1st grade Picture Book books
108 books in the picture book genre commonly assigned to 1st gradestudents — every title’s grade range covers 1st grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Each links to its reading level, themes, and the curricula that cite it.
108 1st grade picture book books
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A Ball for DaisyChris Raschka- A Coyote Solstice TaleThomas King
- A Land of BooksDuncan Tonatiuh
- A Letter for BobKim Rogers
A Mischief of MiceChristie Matheson
A Sick Day for Amos McGeePhilip C. Stead- Across the BayCarlos Aponte
- Beautiful BlackbirdAshley Bryan
- BigVashti Harrison
BigVashti Harrison
BlueNana Ekua Brew-Hammond- Boogie Boogie, Y’allC.G. Esperanza
- Bowwow PowwowBrenda J. Child
- Bright StarYuyi Morales
Buffalo FluffaloBess Kalb
Butt or Face?Kari Lavelle- C.L.O.U.D.S.Pat Cummings
CorduroyDon Freeman · 600L- Counting to Tar BeachFaith Ringgold
- Crossing Bok ChittoTim Tingle
Dadaji's PaintbrushRashmi Sirdeshpande- Dear PrimoDuncan Tonatiuh
- Diego RiveraDuncan Tonatiuh
Don't Think of TigersAlex Latimer
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- En Mi Familia · Carmen Lomas Garza
- Farmhouse · Sophie Blackall
- Finding Winnie: The Story of the Real Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh · Lindsay Mattick
- Flotsam · David Wiesner
- Forever Cousins · Laurel Goodluck
- Fry Bread · Kevin Noble Maillard
- Funny Bones · Duncan Tonatiuh
- Gibberish · Young Vo
- Grandma's Gift · Eric Velasquez
- Heart and Soul · Kadir Nelson
- Heart and Soul · Kadir Nelson
- Hello Lighthouse · Sophie Blackall
- Hot Dog · Doug Salati
- How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guide · Ame Dyckman
- How This Book Got Red · Margaret Chiu Greanias
- How to Eat a Book · MacLeod
- I Am a Tornado · Drew Beckmeyer
- I Lived Inside a Whale · Xin Li
- I'm Going to Sing, Black American Spirituals, Volume Two · Ashley Bryan
- If You Give a Mouse a Cookie · Laura Numeroff
- In the Time of the Butterflies · Julia Alvarez
- It's a Sign! · Jarrett Pumphrey
- John's Turn · Mac Barnett
- Just In Case · Yuyi Morales
- Just Like Millie · Lauren Castillo
- Kitten's First Full Moon Board Book · Kevin Henkes
- Knight Owl · Christopher Denise
- Knight Owl and Early Bird · Christopher Denise
- Last Stop on Market Street · Matt de la Peña
- Let it Shine · Ashley Bryan
- Like · Annie Barrows
- Little You / kiya kâ-apisîsisiyan · Richard Van Camp
- Make Way for Ducklings · Robert McCloskey
- Maria Had a Little Llama / María Tenía Una Llamita · Angela Dominguez
- Me Gusta · Angela Dominguez
- Midnight and Moon · Kelly Cooper
- Millie Fleur's Poison Garden · Christy Mandin
- Milloo's Mind · Reem Faruqi
- Mr. S · Monica Arnaldo
- Nelson Mandela · Kadir Nelson
- Night in the City · Julie Downing
- No Cats in the Library · Lauren Emmons
- Not All Sheep Are Boring! · Bobby Moynihan
- Oh No, the Aunts Are Here · Adam Rex
- Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote · Duncan Tonatiuh
- Radiant Child · Javaka Steptoe
- Rap a Tap Tap · Leo Dillon
- Separate Is Never Equal · Duncan Tonatiuh
- Sitting Bull · S.D. Nelson
- Something, Someday · Amanda Gorman
- Sonadores (Dreamers) · Yuyi Morales
- Thank a Farmer · Maria Gianferrari
- That's Not My Name! · Anoosha Syed
- The Adventures of Beekle · Dan Santat
- The Bees of Notre-Dame · Meghan Browne
- The Bell Rang · James E. Ransome
- The Blue Table · Chris Raschka
- The Christmas Coat · Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve
- The Dream Catcher · Marcelo Verdad
- The Giving Tree · Shel Silverstein
- The House in the Night · Susan Marie Swanson
- The Lion & the Mouse · Jerry Pinkney
- The Middle Passage · Tom Feelings
- The Princess and the Warrior · Duncan Tonatiuh
- The Snowy Day · Ezra Jack Keats
- The Yellow Bus · Loren Long
- This Is Not My Hat · Jon Klassen
- Time to Make Art · Jeff Mack
- Two Dogs · Ian Falconer
- Uptown · Bryan Collier
- Ursula Upside Down · Corey R. Tabor
- Victory. Stand! · Tommie Smith
- Viva Frida · Yuyi Morales
- Watch Out for the Lion! · Brooke Hartman
- Watercress · Andrea Wang
- We Are Water Protectors · Carole Lindstrom
- We Are the Ship · Kadir Nelson
- Where the Wild Things Are · Maurice Sendak
- Wild Blue: Taming a Big-Kid Bike · Dashka Slater
- Willie and the All-Stars · Floyd Cooper
- Wolf in the Snow · Matthew Cordell
- Wombat Said Come In · Carmen Agra Deedy
- You're So Amazing! · James Catchpole
- Yuna's Cardboard Castles · Marie Tang
Picture Book books at other grades
Kindergarten · 2nd grade · 3rd grade · 4th grade · 5th grade · 6th grade
Other 1st grade genres
Children's · Early Chapter Book · Early Reader · Picture Book / Beginner Reader
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Frequently asked questions
What picture book books are good for 1st grade students?
108 picture book books have a grade range that covers 1st grade and are assigned across US-school curricula — Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and state ELA standards. Each title on this page links to its full curriculum citations and reading level.
Are these picture book books grade-appropriate for 1st grade?
Every title's grade range covers 1st grade, so each is age-appropriate by curriculum placement. Check each book's themes and content notes before assigning.
How many picture book books are on the 1st grade list?
This page lists 108 1st grade picture book titles, ordered alphabetically. The list expands as more curriculum references are verified.
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