100 Books for the 100th Day of School! (2024)

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:

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

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

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

Here’s some additional inspiring ideas for celebrating the 100th day of school.