Need book lists indexed by grade? I have 36 below and I’ll keep adding as I create more. I’ve highlighted three books for each list. Please click on the link to see the entire list.
If you need more lists, all my book lists are here: List of Lists/All My Book Lists. Thanks so much for using them!
36+ Book Lists for Kids By Grade
Newbery Winners by Age Appropriateness
Big Book Format Diversity Picture Books for Read Alouds
Top 10 Multicultural Board Books for Babies and Toddlers
It was surprisingly hard to find board books with diversity and inclusive themes.
Top 10: Starting School Picture Books
Top 10: Multicultural Starting School Picture Books
Chapter Book Series Starring Diverse Girl Characters
Summer Reading List for Ages 8 and Up
Summer Reading List for Ages 8 and Up
Books for an 8 Year Old Reluctant Reader
10 Great Graphic Novels for 3rd Grade
9 Great New Chapter Books for Ages 9 and Up
Best Books for Grades 3-5, Recommended by Kids
Willy Wonka-Like Chapter Books
Top 10: Diversity Chapter Books Like Percy Jackson
3rd Grade Chapter Books from My 3rd Grade Son
Massachusetts Children’s Book Award, 3rd and 4th Grade
Rising 4th Grade Summer Reading Homework
Diversity Picture Books for 4th Grade
Best Chapter Books for 4th Grade from a 4th Grade Girl
My Son’s 4th Grade Reading List
Chapter Books to Support 4th Grade or 5th Grade Immigration Unit
Our elementary school does an immigration unit using these chapter books. I’ve also added a few newly published books as well.
Diversity Picture Books for 5th Grade
23 Great Picture Books for 5th Grade
5th Grade Books from a 5th Grade Boy
Best 5th Grade Books from a 5th Grade Boy
5th Grade Chapter Books to Make Social Studies Exciting
Massachusetts Children’s Book Award, 5th and 6th Grade
My Son’s 6th Grade Recommended Book List
Diversity Picture Books for 6th Grade
Diversity Picture Books for 7th Grade
Diversity Picture Books for 8th Grade
Best Middle School Books for Summer Reading
Best Books for Tweens from Our Wonderful Middle School Librarian
These are the Young Adult books from the 2015 Notable Books for a Global Society.
Best Multicultural YA Books for Teens
I’m new to YA so I was excited to discover this great list.
90 6th Grade Students Name Their Favorite Book
Action Adventure for 13 Year Old Boy
5 Books to Get Your Young Gamer Reading
My 9th Grade Son’s Recommended Book List
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My books:
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- California Eureka Non-Fiction Gold Award
- Junior Library Guild Gold Selection
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Barbed Wire Between Us by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Violeta Encarnación
- ⭐ Starred review from Kirkus
- Kirkus: The Most Anticipated Children’s Books of Spring 2026
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The Traveling Taco:
- California Eureka Non-Fiction Silver Award
- Reading Rockets’ Summer Reading Guide 2025
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We Sing from the Heart: How the Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court
- ALSC Notable Children’s Book
- 2025 Carter G. Woodson Book Award Middle Level Honoree
- Orbis Pictus Recommended Book for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children
- 2024 Julia Ward Howe Prize for Children’s Literature Winner
- California Eureka Non-Fiction Award Honor Book
- Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People Winner (from National Council for the Social Studies and Children’s Book Council)
- Bank Street Best Children’s Books of the Year 2025
- Recommended Reading for the Social Justice Literature Award 2025 (International Literacy Association)
- Junior Library Guild Gold Selection
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Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World
- ⭐ Starred review from School Library Journal!
- Junior Library Guild Gold selection
- Massachusetts Book Award Long List
- dPICTUS 100 Outstanding Picture Books of 2023
- Chicago Library’s Best of the Best
- 2023 INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist
- Green Earth Book Award Long List
- Nautilus Silver Winner, Nonfiction Children’s Picture Book
- Sunshine State Young Readers Award Orange Blossom List for Nonfiction
- Imagination Soup’s 35 Best Nonfiction Books of 2023 for Kids
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Bank Street College’s The Best Children’s Books of the Year
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