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 You Can Move Mountains: The Artful Life of Painter Bob Ross
You Can Move Mountains: The Artful Life of Painter Bob Ross
Richard Ho
Ages 4–11
Cover of Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3
Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3
Bill Martin
Ages 4–11
Cover of Nine Ducks Nine
Nine Ducks Nine
Sarah Hayes
Ages 4–11
Cover of Round is a Mooncake: A Book of Shapes
Round is a Mooncake: A Book of Shapes
Roseanne Thong
Ages 4–11
Cover of Uncle Elephant
Uncle Elephant
Arnold Lobel
Ages 4–11
Cover of One Windy Wednesday
One Windy Wednesday
Phyllis Root, Helen Craig
Ages 4–11
Cover of Bright and Early Thursday Evening A Tangled Tale
Bright and Early Thursday Evening A Tangled Tale
Audrey Wood, Wood
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Biggest Boy
The Biggest Boy
Kevin Henkes
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Magic School Bus Goes Upstream: A Book about Salmon Migration
The Magic School Bus
The Magic School Bus Goes Upstream: A Book about Salmon Migration
Nancy Krulik
Ages 4–11
Cover of A is for Australian Animals
A is for Australian Animals
Frané Lessac
Ages 4–11
Cover of London: A Book of Opposites
London: A Book of Opposites
Ashley Evanson
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Garden of Abdul Gasazi
The Garden of Abdul Gasazi
Chris Van Allsburg
Ages 4–11
Cover of Silly Baby
Silly Baby
Judith Caseley
Ages 4–11
Cover of Isabella, Star of the Story
Isabella, Star of the Story
Jennifer Fosberry
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Monsterology Handbook: A Practical Course in Monsters
Monsterology #1
The Monsterology Handbook: A Practical Course in Monsters
Ernest Drake
Ages 4–11
Cover of Can You See what I See? The Night Before Christmas Picture Puzzles to Search and Solve
Can You See What I See? #1
Can You See what I See? The Night Before Christmas Picture Puzzles to Search and Solve
Walter Wick
Ages 4–11
Cover of Uncle Henry and Aunt Henrietta's Honeymoon
Uncle Henry and Aunt Henrietta's Honeymoon
Nicole Rubel
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Seven Ancient Wonders of the World
The Seven Ancient Wonders of the World
Celia King
Ages 4–11
Cover of ABC Animals!: A Scanimation Picture Book
ABC Animals!: A Scanimation Picture Book
Rufus Butler Seder
Ages 4–11
Cover of U.S. Air Force Fighters
U.S. Air Force #1
U.S. Air Force Fighters
Carrie A. Braulick
Ages 4–11
Cover of Shark Attack!
Shark Attack!
Gail Tuchman
Ages 4–11
Cover of Seven Mysterious Wonders of the World
Seven Mysterious Wonders of the World
Celia King
Ages 4–11
Cover of LEGO Animal Atlas Discover the Animals of the World
LEGO Animal Atlas Discover the Animals of the World
Rona Skene
Ages 4–11
Cover of On the Day Peter Stuyvesant Sailed into Town
On the Day Peter Stuyvesant Sailed into Town
Arnold Lobel
Ages 4–11