Many people struggle with what book to get for their lower elementary kids. This list is just a fraction of what you will find when you start searching. Keep in mind that every child reads at a different pace and level. These are merely meant to be suggestions. My kids have read a lot of these and loved them. I added links to the books on Amazon for convenience.  A website address under a title means that you can find free printables or activities to go along with the text.

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Abuela by Arthur Dorros https://amzn.to/3nX5oGa

A Different Pond by Bao Phi https://amzn.to/33Nxo80

A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Phillip C. Stead https://amzn.to/3rSrMkO

Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban https://amzn.to/3H1U038

Bread and Jam for Frances – Teacher’s Guide | Printable Activities | ICanRead.com

Bob Books K-1 by Bobby Lynn Maslen https://amzn.to/3rOuM1B

 Activities – Bob Books

Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes https://amzn.to/3FZLwZ0

Fancy Nancy: Tea for Two by Jane O’Connor https://amzn.to/38QZKQW

Frog and Toad Complete Collection by Arnold Lobel https://amzn.to/3AuUQD3

Fox the Tiger by Corey R. Tabor https://amzn.to/3G4EfqO

Heidi Hecklebeck series by Wanda Coven https://amzn.to/3KCJpOm

Islandborn by Junot Diaz https://amzn.to/3nTTL2I

Judy Moody series by Megan McDonald https://amzn.to/3GX3U5T

 Teachers & Parents | Judy Moody

Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik https://amzn.to/35n7f0q

My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett https://amzn.to/3tZmxmf

Owl Diaries by Rebecca Elliot https://amzn.to/3KExsrq

Owl Diaries 15 book set by Rebecca Elliot https://amzn.to/3fTohoS

Penny and Her Marble by Kevin Henkes https://amzn.to/3Axy9hv

Pig and Pug by Laura Marchesani and Zenaides A Medina, Jr. https://amzn.to/33QNuOn

Scribble Stones by Diane Alber https://amzn.to/3uUToIT

Stone Soup by Jan J. Muth https://amzn.to/3rSqTbY

The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story by Aya Khalil https://amzn.to/3AKo01j

The Bears on Hemlock Mountain by Alice Dalgliesh https://amzn.to/3rMdBxL

The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson https://amzn.to/37uNqWm

The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi https://amzn.to/3H4tqpW

The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams https://amzn.to/34aCsU1

Unicorn Diaries by Rebecca Elliot https://amzn.to/3FTjEFP

Yasmin the Superhero by Saadia Faruqi https://amzn.to/3fTLPKe

Your Name is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow https://amzn.to/3fSvhm1