# 3rd grade Children's books

**201** children's books commonly assigned to 3rd grade students in US schools. Every title's grade range covers 3rd grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Sourced from Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and 50 state ELA curricula.

**Grade:** 3rd grade  ·  **Genre:** Children's
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/genre/childrens/grade/3
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.
**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://achievethecore.org/page/2699

## 3rd grade Children's reading list

- ["Let's Get a Pup!", Said Kate](https://readinglist.school/book/lets-get-a-pup-said-kate) by Bob Graham _(Grades K–5 · pub 2003)_
- [A Band of Angels](https://readinglist.school/book/a-band-of-angels) by Deborah Hopkinson _(Grades K–5 · pub 2013)_
- [A Boy Called Christmas](https://readinglist.school/book/a-boy-called-christmas) by Matt Haig _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2016)_
- [A Chair for My Mother](https://readinglist.school/book/a-chair-for-my-mother) by Vera B. Williams _(Grades K–5 · pub 1982)_
- [A Dance Like Starlight](https://readinglist.school/book/a-dance-like-starlight-one-ballerinas-dream) by Kristy Dempsey _(Grades K–5 · pub 2014)_
- [A Green Place to be](https://readinglist.school/book/a-green-place-to-be-the-creation-of-central-park) by Ashley Benham Yazdani _(Grades K–5 · pub 2019)_
- [A Plate of Hope](https://readinglist.school/book/a-plate-of-hope-the-inspiring-story-of-chef-jos-andr-s-and-world-central-kitchen) by Erin Frankel _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2024)_
- [A Snicker of Magic (Scholastic Gold)](https://readinglist.school/book/a-snicker-of-magic) by Natalie Lloyd _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2014)_
- [A Visit to William Blake's Inn](https://readinglist.school/book/a-visit-to-william-blakes-inn) by Nancy Willard _(Grades K–5 · pub 1981)_
- [A Visitor for Bear](https://readinglist.school/book/a-visitor-for-bear) by Bonny Becker _(Grades K–5 · pub 2015)_
- [Absolutely Positively Not](https://readinglist.school/book/absolutely-positively-not) by David LaRochelle _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2014)_
- [Al Capone Does My Shirts](https://readinglist.school/book/al-capone-does-my-shirts) by Gennifer Choldenko _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2013)_
- [Alchemy and Meggy Swann](https://readinglist.school/book/alchemy-and-meggy-swann) by Karen Cushman _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2010)_
- [All Because You Matter (An All Because You Matter Book)](https://readinglist.school/book/all-because-you-matter) by Tami Charles _(Grades K–5 · pub 2020)_
- [Alphabatics](https://readinglist.school/book/alphabetics) by Suse MacDonald _(Grades K–5 · pub 1986)_
- [And If the Moon Could Talk](https://readinglist.school/book/and-if-the-moon-could-talk) by Kate Banks _(Grades K–5 · pub 2005)_
- [Anna and the Swallow Man](https://readinglist.school/book/anna-and-the-swallow-man) by Gavriel Savit _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2016)_
- [Anno's Counting Book](https://readinglist.school/book/annos-alphabet) by Mitsumasa Anno _(Grades K–5 · pub 1977)_
- [Anno's Medieval World](https://readinglist.school/book/annos-journey) by Mitsumasa Anno _(Grades K–5 · pub 1980)_
- [Apples to Oregon](https://readinglist.school/book/apples-to-oregon) by Deborah Hopkinson _(Grades K–5 · pub 2005)_
- [Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian](https://readinglist.school/book/artemis-fowl-and-the-last-guardian) by Eoin Colfer _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2012)_
- [As If Being 12 3/4 Isn't Bad Enough, My Mother Is Running for President!](https://readinglist.school/book/as-if-being-12-3-4-isnt-bad-enough-my-mother-is-running-for-president) by Donna Gephart _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2008)_
- [At Night](https://readinglist.school/book/at-night) by Jonathan Bean _(Grades K–5 · pub 2016)_
- [Big Mama Makes the World](https://readinglist.school/book/big-momma-makes-the-world) by Phyllis Root _(Grades K–5 · pub 2004)_
- [Big Red Lollipop](https://readinglist.school/book/big-red-lollipop) by Rukhsana Khan _(Grades K–5 · pub 2010)_
