Field Day Books for Kids

Field Day is an exciting event that encourages kids to play outside, try new activities, build teamwork skills, and practice sportsmanship. For teachers looking to prepare for this fun event, I’ve compiled a list of books to share. Here are some of my favorite field day books for kids.

Are you getting ready for Field Day? Here are some of my favorite books to get kids excited for this fun event. These stories encourage teamwork and good sportsmanship while having fun.

You can click on any of the titles below to learn more about each story or find all of these picture books about field day on my Amazon page.

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Children’s Books about Field Day

The Field Day from the Black Lagoon

by Mike Thaler

The Field Day is one week away, and everyone has to go. But Hubie would rather go home! Crazy Coach Kong is making up all the events, like leaping over lions, hopping over hippos, skipping through snakes, and tiptoeing around tigers. Will it be a field day or dreams or a field day of screams?

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Evie’s Field Day: More Than One Way to Win

by Claire Noland

Evie loves to run, jump, hop and most of all – win! In fact, she has a special place in her room for all her trophies and ribbons. Evie couldn’t wait to blaze past her classmates on Field Day. So when things didn’t go her way, she stomped, scored and downright pouted! Evie was a sore loser, alright.

When Evie finds herself ahead of the pack and faced with an important decision, will she choose the chance at a trophy or the chance to be a kind friend?

Junie B. Jones is Captain Field Day

by Barbara Park

Afternoon kindergarten is having a field day, and Junie B. Jones is team captain! Only, here’s the problem. Room Eight keeps on winning too many events. And so how will Room Nine ever become the kindergarten champions? As Captain Field Day, will Junie B. find a way to lead her team to victory? Or will it be up to someone else to save the day?

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Horrible Harry and the Field Day Revenge

by Suzy Kline

It’s one of the best days at South School: Field Day! That means bean bag tosses, relay races, and tug of war. When Mr. Deltoid announces students will pair up to compete for a mystery prize, Harry and Dougare determined to win. But at what cost? Harry’s sneaky tactics leave Sid and Mary grumbling. They even claim he’s cheating. Harry insists he’s playing fair and square. Doug doesn’t know what to think! He must prove his best friend is innocent before his classmates seek Field Day revenge. Can they win and play by the rules, or will the highlight of the year be a horrible disaster?

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Field Day!

by Candice Ransom

What’s more fun than field day? The Day kids are so excited! They gobble their breakfast and race to the bus. So many fun things are waiting for them! Spoon-and-egg race! Face-painting! Kickball! A bouncy castle! Brother and sister can’t wait! This book is part of the Step Into Reading series.

Pete the Cat Rocking Field Day

by James Dean

Ready, set, groove! It’s field day and Pete is excited for a day filled with fun activities, like the water-balloon toss, three-legged race, an obstacle course, and tug-of-war! Join Pete the Cat and his friends Callie, Grumpy Toad, and Gus as they compete for a medal on field day!

Fergus and Zeke and the Field Day Challenge

by Kate Messner

Fergus and Zeke love being the class pets in Miss Maxwell’s classroom. From science experiments to art projects, they do everything the students do. But on Field Day, none of the events are the right size for the small mice — the limbo is too easy, the high jump is too hard, and kickball is absolutely terrifying! So Fergus and Zeke create their own Field Day Challenge, with mouse-size tug-of-war, acorn throwing, and Hula-Hooping. After all the fun and exercise, it’s time to go back to the classroom — but Fergus and Zeke are locked out! Will they be able to use their new skills to get inside in time for ice pops?

Mia Mayhem and the Super Family Field Day

by Kara West

Mia and friends get ready for family field day at the PITS! Potato sack races, tug of war, and the hula hoop ring toss reach dangerous limits when a group of the most skilled and talented superheroes go head to head. Will Mia and her parents be able to come out on top or will the whole day end up in a major family fiasco? This is book 9 of the Mia Mayhem series.

Clifford’s Field Day

by Norman Bridwell

Clifford comes along with Emily Elizabeth for Field Day at school. The big red dog bounces through the sack race, tries to jump over the hurdles in one leap, and even helps Emily Elizabeth win a tug-of-war. But when the coach tells Clifford that he is too big to play, Clifford finds a way to win our hearts, instead of a medal!

Maisy’s Field Day

by Lucy Cousins

Join Maisy and her pals for Field Day! First is the egg-and-spoon race (oops, Eddie’s egg is a little too wobbly). No problem, there are lots more games to play — a wheelbarrow race, a three-legged race, and even a get-dressed-up-silly race. When it’s time to play ringtoss, Eddie’s trunk comes in handy, and in the relay race, Maisy and Charley run as fast as they can. Last of all comes a great big game of tug-of-war, where both teams fall down laughing at the end!

The Big Cheese

by Jory John

The Big Cheese is the best at everything, and brags about it, too. When the annual Cheese-cathlon comes around, the Big Cheese is prepared to win, as always. But what happens when the quiet new kid, Wedge Wedgeman, comes out on top? Is a slice of humility all the Big Cheese needs to discover that some things are better than being the best?

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Nouns and Verbs Have a Field Day

by Robin Pulver

It’s Field Day in Mr. Wright’s class, and not just for the students. Nouns and verbs want to play their own games, such as tug-of-words and three-legged races. But wait! No one is getting anywhere. First nouns and verbs will have to learn about the kind of teamwork needed to make a sentence.