Great Stories for Grades K-3
ANIMALS
Berger, Lou. Dream Dog
Birdsall, Jeanne. My Favorite Pets
Brown, Peter. Mr. Tiger Goes Wild
Brown, Ruth. Gracie the Lighthouse Cat
Davis, Jacky. Olive and Pekoe
Dunn, Janice. I'm Afraid Your Teddy Is In Trouble Today
Falatko, Julie. The Great Indoors
Feiffer, Kate. Henry, the Dog with No Tail
Feiffer, Jules. Rupert Can Dance
James, Simon. Mr. Scruff
Johnston, Tony. Winter is Coming
Kirk, Daniel. Library Mouse
Lies, Brian. Got to Get to Bear's
Lobel, Arnold. Fables
Lopez Avila, Pilar. Ayobami and the Names of the Animals
Merino, Gemma. The Sheep Who Hatched an Egg
Steig, William. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Thompson, Mya. Ruby's Birds
Titus, Eve. Anatole
Zoboli, Giovanni. Professional Crocodile
CULTURE AND HISTORY
Alexie, Sherman. Thunder Boy, Jr.
Baptiste, Tracey. Looking for a Jumbie
Barasch, Lynne. Radio Rescue
Barnes, Derrick. Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
Bildner, Phil. Twenty-One Elephants
Bingham, Winsome. Soul Food Sunday
Bridges, Shirin Yim. Ruby's Wish
Burleigh, Robert. Lookin' for Bird in the Big City
Cherry, Lynne. The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest
Chinn, Karen. Sam and the Lucky Money
Clark-Robinson, Monica. Let the Children March
Cline-Ransome, Lesa. Overground Railroad
Cunnane, Kelly. Deep in the Sahara
Fleming, Candace. Boxes for Katje
Genhart, Michael. May Your Life Be Deliciosa
Hall, Donald. Ox-Cart Man
Hopkinson, Deborah. A Boy Called Dickens and Steamboat School
Johnson, Angela. All Different Now
Lam, Thao. Paper Boat
Latham, Irene & Shamsi-Basha, Karim. The Cat Man of Aleppo
McCully, Emily. Mirette on the High Wire
Maillard, Kevin Noble. Fry Bread
Olshan, Matthew. The Mighty Lalouche
Park, Linda Sue. The Firekeeper's Son
Paul, Baptiste. The Field
Phi, Bao. Different Pond
Shang, Wendy. The Rice in the Pot Goes Round and Round
Smith, Lane. John, Paul, George & Ben
Soundar, Chitra. Shubh Diwali!
Tavares, Matt. Mudball
Taylor, Debbie A. Sweet Music in Harlem
Tunnel, Michael. Mailing May
Verde, Susan. The Water Princess
Vermette, Katherena. The Girl and the Wolf
Watts, Jeri. A Piece of Home
Wells, Rosemary. The Welcome Chair
Zhang, Kat. Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao
FAMILY
Courgeon, Remi. Feather
Dorros, Arthur. Abuela
Duncan, Alice Faye. Just Like a Mama
Flournoy, Valerie. The Patchwork Quilt
Jackson, Richard. In Plain Sight
James, Simon. Nurse Clementine
Jenkins, Emily. Lemonade in Winter
Lacour, Nina. Mama and Mommy and Me in the Middle
Lam, Thao. My Cat Looks Like My Dad
McClintock, Barbara. Adele & Simon
Rocco, John. Blackout
Smith, Lane. There is a Tribe of Kids
Sorell, Traci. At the Mountain's Base
Wiesner, David. Robobaby
Williams, Vera B. A Chair for My Mother
Yaccarino, Dan. The Longest Storm
Yamasaki, Katie. Dad Bakes
Yolen, Jane. Owl Moon
FRIENDSHIP
Barrow, David. Have You Seen Elephant?
Dubuc, Marianne. Up the Mountain Path
Dyckman, Ame. Horrible Bear!
