The following are books picked by children as new ones that they enjoy. This list came from The Reading Teacher, Volume 62, Number 2, October 2003, pp.162-167.
Grades 3-4
Animals in the House: A History of Pets and People by Sheila Keenan
Babymouse:Camp Babymouse by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm
Babymouse: Heartbreaker by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm
Big Cats: Hunters of the Night by Elaine Landau
The Book Club Kit by Patti Kelley Criswell
Could You? Would You? by Trudy White
Crazy Cars by Matt Doeden
Dare to Dream! by Carl Sommer, Jorge Martinez, Greg Budwine and Kennon James
Dinosaurium: 10 Books in One by Laura Buller and Carey Scott
Dinosaurs Across America by Phil Yeh
Do Not Open: An Encyclopedia of the World's Best-Kept Secrets by John Farndon
Dog Diaries: Secret Writings of the Woof Society by Betsy Byars, Betsy Duffey and Laurie Myers
Dogs by Meish Goldish
Encyclopedia Brown Cracks the Case by Donald J. Sobol
Every Minute on Earth: Fun Facts That Happen Every 60 Seconds by Steve Murrie and Matthew Murrie
Explorer: A Daring Guide for Young Adventurers by Dugald A. Steer
Extreme Dinosaurs by Robert Mash
Extreme Pets! by Jane Harrington
Goosebumps Graphix 3: Terror Trips by R. L. Stine, Jill Thompson, Jamie Tolagson and Amy Kim Ganter
A Horse in the House and Other Strange but True Animal Stories by Gail Ablow
How Big Is It? A BIG Book All about BIGNESS by Ben Hillman
Medical Detective Dogs with Frances E. Ruffin
Military Dogs by Frances E. Ruffin
Monday With a Mad Genius by Mary Pope Osborne
Mythology by Dugald A. Steer
Old Penn Station by William Low
The Painted Circus by Wallace Edwards
Race Horses by Michael Sandler
Real-Life Sea Monsters by Judith Jango-Cohen
The Richest Poor Kid by Carl Sommer
Scholastic Book of World Records 2008 by Jenifer Corr Morse
See What You Can Be: Explore Careers That Could Be For You! by Diane Heiman and Liz Suneby
Spike the Rebel by Carl Sommer
Turtle Summer: A Journal for My Daughter by Mary Alice Monroe
Wolves by Duncan Searl
The Worst Name in Third Grade by Debbie Dadey
