Leveled book lists are a great way to determine your child's reading level. Here is a guideline for the various reading levels, as well as a list of popular books with their corresponding levels.

Reading Level Guideline List

A-Kindergarten
B-Kindergarten
C-Kindergarten & Grade 1
D-Grade 1
E-Grade 1
F-Grade 1
G-Grade 1
H-Grade 1 & Grade 2
I-Grade 1 & Grade 2
J-Grade 2
K-Grade 2
L-Grade 2 & Grade 3
M-Grade 2 & Grade 3
N-Grade 3
O-Grade 3 & Grade 4
P-Grade 3 & Grade 4
Q-Grade 4
R-Grade 4
S-Grade 4 & Grade 5
T-Grade 4 & Grade 5
U-Grade 5
V-Grade 5 & Grade 6
W-Grade 5 & Grade 6
X-Grade 6
Y-Grade 6
Z-Grade 7 and up

Kindergarten Books and Levels:

Book Author Guided Reading and Level

Anno's Counting Book Anno, Mitsumasa A 0.25

I Can Write, Can You? Stewart, J & Salem,L B 0.50

I Want a Pet Gregorich, Barbara C 1.00

Pancakes for Breakfast dePaloa, Tomie C 1.00


Grade One Books and Levels:

Toot, Toot Wildsmith, Brain C 1.00

Dirty Larry Hamsa, Bobbie D 1.14

Morris the Moose Wiseman, Bernard E 1.28

Dozen Dogs, A Ziefert, Harriet F 1.42

Mouse and Owl Gregorich, Barbara G 1.56

Goodnight Moon Brown, Margaret Wise H 1.70

Grizzwold Hoff, Syd I 1.94


Grade Two Books and Levels:

Bailey Goes Camping Henkes, Kevin H 1.70

Froggy Goes to School Londan Jonathan I 1.94

Bear Shadow Asch. Frank J 2.00

Birthday for Frances Hoban, Russell K 2.25

Bravo Amelia Bedelia Parish, Peggy L 2.50

Cat and Rat Young, Ed M 2.75


Grade Three Books and Levels:

Amigo Baylor, Byrd L 2.50

Blueberries for Sal McCloskey, Robert M 2.75

Bunny Trouble Wilhelm N 3.00

Bats Holmes, Kevin J. O 3.30

Battle for the Castle Winthrop, Elizabeth P 3.70


Grade Four Books and Levels:

Aldo Peanut Butter Hurwitz, Johanna O 3.30

Culpepper's Canyon Paulsen, Gary P 3.70

Anastasia Krupnik Lowry, Lois Q 4.00

Dog Years Warner, Sally R 4.25

Koko's Kitten Patterson, Francine S 4.50

Quake! Cottonwood, Joe T 4.75


Grade Five Books and Levels:

Zucchini Dana, Barbara S 4.50

Bears' House, The Sachs, Marilyn T 4.75

Bronze Bow, The Speare, Elizabeth U 5.00

Holes Sachar, Louis V 5.30

Witches Dahl ,Roald W 5.70


Grade Six Books and Levels:

Dicey's Song Voigt, Cynthia W 5.70

Grey King, The Cooper, Susan X 6.00

Pushcart War, The Merrill, Jean Y 6.50

Lord of the Rings, The Token, J. R. R. Z 7.00

Here are several of these wonderful books!