Book Titles
On this page you can scroll through titles of diverse children's books that have been separated by grade level according to Scholastic recommendations.
Kindergarten
Happy in Our Skin, by Fran Manushkin (2015)
The Day You Begin By Jacqueline Woodson
I Love My Hair By Natasha Tarpley (2001)
Tap Tap Boom Boom (Bluemle 2014)
The Snowy Day By Ezra Jack Keats (1962)
Brothers & Sisters: Family Poems by Eloise Greenfield (2009)
Honey, I Love by Eloise Greenfield (2002)
Emi’s Curly, Coily, Cotton Candy Hair by Tina Olajide (2014)
Big Hair, Don’t Care by Crystal Swain-Bates (2013)
Goggles (1969), by Ezra Jack Keats
Magic Trash (2015), by J.H. Shapiro. Illus. by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Subway (2008), by Anastasia Suen. Illus. by Karen Katz
Amazing Grace By Mary Hoffman, illus. by Caroline Binch, 1991
All are Welcome By Alexandra Penfold and Suzanne Kaufman
A Family Is a Family Is a Family By Sara O'Leary
Chocolate Milk, Por Favor By Maria Dismondy and Nancy Raines Day
Star of the Week: A Story of Love, Adoption, and Brownies with Sprinkles By Darlene Friedman
Mango, Abuela and Me By Meg Medina
Princess Hair By Sharee Miller
Beautiful, Wonderful, Strong Little Me! By Hannah Carmona
Little Nic's Big Day By Nic Naitanui
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family By Ibtihaj Muhammad and S.K. Ali
Saturday written and illustrated by Oge Mora
Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry. Illustrated by Vashti Harrison
Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson. Illustrated by E.B. Lewis.
The Youngest Marcher by Cynthia Levinson. Illustrated by Vanessa Brantley Newton
I'm Like You, You're Like Me: A Book about Understanding and Appreciating Each Other By Cindy Gainer
Winter Candle By Jeron Ashford
Beautiful Moon (2014), by Tonya Bolden. Illus. by Eric Velasquez
Lubna & Pebble by Wendy Meddour, illus. Daniel Egneus
Hands Up! Breanna J. McDaniel
Juana and Lucas: Big Problemas by Juana Medina
All the Colors We Are/Todos Los Colores de Nuestra Piel by Katie Kissinger
Birth of the Cool By Kathleen Cornell Berman, illus. Keith Henry Brown
Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story About Racial Injustice by Marianne Celano
Let's Talk About Race by Julius Lester
Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed
Don't Touch My Hair by Sharee Miller
First Grade
I Love My Hair By Natasha Tarpley (2001)
The Day You Begin By Jacqueline Woodson
Tap Tap Boom Boom (Bluemle 2014)
Freedom Summer ​By Deborah Wiles and Jerome Lagarrigue
March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World By Christine King Farris and London Ladd
Child of the Civil Rights Movement ​By Paula Young Shelton (author) and Raul Colón (illustrator)
Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ​By Doreen Rappaport and Bryan Collier
Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins By Carole Boston Weatherford
The Snowy Day By Ezra Jack Keats (1962)
Brothers & Sisters: Family Poems by Eloise Greenfield (2009)
Honey, I Love by Eloise Greenfield (2002)
Emi’s Curly, Coily, Cotton Candy Hair by Tina Olajide (2014)
Big Hair, Don’t Care by Crystal Swain-Bates (2013)
Mr. George Baker by Amy Hest (2007)
Goggles (1969), by Ezra Jack Keats
Magic Trash (2015), by J.H. Shapiro. Illus. by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
The Other Side By Jacqueline Woodson, illus. by E.B. Lewis, 2001
Amazing Grace By Mary Hoffman, illus. by Caroline Binch, 1991
All are Welcome By Alexandra Penfold and Suzanne Kaufman
A Family Is a Family Is a Family By Sara O'Leary
Chocolate Milk, Por Favor By Maria Dismondy and Nancy Raines Day
Lucy's Umbrella By Sara Madden
Princess Hair By Sharee Miller
Star of the Week: A Story of Love, Adoption, and Brownies with Sprinkles By Darlene Friedman
Mango, Abuela and Me By Meg Medina
Beautiful, Wonderful, Strong Little Me! By Hannah Carmona
Little Nic's Big Day By Nic Naitanui
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family By Ibtihaj Muhammad and S.K. Ali
National Geographic Readers: Rosa Parks By Kitson Jazynka
Child of the Civil Rights Movement ​By Paula Young Shelton (author) and Raul Colón (illustrator)
Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins By Carole Boston Weatherford
Freedom Summer ​By Deborah Wiles and Jerome Lagarrigue
March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World By Christine King Farris and London Ladd
Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ​By Doreen Rappaport and Bryan Collier
Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson. Illustrated by E.B. Lewis.