Fergus, Maureen. Buddy and Earl
Ferry, Beth. The Scarecrow
Ferry, Beth. Swashby and the Sea
Flett, Julie. Birdsong
Harnett, Kate. Archie Snufflekins Oliver Valentine Cupcake Tiberius Cat
Henkes, Kevin. Chester's Way and Weekend with Wendell
Hest, Amy. On the Night of the Shooting Star
Hobbie, Holly. Toot & Puddle
Howe, James. Horace and Morris but Mostly Dolores
Kirk, Daniel. Ten Things I Love About You
Lamba, Marie. A Day So Gray
Lehman, Barbara. The Red Book
Loney, Andrea J. Bunnybear
McKinnon, Heidi. I Just Ate My Friend
Marshall, James. George and Martha (series)
Meddour, Wendy. Lubna and Pebble
Medina, Meg. Evelyn Del Rey is Moving Away
Mora, Oge. Thank you, Omu
Raschka, Chris. Yo! Yes?
Rosenberg, Liz. What James Said
Schwartz, Amy. Tiny & Hercules
Seeger, Laura Vaccaro. Bully
Snicket, Lemony. Goldfish Ghost
Snyder, Laurel. The Forever Garden
Subisak, Tracy. Jenny Mei Is Sad
Woodson, Jacqueline. The Other Side
HUMOR
Agee, Jon. Lion Lessons
Bagley, Jessixa. Laundry Day
Barrett, Judi & Ron. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (series)
Biedrzycki, David. Invasion of the Unicorns
Clanton, Ben. Rot, the Cutest in the World (series)
Daywalt, Drew. The Day the Crayons Quit
Dionne, Erin. Captain's Log: Snowbound
Dyckman, Ame. Wolfie the Bunny
Epstein, Adam. Have You Seen Gordon?
Falatko, Julie. Snappsy the Alligator Did Not Ask To Be In This Book!
Jeffers, Oliver. The Incredible Book Eating Boy
John, Jory. Something's Wrong!: A Bear, A Hare, and Some Underwear
Keller, Laurie. Arnie the Doughnut
Lacera, Megan & Jorge. Zombies Don't Eat Veggies!
Lester, Helen. Me, First
Lieb, Josh. The Monster on the Bus
Manushkin, Fran. Shivers in the Fridge
McGhee, Alison. The Case of the Missing Donut
Naumann-Villemin, Christine. When a Wolf Is Hungry
Olson, Mary. Nice Try, Tooth Fairy
Reynolds, Aaron. Dude!
Reynolds, Aaron. Creepy Carrots (series)
Robinson, Michelle. A Beginner's Guide to Bear Spotting
Shea, Bob. Who Wet My Pants?
Shea, Bob & Lane Smith. Kid Sheriff and the Terrible Toad
Silverstein, Shel. A Giraffe and a Half
Stein, David Ezra. Interrupting Chicken (series)
Viorst, Judith. Alexander, Who's Trying His Best to Be the Best Boy Ever
Willems, Mo. Nanette's Baguette
Yoon, Helen. Off-Limits
IMAGINATION AND INSPIRATION
Alemagna, Beatrice. On a Magical Do-Nothing Day
Barnett, Mac. Just Because
Bates, Amy June. When I Draw a Panda
Bryon, Nathan. Rocket Says Look Up
Campbell, Marcy. Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have a Horse
Choi, Susan. Camp Tiger
Colon, Raul. Draw!
Cooney, Barbara. Miss Rumphius
Coppo, Marianna. Petra
Cordell, Matthew. King Alice
Eady, Antwan. Nigel and the Moon
The Fan Brothers. Night Gardener
Fix, Philippe. Seraphin
Fleming, Candace. Papa's Mechanical Fish
Freeman, Don. Will's Quill
Hall, Michael. Red: A Crayon's Story
Hopkinson, Deborah. A Boy Called Dickens
Johnson, D.B. Henry Hikes to Fitchburg
King Neil, Aliya. Keep Your Head Up
McCarty, Peter. Jeremy Draws a Monster
Morstad, Julie. Time is a Flower
Muhammadi, Hadi. In the Meadow of Fantasies
Oliver, Alison. Moon and Sun
Oziewicz, Tina. What Feelings Do When No One's Looking
Petty, Dev. Claymates
Pilkey, Dav. The Paperboy
Ponti, Claude. My Valley
Recorvits, Helen. My Name is Yoon
Reynolds, Peter. The Dot and Going Places
Robinson, Christian. Another
Rohmann, Eric. Clara and Asha
Rosenberg, Liz. The Carousel
Scieszka, Jon. Seen Art?
