Read-Aloud Books for 5th Grade

Fifth grade read-alouds should leave the room different than they found it. These books tackle real themes, injustice, identity, grief, courage, with enough literary craft to serve as mentor texts and enough emotional weight to stick with students long after the last chapter.

4,682 books

Cover of The Rhythm of the Rain
The Rhythm of the Rain
Grahame Baker-Smith
Ages 4–11
Cover of Arlo Needs Glasses
Arlo Needs Glasses
Barney Saltzberg
Ages 4–11
Cover of Across the Rainbow Bridge: Stories of Norse Gods and Humans
Norse Myths #1
Across the Rainbow Bridge: Stories of Norse Gods and Humans
Kevin Crossley-Holland
Ages 4–11
Cover of Makeup Mess
Makeup Mess
Robert Munsch
Ages 4–11
Cover of Maisy's Chinese New Year
Maisy First Experiences #1
Maisy's Chinese New Year
Lucy Cousins
Ages 4–11
Cover of Song of the Trees
Logan Family #2
Song of the Trees
Mildred D. Taylor
Ages 4–11
Cover of Dolphins
Dolphins
Penelope Arlon
Ages 4–11
Cover of Maisy's Big Book of Kindness
Maisy #1
Maisy's Big Book of Kindness
Lucy Cousins
Ages 4–11
Cover of Life: The First Four Billion Years
Life: The First Four Billion Years
Martin Jenkins
Ages 4–11
Cover of When Grandpa Came to Stay
Grandpa #1
When Grandpa Came to Stay
Judith Caseley
Ages 4–11
Cover of Toot & Puddle: Charming Opal
Toot & Puddle
Toot & Puddle: Charming Opal
Holly Hobbie
Ages 4–11
Cover of Swan
Swan
Laurel Snyder
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Christmas Owl Based on the True Story of a Little Owl Named Rockefeller
The Christmas Owl Based on the True Story of a Little Owl Named Rockefeller
Gideon Sterer, Ellen Kalish
Ages 4–11
Cover of Tattered Sails
Tattered Sails
Verla Kay
Ages 4–11
Cover of Pet Show!
Pet Show!
Ezra Jack Keats
Ages 4–11
Cover of Pigsticks and Harold and the Tuptown Thief
Pigsticks and Harold
Pigsticks and Harold and the Tuptown Thief
Alex Milway
Ages 4–11
Cover of Fluttershy and the Fine Furry Friends Fair
My Little Pony #1
Fluttershy and the Fine Furry Friends Fair
G. M. Berrow
Ages 4–11
Cover of Everything & Everywhere
Everything & Everywhere
Marc Martin
Ages 4–11
Cover of I Can Explain
I Can Explain
Shinsuke Yoshitake
Ages 4–11
Cover of Mitchell's License
Mitchell's License
Hallie Durand
Ages 4–11
Cover of 1,000 Amazing Weird Facts
1,000 Amazing Weird Facts
Andrea Mills
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Dinosaur's New Clothes: A Retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen Tale
The Dinosaur's New Clothes: A Retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen Tale
Diane Goode
Ages 4–11
Cover of Lately Lily The Adventures of a Travelling Girl
Lately Lily The Adventures of a Travelling Girl
Micah Player
Ages 4–11
Cover of Nerdy Babies: Space
Nerdy Babies #1
Nerdy Babies: Space
Emmy Kastner
Ages 4–11