Suggested Reading List
Here is a list of third grade books. Let this list get you started in finding the right books to read. Also, click on the links and you'll get a synopsis, discussion questions, craft ideas, and more.
A Picture Book of Rosa Parks, by David A. Adler
A True Story About Jackie Robinson (Testing The Ice), by Sharon Robinson
Alex and the Wednesday Chess Club, by Janet S. Wong
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, by Judith Viorst
Amazing Grace, by Mary Hoffman
America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle, by David Adler
Auntie Claus and the Key to Christmas, by Elise Primavera
Barrio: Jose's Neighborhood, by George Ancona
Bats at the Beach, by Brian Lies
Beatrice's Goat, by Page McBrier
Bones of Fred McFee, The, by Eve Bunting
Brave Irene, by William Steig
Butterfly House, The, by Eve Bunting
Casey At the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888, by Christopher Bing
Chair For My Mother, A, by Vera Williams
Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County, The, by Janice N. Harrington
Christmas Crocodile, The, by Bonny Becker
Christmas Day in the Morning, by Pearl S. Buck
Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey, The, by Susan Wojciechowski
Cinderella, by Kinuko Y. Craft
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type, by Doreen Cronin
Cloak for the Dreamer, A, by Aileen Friedman
Coming On Home Soon, by Jacqueline Woodson
Courage, by Bernard Waber
Cranberry Thanksgiving, by Wende Devlin
Crickwing, by Janell Cannon
Daughter's Day Blues, by Laura Pegram
Day's Work, A, by Eve Bunting
Dear Children of the Earth: A Letter from Home, by Schim Schimmel
December, by Eve Bunting
Do Re Mi: If You Can Read Music, Thank Guido D'Arezzo, by Susan Roth
Dog Who Sang at the Opera, The, by Marshall Izen and Jim West
Down, Down, Down, by Steve Jenkins
Dream Something Big, by Dianna Aston
Eve of the Emperor Penguin, by Mary Pope Osborne
Everything I Know About Monsters, by Tom Lichtenheld
Family Pictures / Cuadros de familia, by Carmen Lomas Garza
First Tortilla: A Bilingual Story, The, by Rudolfo Anaya
Floridius Bloom and the Planet of Gloom, by Lorijo Metz
Fritz and the Beautiful Horses, by Jan Brett
Girl Who Loved Wild Horses, The, by Paul Goble
Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal, by Paul Fleishman
Goalie Mask, The (Hockey Heroes Series), by Mike Leonetti
Goat Lady, The, by Jane Bregoli
Grandfather's Journey, by Allen Say
Halloween Hats, by Elizabeth Winthrop
Halloweena, by Miriam Glassman
Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm, by Jerdine Nolen
Hickory Chair, The, by Lisa Rowe Fraustino
Hooway for Wodney Wat, by Helen Lester
Horton Hears a Who, by Dr. Seuss
House that Drac Built, The, by Judy Sierra
How Music Came to the World: An Ancient Mexican Myth, by Hal and Carol Ober
I Love Saturdays Y Domingos, by Alma Flor Ada
If a Bus Could Talk, by Faith Ringgold
If Only I Had a Horn: Young Louis Armstrong, by Roxane Orgill
If the World Were a Village, by David J. Smith
In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories, by Alvin Schwartz
Incredible Life of Balto, The, by Meghan McCarthy
Ira Sleeps Over, by Bernard Waber
Is for Abigail, A, by Lynne Cheney
Jazz, by Walter Dean Myers