The Youngest Marcher by Cynthia Levinson. Illustrated by Vanessa Brantley Newton
Lubna & Pebble by Wendy Meddour, illus. Daniel Egneus
I'm Like You, You're Like Me: A Book about Understanding and Appreciating Each Other By Cindy Gainer
Winter Candle By Jeron Ashford
Beautiful Moon (2014), by Tonya Bolden. Illus. by Eric Velasquez
Hands Up! Breanna J. McDaniel
Juana and Lucas: Big Problemas by Juana Medina
All the Colors We Are/Todos Los Colores de Nuestra Piel by Katie Kissinger
Birth of the Cool By Kathleen Cornell Berman, illus. Keith Henry Brown
Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story About Racial Injustice by Marianne Celano
Let's Talk About Race by Julius Lester
Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight to End Desegregation by
Duncan Tonatiuh
Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed
Don't Touch My Hair by Sharee Miller
Second Grade
I Love My Hair By Natasha Tarpley (2001)
The Day You Begin By Jacqueline Woodson
Tap Tap Boom Boom (Bluemle 2014)
Freedom Summer ​By Deborah Wiles and Jerome Lagarrigue
March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World By Christine King Farris and London Ladd
Child of the Civil Rights Movement ​By Paula Young Shelton (author) and Raul Colón (illustrator)
Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ​By Doreen Rappaport and Bryan Collier
Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins By Carole Boston Weatherford
The Snowy Day By Ezra Jack Keats (1962)
Brothers & Sisters: Family Poems by Eloise Greenfield (2009)
Honey, I Love by Eloise Greenfield (2002)
Emi’s Curly, Coily, Cotton Candy Hair by Tina Olajide (2014)
Big Hair, Don’t Care by Crystal Swain-Bates (2013)
Mr. George Baker by Amy Hest (2007)
Goggles (1969), by Ezra Jack Keats
Magic Trash (2015), by J.H. Shapiro. Illus. by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Those Shoes (2007), by Maribeth Boelts. Illus. by Noah Z. Jones
The Other Side By Jacqueline Woodson, illus. by E.B. Lewis, 2001
Amazing Grace By Mary Hoffman, illus. by Caroline Binch, 1991
All are Welcome By Alexandra Penfold and Suzanne Kaufman
A Family Is a Family Is a Family By Sara O'Leary
Chocolate Milk, Por Favor By Maria Dismondy and Nancy Raines Day
Lucy's Umbrella By Sara Madden
Star of the Week: A Story of Love, Adoption, and Brownies with Sprinkles By Darlene Friedman
Mango, Abuela and Me By Meg Medina
Princess Hair By Sharee Miller
Beautiful, Wonderful, Strong Little Me! By Hannah Carmona
Little Nic's Big Day By Nic Naitanui
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family By Ibtihaj Muhammad and S.K. Ali
National Geographic Readers: Rosa Parks By Kitson Jazynka
A Picture Book of Rosa Parks By David A. Adler
A Picture Book of Jackie Robinson By David A. Adler
Child of the Civil Rights Movement ​By Paula Young Shelton (author) and Raul Colón (illustrator)
Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins By Carole Boston Weatherford
Freedom Summer ​By Deborah Wiles and Jerome Lagarrigue
March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World By Christine King Farris and London Ladd
Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ​By Doreen Rappaport and Bryan Collier
Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson. Illustrated by E.B. Lewis.
