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Great Authors & Books for Grade 3

Picture Books (JE):
  • Hesse, Karen. "The Cats in Krasinski Square."
  • Hopkinson, Deborah. "Girl Wonder: A Baseball Story in Nine Innings."
  • Lucas, David. "Halibut Jackson."
  • Polacco, Patricia. "John Philip Duck."
  • Prosek, James. "A Good Day's Fishing."
  • Raven, Margot Theis. "Circle Unbroken."
  • Scieszka, Jon. “Science Verse.”
  • Tavares, Matt. "Oliver's Game."
  • Reynolds,Peter. “The Dot.”
  • Wells, Rosemary and Tom. "The House in the Mail."
Fiction:
  • McDonald, Megan.  “Judy Moody: The Doctor Is In!” 
  • Haskins, Lori. “Butterfly Fever.” 
  • Balliett, Blue.  “Chasing Vermeer.” 
  • Staples, Suzanne Fisher. “The Green Dog: A Mostly True Story.”
  • Bredsdorff, Bodil. “The Crow-Girl.” 
  • Napoli, Donna Jo. “North.”
  • Scieszka, Jon. “Me, oh Maya!”
  • Fleischman, Sid. “Disappearing.”
  • Peck, Robert Newton. “Soup” series 
  • Scieska, Jon. “Time Warp Trio” series
  • Smith, Robert Kimmel. “Chocolate Fever.” 
Mysteries: (J Mys)
  • Hale, Bruce. “Chet Gecko” series.
  • Hildick, E.W. “McGurk and Felicity Snell” series.
  • Martin, Ann. “Babysitters Club” series
  • Sobol, Donald. “Encyclopedia Brown” series.
  • Stine, R.L. “Goosebumps” series.
  • Warner, Gertrude. “Boxcar Children” series.
Folktales: (J FO)
  • Aardema, Verna.
  • Perrault, Charles.
  • San Souci, Robert.
  • Schwartz, Alvin.
Non-Fiction:
  • “Magic School Bus” series (throughout non-fiction by subject)
  • Wick, Walter. “Walter Wick's Optical Tricks“
    J 152.148 WI
  • Linz, Kathi. “Chickens May Not Cross the Road and Other Crazy (but True) Laws.”
    J 348.73 LI
  • Jenkins, Steve & Robin Page. “What do you do with a tail like this?”
    J 573.87 JE
  • Landau, Elaine. “Popcorn!”
    J 641.6 LA
  • “I Spy” series
    J 793.73
  • Chandra, Deborah & Madeleine Comora. “George Washington’s Teeth.”
    J 973.41 CH
  • Curlee, Lynn. “Capital“
    J 975.3 CU