Johnny Appleseed, by Steven Kellogg
Journey Home, The, by Alison Lester
Julius, by Angela Johnson
Jumanji, by Chris Van AllsburgJunkyard Wonders, The, by Patricia Polacco
Just a Dream, by Chris Van Allsburg
Library Dragon, The, by Carmen Deedy
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, by Kevin Henkes
Listen to the Wind, by Greg Mortenson
Living Color, by Steve JenkinsLoathsome Dragon, The, by David Wiesner and Kim Kahng
Lorax, The, by Dr. Seuss
Lots of Latkes: A Hannukah Story, by Sandy Lanton
Magical Garden of Claude Monet, The, by Laurence Anholt
Manuelo the Playing Mantis, by Don Freeman
Max Goes to the Moon, by Jeffrey Bennett
Molly's Pilgrim, by Barbara Cohen
Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11, by Brian Floca
Mr. Lincoln's Way, by Patricia Polacco
Mr. Putter & Tabby Make a Wish, by Cynthia Rylant and Arthur Howard
Mrs. Katz and Tush, by Patricia Polacco
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters, by John Steptoe and Clarita Kohen (Translator)
My Brother Dan's Delicious, by Steven L. Layne
My Mama Had a Dancing Heart, by Libba Moore Gray
Nacho and Lolita, by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Name Jar, The, by Yangsook Choi
Nature's Paint Box: A Seasonal Gallery of Art and Verse, by Patricia Thomas
Night of Las Posadas, The, by Tomie dePaola
Nightmare Before Christmas, The, by Tim Burton
Nurse, Soldier, Spy: The Story of Sarah Edmonds, a Civil War Hero, by Marissa Moss
Oh, the Places You'll Go!, by Dr. Seuss
Our Gracie Aunt, by Jacqueline Woodson
Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship, by Isabella Hatkoff
Pain and the Great One, The, by Judy Blume
Paper Princess Finds Her Way, The, by Elisa Kleven
Passage to Freedom, by Ken Mochizuki
Pele, King of Soccer, by Monica Brown
Pete & Pickles, by Berkeley Breathed
Peter and the Wolf, by Vladimir Vagin
Porkenstein, by Kathryn Lasky
Queen of the Falls, by Chris Van Allsburg
Rainbow Fish to the Rescue!, by Marcus Pfister
Rapunzel, by Paul O. Zelinsky
Recess Queen, The, by Alexis O'Neill
River Ran Wild, A, by Lynne Cherry
Rosie and Michael, by Judith Viorst
Ruby the Copycat, by Peggy Rathmann
Salt In His Shoes, by Deloris and Roslyn Jordan
Sam and the Lucky Money, by Karen Chinn
Santa and the Three Bears, by Dominic Catalano
See the Ocean, by Estelle Condra
Shrek, by William Steig
Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Ella Fitzgerald, by Roxane Orgill
Some Birthday!, by Patricia Polacco
Somebody Loves You Mr. Hatch, by Eileen Spinelli
Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx / La juez que crecio en el Bronx, by Jonah Winter
Soup Bone, The, by Tony Johnston
Stinky Cheese Man and Other Stupid Fairy Tales, The, by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith
Stone Soup
Story of Snow: The Science of Winter's Wonder, The, by Mark Cassino
Story of Jumping Mouse, The, by John Steptoe
Story, a Story: An African Tale, A, by Gail E. Haley
Tale of Despereaux, The, by Kate DiCamillo
Talking Eggs, The, by Robert San Souci
Tea with Milk, by Allen Say
Tell Me a Scary Story--But Not Too Scary!, by Carl Reiner
Thank You, Mr. Falker, by Patricia Polacco
Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving, by Laurie Halse Anderson