- [Black Girl You Are Atlas](https://readinglist.school/book/black-girl-you-are-atlas) by Renée Watson _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2025)_
- [Bloody Jack Series](https://readinglist.school/book/bloody-jack) by L. A. Meyer _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2015)_
- [Boats for Papa](https://readinglist.school/book/boats-for-papa) by Jessixa Bagley _(Grades K–5 · pub 2015)_
- [Bubble Trouble](https://readinglist.school/book/bubble-trouble) by Margaret Mahy _(Grades K–5 · pub 2020)_
- [Building Our House](https://readinglist.school/book/building-our-house) by Jonathan Bean _(Grades K–5 · pub 2013)_
- [By the Light of the Halloween Moon](https://readinglist.school/book/by-the-light-of-the-halloween-moon) by Caroline Stutson _(Grades K–5 · pub 2009)_
- [Chance](https://readinglist.school/book/chance-escape-from-the-holocaust-memories-of-a-refugee-childhood) by Uri Shulevitz _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2020)_
- [Chicken Sunday](https://readinglist.school/book/chicken-sunday) by Patricia Polacco _(Grades K–5 · pub 1992)_
- [Chinese Menu](https://readinglist.school/book/chinese-menu-the-history-myths-and-legends-behind-your-favorite-foods) by Grace Lin _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2023)_
- [Clap When You Land](https://readinglist.school/book/clap-when-you-land) by Elizabeth Acevedo _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2020)_
- [Clementine](https://readinglist.school/book/clementine) by Sara Pennypacker _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2006)_
- [Clever Little Witch](https://readinglist.school/book/clever-little-witch) by Muon Thi Van _(Grades K–5 · pub 2019)_
- [Cold Feet](https://readinglist.school/book/cold-feet) by Cynthia C. DeFelice _(Grades K–5 · pub 2000)_
- [Creepy Carrots!](https://readinglist.school/book/creepy-carrots) by Aaron Reynolds _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2012)_
- [Curlfriends: New in Town (a Graphic Novel)](https://readinglist.school/book/curlfriends-new-in-town) by Sharee Miller _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2023)_
- [Demon in the Wood Graphic Novel](https://readinglist.school/book/demon-in-the-wood-graphic-novel) by Leigh Bardugo _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2022)_
- [Dog and Bear: Two Friends, Three Stories](https://readinglist.school/book/dog-and-bear-two-friends-three-stories) by Laura Vaccaro Seeger _(Grades K–5 · pub 2012)_
- [Dooby Dooby Moo](https://readinglist.school/book/dooby-dooby-moo) by Doreen Cronin _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2012)_
- [Doña Flor](https://readinglist.school/book/do-a-flor) by Pat Mora _(Grades K–5 · pub 2014)_
- [Dream on Amber](https://readinglist.school/book/dream-on-amber) by Emma Shevah _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2014)_
- [Du Iz Tak?](https://readinglist.school/book/du-iz-tak) by Carson Ellis _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2024)_
- [Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah](https://readinglist.school/book/emmanuels-dream-the-true-story-of-emmanuel-ofosu-yeboah) by Laurie Ann Thompson _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2015)_
- [Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist](https://readinglist.school/book/esquivel-space-age-sound-artist) by Susan Wood _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2016)_
- [Evil Librarian](https://readinglist.school/book/evil-librarian) by Michelle Knudsen _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2015)_
- [Extra Yarn](https://readinglist.school/book/extra-yarn) by Mac Barnett _(Grades K–5 · pub 2013)_
- [Eyes That Kiss in the Corners](https://readinglist.school/book/eyes-that-kiss-in-the-corners) by Joanna Ho _(Grades K–5 · pub 2021)_
- [Fairy Wings](https://readinglist.school/book/fairy-wings) by Lauren Mills _(Grades K–5 · pub 2009)_
- [Fighting Words](https://readinglist.school/book/fighting-words) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2020)_
- [Five, Six, Seven, Nate!](https://readinglist.school/book/five-six-seven-nate) by Tim Federle _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2018)_
- [Fly](https://readinglist.school/book/fly) by Brittany J. Thurman _(Grades K–5 · pub 2022)_
- [Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can't Have](https://readinglist.school/book/food-girls-and-other-things-i-cant-have) by Allen Zadoff _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2009)_