Seeger, Laura Vaccaro. First the Egg
Shulevitz, Uri. Dusk
Sís, Peter. Robinson
Snicket, Lemony. The Dark
Stewart, Sarah. The Library
Tamaki, Jillian. They Say Blue
Tsarfati, Einat. Sandcastle
Varon, Sara. My Pencil and Me
Woodson, Jacqueline. The Year We Learned to Fly
Yi, Chi-hyŏn. Pool
Zollars, Jaime. The Truth about Dragons
NEW YORK CITY
Chin, Louie. Bodega Cat
Corey, Shana. Secret Subway
Drummond, Allan. Liberty!
Goode, Diane. The Most Perfect Spot
Greenberg, Melanie. Mermaids on Parade
Jacobs, Paul DuBois & Swender, Jennifer. My Subway Ride
Kalman, Maira. Next Stop, Grand Central
High, Linda Oatman. Under New York
Low, William. Chinatown
Priest, Robert. The Old Pirate of Central Park
Sarcone-Roach, Julia. Subway Story
Sis, Peter. Madlenka
Spiegelman, Nadja. Lost in NYC
Swift, Hildegarde H. The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge
Waber, Bernard. The House on East 88th Street
Weitzman, Jacqueline. You Can't Take a Balloon into the Metropolitan Museum
West, Jim. The Dog Who Sang at the Opera
SCHOOL
Alessandri, Alexandra. Isabel and Her Colores Go To School
Allard, Harry. Miss Nelson Is Missing! (series)
Bliss, Harry. Bailey
Bottner, Barbara. Miss Brooks Loves Books (and I Don't!) and Priscilla Gorilla
Brown, Peter. My Teacher Is a Monster
Calmenson, Stephanie. Kindergarten Kids: Riddles, Rebuses, Wiggles, Giggles, and More!
Deedy, Carmen Agra. The Library Dragon
Dubuc, Marianne 1, 2, 3… Off to School!
Faruqi, Reem. Amira's Picture Day
Garrity-Riley, Kelsey. Frankie's Favorite Food
Henkes, Kevin. Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse
Higgins, Ryan T. We Don't Eat Our Classmates (series)
Kim, Anna. Danbi Leads the School Parade
Lopez Avila, Pilar. Ayobami and the Names of the Animals
McNamara, Margaret. The Little Library
Muhammad, Ibtihaj. The Proudest Blue
Numeroff, Laura. If You Take a Mouse to School
Parker, Aura. Twig
Phung, Nguyen Quang. My First Day
Pulver, Robin. Punctuation Takes a Vacation
Rathman, Peggy. Officer Buckle and Gloria
Rose, Deborah Lee. The Twelve Days of Kindergarten
Seuss, Dr. Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!
Steele, K-Fai. A Normal Pig
Thompkins-Bigelow-Jamilah. Your Name is a Song
Walker, Tricia Elam. Nana Akua Goes to School
Wells, Rosemary. Emily's First 100 Days of School and My Kindergarten
Woodson, Jacqueline. The Day You Begin
TALES AND ADVENTURE
Becker, Aaron. Journey (series)
Colon, Raul. Imagine!
De Paola, Tomie. Strega Nona (series)
Farrell, Alison. The Hike
Funke, Cornelia. The Princess Knight
Grey, Mini. Hermelin the Detective Mouse
Isaacs, Anne. Pancakes for Supper and Meanwhile Back at the Ranch
Ketteman, Helen. Armadilly Chili
Kimmel, Eric. Anansi and the Talking Melon and Don Quixote and the Windmills
Mahy, Margaret. The Green Bath
Mann, Jennifer. The Camping Trip
Mora, Oge. Saturday
Osborne, Mary Pope. Kate and the Beanstalk
Paek, Hŭi-na. Moon Pops
Palatini, Marge. Lousy Rotten Stinkin' Grapes
Poskitt, Kjartan. The Runaway Pea
Sager Weinstein, Jacob. Lyric McKerrigan, Secret Librarian
Sanna, Francesca. The Journey
Scieszka, Jon. The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales and The True Story of the Three Little Pigs!
Slater, Dashka. The Antlered Ship
Snyder, Laurel. Endlessly Ever After
Taback, Sims. Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
Van Allsburg, Chris. Jumanji
Wiesner, David. Flotsam
Wood, Audrey. Heckedy Peg
Yolen, Jane. King Long Shanks