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Are You My Mother?

by P. D. Eastman · Grades K–1 · Realistic Fiction

Are You My Mother? by P. D. Eastman is assigned in US schools at grades k–1. It appears on 1 list: the Common Core State Standards (ELA). Every citation below links to the primary source.

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Assigned across 1 curriculum list

Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).

This page shows where Are You My Mother? is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.

Reading level at a glance

Grade range
Grades K–1
Age range
Ages 5–6
Pages
63
Reading time
about 1h 10m (est.)
First published
1960
Genre
Realistic Fiction
ISBN-13
9780394800189

Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-09-24; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.

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Why it is assigned

This realistic fiction title is typically read at grades k–1. Written in the 1960s; pairs with curriculum units on french language and readers; cited on the Common Core State Standards (ELA).

Themes

french language · readers · animals · bilingual

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What grade level is Are You My Mother??
Are You My Mother? is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades K–1. It appears on 1 school reading list. Exact placement varies by school and district.
How long does it take to read Are You My Mother??
It takes about 1h 10m to read Are You My Mother? (63 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 70 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Are You My Mother??
Are You My Mother? appears on reading lists for Common Core State Standards (ELA). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Are You My Mother? banned in schools?
Are You My Mother? does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally. See the banned books list by state.
What themes does Are You My Mother? explore?
Central themes in Are You My Mother? include french language, readers, animals, bilingual.

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How we classify

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Lexile measure
Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
Grade band
Grades K–1 — drawn from the curriculum sources cited on this page.
Curriculum alignment
Cited in 1 curriculum on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence
Not yet documented in a state-level framework on this site.
Removal / banning records
No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
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