- [Freddie vs. the Family Curse](https://readinglist.school/book/freddie-vs-the-family-curse) by Tracy Badua _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2022)_
- [Freedom Over Me](https://readinglist.school/book/freedom-over-me-eleven-slaves-their-lives-and-dreams-brought-to-life) by Ashley Bryan _(Grades K–5 · pub 2016)_
- [Ghetto Cowboy](https://readinglist.school/book/ghetto-cowboy) by G. Neri _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2011)_
- [Ghost Knight](https://readinglist.school/book/ghost-knight) by Cornelia Funke _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2012)_
- [Girls Like Her](https://readinglist.school/book/girls-like-her) by Melanie Sumrow _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2024)_
- [Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs](https://readinglist.school/book/goldilocks-and-the-three-dinosaurs) by Mo Willems _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2014)_
- [Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter](https://readinglist.school/book/goodbye-autumn-hello-winter) by Kenard Pak _(Grades K–5 · pub 2017)_
- [Grandfather's Journey](https://readinglist.school/book/grandfathers-journey) by Allen Say _(Grades K–5 · pub 2013)_
- [H.O.R.S.E.](https://readinglist.school/book/horse-a-game-of-basketball-and-imagination) by Christopher Myers _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2015)_
- [Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows](https://readinglist.school/book/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows) by J. K. Rowling _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2015)_
- [Henry Hikes to Fitchburg](https://readinglist.school/book/henry-hikes-to-fitchburg) by D.B. Johnson _(Grades K–5 · pub 2006)_
- [Hey, Kiddo: A Graphic Novel](https://readinglist.school/book/hey-kiddo-how-i-lost-my-mother-found-my-father-and-dealt-with-family-addiction) by Jarrett J. Krosoczka _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2018)_
- [Home Place](https://readinglist.school/book/home-place) by Crescent Dragonwagon _(Grades K–5 · pub 1997)_
- [How the Boogeyman Became a Poet](https://readinglist.school/book/how-the-boogeyman-became-a-poet) by Tony Keith Jr. _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2024)_
- [I Dream of Trains](https://readinglist.school/book/i-dream-of-trains) by Angela Johnson _(Grades K–5 · pub 2003)_
- [I Know Here](https://readinglist.school/book/i-know-here) by Laurel Croza _(Grades K–5 · pub 2010)_
- [I Know How to Draw an Owl](https://readinglist.school/book/i-know-how-to-draw-an-owl) by Hilary Horder Hippely _(Grades K–5 · pub 2024)_
- [I Talk Like a River](https://readinglist.school/book/i-talk-like-a-river) by Jordan Scott _(Grades K–5 · pub 2020)_
- [I'm Dirty!](https://readinglist.school/book/im-dirty) by Kate McMullan _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2017)_
- [In the Belly of the Bloodhound](https://readinglist.school/book/in-the-belly-of-the-bloodhound) by L. A. Meyer _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2008)_
- [Inheritance](https://readinglist.school/book/inheritance-a-visual-poem) by Elizabeth Acevedo _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2022)_
- [Jambo Means Hello](https://readinglist.school/book/jambo-means-hello) by Muriel Feelings _(Grades K–5 · pub 1992)_
- [Jazz Day](https://readinglist.school/book/jazz-day-the-making-of-a-famous-photograph) by Roxane Orgill _(Grades K–5 · pub 2016)_
- [John Henry](https://readinglist.school/book/john-henry) by Julius Lester _(Grades K–5 · pub 1994)_
- [Kent State](https://readinglist.school/book/kent-state) by Deborah Wiles _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2021)_
- [King of Ragtime](https://readinglist.school/book/king-of-ragtime-the-story-of-scott-joplin) by Stephen Costanza _(Grades K–5 · pub 2021)_
- [Kumo](https://readinglist.school/book/kumo-the-bashful-cloud) by Kyo Maclear _(Grades K–5 · pub 2022)_
- [La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One](https://readinglist.school/book/the-book-of-dust-la-belle-sauvage) by Philip Pullman _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2017)_
- [Last Night](https://readinglist.school/book/last-night) by Hyewon Yum _(Grades K–5 · pub 2008)_
