# Books about imagination assigned in US schools

**27** books in the US-school assigned-reading canon explore _imagination_. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Lexile range:** 410L–1000L
**Grade span:** K–8
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/imagination
**Wikipedia (entity):** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagination
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore imagination

- [Roald Dahl](https://readinglist.school/author/roald-dahl) (3 books)
- [Ame Dyckman](https://readinglist.school/author/ame-dyckman)
- [Andrew Clements](https://readinglist.school/author/andrew-clements)
- [Corey R. Tabor](https://readinglist.school/author/corey-r-tabor)
- [Cynthia C. DeFelice](https://readinglist.school/author/cynthia-c-defelice)
- [Dav Pilkey](https://readinglist.school/author/dav-pilkey)
- [Dr. Seuss](https://readinglist.school/author/dr-seuss)
- [Katherine Applegate](https://readinglist.school/author/katherine-applegate)

## imagination canon

- [Bridge to Terabithia](https://readinglist.school/book/bridge-to-terabithia) by Katherine Paterson _(810L · Grades 4–6)_
- [Charlie and the Chocolate Factory](https://readinglist.school/book/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory) by Roald Dahl _(810L · Grades 3–6)_
- [Corduroy](https://readinglist.school/book/corduroy) by Don Freeman _(600L · Grades K–3)_
- [Crenshaw](https://readinglist.school/book/crenshaw) by Katherine Applegate _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House #1)](https://readinglist.school/book/magic-tree-house-dinosaurs-before-dark) by Mary Pope Osborne _(510L · Grades 1–4)_
- [Don't Think of Tigers](https://readinglist.school/book/dont-think-of-tigers) by Alex Latimer _(Grades K–3)_
- [Fablehaven](https://readinglist.school/book/fablehaven) by Brandon Mull _(Grades 4–7)_
- [Frindle](https://readinglist.school/book/frindle) by Andrew Clements _(830L · Grades 3–7)_
- [How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guide](https://readinglist.school/book/how-dinosaurs-went-extinct) by Ame Dyckman _(Grades K–2)_
- [I Lived Inside a Whale](https://readinglist.school/book/i-lived-inside-a-whale) by Xin Li _(Grades K–3)_
- [If You Give a Mouse a Cookie](https://readinglist.school/book/if-you-give-a-mouse-a-cookie) by Laura Numeroff _(410L · Grades K–3)_
- [James and the Giant Peach](https://readinglist.school/book/james-and-the-giant-peach) by Roald Dahl _(870L · Grades 3–6)_
- [Millie Fleur's Poison Garden](https://readinglist.school/book/millie-fleurs-poison-garden) by Christy Mandin _(Grades K–3)_
- [Mr. Popper's Penguins](https://readinglist.school/book/mr-poppers-penguins) by Richard Atwater · Florence Atwater _(910L · Grades 3–5)_
- [No Cats in the Library](https://readinglist.school/book/no-cats-in-the-library) by Lauren Emmons _(Grades K–2)_
- [The 13-Story Treehouse](https://readinglist.school/book/the-13-story-treehouse) by Andy Griffiths _(560L · Grades 2–5)_
- [The Adventures of Captain Underpants](https://readinglist.school/book/the-adventures-of-captain-underpants) by Dav Pilkey _(720L · Grades 2–5)_
- [The BFG](https://readinglist.school/book/the-bfg) by Roald Dahl _(720L · Grades 3–6)_
- [The Cardboard Kingdom](https://readinglist.school/book/the-cardboard-kingdom) by Chad Sell _(Grades 4–6)_
- [The Cat in the Hat](https://readinglist.school/book/the-cat-in-the-hat) by Dr. Seuss _(430L · Grades K–2)_
- [The Ghost of Fossil Glen](https://readinglist.school/book/the-ghost-of-fossil-glen) by Cynthia C. DeFelice _(Grades 3–8)_
- [The Indian in the Cupboard](https://readinglist.school/book/the-indian-in-the-cupboard) by Lynne Reid Banks _(Grades 3–6)_
- [The Phantom Tollbooth](https://readinglist.school/book/the-phantom-tollbooth) by Norton Juster _(1000L · Grades 4–7)_
- [Time to Make Art](https://readinglist.school/book/time-to-make-art) by Jeff Mack _(Grades K–3)_
- [Ursula Upside Down](https://readinglist.school/book/ursula-upside-down) by Corey R. Tabor _(Grades K–3)_
- [Wayside School Is Falling Down](https://readinglist.school/book/wayside-school-is-falling-down) by Louis Sachar _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Where the Wild Things Are](https://readinglist.school/book/where-the-wild-things-are) by Maurice Sendak _(740L · Grades K–3)_

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