Third-Grade Reading List
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Duffy, Chris, ed. Nursery Rhyme Comics and Fairy Tale Comics
*Estes, Eleanor - The Hundred Dresses
Fleischman, Paul - Westlandia
Fox, Mem - Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge
*Goble, Paul - The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
Hopkinson, Deborah - Birdie’s Lighthouse and Sweet Clara and the
Freedom Quilt
Woodland Elementary
Hyman, Trina Schart - Legends and Fairy Tales
Suggested Summer Reading List
Ketteman - Bubba, the Cowboy Prince
Rising Third Grade
Lenski, Lois - Strawberry Girl
Milne, A. A. - Winnie the Pooh Stories
*Aardema, Verna - Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
Arnosky, Jim - Nature Books
Atwater, Richard - Mr. Popper’s Penguins
Bang, Molly - The Paper Crane
Bond, Michael - Paddington Books
*Byars, Betsy – All books
Cherry, Lynne - The Great Kapok Tree
Cohen, Barbara - Molly’s Pilgrim
**Conford, Ellen - Jenny Archer Series
Dalgliesh, Alice - The Courage of Sarah Noble
*Dahl, Roald - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and other books
Daywalt, Drew. The Day the Crayons Quit
Munsch, Robert - Paperbag Princess
Palatini, Margie. Bad Boys Series** and other books
**Polacco, Patricia - All Books
Prelutsky, Jack - All of his poetry books
Rathman - Ruby the Copycat
Roop & Roop - Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie
*Rylant, Cynthia - When I was Young in the Mountains
San Souci, Robert D. - Talking Eggs and other folk tales
Schwartz, David M. - How Much is a Million?
Scieszka, Jon - The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, Math Curse,
Battle Bunny
Selden, George - The Cricket in Times Square
*Shannon, David - A Bad Case of Stripes
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Stanley, Diane, Raising Sweetness and All Biographies
*Steig, William - Dr. De Soto and Sylvester, the Magic Pebble
Steptoe, John - Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters
Tang, Greg - The Grapes of Math (and other Math Books)
*VanAllsberg, Chris - The Polar Express, Jumanji
**Viorst, Judith - Alexander Stories
Wetterer - Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express
*White, E. B. - Charlotte’s Web, Stuart Little
Williams, Margery - The Velveteen Rabbit
Winter - Follow the Drinking Gourd
*Award-winning author
**Students’ Favorites
Chapter Book Series for Third Graders
CLASSICS
Gannett, Ruth. My Father’s Dragon
Series
Haywood, Carolyn. Betsy Series
MYSTERY
Adler, David. Cam Jansen
American Girl Mystery Series (various
authors)
Conford, Ellen. Jenny Archer Series
O’Connor, Jane. Nancy Clancy
Preller, James. Jigsaw Jones
Roy, Ron. A to Z Mysteries, Calendar Mysteries
Stine, Megan. Jeffrey and the Ghost
Series
Warner, Gertrude Chandler. Boxcar
Children Mysteries
NONFICTION/BIOGRAPHY
Adler, Davis. All Biographies
De Paola, Tomie. Fairmont Avenue
Fritz, Jean. All History Books
Gibbons.Gail. All Nonfiction Books
Third-Grade Reading List
Stanley, Diane. All Biographies
St. George, Judith. Presidential
Biographies
FANTASY
Abbott, Tony. Secrets of Droon
Dadey, Debbie. Mermaid Tales
Greenburg, J. C. Andrew Lost
Osborne, Mary Pope. Magic Tree House
Patterson, James. House of Robots
Scieszka, Jon. Time Warp Trio
Frank Einstein Series
FICTION
American Girl History Series (various
authors)
Barrows, Annie. Ivy and Bean Series
Berenstain, Jan and Stan. Berenstain
Bears (Chapter Books)
Brown, Marc. Arthur (Chapter Books)
Child, Lauren. Clarice Bean
Danziger, Paula. Amber Brown
Giff, Patricia. Kids of Polk Street School
Howe, James. Pinky and Rex
Howe, James. Bunnicula
Peterson, John. The Littles
Pflugfelder, Bob. Nick and Tesla Series (fun science)
Potter, Ellen. Piper Green and the Fairy Tree Series
Rylant, Cynthia. Cobblestone Street
Cousins
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HUMOR
Benton, Jim. Franny K. Stein
Blume, Judy. Fudge Series, The Pain
and the Great One Series
Bruel, Nick. Bad Kitty
Cleary, Beverly. Ramona Series, Henry
Huggins Series, and Ralph the
Mouse Series
Dadey, Debbie. Adventures of the
Bailey School Kids
DiCamillo, Kate. Mercy Watson
Hanlon, Abby, Dory Series
Holm, Jennifer. Babymouse
Greenburg, Dan. The Zach Files
Kline, Suzy. Herbie Jones Series and
Horrible Harry Series
Look, Lenore. Ruby Lu and
Alvin Ho series
Lowry, Lois. Gooney Bird Greene
McDonald, Megan. Judy Moody, Stink
Parish, Herman. Amelia Bedelia
Park, Barbara. Junie B. Jones
Pennypacker, Sara. Clementine
Pilkey, Dav. Ricky Ricotta and Captain
Underpants
Thaler. Mike. Black Lagoon series
Weeks, Sarah. Oggie Cooder.
SPORTS
Christopher, Matt. All Sports Books
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Written and Drawn by Henrietta by Liniers
Thank You and Goodnight by Patrick McDonnell
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Lenny and Lucy by Phillip Stead
American Library Association Caldecott Awards 2016
For Best Picture Books
Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattick
Trombone Shorty by Troy Andrews
Waiting by Kevin Henkes
Voice of Freedom by Carol Boston Weatherford
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena
Volunteer State Book Award Winner 2016
The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt
Best New Picture Books 2015
8: An Animal Alphabet by Elisha Cooper
Wolfie the Bunny by Ame Dyckman
We Forgot Brock by Carter Goodrich
Toys Meet Snow by Emily Jenkins