Not sure about your kids, but our kids LOVE reading picture books together–especially when the pictures can take them far away. This page will list out books by genres with links to categories at the bottom for your convenience. These are all picture books that are great for kids in elementary school. Our favorites have been marked with an asterisk.* This booklist is updated weekly.
Genres
Adventure
- The Story Book Knight by Helen Docherty
- Away Went the Farmer’s Hat by Jane Belk Moncure*
- Ned the Knitting Pirate by Diane Murray
- Polka-Dot Puppy by Jane Belk Moncure
- A Dragon in a Wagon by Jane Belk Moncure*
- My Little Red Wellies by Lorne Sleem
Classics (Intro to the classics)
- The Three Questions by Jon J. Muth (A Leo Tolstoy classic adapted for young readers)
- A Stage Full of Shakespeare Stories: Vol. 3 by Angela McAllister
- A World Full of Dickens Stories by Angela McAllister
- The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
Fairytales
- The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by John Scieszka*
- King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood*
Folktales
- *Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola
- *Heckedy Peg by Audrey Wood
- A World Full of Nature Stories by Angela McAllister
- A Bedtime Full of Stories by Angela McAllister
- A Year Full of Stories by Angela McAllister
- A World Full of Animal Stories by Angela McAllister
Non-Fiction
Autobiography
Biography
- The Superlative A. Lincoln by Eileen R. Meyer
- Portrait of an Artist: Claude Monet by Lucy Brownridge
- So Much More to Helen: The Passions and Pursuits of Helen Keller by Meeg Pincus
- Miss Dorothy and Her Bookmobile by Gloria Houston
History
American History
- Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George? by Jean Fritz
- The Superlative A. Lincoln by Eileen R. Meyer
- Those Rebels, John & Tom by Barbara Kerley (Founding Fathers)
- Ruby’s Hope by Monica Kulling (Depression Era)
- Fish for Jimmy by Katie Yamasaki (Japanese Internment Camps)
Poetry
- Ode to a Commode: Concrete Poems by Brian P. Cleary
- Six Sheep Sip Thick Shakes: And Other Tricky Tongue Twisters by Brian P. Cleary
- Something Smells Around Here: Limericks by Brian P. Cleary
- Underneath My Bed: List Poems by Brian P. Cleary
- Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
- Falling Up by Shel Silverstein
- A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
- A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
- The New Kid on the Block by Jack Prelutsky
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