- [Leaf Man Board Book](https://readinglist.school/book/leaf-man) by Lois Ehlert _(Grades K–5 · pub 2023)_
- [Legendary Frybread Drive-In](https://readinglist.school/book/legendary-frybread-drive-in-intertribal-stories) by Cynthia Leitich Smith _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2025)_
- [Lester’s Dreadful Sweaters](https://readinglist.school/book/lesters-dreadful-sweaters) by K. G. Campbell _(Grades K–5 · pub 2012)_
- [Lifeboat 12](https://readinglist.school/book/lifeboat-12) by Susan Hood _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2019)_
- [Little Red Riding Hood (40th Anniversary Edition)](https://readinglist.school/book/little-red-riding-hood) by Trina Schart Hyman _(Grades K–5 · pub 2023)_
- [Lon Po Po](https://readinglist.school/book/lon-po-po-a-red-riding-hood-story-from-china) by Ed Young _(Grades K–5 · pub 2016)_
- [Lupe Wong Won't Dance](https://readinglist.school/book/lupe-wong-wont-dance) by Donna Barba Higuera _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2022)_
- [Mama Don't Allow 25th Anniversary Edition](https://readinglist.school/book/mama-dont-allow) by Thacher Hurd _(Grades K–5 · pub 1985)_
- [Mama, Do You Love Me? & Papa, Do You Love Me? Bundle](https://readinglist.school/book/mama-do-you-love-me) by Barbara M. Joosse _(Grades K–5 · pub 2018)_
- [Mario and the Hole in the Sky](https://readinglist.school/book/mario-and-the-hole-in-the-sky-how-a-chemist-saved-our-planet) by Elizabeth Rusch _(Grades K–5 · pub 2019)_
- [Martina una cucarachita muy linda](https://readinglist.school/book/martina-the-beautiful-cockroach-a-cuban-folktale) by Carmen Agra Deedy _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2010)_
- [Marvelous Cornelius](https://readinglist.school/book/marvelous-cornelius) by Phil Bildner _(Grades K–5 · pub 2015)_
- [Me and Momma and Big John](https://readinglist.school/book/me-and-momma-and-big-john) by Mara Rockliff _(Grades K–5 · pub 2012)_
- [Mexikid](https://readinglist.school/book/mexikid-a-graphic-memoir) by Pedro Martín _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2023)_
- [Millicent Min, Girl Genius (The Millicent Min Trilogy, Book 1)](https://readinglist.school/book/millicent-min-girl-genius) by Lisa Yee _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2015)_
- [Milo](https://readinglist.school/book/milo-sticky-notes-and-brain-freeze) by Alan Silberberg _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2010)_
- [Monstrous Beauty](https://readinglist.school/book/monstrous-beauty) by Elizabeth Fama _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2012)_
- [Mr Gumpy's Outing](https://readinglist.school/book/mr-gumpys-outing) by John Burningham _(Grades K–5 · pub 2010)_
- [Mr Tiger Goes Wild](https://readinglist.school/book/mr-tiger-goes-wild) by Peter Brown _(Grades K–5 · pub 2014)_
- [Mrs. Crump's Cat](https://readinglist.school/book/mrs-biddlebox) by Linda Smith _(Grades K–5 · pub 2006)_
- [Navigating Night](https://readinglist.school/book/navigating-night) by Julie Leung _(Grades K–5 · pub 2026)_
- [Never Take Your Rhino on a Plane](https://readinglist.school/book/never-take-your-rhino-on-a-plane) by K. E. LEWIS _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2025)_
- [Not Afraid of Dogs](https://readinglist.school/book/not-afraid-of-dogs) by Susanna Pitzer _(Grades K–5 · pub 2006)_
- [Off to School, Baby Duck!](https://readinglist.school/book/in-the-rain-with-baby-duck) by Amy Hest _(Grades K–5 · pub 1999)_
- [Okay for Now](https://readinglist.school/book/okay-for-now) by Gary D. Schmidt _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2020)_
- [Old Elm Speaks](https://readinglist.school/book/old-elm-speaks-tree-poems) by Kristine O'Connell George _(Grades K–5 · pub 1998)_
- [On the Ball](https://readinglist.school/book/the-adventures-of-sparrowboy) by Brian Pinkney _(Grades K–5 · pub 2017)_
- [Once for Yes](https://readinglist.school/book/once-for-yes) by Allie Millington _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2025)_
- [Open This Little Book](https://readinglist.school/book/open-this-little-book) by Jesse Klausmeier _(Grades K–5 · pub 2013)_
- [Openly, Honestly](https://readinglist.school/book/openly-straight) by Bill Konigsberg _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2017)_