Thanksgiving at the Tappletons', by Eileen Spinelli
Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig, The, by Eugene Trivizas
Three Questions, The, by Jon Muth
Three Robbers, The, by Tomi Ungerer
Three Armadillies, The, by Jackie Mins Hopkins
Three Little Javelinas, The, by Susan Lowell
Three Pigs/Los Tres Cerdos: Nacho, Tito, and Miguel, The, by Bobbi Salinas
Too Many Pumpkins, by Linda White
Turkey Pox, by Laurie Anderson
Two Bad Ants, by Chris Van Allsburg
Verdi, by Janell Cannon
Where Do Balloons Go?, by Jamie Lee Curtis
Wild Christmas Reindeer, The, by Jan Brett
Wilson Sat Alone, by Debra Hess
Winnie the Pooh, by A.A. Milne
Winter's Gift, by Jane Monroe Donovan
Woman Who Outshone the Sun, The, by Alejandro Cruz
Yeh Shen: A Cinderella Story from China, by Ai-Ling Louie
You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer!, by Shana Corey
source: Reading to Kids
** Denotes personal favorites.
A Picture Book of Rosa Parks, by David A. Adler
A True Story About Jackie Robinson (Testing The Ice), by Sharon Robinson
Alex and the Wednesday Chess Club, by Janet S. Wong
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, by Judith Viorst
Amazing Grace, by Mary Hoffman
America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle, by David Adler
Auntie Claus and the Key to Christmas, by Elise Primavera
Barrio: Jose's Neighborhood, by George Ancona
Bats at the Beach, by Brian Lies
Beatrice's Goat, by Page McBrier
Bones of Fred McFee, The, by Eve Bunting
Brave Irene, by William Steig
Butterfly House, The, by Eve Bunting
Casey At the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888, by Christopher Bing
Chair For My Mother, A, by Vera Williams
Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County, The, by Janice N. Harrington
Christmas Crocodile, The, by Bonny Becker
Christmas Day in the Morning, by Pearl S. Buck
Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey, The, by Susan Wojciechowski
Cinderella, by Kinuko Y. Craft
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type, by Doreen Cronin
Cloak for the Dreamer, A, by Aileen Friedman
Coming On Home Soon, by Jacqueline Woodson
Courage, by Bernard Waber
Cranberry Thanksgiving, by Wende Devlin
Crickwing, by Janell Cannon
Daughter's Day Blues, by Laura Pegram
Day's Work, A, by Eve Bunting
Dear Children of the Earth: A Letter from Home, by Schim Schimmel
December, by Eve Bunting
Do Re Mi: If You Can Read Music, Thank Guido D'Arezzo, by Susan Roth
Dog Who Sang at the Opera, The, by Marshall Izen and Jim West
Down, Down, Down, by Steve Jenkins
Dream Something Big, by Dianna Aston
Eve of the Emperor Penguin, by Mary Pope Osborne
Everything I Know About Monsters, by Tom Lichtenheld
Family Pictures / Cuadros de familia, by Carmen Lomas Garza
First Tortilla: A Bilingual Story, The, by Rudolfo Anaya
Floridius Bloom and the Planet of Gloom, by Lorijo Metz
Fritz and the Beautiful Horses, by Jan Brett
Girl Who Loved Wild Horses, The, by Paul Goble
Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal, by Paul Fleishman
Goalie Mask, The (Hockey Heroes Series), by Mike Leonetti
Goat Lady, The, by Jane Bregoli
Grandfather's Journey, by Allen Say
Halloween Hats, by Elizabeth Winthrop
Halloweena, by Miriam Glassman
Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm, by Jerdine Nolen
Hickory Chair, The, by Lisa Rowe Fraustino
Hooway for Wodney Wat, by Helen Lester
Horton Hears a Who, by Dr. Seuss
House that Drac Built, The, by Judy Sierra
How Music Came to the World: An Ancient Mexican Myth, by Hal and Carol Ober
I Love Saturdays Y Domingos, by Alma Flor Ada
If a Bus Could Talk, by Faith Ringgold
If Only I Had a Horn: Young Louis Armstrong, by Roxane Orgill
If the World Were a Village, by David J. Smith
In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories, by Alvin Schwartz
Incredible Life of Balto, The, by Meghan McCarthy
Ira Sleeps Over, by Bernard Waber
Is for Abigail, A, by Lynne Cheney
Jazz, by Walter Dean Myers
Johnny Appleseed, by Steven Kellogg
Journey Home, The, by Alison Lester
Julius, by Angela Johnson
