2026 Reading Challenge

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Boy + Bot by Ame DyckmanTimothy Mean and the Time Machine by William A.E. FordMr. Wuffles! by David WiesnerLost in the Solar System by Joanna ColeOh No! by Mac Barnett
Science Fiction Picture Books for Young Readers
190 books — 64 voters
Click, Clack, Moo by Doreen CroninAlphabet Amigos by Angel M. AlvarezDragons Don't Dance Ballet by Jennifer CarsonCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
Classroom books
191 books — 64 voters

Holes by Louis SacharThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellNumber the Stars by Lois Lowry
5th Grade Reading List
109 books — 53 voters
The Berenstain Bears Go to School by Stan BerenstainThe Kissing Hand by Audrey PennMiss Nelson Is Missing! by Harry AllardThe Berenstain Bears' Trouble at School by Stan BerenstainArthur's Teacher Trouble by Marc Brown
Picture Books about School
371 books — 48 voters

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderBlack Beauty by Anna SewellMr. Popper's Penguins by Richard AtwaterThe Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Charlotte Mason Method Living Book List Elementary School
82 books — 44 voters
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy BlumeNothing's Fair in Fifth Grade by Barthe DeClementsJunie B., First Grader (at Last!) by Barbara ParkSixth Grade Can Really Kill You by Barthe DeClementsSixth Grade Secrets by Louis Sachar
School Grades in Title
259 books — 41 voters

Actual Size by Steve JenkinsThe Animal Book by Steve JenkinsThe Visual Dictionary of the Horse by Juliet Clutton-BrockTree of Life by Rochelle StraussWhat Do You Do With a Tail Like This? by Steve Jenkins
Picture Books About Animals (Non-Fiction)
305 books — 30 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Books I should have read in school but didn't
124 books — 29 voters

Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis SacharFirst Term at Malory Towers by Enid BlytonWayside School Is Falling Down by Louis SacharThe Kalahari Typing School for Men by Alexander McCall SmithHogwarts by J.K. Rowling
School Names in Titles
288 books — 26 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHoles by Louis SacharMatilda by Roald DahlElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
4th Grade Favorites
96 books — 24 voters

Absurdimals by Gwendolyn JavorBaby in the Garden by Catherine HabbieLlama Llama Holiday Drama by Anna DewdneyChicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.Oliver and Jumpy, Stories 46-48 by Werner Stejskal
Cute Children's Kindle Picture Books
27 books — 19 voters
NeuroTribes by Steve SilbermanIn a Different Key by John DonvanMismatch by Kat HolmesNeuroDiversity by Judy SingerMoojag and the Lost Memories by N.E. McMorran
Neurodiversity and Disability in Society - 50 Introductory Books
61 books — 19 voters

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris GrabensteinCapture the Flag by Kate MessnerMagic Marks the Spot by Caroline CarlsonWhen Life Gives You O.J. by Erica S. PerlAbby Carnelia's One and Only Magical Power by David Pogue
Sunshine State 2014-2015 Elementary School List
15 books — 16 voters
First Contact by Brent LeVasseurMatilda by Roald DahlThe BFG by Roald DahlBlubber by Judy BlumeIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Gradeschool Favorites
34 books — 13 voters

I Am Enough by Grace ByersAda Twist, Scientist by Andrea BeatyThey All Saw a Cat by Brendan WenzelWhen Sophie Gets Angry – Really, Really Angry by Molly BangRulers of the Playground by Joseph Kuefler
Picture Books to Start the School Year
73 books — 12 voters
Amelia, the Venutons and the Golden Cage by Evonne BlanchardAmelia, the Moochins and the Sapphire Palace by Evonne BlanchardAmelia, the Merballs and the Emerald Cannon by Evonne BlanchardConcise Book of Astronomy by Simon MittonThe Magic School Bus Out Of This World by Joanna Cole
Space books for kids
31 books — 11 voters

An Anthropologist on Mars by Oliver SacksThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettOur Time To Dance, A Mother's Journey To Joy by Eva Doherty GremmertBecoming Human by Jean VanierA Disability History of the United States by Kim E. Nielsen
Ability and Disability Introduction - Monthly List #1
27 books — 11 voters
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn KeeneHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingUncle Wiggily Series by Howard Roger Garis by Howard Roger Garis
Favorite Series for Child and Early Teen
38 books — 8 voters

The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamilloNeurology by April Chloe TerrazasJillian McClout, Happy Scout by D.J. StamperRalph S. Mouse by Beverly ClearyChemistry by April Chloe Terrazas
Elementary Reading Comprehension Books
12 books — 4 voters
Starfish by Lisa FippsViolets Are Blue by Barbara DeeCall Me Lion by Camilla ChesterPilu of the Woods by Mai K. NguyenThe Best at It by Maulik Pancholy
mental health in children's literature
23 books — 3 voters

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy BlumeThe BFG by Roald DahlThe Nose from Jupiter by Richard ScrimgerSadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor CoerrAmong the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
My Teacher Read To Me
8 books — 2 voters
The No. 1 Car Spotter by AtinukeAnna Hibiscus by AtinukePrecious and the Monkeys by Alexander McCall SmithLola Levine and the Vacation Dream by Monica BrownLola Levine Meets Jelly and Bean by Monica Brown
Early grades chapter books with people of color as main character
25 books — 2 voters

Hecate the Witch by Joan HolubPersephone the Grateful by Joan HolubClotho the Fate by Joan HolubEos the Lighthearted by Joan HolubMedea the Enchantress by Joan Holub
Books for Kids Obsessed with Greek Mythology
51 books — 1 voter
Ajay and the Mumbai Sun by Varsha ShahThe Frank Frankie by Ingrid JonachSadiq and the Newspaper Problem by Siman NuuraliWrite On, Callie Jones by Naomi ZuckerThe Newspaper Club by Beth Vrabel
School Newspapers and Younger Journalists
21 books — 1 voter

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