- [Otis and Will Discover the Deep](https://readinglist.school/book/otis-and-will-discover-the-deep) by Barb Rosenstock _(Grades K–5 · pub 2018)_
- [Our Planet! There's No Place Like Earth](https://readinglist.school/book/our-planet-theres-no-place-like-earth) by Stacy McAnulty _(Grades K–5 · pub 2022)_
- [Outside Over There](https://readinglist.school/book/outside-over-there) by Maurice Sendak _(Grades K–5 · pub 1981)_
- [Over and Under the Rainforest](https://readinglist.school/book/over-and-under-the-snow) by Kate Messner _(Grades K–5 · pub 2020)_
- [Peace, Locomotion](https://readinglist.school/book/peace-locomotion) by Jacqueline Woodson _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2009)_
- [Perfectly Parvin](https://readinglist.school/book/perfectly-parvin) by Olivia Abtahi _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2022)_
- [Pocketful of Posies](https://readinglist.school/book/pocketful-of-posies-a-treasury-of-nursery-rhymes) by Salley Mavor _(Grades K–5 · pub 2010)_
- [Promise Boys](https://readinglist.school/book/promise-boys) by Nick Brooks _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2023)_
- [Red, White, and Whole](https://readinglist.school/book/red-white-and-whole) by Rajani LaRocca _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2022)_
- [Red-eyed Tree Frog](https://readinglist.school/book/red-eyed-tree-frog) by Joy Cowley _(Grades K–5 · pub 1999)_
- [Redwood and Ponytail](https://readinglist.school/book/redwood-and-ponytail) by K.A. Holt _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2019)_
- [River Friendly, River Wild](https://readinglist.school/book/river-friendly-river-wild) by Jane Kurtz _(Grades K–5 · pub 2007)_
- [Rotters](https://readinglist.school/book/rotters) by Daniel Kraus _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2011)_
- [Sadie](https://readinglist.school/book/sadie) by Courtney Summers _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2018)_
- [Samira Surfs](https://readinglist.school/book/samira-surfs) by Rukhsanna Guidroz _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2021)_
- [Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library](https://readinglist.school/book/schomburg-the-man-who-built-a-library) by Carole Boston Weatherford _(Grades K–5 · pub 2020)_
- [Scowler](https://readinglist.school/book/scowler) by Daniel Kraus _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2013)_
- [See You in the Cosmos](https://readinglist.school/book/see-you-in-the-cosmos) by Jack Cheng _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2017)_
- [Seven Blind Mice](https://readinglist.school/book/seven-blind-mice) by Ed Young _(Grades K–5 · pub 2012)_
- [Shy Charles](https://readinglist.school/book/shy-charles) by Rosemary Wells _(Grades K–5 · pub 1988)_
- [Sisters of the Lost Marsh](https://readinglist.school/book/sisters-of-the-lost-marsh) by Lucy Strange _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2022)_
- [Skulduggery Pleasant – Skulduggery Pleasant: Books 1 - 12](https://readinglist.school/book/skulduggery-pleasant) by Derek Landy _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2019)_
- [Snow (Book & CD Set)](https://readinglist.school/book/snow) by Uri Shulevitz _(Grades K–5 · pub 2009)_
- [Some of Us](https://readinglist.school/book/some-of-us-a-story-of-citizenship-and-the-united-states) by Rajani Larocca _(Grades K–5 · pub 2025)_
- [Song of a Blackbird](https://readinglist.school/book/song-of-a-blackbird) by Maria van Lieshout _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2025)_
- [Sophie's Squash](https://readinglist.school/book/sophies-squash) by Pat Zietlow Miller _(Grades K–5 · pub 2013)_
- [Soundtrack: A Novel](https://readinglist.school/book/soundtrack) by Jason Reynolds _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2026)_
- [Stateless](https://readinglist.school/book/stateless) by Elizabeth Wein _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2023)_
- [Stella Díaz Has Something to Say](https://readinglist.school/book/stella-diaz-has-something-to-say) by Angela Dominguez _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2018)_
- [Stuntboy, In-Between Time](https://readinglist.school/book/stuntboy-in-the-meantime) by Jason Reynolds _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2023)_
