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Mensa Kids

Reading lists from Mensa for Kids, graded by age band; the band each book is filed under is kept alongside it.

202 books in the catalog stand on this list. The list itself (opens the list's own website) ↗

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32 of these books cover age 7. The 9 that name no age at all are left off rather than guessed at — choose any age to bring them back.

• Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst, 1972 · ages 6–7 · Lexile 840L · AR 3.7 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends, NY Public Library
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• Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish, 1963 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 340L · AR 2.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, NY Public Library, The Good & The Beautiful
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• Anansi the Spider by Gerald McDermott, 1987 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 430L · AR 2.8 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends
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• Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang, 1887 · ages 6–9 · Lexile 1120L
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• Curious George by H.A. Rey, 1941 · ages 4–7 · Lexile 600L · AR 2.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, NY Public Library
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• Frederick by Leo Lionni, 1967 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 590L · AR 3.1 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends
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• Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel, 1976 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 450L · AR 2.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, NY Public Library
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• George and Martha by James Marshall, 1972 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 500L · AR 2.7 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on NY Public Library
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• Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion, 1956 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 520L · AR 3.1 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• How the Leopard Got His Claws by Chinua Achebe, 2011 · ages 5–9 · AR 3.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen, 2011 · ages 5–8 · Lexile 230L · AR 1.0 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans, 1939 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 680L · AR 3.1 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on NY Public Library
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• Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey, 1941 · ages 4–7 · Lexile 710L · AR 4.1 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, NY Public Library
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• Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton, 1967 · ages 4–8 · Lexile 580L · AR 4.4 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Deep Roots Grade
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• Millions of Cats by Wanda Gág, 1928 · ages 4–8 · Lexile 580L · AR 3.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends, NY Public Library
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• Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg, 1985 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 520L · AR 3.8 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Put Me in the Zoo by Robert Lopshire, 1960 · ages 6–8 · Lexile 220L · AR 1.4 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Sam the Minuteman by Nathaniel Benchley, 1969 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 1078L · AR 2.9 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Stellaluna by Janell Cannon, 1993 · ages 6–8 · Lexile 550L · AR 3.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola, 1975 · ages 4–8 · Lexile 730L · AR 3.9
  also on Beautiful Feet, NY Public Library
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• Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig, 1969 · ages 5–8 · Lexile 780L · AR 4.0 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends, NY Public Library
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• The Cat in the Hat by Theodore Seuss Geisel, 1957 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 430L · AR 2.1 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on NY Public Library
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• The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds, 2003 · ages 6–8 · Lexile 500L · AR 1.9 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• The Garden of Abdul Gasazi by Chris Van Allsburg, 1979 · ages 4–8 · Lexile 580L · AR 4.0 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper, 1976 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 500L · AR 3.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, Halsted - Best Friends, TJEd Early Recommended
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• The Littles by John Peterson, 1967 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 590L · AR 3.3 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on The Good & The Beautiful
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• The Quiltmaker's Gift by Jeff Brumbeau, 2000 · ages 4–8 · Lexile 850L · AR 4.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats, 1962 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 500L · AR 2.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, NY Public Library
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• The Story of Babar by Jean de Brunhoff, 1933 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 610L · AR 3.9 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf, 1936 · ages 4–7 · Lexile 670L · AR 3.7 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Davidson Gifted, Deep Roots Grade, NY Public Library
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• Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, 1963 · ages 4–8 · Lexile 740L · AR 3.4 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on NY Public Library
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• Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne, 1926 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 790L · AR 4.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, Halsted - Best Friends, NY Public Library, TJEd Early Recommended
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