Celebrate the 100th day of school with these 100 book ideas
The 100th day of school is a landmark day to celebrate at any age. One hundred days is more than halfway through the school year, and at this point, students, teachers, and other members of the school community are familiar with routines, roles, and expectations. That’s why this milestone is the perfect time to step back and enjoy a good book.
On the 100th day of school, take time to reflect with students to celebrate what you’ve learned and accomplished over the past few months and discuss your goals for the remainder of the school year.
Start with reading a new book in the theme of “one hundred.” Explore the books listed here as a starting point for your celebration and discussion. This list of 100 books is separated into three categories based on grade level, but you know your students’ reading abilities best and can help point them in the right direction.
Pre-K-Kindergarten:
Pre-K-Kindergarten:1. Let’s Count to 100! by Masayuki Sebe
2. Ready! Set! 100th Day! by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace
3. Emily’s First 100 Days of School by Rosemary Wells
4. 100 Bugs! A Counting Book by Kate Narita
5. Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3 by Bill Martin Jr.
6. 100 Animals on Parade! by Masayuki Sebe
7. From 1 to 10 by Mies van Hout
8. 99 Tomatoes and One Potato by Delphine Chedru
9. Make it 100! by Joanne Mattern
10. Hundred Feet Tall by Benjamin Scheuer
11. 100 Cats: Cute Kitties to Count by Michael Whaite
12. 100 Dogs: Playful Pups to Count by Michael Whaite
13. From the World of Goodnight Moon: 100 First Words by Margaret Wise Brown
14. Sam Sorts by Marthe Jocelyn
15. Planet Kindergarten: 100 Days in Orbit by Sue Ganz-Schmitt
16. School Bus by Donald Crews
17. 100th Day of School by Sharon Katz Cooper
18. William’s 100th Day of School by Lisa Bullard
19. The 100th Day of School by Melissa Abramovitz
20. Fancy Nancy: The 100th Day of School by Jane O’Connor
21. Biscuit’s 100th Day of School by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
22. 100 Days of School by Trudy Harris
23. Ten Blocks to the Big Wok: A Chinatown Counting Book by Ying-Hwa Hu
24. Big Book of Counting to 100 by Ekaterina Ladatko
25. School in Many Cultures by Heather Adamson
26. Schools Around the World by Brenna Maloney
27. Pete the Cat: The Wheels on the Bus by James Dean
28. The Itsy Bitsy School Bus by Jeffrey Burton
29. Kindergarrrten Bus by Mike Ornstein
30. Safe on the School Bus by Rosemary Jennings
31. One Big Building: A Counting Book About Construction by Michael Dahl
Grades 1-3:
Grades 1-3:32. Counting in Our World by Naomi Osborne
33. 100 Monsters in My School by Bonnie Bader
34. 100 Days of Cool by Stuart J. Murphy
35. This is a School by John Schu
36. Children Just Like Me, a School Like Mine: A Celebration of Schools Around the World by Penny Smith
37. School Days Around the World by Margriet Ruurs
38. One Hundred Hungry Ants by Elinor J. Pinczes
39. 100 Things That Make Me Happy by Amy Schwartz
40. 100 Things I Know How to Do by Amy Schwartz
41. 100 Things I Love to do with You by Amy Schwartz
42. Can You See What I See? 100 Fun Finds: Read and Seek by Walter Wick
43. I Spy a School Bus by Jean Marzollo
44. Bruno Has One Hundred Friends by Francesca Pirrone
45. Follow the Moon Home: A Tale of One Idea, Twenty Kids, and a Hundred Sea Turtles by Philippe Cousteau
46. One Hundred Sausages by Yuval Zommer
47. The Night Before the 100th Day of School by Natasha Wing
48. Harry Versus the First 100 Days of School by Emily Jenkins
49. 100 Snowmen by Jennifer Dussling
50. 100 Animals by Steve Jenkins
51. 100 First Things to Know by Dawn Sirett
52. 100 Ways to Rebuild the World by Helen Murray
53. From One to One Hundred by Teri Sloat
54. Max & Mo’s 100th Day of School by Patricia Lakin
55. Fergus and Zeke and the 100th Day of School by Kate Messner
56. My First 100 Dinosaur Words by Chris Ferrie
57. Miss Mingo and the 100th Day of School by Jamie Harper
58. Tiny and the 100th Day of School by Cari Meister
59. The 100th Day of School from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler
60. Rocket’s 100th Day of School by Tad Hills
61. Young Cam Jansen and the 100th Day of School Mystery by David A. Adler
62. This is the Way We Go to School by Laine Falk
63. This is the Way We Go to School: a Book About Children Around the World by Edith Baer
64. Schools by Joanna Brundle
65. Schools Around the World by Eleanor O’Connell
66. Schools Around the World by Clare Lewis
67. The One Hundredth Day of School! by Abby Klein
68. It’s Not a School Bus, It’s a Pirate Ship by Mickey Rapkin
Grades 4-8:
Grades 4-8:69. The Hundred Penny Box by Sharon Bell Mathis
70. The History of the World in 100 Animals by Simon Barnes
71. Bling! 100 Fun Facts About Rocks and Gems by Emma Carlson Berne
72. Mythical Beasts: 100 Fun Facts About Real Animals and the Myths they Inspire by Stephanie Warren Drimmer
73. 100 Endangered Species by Rachel Hudson
74. If the World were 100 People by Jackie McCann
75. How Did Romans Count to 100? The Math of the Gladiators by Lucy D. Hayes
76. 100 Events That Made History: Memorable Moments that Shaped the Modern World by Clare Hibbert
77. 100 Things to Know About Inventions by Clive Gifford
78. 100 Things to Know About Art by Susie Hodge
79. 100 Ways to Make the World a Better Place: An Activity Book to Inspire Change by Karen Ng
80. My One Hundred Adventures by Polly Horvath
81. 100 Most Awesome Things on the Planet by Anna Claybourne
82. 100 Ways to Make the World Better! by Lisa Gerry
83. 100 Things to Be When You Grow Up by Lisa Gerry
84. 100 Things to Know Before You Grow Up by Lisa Gerry
85. 100 Things to Make You Happy by Lisa Gerry
86. Brick x Brick: How to Build Amazing Things with 100-ish Bricks or Fewer: Say What?!? by Adam Ward
87. 100 Ways to be Thankful by Lisa Gerry
88. 100 Things You Should Know About Extreme Survival by Jen Green
89. Separate Is Never Equal by Duncan Tonatiuh
90. Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks
91. President of the Whole Fifth Grade by Sherri Winston
92. President of the Whole Sixth Grade by Sherri Winston
93. This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from Around the World by Matt Lamothe
94. Off to Class: Incredible and Unusual Schools Around the World by Susan Hughes
95. My School in the Rain Forest: How Children Attend School Around the World by Margriet Ruurs
96. Awesome, Disgusting, Unusual Facts About School by Eric Braun
97. My School in 2055 by Carrie Lewis
98. How Many Hairs on a Grizzly Bear? And Other Big Questions About Numbers by Tracey Turner
99. Millions, Billions, & Trillions: Understanding Big Numbers by David A. Adler
100. If… A Mind-Bending New Way of Looking at Big Ideas and Numbers by David J. Smith
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