Picture Books for 5th Graders
60 books in the picture book genre commonly assigned to 5th grade students — every title’s grade range covers 5th grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Each links to its reading level, themes, and the curricula that cite it.
Most assigned 5th grade picture book book
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick · on 6 reading lists
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Reading difficulty: the typical 5th 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.
60 5th grade picture book books
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The Invention of Hugo CabretBrian Selznick
BigVashti Harrison
Because of You, John LewisAndrea Davis Pinkney
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
There Was a Party for LangstonJason Reynolds
Boogie Boogie, Y’allC.G. Esperanza
Heart and SoulKadir Nelson
Radiant ChildJavaka Steptoe
A Plate of Hope: The Inspiring Story of Chef José Andrés and World Central KitchenErin Frankel
Ernö Rubik and His Magic CubeKerry Aradhya
Introducing Sandwina: The Strongest Woman in the World!Vicki Conrad
Pedro's Yo-Yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of ToysRob Peñas
A Land of BooksDuncan Tonatiuh
Across the BayCarlos Aponte
BarrioGeorge Ancona
Beat the Story-Drum, Pum-PumAshley Bryan
Beautiful BlackbirdAshley Bryan
Bright StarYuyi Morales
C.L.O.U.D.S.Pat Cummings
De aquí como el coquíNomar Perez
Dear PrimoDuncan Tonatiuh
Diego RiveraDuncan Tonatiuh
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- Family Pictures / Cuadros de Familia · Carmen Lomas Garza
- 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
- We Are the Ship · Kadir Nelson
- The Giving Tree · Shel Silverstein
Picture Book books at other grades
Kindergarten · 1st grade · 2nd grade · 3rd grade · 4th grade · 6th grade
Other 5th grade genres
Children's · Realistic Fiction · Science Fiction & Fantasy · Middle Grade Fiction · Juvenile Fiction · Fantasy · Humor · Mystery
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Frequently asked questions
What picture book books are good for 5th grade students?
60 picture book books have a grade range that covers 5th 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 5th grade?
Every title's grade range covers 5th grade. The typical 5th 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 5th grade list?
This page lists 60 5th grade picture book titles, most-assigned first (ties alphabetical). The list expands as more curriculum references are verified.
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