Back-to-school season is my favorite time of year. Every year on the first day of school, my kids find a new book waiting for them on the breakfast table. The book they receive correlates with the grade they are entering. They love finding their new book in the morning, and always think it's so fun that it's about a child or situation they can relate to.
As a former kindergarten teacher and parent of a soon-to-be kindergartner (my third!), I've noticed that it seems to be easier to find books about kindergarten. However, there are SO many fantastic books about the other grades! Read through this list of my personal favorites, and pick out a few for your favorite elementary school student. Happy reading and have a great school year!
1st Grade Books:
The Night Before First Grade by Natasha Wing
First Grade, Here I Come! by Nancy Carlson
First Grade Jitters by Robert Quackenbush
A Pirate's Guide to First Grade by James Preller
First Grade Dropout by Audrey Vernick
2nd Grade Books:
Get Ready for Second Grade, Amber Brown by Paula Danziger
The One and Only Stuey Lewis: Stories From the Second Grade by Jane Schoenberg
Owen Foote, Second Grade Strongman by Stephanie Greene
Herbie Jones Sails Into Second Grade by Suzy Kline
Keena Ford and the Second-Grade Mix-Up by Melissa Thomson
3rd Grade Books:
Third Grade Angels by Jerry Spinelli
Fangbone! Third Grade Barbarian by Michael Rex
Starring Jules (Third Grade Debut) by Ain
The Hero of Third Grade by Alice DeLaCroix
Rent a Third Grader by B.B. Hiller
4th Grade Books
Fourth Grade Rats by Jerry Spinelli
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
Who's Afraid of Fourth Grade by Nancy E. Krulik
Mason Dixon: Fourth Grade Disasters by Claudia Mills
Fourth Grade Fairy by Eileen Cook
5th Grade Books
Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade by Barthe DeClements
Amelia's Fifth Grade Notebook by Marissa Moss
Radio Fifth Grade by Gordon Korman
President of the Whole Fifth Grade by Sherri Winston
Sing a Song of Tuna-Fish: Hard-to-Swallow Stories From the Fifth Grade by Esme Raji
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Do you have a favorite book that centers around a specific grade? Make sure to join the conversation on the Scholastic Parents Facebook page!
(And for those of you looking for those kindergarten books, check out my post: 25 Books About Kindergarten.)