- [Teddy Mars Book #3: Almost an Outlaw](https://readinglist.school/book/teddy-mars-almost-a-world-record-beaker) by Molly B. Burnham _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2017)_
- [The Adventures of Paddy Pork](https://readinglist.school/book/the-adventures-of-paddy-pork) by John S. Goodall _(Grades K–5 · pub 1968)_
- [The Adventures of Team Pom: Squid Happens](https://readinglist.school/book/the-adventures-of-team-pom-squid-happens) by Isabel Roxas _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2021)_
- [The Bear and the Moon](https://readinglist.school/book/the-bear-and-the-moon) by Matthew Burgess _(Grades K–5 · pub 2020)_
- [The Black Cauldron](https://readinglist.school/book/the-fortune-tellers) by Lloyd Alexander _(Grades K–5 · pub 1997)_
- [The Bridge Home](https://readinglist.school/book/the-bridge-home) by Padma Venkatraman _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2019)_
- [The Christmas Boot](https://readinglist.school/book/the-christmas-boot) by Lisa Wheeler _(Grades K–5 · pub 2016)_
- [The Civil War of Amos Abernathy](https://readinglist.school/book/the-civil-war-of-amos-abernathy) by Michael Leali _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2022)_
- [The Dead of Summer (Book 1)](https://readinglist.school/book/the-dead-of-summer) by Ryan La Sala _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2025)_
- [The Detective's Assistant - FREE PREVIEW EDITION (The First 8 Chapters)](https://readinglist.school/book/the-detectives-assistant) by Kate Hannigan _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2015)_
- [The Dirty Cowboy](https://readinglist.school/book/the-dirty-cowboy) by Amy Timberlake _(Grades K–5 · pub 2003)_
- [The Farmer and the Clown](https://readinglist.school/book/the-farmer-and-the-clown) by Marla Frazee _(Grades K–5 · pub 2014)_
- [The First Helping (Lunch Lady Books 1 & 2)](https://readinglist.school/book/the-first-helping-lunch-lady-books-1-2) by Jarrett J. Krosoczka _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2022)_
- [The Fourth Stall Part III](https://readinglist.school/book/the-fourth-stall) by Chris Rylander _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2013)_
- [The Full Moon at the Napping House](https://readinglist.school/book/the-napping-house) by Audrey Wood _(Grades K–5 · pub 2015)_
- [The Garden of Abdul Gasazi](https://readinglist.school/book/the-garden-of-abdul-gasazi) by Chris Van Allsburg _(Grades K–5 · pub 2025)_
- [The Great Stink](https://readinglist.school/book/the-great-stink-how-joseph-bazalgette-solved-londons-poop-pollution-problem) by Colleen Paeff _(Grades K–5 · pub 2021)_
- [The Haunting of Falcon House](https://readinglist.school/book/the-haunting-of-falcon-house) by Eugene Yelchin _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2016)_
- [The Honeys](https://readinglist.school/book/the-honeys) by Ryan La Sala _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2022)_
- [The Knife of Never Letting Go](https://readinglist.school/book/the-knife-of-never-letting-go) by Patrick Ness _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2009)_
- [The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza)](https://readinglist.school/book/the-little-red-hen-makes-a-pizza) by Philemon Sturges _(Grades K–5 · pub 2006)_
- [The Longest Night](https://readinglist.school/book/the-longest-night) by Marion Dane Bauer _(Grades K–5 · pub 2009)_
- [The Magnificent Mya Tibbs: The Wall of Fame Game](https://readinglist.school/book/the-magnificent-mya-tibb-the-wall-of-fame-game) by Crystal Allen _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2017)_
- [The Man Who Walked Between the Towers](https://readinglist.school/book/the-man-who-walked-between-the-towers) by Mordicai Gerstein _(Grades K–5 · pub 2007)_
- [The Mysterious Collection of Dr. David Harleyson](https://readinglist.school/book/the-mysterious-collection-of-dr-david-harleyson) by Jean Cassels _(Grades K–5 · pub 2004)_
- [The Patchwork Bike](https://readinglist.school/book/the-patchwork-bike) by Maxine Beneba Clarke _(Grades K–5 · pub 2016)_
- [The Rain Came Down](https://readinglist.school/book/the-rain-came-down) by David Shannon _(Grades K–5 · pub 2016)_
- [The Remember Balloons](https://readinglist.school/book/the-remember-balloons) by Jessie Oliveros _(Grades K–5 · pub 2018)_