The Youngest Marcher by Cynthia Levinson. Illustrated by Vanessa Brantley Newton
Lubna & Pebble by Wendy Meddour, illus. Daniel Egneus
Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions, by Chris Barton and illustrated by Don Tate
I'm Like You, You're Like Me: A Book about Understanding and Appreciating Each Other By Cindy Gainer
Winter Candle By Jeron Ashford
Beautiful Moon (2014), by Tonya Bolden. Illus. by Eric Velasquez
The Story of Ruby Bridges By Robert Coles
Hands Up! Breanna J. McDaniel
Juana and Lucas: Big Problemas by Juana Medina
All the Colors We Are/Todos Los Colores de Nuestra Piel by Katie Kissinger
Birth of the Cool By Kathleen Cornell Berman, illus. Keith Henry Brown
Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story About Racial Injustice by Marianne Celano
Let's Talk About Race by Julius Lester
Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight to End Desegregation by
Duncan Tonatiuh
Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed
Don't Touch My Hair by Sharee Miller
Third Grade
Thanks a Million by Nikki Grimes (2006)
Freedom Summer ​By Deborah Wiles and Jerome Lagarrigue
March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World By Christine King Farris and London Ladd
Child of the Civil Rights Movement ​By Paula Young Shelton (author) and Raul Colón (illustrator)
Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ​By Doreen Rappaport and Bryan Collier
Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins By Carole Boston Weatherford
Honey, I Love by Eloise Greenfield (2002)
Goggles (1969), by Ezra Jack Keats
The Hula-Hoopin’ Queen (2014), by Thelma Lynne Godin. Illus. by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Magic Trash (2015), by J.H. Shapiro. Illus. by Vanessa Brantley-Newton.
Those Shoes (2007), by Maribeth Boelts. Illus. by Noah Z. Jones
The Other Side By Jacqueline Woodson, illus. by E.B. Lewis, 2001
Amazing Grace By Mary Hoffman, illus. by Caroline Binch, 1991
Starring Grace By Mary Hoffman, illus. by Caroline Binch
All are Welcome By Alexandra Penfold and Suzanne Kaufman
Lailah's Lunchbox By Reem Faruqi
Chocolate Milk, Por Favor By Maria Dismondy and Nancy Raines Day
Star of the Week: A Story of Love, Adoption, and Brownies with Sprinkles By Darlene Friedman
Beautiful, Wonderful, Strong Little Me! By Hannah Carmona
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family By Ibtihaj Muhammad and S.K. Ali
National Geographic Readers: Rosa Parks By Kitson Jazynka
Who Was Jackie Robinson? By Gail Herman
Child of the Civil Rights Movement ​By Paula Young Shelton (author) and Raul Colón (illustrator)
Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins By Carole Boston Weatherford
Freedom Summer ​By Deborah Wiles and Jerome Lagarrigue Age
March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World By Christine King Farris and London Ladd Age
Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ​By Doreen Rappaport and Bryan Collier Age
Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions, by Chris Barton and illustrated by Don Tate
I'm Like You, You're Like Me: A Book about Understanding and Appreciating Each Other By Cindy Gainer
Black Cat (1999), by Christopher Myers
The Story of Ruby Bridges By Robert Coles
Who Was Coretta Scott King? By Gail Herman
Who Was Harriet Tubman? by Yona Zeldis McDonough
Who was Sacagawea? By Dennis B Fradin
Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen? By Sherri L. Smith
Who Are Venus and Serena Williams? By James Buckley
Who Was Maya Angelou? By Ellen Labrecque
Who Is Malala Yousafzai? By Dinah Brown
Who Was Roberto Clemente? By James Buckley
http://www.whowasbookseries.com/who-was/
Dancing Home By Alma Flor Ada and Gabriel M. Zubizarreta
The Hero Two Doors Down by Sharon Robinson
Save Me A Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan
Resist: 35 Profiles of Ordinary People Who Rose Up Against Tyranny and Injustice by Veronica Chambers. Illustrated by Paul Ryding
Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness by Anastasia Higginbotham
Birth of the Cool By Kathleen Cornell Berman, illus. Keith Henry Brown
Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story About Racial Injustice by Marianne Celano
Let's Talk About Race by Julius Lester
Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight to End Desegregation by
Duncan Tonatiuh
When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson by: Pam Munoz Ryan