Jumanji, by Chris Van AllsburgJunkyard Wonders, The, by Patricia Polacco
Just a Dream, by Chris Van Allsburg
Library Dragon, The, by Carmen Deedy
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, by Kevin Henkes
Listen to the Wind, by Greg Mortenson
Living Color, by Steve JenkinsLoathsome Dragon, The, by David Wiesner and Kim Kahng
Lorax, The, by Dr. Seuss
Lots of Latkes: A Hannukah Story, by Sandy Lanton
Magical Garden of Claude Monet, The, by Laurence Anholt
Manuelo the Playing Mantis, by Don Freeman
Max Goes to the Moon, by Jeffrey Bennett
Molly's Pilgrim, by Barbara Cohen
Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11, by Brian Floca
Mr. Lincoln's Way, by Patricia Polacco
Mr. Putter & Tabby Make a Wish, by Cynthia Rylant and Arthur Howard
Mrs. Katz and Tush, by Patricia Polacco
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters, by John Steptoe and Clarita Kohen (Translator)
My Brother Dan's Delicious, by Steven L. Layne
My Mama Had a Dancing Heart, by Libba Moore Gray
Nacho and Lolita, by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Name Jar, The, by Yangsook Choi
Nature's Paint Box: A Seasonal Gallery of Art and Verse, by Patricia Thomas
Night of Las Posadas, The, by Tomie dePaola
Nightmare Before Christmas, The, by Tim Burton
Nurse, Soldier, Spy: The Story of Sarah Edmonds, a Civil War Hero, by Marissa Moss
Oh, the Places You'll Go!, by Dr. Seuss
Our Gracie Aunt, by Jacqueline Woodson
Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship, by Isabella Hatkoff
Pain and the Great One, The, by Judy Blume
Paper Princess Finds Her Way, The, by Elisa Kleven
Passage to Freedom, by Ken Mochizuki
Pele, King of Soccer, by Monica Brown
Pete & Pickles, by Berkeley Breathed
Peter and the Wolf, by Vladimir Vagin
Porkenstein, by Kathryn Lasky
Queen of the Falls, by Chris Van Allsburg
Rainbow Fish to the Rescue!, by Marcus Pfister
Rapunzel, by Paul O. Zelinsky
Recess Queen, The, by Alexis O'Neill
River Ran Wild, A, by Lynne Cherry
Rosie and Michael, by Judith Viorst
Ruby the Copycat, by Peggy Rathmann
Salt In His Shoes, by Deloris and Roslyn Jordan
Sam and the Lucky Money, by Karen Chinn
Santa and the Three Bears, by Dominic Catalano
See the Ocean, by Estelle Condra
Shrek, by William Steig
Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Ella Fitzgerald, by Roxane Orgill
Some Birthday!, by Patricia Polacco
Somebody Loves You Mr. Hatch, by Eileen Spinelli
Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx / La juez que crecio en el Bronx, by Jonah Winter
Soup Bone, The, by Tony Johnston
Stinky Cheese Man and Other Stupid Fairy Tales, The, by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith
Stone Soup
Story of Snow: The Science of Winter's Wonder, The, by Mark Cassino
Story of Jumping Mouse, The, by John Steptoe
Story, a Story: An African Tale, A, by Gail E. Haley
Tale of Despereaux, The, by Kate DiCamillo
Talking Eggs, The, by Robert San Souci
Tea with Milk, by Allen Say
Tell Me a Scary Story--But Not Too Scary!, by Carl Reiner
Thank You, Mr. Falker, by Patricia Polacco
Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving, by Laurie Halse Anderson
Thanksgiving at the Tappletons', by Eileen Spinelli
Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig, The, by Eugene Trivizas
Three Questions, The, by Jon Muth
Three Robbers, The, by Tomi Ungerer
Three Armadillies, The, by Jackie Mins Hopkins
Three Little Javelinas, The, by Susan Lowell
Three Pigs/Los Tres Cerdos: Nacho, Tito, and Miguel, The, by Bobbi Salinas
Too Many Pumpkins, by Linda White
Turkey Pox, by Laurie Anderson
Two Bad Ants, by Chris Van Allsburg
Verdi, by Janell Cannon
Where Do Balloons Go?, by Jamie Lee Curtis
Wild Christmas Reindeer, The, by Jan Brett
Wilson Sat Alone, by Debra Hess
Winnie the Pooh, by A.A. Milne
Winter's Gift, by Jane Monroe Donovan
Woman Who Outshone the Sun, The, by Alejandro Cruz
Yeh Shen: A Cinderella Story from China, by Ai-Ling Louie
You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer!, by Shana Corey
source: Reading to Kids
** Denotes personal favorites.