Great Books by Grade Level

Do you love to give the gift of literature for Christmas? If you’re considering wrapping up some books to put under your family’s tree, here’s a great list of suggestions, based on grade level, compiled by our very own Lead Media Specialist, Amy Sauls!

Kindergarten

• Books by Dr. Seuss
• Books by Jan Brett
• Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
• Berenstain Bear Books
• I Spy/Can You See What I See?
• Non-Fiction Books about Animals, Weather, Insects, Sea Creatures

First Grade

• Frog and Toad Series by Arnold Lobel
• Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant
• Young Cam Jansen by David Adler
• Diary of a Worm, Fly, Spider by Doreen Cronin
• Bear Feels Scared (and others) by Karma Wilson
• Lilly, Chester, and other books by Kevin Henkes

Second Grade

• Amber Brown Series by Paula Danziger
• Magic Tree House Series by Mary Pope Osborne
• Magic School Bus by Joanna Cole
• Duck for President (and others) by Doreen Cronin
• Cam Jansen Mysteries by David Adler
• Nate the Great Seriew by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
• Poppleton Series by Cynthia Rylant
• Bailey School Kids by Debbie Dadey

Third Grade

• Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
• Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
• Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew by Carolyn Keene
• Magic Tree House Series by Mary Pope Osborne (including the Research Guides – Non-Fiction Companion Books)
• Who Was…? by various authors (Biography Series)
• Words are CATegorical by Brian P. Cleary (Non-Fiction Books About Parts of Speech)
• Ramona (and others) by Beverly Cleary
• Boxcar Children Series by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Fourth Grade

• James and the Giant Peach and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
• 39 Clues by various authors
• Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
• Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan
• Who Was…? by various authors (Biography Series)
• Encyclopedia Brown by Donald Sobol
• American Girl Series by various authors
• Carole Marsh Mysteries by Carole Marsh

Fifth Grade

• Hatchet (and others) by Gary Paulsen
• The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
• Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
• 39 Clues by various authors
• Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
• Baseball Card Adventures by Dan Gutman
• Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene
• Hardy Boys by Franklin Dixon
• American Girl Series by various authors
• Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
• Dear America (various titles) by various authors (Historical Fiction)