- [The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place](https://readinglist.school/book/the-scandalous-sisterhood-of-prickwillow-place) by Julie Berry _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2014)_
- [The Scorpio Races](https://readinglist.school/book/the-scorpio-races) by Maggie Stiefvater _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2011)_
- [The Shoe Tree of Chagrin](https://readinglist.school/book/the-shoe-tree-of-chagrin) by J. Patrick Lewis _(Grades K–5 · pub 2001)_
- [The Snowman: The Book of the Classic Film](https://readinglist.school/book/the-snowman) by Raymond Briggs _(Grades K–5 · pub 2015)_
- [The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks](https://readinglist.school/book/the-tale-of-the-mandarin-ducks) by Katherine Paterson _(Grades K–5 · pub 1990)_
- [The Three Billy Goats Gruff](https://readinglist.school/book/the-three-billy-goats-gruff) by Mac Barnett _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2022)_
- [The Wizards of Once](https://readinglist.school/book/the-wizards-of-once) by Cressida Cowell _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2017)_
- [There Might Be Lobsters](https://readinglist.school/book/there-might-be-lobsters) by Carolyn Crimi _(Grades K–5 · pub 2022)_
- [They Say Blue](https://readinglist.school/book/they-say-blue) by Jillian Tamaki _(Grades K–5 · pub 2018)_
- [Tikki Tikki Tembo](https://readinglist.school/book/tikki-tikki-tembo) by Arlene Mosel _(Grades K–5 · pub 2007)_
- [Time of the Month!](https://readinglist.school/book/the-devil-and-mother-crump) by Valerie Scho Carey _(Grades K–5 · pub 2010)_
- [Tomfoolery!](https://readinglist.school/book/tomfoolery-randolph-caldecott-and-the-rambunctious-coming-of-age-of-childrens-bo) by Michelle Markel _(Grades K–5 · pub 2023)_
- [Traction Man Is Here!](https://readinglist.school/book/traction-man-is-here) by Mini Grey _(Grades K–5 · pub 2012)_
- [Trans History: A Graphic Novel: From Ancient Times to the Present Day](https://readinglist.school/book/trans-history-from-ancient-times-to-the-present-day) by Alex L. Combs _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2025)_
- [Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson](https://readinglist.school/book/treasure-island) by Robert Louis Stevenson _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2020)_
- [Ways to Make Sunshine](https://readinglist.school/book/ways-to-make-sunshine) by Renée Watson _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2020)_
- [We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga](https://readinglist.school/book/we-are-grateful-otsaliheliga) by Traci Sorell _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2018)_
- [We Are the Ship](https://readinglist.school/book/we-are-the-ship-the-story-of-negro-baseball) by Kadir Nelson _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2008)_
- [We Go Slow](https://readinglist.school/book/we-go-slow) by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie _(Grades K–5 · pub 2025)_
- [We're Not from Here](https://readinglist.school/book/were-not-from-here) by Geoff Rodkey _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2019)_
- [Welcome to Wonderland #1: Home Sweet Motel](https://readinglist.school/book/welcome-to-wonderland-home-sweet-motel) by Chris Grabenstein _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2016)_
- [Whale Eyes](https://readinglist.school/book/whale-eyes-a-memoir-about-seeing-and-being-seen) by James Robinson _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2026)_
- [When Alexander Graced the Table](https://readinglist.school/book/when-alexander-graced-the-table) by Alexander Smalls _(Grades K–5 · pub 2025)_
- [When You Can Swim](https://readinglist.school/book/when-you-can-swim) by Jack Wong _(Grades K–5 · pub 2023)_
- [Will Grayson, Will Grayson](https://readinglist.school/book/will-grayson-will-grayson) by John Green _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2010)_
- [William Still and His Freedom Stories](https://readinglist.school/book/william-still-and-his-freedom-stories) by Don Tate _(Grades K–5 · pub 2023)_
- [You Are Brave: A Book About Trying New Things](https://readinglist.school/book/you-are-brave) by Margaret O'Hair _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2024)_
- [Young Fredle](https://readinglist.school/book/young-fredle) by Cynthia Voigt _(Grades 3–10 · pub 2011)_

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