Picture Books for 4th Graders

81 books in the picture book genre commonly assigned to 4th grade students — every title’s grade range covers 4th grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Each links to its reading level, themes, and the curricula that cite it.

Most assigned 4th grade picture book book

The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Brian Selznick · on 6 reading lists

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Reading difficulty: the typical 4th grade text-complexity band is 740–1010L (Common Core Appendix A). Of the 1 picture book title here with a Lexile score, 0 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.

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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
Two Dogs · Ian Falconer
Watch Out for the Lion! · Brooke Hartman
Wombat Said Come In · Carmen Agra Deedy
A Land of Books · Duncan Tonatiuh
Across the Bay · Carlos Aponte
Barrio · George Ancona
Beat the Story-Drum, Pum-Pum · Ashley Bryan
Beautiful Blackbird · Ashley Bryan
Bright Star · Yuyi Morales
C.L.O.U.D.S. · Pat Cummings
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
Funny Bones · Duncan Tonatiuh
Grandma's Gift · Eric Velasquez
I Have a Dream · Martin Luther King Jr.
I'm Going to Sing, Black American Spirituals, Volume Two · Ashley Bryan
Jazz on a Saturday Night · Leo Dillon
Just In Case · Yuyi Morales
Just a Minute · Yuyi Morales
Let it Shine · Ashley Bryan
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
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
Sonadores (Dreamers) · Yuyi Morales
Tar Beach · Faith Ringgold
The Bell Rang · James E. Ransome
The Blacker the Berry · Joyce Carol Thomas
The Coquíes Still Sing · Karina Nicole González
The Devil and Mother Crump · Valerie Scho Carey
The Dream Catcher · Marcelo Verdad
The Middle Passage · Tom Feelings
The Patchwork Quilt · Valerie Flournoy
The Princess and the Warrior · Duncan Tonatiuh
Underground · Shane W. 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
The Giving Tree · Shel Silverstein

Picture Book books at other grades

Kindergarten · 1st grade · 2nd grade · 3rd grade · 5th grade · 6th grade

Other 4th grade genres

Children's · Realistic Fiction · Juvenile Fiction · Middle Grade Fiction · Fantasy · Humor · Mystery · Nonfiction

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Frequently asked questions

What picture book books are good for 4th grade students?

81 picture book books have a grade range that covers 4th 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 4th grade?

Every title's grade range covers 4th grade. The typical 4th grade text-complexity band is 740–1010L (Common Core Appendix A); of the 1 book here with a Lexile score, 0 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 4th grade list?

This page lists 81 4th grade picture book titles, most-assigned first (ties alphabetical). The list expands as more curriculum references are verified.

Picture Books for 4th Graders

81 4th grade picture book books

Picture Book books at other grades

Other 4th grade genres

Frequently asked questions

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