet! There's No Place Like Earth · Stacy McAnulty
- Outside Over There · Maurice Sendak
- Over and Under the Rainforest · Kate Messner
- Peace, Locomotion · Jacqueline Woodson
- Perfectly Parvin · Olivia Abtahi
- Red, White, and Whole · Rajani LaRocca
- Red-eyed Tree Frog · Joy Cowley
- Redwood and Ponytail · K.A. Holt
- River Friendly, River Wild · Jane Kurtz
- Rotters · Daniel Kraus
- Sadie · Courtney Summers
- Samira Surfs · Rukhsanna Guidroz
- Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library · Carole Boston Weatherford
- Scowler · Daniel Kraus
- See You in the Cosmos · Jack Cheng
- Seven Blind Mice · Ed Young
- Shy Charles · Rosemary Wells
- Sisters of the Lost Marsh · Lucy Strange
- Skulduggery Pleasant · Derek Landy
- Snow · Uri Shulevitz
- Some of Us · Rajani Larocca
- Sophie's Squash · Pat Zietlow Miller
- Soundtrack: A Novel · Jason Reynolds
- Stateless · Elizabeth Wein
- Stuntboy, In-Between Time · Jason Reynolds
- Teddy Mars Book #3: Almost an Outlaw · Molly B. Burnham
- The Adventures of Paddy Pork · John S. Goodall
- The Adventures of Sparrowboy · Brian Pinkney
- The Adventures of Team Pom: Squid Happens · Isabel Roxas
- The Bear and the Moon · Matthew Burgess
- The Christmas Boot · Lisa Wheeler
- The Civil War of Amos Abernathy · Michael Leali
- The Dead of Summer (Book 1) · Ryan La Sala
- The Detective's Assistant · Kate Hannigan
- The Dirty Cowboy · Amy Timberlake
- The Farmer and the Clown · Marla Frazee
- The First Helping (Lunch Lady Books 1 & 2) · Jarrett J. Krosoczka
- The Fortune-Tellers · Lloyd Alexander
- The Fourth Stall Part III · Chris Rylander
- The Full Moon at the Napping House · Audrey Wood
- The Garden of Abdul Gasazi · Chris Van Allsburg
- The Haunting of Falcon House · Eugene Yelchin
- The Honeys · Ryan La Sala
- The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza) · Philemon Sturges
- The Longest Night · Marion Dane Bauer
- The Magnificent Mya Tibbs: The Wall of Fame Game · Crystal Allen
- The Mysterious Collection of Dr. David Harleyson · Jean Cassels
- The Patchwork Bike · Maxine Beneba Clarke
- The Rain Came Down · David Shannon
- The Remember Balloons · Jessie Oliveros
- The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place · Julie Berry
- The Scorpio Races · Maggie Stiefvater
- The Shoe Tree of Chagrin · J. Patrick Lewis
- The Snowman: The Book of the Classic Film · Raymond Briggs
- The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks · Katherine Paterson
- The Wizards of Once · Cressida Cowell
- There Might Be Lobsters · Carolyn Crimi
- They Say Blue · Jillian Tamaki
- Tikki Tikki Tembo · Arlene Mosel
- Tomfoolery! · Michelle Markel
- Trans History: A Graphic Novel: From Ancient Times to the Present Day · Alex L. Combs
- Treasure Island · Robert Louis Stevenson
- We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga · Traci Sorell
- We Are the Ship · Kadir Nelson
- We Go Slow · Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie
- We're Not from Here · Geoff Rodkey
- Welcome to Wonderland #1: Home Sweet Motel · Chris Grabenstein
- Whale Eyes · James Robinson
- When Alexander Graced the Table · Alexander Smalls
- When You Can Swim · Jack Wong
- Will Grayson, Will Grayson · John Green
- William Still and His Freedom Stories · Don Tate
- You Are Brave: A Book About Trying New Things · Margaret O'Hair
- Young Fredle · Cynthia Voigt
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Other 3rd grade genres
Realistic Fiction · Picture Book · Juvenile Fiction · Humor · Middle Grade Fiction · Fantasy · Mystery · Nonfiction
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Frequently asked questions
What children's books are good for 3rd grade students?
201 children's books have a grade range that covers 3rd grade and are assigned across US-school curricula — Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and state ELA standards. Each title on this page links to its full curriculum citations and reading level.
Are these children's books grade-appropriate for 3rd grade?
Every title's grade range covers 3rd grade, so each is age-appropriate by curriculum placement. Check each book's themes and content notes before assigning.
How many children's books are on the 3rd grade list?
This page lists 201 3rd grade children's titles, most-assigned first (ties alphabetical). The list expands as more curriculum references are verified.
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