Read-Aloud Books for 3rd Grade

Third grade read-alouds serve a critical function: they model fluent, expressive reading for students who are still developing those skills. These books have enough complexity to drive genuine comprehension discussions and enough voice to make reading sound like it's worth doing.

5,575 books

Cover of Wolf Pie
Wolf Pie
Brenda Seabrooke
Ages 4–11
Cover of We Love Mud!
We Love Mud!
Steve Metzger
Ages 4–8
Cover of The Story of Bicycles
The Story of Bicycles
Mae Respicio
Ages 4–11
Cover of Willow's Underwater World
Flower Fairies Friends #1
Willow's Underwater World
Kay Woodward, Cicely Mary Barker
Ages 4–11
Cover of Sunday with Seurat
Sunday with Seurat
Julie Merberg, Suzanne Bober
Ages 4–11
Cover of Find Out about Animal Camouflage
Find Out About #1
Find Out about Animal Camouflage
Martin Jenkins
Ages 4–11
Cover of Round Is a Tortilla
Round Is a Tortilla
Roseanne Thong
Ages 4–11
Cover of Mr. Fox's Game of No!
Mr. Fox's Game of No!
David LaRochelle
Ages 4–11
Cover of Living in the Jamestown Colony A This Or That Debate
This Or That Debate
Living in the Jamestown Colony A This Or That Debate
Jessica Rusick
Ages 4–11
Cover of Screen Time!
Screen Time!
Georgie Birkett
Ages 4–11
Cover of Seven Great Explorations-A Pop-Up Book
Seven Great Explorations-A Pop-Up Book
Celia King
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Smushkins: ABC Zoinks
The Smushkins
The Smushkins: ABC Zoinks
Claudia Rueda
Ages 4–11
Cover of This Zoo is Not for You
This Zoo is Not for You
Ross Collins
Ages 4–11
Cover of Karen's Dinosaur
Karen's Dinosaur
Ann M. Martin
Ages 4–11
Cover of I Love My Little Storybook
I Love My Little Storybook
Anita Jeram
Ages 4–11
Cover of Mice, Morals and Monkey Business: Lively Lessons from Aesop's Fables
Aesop's Fables #1
Mice, Morals and Monkey Business: Lively Lessons from Aesop's Fables
Christopher Wormell
Ages 4–11
Cover of Finding Out about Everyday Things
Finding Out about Everyday Things
Eliot Humberstone
Ages 4–11
Cover of Australian Baby Animals
Australian Baby Animals
Frané Lessac
Ages 4–11
Cover of Pet Boy
Pet Boy
Keith Graves
Ages 4–8
Cover of Apples
Apples
Ken Robbins
Ages 4–11
Cover of Mrs. Goose's Baby
Mrs. Goose's Baby
Charlotte Voake
Ages 4–11
Cover of Henrietta's Guide to Caring for Your Chickens
Henrietta's Guide to Caring for Your Chickens
Isabel Thomas
Ages 4–11
Cover of Beatrice's Spells
Monster Manor #3
Beatrice's Spells
Manu Boisteau, Paul Martin
Ages 4–11
Cover of A Bear Is a Bear (except when he's not)
A Bear Is a Bear (except when he's not)
Karl Newson
Ages 4–11