Picture Books for 3rd Graders
123 books in the picture book 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 picture book book
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick · on 6 reading lists
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Reading difficulty: the typical 3rd grade text-complexity band is 420–820L (Common Core Appendix A). Of the 6 picture book titles here with a Lexile score, 5 are grade-level, 1 is more accessible, and 0 are stretch texts. Match a book to your reader’s measured Lexile rather than to the grade alone.
123 3rd grade picture book books
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The Invention of Hugo CabretBrian Selznick
If You Give a Mouse a CookieLaura Numeroff · 410L
BigVashti Harrison
Last Stop on Market StreetMatt de la Peña · 610L
100 Mighty Dragons All Named BroccoliDavid LaRochelle
Because of You, John LewisAndrea Davis Pinkney
BlueNana Ekua Brew-Hammond
Call Me Roberto!: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for LatinosNathalie Alonso
Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the HolocaustElisa Boxer
The Girl Who Figured It OutMinda Dentler
The Yellow BusLoren Long
Make Way for DucklingsRobert McCloskey · 730L
There Was a Party for LangstonJason Reynolds
This Is Not My HatJon Klassen
Boogie Boogie, Y’allC.G. Esperanza
Heart and SoulKadir Nelson
Radiant ChildJavaka Steptoe
Where the Wild Things AreMaurice Sendak · 740L
A Mischief of MiceChristie Matheson
A Plate of Hope: The Inspiring Story of Chef José Andrés and World Central KitchenErin Frankel
Dadaji's PaintbrushRashmi Sirdeshpande
Don't Think of TigersAlex Latimer
Don't Trust Cats: Life Lessons from Chip the DogDev Petty
Ernö Rubik and His Magic CubeKerry Aradhya
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- Farmhouse · Sophie Blackall
- Gibberish · Young Vo
- How to Eat a Book · MacLeod
- I Am a Tornado · Drew Beckmeyer
- I Lived Inside a Whale · Xin Li
- Introducing Sandwina: The Strongest Woman in the World! · Vicki Conrad
- John's Turn · Mac Barnett
- Just Like Millie · Lauren Castillo
- Knight Owl · Christopher Denise
- Knight Owl and Early Bird · Christopher Denise
- Like · Annie Barrows
- Midnight and Moon · Kelly Cooper
- Millie Fleur's Poison Garden · Christy Mandin
- Milloo's Mind · Reem Faruqi
- Mr. S · Monica Arnaldo
- Not All Sheep Are Boring! · Bobby Moynihan
- Oh No, the Aunts Are Here · Adam Rex
- Pedro's Yo-Yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toys · Rob Peñas
- Something, Someday · Amanda Gorman
- That's Not My Name! · Anoosha Syed
- The Bees of Notre-Dame · Meghan Browne
- The Man Who Didn't Like Animals · Deborah Underwood
- Time to Make Art · Jeff Mack
- Two Dogs · Ian Falconer
- Two New Years · Richard Ho
- Ursula Upside Down · Corey R. Tabor
- Watch Out for the Lion! · Brooke Hartman
- Wombat Said Come In · Carmen Agra Deedy
- A Coyote Solstice Tale · Thomas King
- A Land of Books · Duncan Tonatiuh
- A Letter for Bob · Kim Rogers
- A Sick Day for Amos McGee · Philip C. Stead
- Across the Bay · Carlos Aponte
- Barrio · George Ancona
- Beat the Story-Drum, Pum-Pum · Ashley Bryan
- Beautiful Blackbird · Ashley Bryan
- Big · Vashti Harrison
- Bowwow Powwow · Brenda J. Child
- Bright Star · Yuyi Morales
- C.L.O.U.D.S. · Pat Cummings
- Corduroy · Don Freeman
- Crossing Bok Chitto · Tim Tingle
- De aquí como el coquí · Nomar Perez
- Dear Primo · Duncan Tonatiuh
- Diego Rivera · Duncan Tonatiuh
- Family Pictures / Cuadros de Familia · Carmen Lomas Garza
- Finding Winnie: The Story of the Real Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh · Lindsay Mattick
- Flotsam · David Wiesner
- Forever Cousins · Laurel Goodluck
- Fry Bread · Kevin Noble Maillard
- Funny Bones · Duncan Tonatiuh
- Grandma's Gift · Eric Velasquez
- Hello Lighthouse · Sophie Blackall
- I Have a Dream · Martin Luther King Jr.
- I'm Going to Sing, Black American Spirituals, Volume Two · Ashley Bryan
- In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall · Javaka Steptoe
- Jazz on a Saturday Night · Leo Dillon
- Just In Case · Yuyi Morales
- Just a Minute · Yuyi Morales
- Let it Shine · Ashley Bryan
- Little You / kiya kâ-apisîsisiyan · Richard Van Camp
- Locomotive · Brian Floca
- Mango, Abuela, and Me · Meg Medina
- Maria Had a Little Llama / María Tenía Una Llamita · Angela Dominguez
- Me & Mama · Cozbi A. Cabrera
- Mirandy and Brother Wind · Pat McKissack
- Mis colores, mi mundo · Maya Christina Gonzalez
- My Mama Needs Me · Mildred Pitts Walter
- Nelson Mandela · Kadir Nelson
- Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote · Duncan Tonatiuh
- Radiant Child · Javaka Steptoe
- Rap a Tap Tap · Leo Dillon
- Separate Is Never Equal · Duncan Tonatiuh
- Sitting Bull · S.D. Nelson
- Sonadores (Dreamers) · Yuyi Morales
- Soul Looks Back in Wonder · Tom Feelings
- Tar Beach · Faith Ringgold
- The Adventures of Beekle · Dan Santat
- The Bell Rang · James E. Ransome
- The Blacker the Berry · Joyce Carol Thomas
- The Christmas Coat · Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve
- The Coquíes Still Sing · Karina Nicole González
- The Creation · James Weldon Johnson
- The Devil and Mother Crump · Valerie Scho Carey
- The Dream Catcher · Marcelo Verdad
- The Lion & the Mouse · Jerry Pinkney
- The Middle Passage · Tom Feelings
- The Patchwork Quilt · Valerie Flournoy
- The Princess and the Warrior · Duncan Tonatiuh
- Underground · Shane W. Evans
- Underground · Liv Evans
- Uptown · Bryan Collier
- Victory. Stand! · Tommie Smith
- Viva Frida · Yuyi Morales
- Watercress · Andrea Wang
- We Are Water Protectors · Carole Lindstrom
- We Are the Ship · Kadir Nelson
- Wolf in the Snow · Matthew Cordell
- The Giving Tree · Shel Silverstein
Picture Book books at other grades
Kindergarten · 1st grade · 2nd grade · 4th grade · 5th grade · 6th grade
Other 3rd grade genres
Realistic Fiction · Children's · Juvenile Fiction · Humor · Middle Grade Fiction · Fantasy · Mystery · Nonfiction
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Frequently asked questions
What picture book books are good for 3rd grade students?
123 picture book 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 picture book books grade-appropriate for 3rd grade?
Every title's grade range covers 3rd grade. The typical 3rd grade text-complexity band is 420–820L (Common Core Appendix A); of the 6 books here with a Lexile score, 5 are grade-level, 1 more accessible, and 0 a stretch. Match a book to your reader's measured Lexile rather than to the grade alone.
How many picture book books are on the 3rd grade list?
This page lists 123 3rd grade picture book titles, most-assigned first (ties alphabetical). The list expands as more curriculum references are verified.
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