# Alvin Schwartz — books assigned in US schools

**3** books by Alvin Schwartz appear in the US-school assigned-reading canon. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** K–5
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/author/alvin-schwartz
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Recurring themes

- folklore
- horror stories
- horror tales
- tales

## Genres

- Mystery

## Every Alvin Schwartz title on file

- [In a Dark, Dark Room](https://readinglist.school/book/in-a-dark-dark-room) _(Grades K–3 · 1984)_
- [And the Green Grass Grew All Around](https://readinglist.school/book/and-the-green-grass-grew-all-around) _(Grades 3–5)_
- [More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark](https://readinglist.school/book/more-scary-stories-to-tell-in-the-dark) _(Grades 3–5)_

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