Teachers may use any material in their primary textbook, any book or
selection listed below that is designated for their grade level, and any
material that is not used at other levels.
TITLE
AUTHOR
GRADE
Because of
Winn-Dixie
DiCamillo
4
Caleb’s Story
McMahan
4
The Christmas
Pony
Green
4
Coyote Autumn
Wallace
4
The Family Under
the Bridge
Carlson
4
The Good Dog
Avi
4
The Graduation of
Jake Moon
Park
4
How to Eat Fried
Worms
Rockwell
4
Just Juice
Hesse
4
Maniac Magee
Spinelli
4
Math Rashes
Evans
4
The Nutcracker
Hoffman
4
Poppy
Avi
4
Rover Saves
Christmas
Doyle
4
Rowan of Rin
Rodda
4
Sarah, Plain and
Tall
McLachlan
4
Skeleton Man
Bruchac
4
Skinny Bones
Park
4
Socks
Cleary
4
The Summer of
Riley
Bunting
4
Throwing Smoke
Brooks
4
The Tiger Rising
DiCamillo
4
When the Water
Closes Over My Head
Napoli
4
The Whipping Boy
Fleischman
4
Wishes, Kisses,
and Pigs
Hearne
4
Wringer
Spinelli
4
The Year of Miss
Agnes
Hill
4
Titles in bold print are used for whole-group instruction. All others are
Literature Circle selections. NOTE: All titles beginning with articles (a, an, the) are alphabetized
according to standard alphabetizing rules.
Fourth Grade Read Alouds
This list is not exhaustive. Other read aloud selections are permissible as
long as they do not interfere with stories used in other curriculums.
