My Favorite Books For Elementary Students
By Kay Veldkamp, Elementary Media Center Instructor
The following list is a compilation of some of my favorite books for elementary students. I also included some of our students' popular picks. The elementary teachers also weighed in about what they like to read to their grade levels. You'll find recommended age groups for the books, but keep in mind your own child's reading ability. Also, if you read aloud to them, you can choose something from a higher level. Enjoy!
Picture Books
Exclamation Mark
Chopsticks
The OK Book
Spoon
By Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Otis the Tractor
Otis and the Tornado
Otis and the Puppy
Otis and the Scarecrow
Otis Loves to Play
By Loren Long
Elephant and Piggie books
Pigeon books
Knuffle Bunny books
By Mo Willems
The Mitten
By Jan Brett
The Monster at the End of This Book Starring Lovable, Furry Old Grover
By Jon Stone
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
By Eric Carle
Dirty Feet
By Steven Kroll
So What If It's Raining
By Miriam Young
The Other Side
By Jacqueline Woodson
Bad Kitty
By Nick Bruel
Chapter Books & Series
Flat Stanley Series
By Jeff Brown
Recommended Age: 1st-5th grade
Geronimo Stilton Series
By Geronimo Stilton
Recommended Age: 2nd -5th grade
Box Car Children Series
By Gertrude Chandler Warner
Recommended Age: 2nd-5th grade
My Father's Dragon
By Ruth Stiles Gannet
Recommended Age: 2nd-5th grade
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
By Jeff Kinney
Recommended Age: 2nd-7th grade
Mr. Popper's Penguins
By Richard Atwater
Recommended Age: 3rd-7th grade
I Survived Series
By Lauren Tarshis
Recommended Age: 3rd-7th grade
The Little House Series
By Laura Ingalls Wilder
Recommended Age: 3rd-7th grade
The Sword in the Tree
By Clyde Robert Bulla
Recommended Age: 3rd-7th grade
Land of Stories Series
By Chris Coifer
Recommended Age: 3rd-7th grade
Chester Cricket and His Friends Series
Cricket in Times Square
Tucker's Countryside
Harry Cat's Pet Puppy
Chester Cricket's Pigeon Ride
Chester Cricket's New Home
Harry Kitten and Tucker Mouse
The Old Meadow
By George Selden
Recommended Age: 3rd grade and up
Kingdom Book Series
Kingdom's Dawn is the 1st book
By Chuck Black
Recommended Age: 4th grade and up
Million Dollar Shot
By Dan Gutman
Recommended Age: 4th-7th grade
This Side of Paradise
By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Recommended Age: 5th grade and up
The Giver
By Lois Lowry
There are three more books in this series.
Recommended Age: 6th grade and up
Ender's Game
By Orson Scott Card
Recommended Age: 6th grade and up
Gifted Hands
By Ben Carson
Recommended Age: 6th grade and up