3rd grade Picture Book books
103 books in the picture book genre commonly assigned to 3rd gradestudents — 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.
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.
103 3rd grade picture book books
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- A Coyote Solstice TaleThomas King
- A Land of BooksDuncan Tonatiuh
- A Letter for BobKim Rogers
A Mischief of MiceChristie Matheson
A Plate of Hope: The Inspiring Story of Chef José Andrés and World Central KitchenErin Frankel
A Sick Day for Amos McGeePhilip C. Stead- Across the BayCarlos Aponte
- Beautiful BlackbirdAshley Bryan
Because of You, John LewisAndrea Davis Pinkney
BigVashti Harrison- BigVashti Harrison
BlueNana Ekua Brew-Hammond- Boogie Boogie, Y’allC.G. Esperanza
- Bowwow PowwowBrenda J. Child
- Bright StarYuyi Morales
- C.L.O.U.D.S.Pat Cummings
Call Me Roberto!: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for LatinosNathalie Alonso
CorduroyDon Freeman · 600L- Counting to Tar BeachFaith Ringgold
- Crossing Bok ChittoTim Tingle
Dadaji's PaintbrushRashmi Sirdeshpande- Dear PrimoDuncan Tonatiuh
- Diego RiveraDuncan Tonatiuh
Don't Think of TigersAlex Latimer
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- En Mi Familia · Carmen Lomas Garza
- Ernö Rubik and His Magic Cube · Kerry Aradhya
- Farmhouse · Sophie Blackall
- 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
- Gibberish · Young Vo
- Grandma's Gift · Eric Velasquez
- Heart and Soul · Kadir Nelson
- Heart and Soul · Kadir Nelson
- Hello Lighthouse · Sophie Blackall
- Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust · Elisa Boxer
- How to Eat a Book · MacLeod
- I Am a Tornado · Drew Beckmeyer
- I Lived Inside a Whale · Xin Li
- I'm Going to Sing, Black American Spirituals, Volume Two · Ashley Bryan
- If You Give a Mouse a Cookie · Laura Numeroff
- In the Time of the Butterflies · Julia Alvarez
- Introducing Sandwina: The Strongest Woman in the World! · Vicki Conrad
- It's a Sign! · Jarrett Pumphrey
- John's Turn · Mac Barnett
- Just In Case · Yuyi Morales
- Just Like Millie · Lauren Castillo
- Knight Owl · Christopher Denise
- Knight Owl and Early Bird · Christopher Denise
- Last Stop on Market Street · Matt de la Peña
- Let it Shine · Ashley Bryan
- Like · Annie Barrows
- Little You / kiya kâ-apisîsisiyan · Richard Van Camp
- Locomotive · Brian Floca
- Make Way for Ducklings · Robert McCloskey
- Maria Had a Little Llama / María Tenía Una Llamita · Angela Dominguez
- Me Gusta · Angela Dominguez
- Midnight and Moon · Kelly Cooper
- Millie Fleur's Poison Garden · Christy Mandin
- Milloo's Mind · Reem Faruqi
- Mr. S · Monica Arnaldo
- Nelson Mandela · Kadir Nelson
- Not All Sheep Are Boring! · Bobby Moynihan
- Oh No, the Aunts Are Here · Adam Rex
- Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote · Duncan Tonatiuh
- Pedro's Yo-Yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toys · Rob Peñas
- Radiant Child · Javaka Steptoe
- Radiant Child · Javaka Steptoe
- Rap a Tap Tap · Leo Dillon
- Separate Is Never Equal · Duncan Tonatiuh
- Sitting Bull · S.D. Nelson
- Something, Someday · Amanda Gorman
- Sonadores (Dreamers) · Yuyi Morales
- That's Not My Name! · Anoosha Syed
- The Adventures of Beekle · Dan Santat
- The Bees of Notre-Dame · Meghan Browne
- The Bell Rang · James E. Ransome
- The Christmas Coat · Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve
- The Dream Catcher · Marcelo Verdad
- The Girl Who Figured It Out · Minda Dentler
- The Giving Tree · Shel Silverstein
- The Invention of Hugo Cabret · Brian Selznick
- The Lion & the Mouse · Jerry Pinkney
- The Middle Passage · Tom Feelings
- The Princess and the Warrior · Duncan Tonatiuh
- The Yellow Bus · Loren Long
- This Is Not My Hat · Jon Klassen
- Time to Make Art · Jeff Mack
- Two Dogs · Ian Falconer
- Uptown · Bryan Collier
- Ursula Upside Down · Corey R. Tabor
- Victory. Stand! · Tommie Smith
- Viva Frida · Yuyi Morales
- Watch Out for the Lion! · Brooke Hartman
- Watercress · Andrea Wang
- We Are Water Protectors · Carole Lindstrom
- We Are the Ship · Kadir Nelson
- Where the Wild Things Are · Maurice Sendak
- Willie and the All-Stars · Floyd Cooper
- Wolf in the Snow · Matthew Cordell
- Wombat Said Come In · Carmen Agra Deedy
Picture Book books at other grades
Kindergarten · 1st grade · 2nd grade · 4th grade · 5th grade · 6th grade
Other 3rd grade genres
Children's · Realistic Fiction · Juvenile Fiction · Middle Grade Fiction · Fantasy · Humor · Mystery · Middle Grade Fantasy
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Frequently asked questions
What picture book books are good for 3rd grade students?
103 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 103 3rd grade picture book titles, ordered alphabetically. The list expands as more curriculum references are verified.
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