Selecting an appropriate book is crucial for fostering reading habits in
children. While children exhibit varying levels of complexity when generating
oral narratives, the question arises: do children's books also differ in
narrative complexity? This study explores the narrative dynamics of literary
texts used in schools, focusing on how their complexity evolves across
different grade levels. Using Word-Recurrence Graph Analysis, we examined a
dataset of 1,627 literary texts spanning 13 years of education. The findings
reveal significant exponential growth in connectedness, particularly during the
first three years of schooling, mirroring patterns observed in children's oral
narratives. These results highlight the potential of literary texts as a tool
to support the development of literacy skills.