This is a list of books in order of Lexile Score.   Lexile is a system of rating books by order reading difficulty.  That is the complexity of the sentences and the difficulty of the words.  For more information on Lexiles and a site to where you can look up the Lexiles of other books click here 

  Adult-Directed (AD).   A text designated as "AD" is one designed to be read to or with readers. The following guidelines should be used when examining an "AD" text:   

 Texts designated as "AD" are useful when reading to a group and can be used to improve listening comprehension skills (e.g., making predictions, engaging in discussion, identifying meaning, and acquiring vocabulary).

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The majority of the books here are Award winners.  If you have more books that you would like to suggest send me the titles

Title Author Newberry  Caldecott  Lexile Score
The Snowy Day Keats, Ezra   63 AD500
500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins, The Dr Seuss     AD520
Jumanji Allsburg, Chris   82 AD620
Rapunzel Zelinsky, Paul   98 AD700
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble Steig, William   70 AD700
Where the Wild Things Are  Sendak, Morise     AD740
Snowflake Bentley Martin, Jacqueline   99 AD830
When I Was Young in the Mountains Rylant, Cynthia     AD980
One Fine Day Hogrogian, Nonny   72 AD1080
Saint George and the Dragon Hodges, Margaret   85 AD1080
Ox-Cart Man Hall Donald   80 AD1130
Hey Al Yorinks, Arthur   87 320
Smoky Night Buting, Eve   95 360
Hershel and the Hanukah Goblins Kimmel, Eric     400
The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel  Provensen, Alice & Martin   84 460
Arrow to the Sun McDermott, Gerald   75 480
Officer Buckle and Gloria Rathmann, Peggy   96 510
Sam, Bangs & Moonshine Ness, Evaline   67 510
The Polar Express Alsburg, Chris   86 520
Fables Lobel, Arnold   81 540
Shadow  Cendrars, Blaise   83 550
Sarah, Plain & Tall MacLachlan, Patricia 86   560
Superfudge Blume, Judy     560
Carry on, Mr. Bowditch Latham, Jean 56   570
Whipping Boy Fleischman, Sid 87   570
The Funny Little Woman Lafcadio Hearn Mosel, Arlene   73 570
Mirette on the High Wire McCully, Emily   93 580
Black and White Macaulay, David   91 610
A Year Down Yonder Peck, Richard 2001   610
MC Higgins the Great Hamilton, Virginia 75   620
Owl Moon Yolen, Jane   88 630
Strawberry Girl Lenski, Lois 46   650
Holes Sachar, Louis 99   660
The Girl who Loved Wild Horses Goble, Paul   79 670
Lon Po Po Young, Ed   90 670
Number the Stars Lowry, Lois 90   670
Grapes of Wrath, The  Steinbeck, John     680
Charlotte's Web White, E.B.     680
Golem Wisniewski, David   97 690
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankweiler Konigsburg, E. L.  68   700
Secret of the Andes Clark, Ann 53   710
The Wheel on the School DeJong, Meindert 55   710
Onion John Krumgold, Joseph 60   710
Diceys Song Voigt, Cynthia 83   710
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator Dahl, Roald     720
A Wrinkle in Time L'Engle, Madeline 63   740
Soup Newton, Robert     740
Shadow of a Bull Wojciechowska 65   740
Miracle on Maple Hill Sorensen, Virginia 57   750
The Westing Game Raskin, Ellen 79   750
The Bronze Bow Speare, Elizabeth 62   760
The Giver Lowry, Lois 94   760
Walk Two Moons Creech, Sharn 95   770
Sign of the Beaver Speare, Eilizabeth 84 Honnor   770
Why Mosquitoes Buzz I People's Ears Aardema Verna   76 770
Song and Dance Man