2025 Children's 3rd-5th Grade Favorites
3rd to 5th Grade kids recommend these best children’s books in 2024 for other kids, educators, booksellers, librarians, and caregivers.
And Yet You Shine—The Kohinoor Diamond, Colonization, and Resistance
By: Supriya Kelkar
Illustrated by:
Supriya Kelkar
Supriya Kelkar
ISBN: 9781536228298
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Bird Girl—Gene Stratton-Porter Shares Her Love of Nature With the World
By: Jill Esbaum
Illustrated by:
Rebecca Gibbon
Rebecca Gibbon
ISBN: 9781635926866
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Bodega Cats—Picture Purrfect
By: Hilda Eunice Burgos
Illustrated by:
Siara Faison
Siara Faison
ISBN: 9781250903747
Fiction, 7-12, Animals
Brobots—The Complete Collection
By: J. Torres
Illustrated by:
Sean K. Dove
Sean K. Dove
ISBN: 9781637152751
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
Cactus Queen—Minerva Hoyt Establishes Joshua Tree National Park
By: Lori Alexander
Illustrated by:
Jenn Ely
Jenn Ely
ISBN: 9781662680212
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science / Nature
The Café at the Edge of the Woods
By: Mikey Please
Illustrated by:
Mikey Please
Mikey Please
ISBN: 9780063345492
Fiction, 7-12, Fantasy
Camp Prodigy
By: Caroline Palmer
Illustrated by:
Caroline Palmer
Caroline Palmer
ISBN: 9781665930376
Fiction, 7-12, Death / Grief / Loss
Champ
By: Payam Ebrahimi
Illustrated by:
Reza Dalvand
Reza Dalvand
ISBN: 9781778401190
Fiction, 7-12, Family / Community
Crowning Glory—A Celebration of Black Hair
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Ekua Holmes
Ekua Holmes
ISBN: 9780763697945
Nonfiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Dog Man—The Scarlet Shedder, A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #12) From the Creator of Captain Underpants
By: Dav Pilkey
Illustrated by:
Dav Pilkey
Dav Pilkey
ISBN: 9781338896435
7-12, Graphic Novel, Humor
Gertie Is Not All Dogs
By: Siski Kalla
Illustrated by:
Siski Kalla
Siski Kalla
ISBN: 9798890630902
Fiction, 7-12, Neurodiversity
Grateful! A Choose Your Own Attitude Book
By: Gail Hayes
Illustrated by:
Helen Flook
Helen Flook
ISBN: 9781486730100
Fiction, 7-12, Social Emotional Learning
Guts for Glory—The Story of Civil War Soldier Rosetta Wakeman
By: Joanna Lapati
Illustrated by:
Joanna Lapati
Joanna Lapati
ISBN: 9780802854643
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
How Do You See the World?
By: Noureddine Melikechi
Illustrated by:
Michelle Simpson
Michelle Simpson
ISBN: 9781958629437
7-12, Picture Book, Science / Nature
Insects—A Compare and Contrast Book
By: Aszya Summers
ISBN: 9781643519920
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science / Nature
InvestiGators—Agents of S.U.I.T.—From Badger to Worse
By: John Patrick Green and Christopher Hastings
Illustrated by:
Pat Lewis
Pat Lewis
ISBN: 9781250852397
Fiction, 7-12, Mystery / Thriller
Iris and the Turtles
By: Melanie Mathis Miller
Illustrated by:
Karissa Miller Laffey
Karissa Miller Laffey
ISBN: 9781944644482
Fiction, 7-12, Animals
Jackson’s Wilder Adventures Volume 1—Habits and Habitats
By: Sarah Davidson
Illustrated by:
Sarah Davidson
Sarah Davidson
ISBN: 9781545800843
Nonfiction, 7-12, Animals
Kindred Spirits—Shilombish Ittibachvffa
By: Leslie Stall Widener
Illustrated by:
Johnson Yazzie
Johnson Yazzie
ISBN: 9781623543969
Nonfiction, 7-12, Cultural Diversity
Letters to Never Send Santa—Confessions, Complaints, and Outlandish Requests from the Files of St. Nick
By: David Griswold
Illustrated by:
Luis San Vicente
Luis San Vicente
ISBN: 9781638192046
Fiction, 7-12, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Mahogany
By: JaNay Brown-Wood
Illustrated by:
John Joven
John Joven
ISBN: 9781623543679
