Read-Aloud Books for 4th Grade

By fourth grade, the read-aloud is no longer about learning to read, it's about reading to learn, reading to feel, reading to understand. These books are chosen for the conversations they provoke and the thinking they demand.

5,049 books

Cover of A Library Book for Bear
Bear and Mouse #4
A Library Book for Bear
Bonny Becker
Ages 4–11
Cover of A Child of Books
A Child of Books
Oliver Jeffers
Ages 4–11
Cover of Dear Dinosaur: T. Rex on Tour
Dear Dinosaur #2
Dear Dinosaur: T. Rex on Tour
Chae Strathie
Ages 4–11
Cover of Meet Maximum Clyde
Meet Maximum Clyde
Ronald Kidd
Ages 4–11
Cover of A Day with the Animal Doctors
A Day with the Animal Doctors
Sharon Rentta
Ages 4–11
Cover of Through the North Pole Snow
Through the North Pole Snow
Polly Faber
Ages 4–11
Cover of Coach Hyatt Is a Riot!
My Weird School Daze #4
Coach Hyatt Is a Riot!
Dan Gutman
Ages 6–9
Cover of It's Our Garden: From Seeds to Harvest in a School Garden
It's Our Garden: From Seeds to Harvest in a School Garden
George Ancona
Ages 4–11
Cover of Chicken and Cat
Chicken and Cat
Sara Varon
Ages 4–11
Cover of It's Time to Hush and Say Good Night
It's Time to Hush and Say Good Night
Chitra Soundar
Ages 4–11
Cover of When an Elephant Falls in Love
When an Elephant Falls in Love
Davide Cali
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Ghost's Child
The Ghost's Child
Sonya Hartnett
Ages 4–11
Cover of Nate the Great and the Musical Note
Nate the Great #18
Nate the Great and the Musical Note
Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, Craig Sharmat
Ages 6–9
Cover of Surprising Adventures of the Magical Monarch of Mo and His People
Magical Monarch of Mo #1
Surprising Adventures of the Magical Monarch of Mo and His People
L. Frank Baum, L. Frank Baum
Ages 6–9
Cover of Gnat Stokes and the Foggy Bottom Swamp Queen
Gnat Stokes and the Foggy Bottom Swamp Queen
Sally M. Keehn
Ages 4–11
Cover of Exploring Flight!
Ada Twist, Scientist: the Why Files #1
Exploring Flight!
Andrea Beaty, Theanne Griffith, David Roberts
Ages 4–11
Cover of Not That Pet!
Not That Pet!
Smriti Prasadam-Halls
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Ice Bear
The Ice Bear #1
The Ice Bear
Betty Levin
Ages 4–11
Cover of Meet Tinker Bell
Disney Fairies
Meet Tinker Bell
Celeste Sisler
Ages 4–11
Cover of Peppa Pig and the Great Vacation
Peppa Pig #13
Peppa Pig and the Great Vacation
Candlewick Press
Ages 4–11
Cover of Who Was Jackie Robinson?
Who Was?
Who Was Jackie Robinson?
Gail Herman
Ages 6–9
Cover of Roy Makes a Car
Roy Makes a Car
Mary E. Lyons
Ages 4–11
Cover of Pond Year
Pond Year
Kathryn Lasky
Ages 4–11
Cover of Thump, Quack, Moo A Whacky Adventure
Thump, Quack, Moo A Whacky Adventure
Doreen Cronin
Ages 4–11