Fourth Grade
Thanks a Million by Nikki Grimes (2006)
Freedom Summer ​By Deborah Wiles and Jerome Lagarrigue
March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World By Christine King Farris and London Ladd
Child of the Civil Rights Movement ​By Paula Young Shelton (author) and Raul Colón (illustrator)
Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ​By Doreen Rappaport and Bryan Collier
Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins By Carole Boston Weatherford
Goggles (1969), by Ezra Jack Keats
Those Shoes (2007), by Maribeth Boelts. Illus. by Noah Z. Jones
Amazing Grace By Mary Hoffman, illus. by Caroline Binch, 1991
Starring Grace By Mary Hoffman, illus. by Caroline Binch
Lailah's Lunchbox By Reem Faruqi
Chocolate Milk, Por Favor By Maria Dismondy and Nancy Raines Day
Beautiful, Wonderful, Strong Little Me! By Hannah Carmona
Schomburg: The Man who Built a Library By Carole Boston Weatherford
Who Was Jackie Robinson? By Gail Herman
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom By Carole Boston Weatherford
Black Cat (1999) by Christopher Myers
Who Was Coretta Scott King? By Gail Herman
Who Was Harriet Tubman? by Yona Zeldis McDonough
Who was Sacagawea? By Dennis B Fradin
Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen? By Sherri L. Smith
Who Are Venus and Serena Williams? By James Buckley
Who Was Maya Angelou? By Ellen Labrecque
Who Is Malala Yousafzai? By Dinah Brown
Who Was Roberto Clemente? By James Buckley
http://www.whowasbookseries.com/who-was/
Dancing Home By Alma Flor Ada and Gabriel M. Zubizarreta
Mango Delight by Fracaswell Hyman
The Hero Two Doors Down by Sharon Robinson
Ghost by Jason Reynolds
Save Me A Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan
Resist: 35 Profiles of Ordinary People Who Rose Up Against Tyranny and Injustice by Veronica Chambers. Illustrated by Paul Ryding
Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness by Anastasia Higginbotham
Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship by Irene Latham and
Charles Waters
Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions, by Chris Barton and illustrated by Don Tate
Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story About Racial Injustice by Marianne Celano
Let's Talk About Race by Julius Lester
Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight to End Desegregation by
Duncan Tonatiuh
When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson by: Pam Munoz Ryan
Fifth Grade
Thanks a Million by Nikki Grimes (2006)
Starring Grace By Mary Hoffman, illus. by Caroline Binch
Schomburg: The Man who Built a Library By Carole Boston Weatherford
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom By Carole Boston Weatherford
Who Was Jackie Robinson? By Gail Herman
Black Cat (1999) by Christopher Myers
The Big Box By Slade Morrison and Toni Morrison
Who Was Coretta Scott King? By Gail Herman
Who Was Harriet Tubman? by Yona Zeldis McDonough
Who was Sacagawea? By Dennis B Fradin
Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen? By Sherri L. Smith
Who Are Venus and Serena Williams? By James Buckley
Who Was Maya Angelou? By Ellen Labrecque
Who Is Malala Yousafzai? By Dinah Brown
Who Was Roberto Clemente? By James Buckley
http://www.whowasbookseries.com/who-was/
Africa Is My Home By Monica Edinger
Dancing Home By Alma Flor Ada and Gabriel M. Zubizarreta
Finding Mighty by Sheela Chari
Mango Delight by Fracaswell Hyman
The Hero Two Doors Down by Sharon Robinson
Ghost by Jason Reynolds
Clayton Byrd Goes Underground by Rita Williams-Garcia
Save Me A Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan
Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett
Resist: 35 Profiles of Ordinary People Who Rose Up Against Tyranny and Injustice by Veronica Chambers. Illustrated by Paul Ryding
Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness by Anastasia Higginbotham
Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship by Irene Latham and
Charles Waters
Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions, by Chris Barton and illustrated by Don Tate
Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story About Racial Injustice by Marianne Celano
Let's Talk About Race by Julius Lester
Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight to End Desegregation by
Duncan Tonatiuh
When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson by: Pam Munoz Ryan