Curators’ Favorite Reads by Grade Level
We’ve put together our favorite reads for kids in different grade levels. Whether they’d want to read on their own or you’d like to spend some quality time reading a book along with them, there’s a suitable book in our guide below!
Favorite books to be read with Kindergarteners
Inside Cat
by Brendan Wenzel
My Name Is Bana
by Bana Alabed
Grandude's Green Submarine (Grandude #2)
by Paul McCartney
Field Trip to Volcano Island (Field Trip #3)
by John Hare
Rock from the Sky
by Jon Klassen
Favorite books to be read by Kindergarteners
Circle Under Berry
by Carter Higgins
Look, Grandma! Ni, Elisi! (Storytelling Math)
by Art Coulson
Hidden Treasure
by Elly MacKay
Change Sings: A Children's Anthem
by Amanda Gorman
Elephant Island
by Leo Timmers
See Kindergarten to 1st Grade Gift Guide
Favorite books to be read with 1st Graders
Hello, Star
by Stephanie V W Lucianovic
Cat Problems (Animal Problems #3)
by Jory John
It Fell from the Sky
by Terry Fan
Room for Everyone
by Naaz Khan
Smart Cookie (Bad Seed #7)
by Jory John
Favorite books to be read by 1st Graders
Pretty Perfect Kitty-Corn (Kitty-Corn #2)
by Shannon Hale
When Cloud Became a Cloud
by Rob Hodgson
Apple of My Pie (Norma and Belly #2)
by Mika Song
What Will My Story Be?
by Nidhi Chanani
Home Under the Stars
by Andy Chou Musser
See Kindergarten to 1st Grade Gift Guide
Favorite books to be read with 2nd Graders
Watercress
by Andrea Wang
My First Day
by Phung Nguyen Quang
Aaron Slater, Illustrator (Questioneers)
by Andrea Beaty
Millions of Maxes
by Meg Wolitzer
Nina: A Story of Nina Simone
by Traci Todd
Favorite books to be read by 2nd Graders
Sadiq and the Clean Water Crew (Sadiq #12)
by Siman Nuurali
Bad Guys in They're Bee-Hind You! (the Bad Guys #14)
by Aaron Blabey
Gina and the Big Secret (Hilo #8)
by Judd Winick
Investigators: Braver and Boulder (InvestiGators #5)
by John Patrick Green
Oona and the Shark (Oona #2)
by Kelly Dipucchio
See 2nd to 3rd Grade Gift Guide
Favorite books to be read with 3rd Graders
Year I Flew Away
by Marie Arnold
Willodeen
by Katherine Applegate
When You Trap a Tiger
by Tae Keller
Weird Kid
by Greg Van Eekhout
1619 Project: Born on the Water
by Nikole Hannah-Jones
Favorite books to be read by 3rd Graders
Ways to Grow Love (Ryan Hart Story #2)
by Renée Watson
Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots (The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids #1)
by Marcia Thornton Jones
Wishypoofs and Hiccups (Zoey and Sassafras #9)
by Asia Citro
On Purpose (Cat Kid Comic Club #3)
by Dav Pilkey
See 2nd to 3rd Grade Gift Guide
Favorite books to be read with 4th Graders
Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood
by Kwame Mbalia
Last Gamer Standing
by Katie Zhao
Beatryce Prophecy
by Kate DiCamillo
We Dream of Space
by Erin Entrada Kelly
Flight of the Puffin
by Ann Braden
Favorite books to be read by 4th Graders
Allergic: A Graphic Novel
by Megan Wagner Lloyd
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (Sal & Gabi #1)
by Carlos Hernandez
Jukebox
by Nidhi Chanani
Bear Bottom (FunJungle #7)
by Stuart Gibbs
Big Shot (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #16)
by Jeff Kinney
See 4th to 5th Grade Gift Guide
Favorite books to be read with 5th Graders
Out of My Heart (Out of My Mind #2)
by Sharon M Draper
Starfish
by Lisa Fipps
Red, White, and Whole
by Rajani Larocca
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
by Christina Soontornvat
Ahmed Aziz's Epic Year
by Nina Hamza
Favorite books to be read by 5th Graders
Isla to Island
by Alexis Castellanos
Tristan Strong Keeps Punching (Tristan Strong #3)
by Kwame Mbalia
Stuntboy, in the Meantime
by Jason Reynolds
Almost There and Almost Not
by Linda Urban
Quint and Dirk's Hero Quest (The Last Kids on Earth #7 1/2)
by Max Brallier
See 4th to 5th Grade Gift Guide