Fiction, 7-12, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
Mighty Scared—The Amazing Ways Animals Defend Themselves
By: Erin Silver
Illustrated by:
Hayden Maynard
Hayden Maynard
ISBN: 9781459836068
Nonfiction, 7-12, Animals
Minerals and Rocks—A Beginner’s Guide
By: Kim Tait
ISBN: 9780228104964
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science / Nature
Nest
By: Precious McKenzie
Illustrated by:
Jennifer Ard
Jennifer Ard
ISBN: 9781962981019
Fiction, 7-12, Family / Community
Orris and Timble—The Beginning
By: Kate DiCamillo
Illustrated by:
Carmen Mok
Carmen Mok
ISBN: 9781536222791
Fiction, 7-12, Friendships
Pencil & Eraser #1 Dull-Emma
By: Jenny Alvarado
Illustrated by:
Jenny Alvarado
Jenny Alvarado
ISBN: 9780593699768
Fiction, 7-12, Friendships
Pup and Dragon—How to Catch a Unicorn
By: Alice Walstead
Illustrated by:
Paul Gill
Paul Gill
ISBN: 9781728239514
Fiction, 7-12, Humor
Record Breakers at the Olympic Games
By: Rob Walker
ISBN: 9781804535646
Nonfiction, 7-12, Sports / Games / Recreation
Saint Valentine the Kindhearted—The History and Legends of God’s Brave and Loving Servant
By: Ned Bustard
Illustrated by:
Ned Bustard
Ned Bustard
ISBN: 9781514008768
Nonfiction, 7-12, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Save The…Pandas
By: Anita Sanchez
Illustrated by:
Anita Sanchez
Anita Sanchez
ISBN: 9780593623459
Nonfiction, 7-12, Animals
Shiny Misfits—A Graphic Novel
By: Maysoon Zayid
Illustrated by:
Shadia Amin
Shadia Amin
ISBN: 9781338752502
7-12, Graphic Novel, Disabilities
Spider-Man—Cosmic Chaos! (A Mighty Marvel Team-Up), An Original Graphic Novel
By: Mike Maihack
ISBN: 9781419770517
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
Spider-Man—Quantum Quest! (A Mighty Marvel Team-Up), An Original Graphic Novel
By: Mike Maihack
Illustrated by:
Mike Maihack
Mike Maihack
ISBN: 9781419770494
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
Spin to Survive—Deep Space Danger
By: Giles Sparrow
Illustrated by:
R Fresson
R Fresson
ISBN: 9780711287778
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
The Tale of The Other Glove
By: Monica and Abigail Berg
Illustrated by:
Sonia Possentini
Sonia Possentini
ISBN: 9798985920024
Nonfiction, 7-12, Social Emotional Learning
This Book Will Self-Destruct
By: Ben Sanders
Illustrated by:
Ben Sanders
Ben Sanders
ISBN: 9781684648979
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
This Is My Brain
By: Elise Gravel
Illustrated by:
Elise Gravel
Elise Gravel
ISBN: 9781797228204
Nonfiction, 7-12, Neurodiversity
Time Buddies
By: Matthew Cody, Colleen AF Venable, and Marcie Colleen
Illustrated by:
Chad Thomas
Chad Thomas
ISBN: 9781524888206
Fiction, 7-12, Fantasy
Ultimate Bugopedia, 2nd Edition; The Most Complete Bug Reference Ever
By: Darlyne Murawski and Nancy Honovich
ISBN: 9781426376153
Nonfiction, 7-12, Animals
Unico—Awakening (Volume 1), An Original Manga
By: Osamu Tezuka and Samuel Sattin
Illustrated by:
Gurihiru
Gurihiru
ISBN: 9781339036335
7-12, Graphic Novel, Fantasy
Warriors Graphic Novel—The Prophecies Begin #1
By: Erin Hunter
Illustrated by:
Natalie Riess
Natalie Riess
ISBN: 9780063203877
Fiction, 7-12, Animals
Who’s Writing This Story?!
By: Robin Newman
Illustrated by:
Deborah Zemke
Deborah Zemke
ISBN: 9781954354296
Fiction, 7-12, Humor
Why Not? A Story About Discovering Our Bright Possibilities
By: Kobi Yamada
Illustrated by:
Gabriella Barouch
Gabriella Barouch
ISBN: 9781957891194
Fiction, 7-12, Animals
Winnie-the-Pooh
By: A.A. Milne
Illustrated by:
Travis Dandro
Travis Dandro
ISBN: 9781770466968
Fiction, 7-12, Friendships
You Made Fun of My Sandwich
By: Jessica Pegis
Illustrated by:
Harry Briggs
Harry Briggs
ISBN: 9798765922538
Fiction, 7-12, Social Emotional Learning
