The BEE Amazing Book List is a compilation of great books recommended by the McKinney ISD elementary library team. Try one of these awesome titles the next time you are looking for an enjoyable read.
Read any 10 books from the list this year and return your completed sheet to vote for your favorite and be added to the Reading Wall of Fame too!
2025-2026 BEE Amazing Reading List
EVERYBODY PICTURE BOOKS
The Book That Can Read Your Mind by Marianna Coppo
Built to Last by Minh Lê and Dan Santat
Flat Cat by Tara Lazar and Pete Oswald
Green on Green by Dianne White and Felicita Sala
How to Staycation Like a Snail by Naseem Hrab and Kelly Collier
The King Penguin by Vanessa Roeder
Mavis the Bravest by Lu Fraser and Sarah Warburton
Problem Solved! by Jan Thomas
Sprout Branches Out by Jessika von Innerebner
The Squish by Breanna Carzoo
When the Sky Glows by Nell Cross Beckerman
The Yellow Bus by Loren Long
Zombies Don't Eat Veggies by Jorge Lacera and Megan Lacera
INFORMATIONAL BOOKS
The Boy Who Thought Outside the Box by Marcie Wessels and Beatriz Castro
If You Had Your Birthday Party on the Moon by Joyce Lapin and Simona Ceccarelli
What If You Had An Animal Home? by Sandra Markle
FICTION CHAPTER BOOKS
Because of the Rabbit by Cynthia Lord
Bodega Cats: Picture Purrfect* by Hilda Eunice Burgos and Siara Faison
The Comeback by E.L. Shen
Felix Powell, Boy Dog by Erin Entrada Kelly
Just Harriet by Elana K. Arnold
Operation: Happy by Jenni L. Walsh
Singing With Elephants by Margarita Engle (*Recommended for grade 3-5)
Wagnificent: The Adventures of Thunder and Sage by Bethanie Murguia
2026-2027 BEE Amazing Reading List
FICTION CHAPTER BOOKS
Amina Banana and the Formula for Friendship by Shifa Saltagi Safadi and Aaliya Jaleel
Liars Society by Alyson Gerber
Pocket Bear by Katherine Applegate
A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall by Jasemine Warga
They Call Me No Sam! by Drew Daywalt and Mike Lowery
Troubling Tonsils! by Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown
INFORMATIONAL BOOKS
Hello, I'm a Pangolin by Hayley Rocco and John Rocco
Stalactite and Stalagmite: A Big Tale from a Little Cave by Drew Beckmeyer
Stranded!: A Mostly True Story from Iceland by Ævar Þór Benediktsson and Anne Wilson
EVERYBODY PICTURE BOOKS
The Day the Books Disappeared by Joanna Ho, Caroline Kusin Pritchard, and Dan Santat
The Everything Trail by Meg Fleming and Chuck Groenink
Exactly as Planned by Tao Nyeu
Fireworks by Matthew Burgess and Cátia Chien
I am Ingrid: The Adventures of the World's Greatest Guide Dog by Aria Mia Loberti and Vivienne To
I am Not Happy! by Caroline L. Perry and Sydney Hanson
The Interpreter by Olivia Abtahi and Monica Arnaldo
Island Storm by Brian Floca and Sydney Smith
Just One Wave by Travis Jonker
Millie Fleur Saves the Night by Christy Mandin
Ready, Set, Roll! by Alessandro Montagnana