What grade level is Bubba the Cowboy Prince?

Bubba the Cowboy Prince is listed for grades K–3. It appears on 1 state book-award list across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.

What curricula assign Bubba the Cowboy Prince?

Bubba the Cowboy Prince appears on reading lists for Nebraska Golden Sower Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is Bubba the Cowboy Prince banned in schools?

Bubba the Cowboy Prince 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 Bubba the Cowboy Prince explore?

Central themes in Bubba the Cowboy Prince include humorous stories, cowboys, wit and humor, cowboys, fiction.

Bubba the Cowboy Prince

Name: Bubba the Cowboy Prince
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Author: Helen Ketteman
ISBN: 9780590255066

by Helen Ketteman · Grades K–3 · Humor

Bubba the Cowboy Prince by Helen Ketteman is on US reading lists at grades k–3. It appears on 1 list: the Nebraska Golden Sower Award, across 1 state. Every citation below links to the primary source.

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Assigned across 1 curriculum list · 1 state

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

On reading-award lists:Nebraska Golden Sower Award

This page shows where Bubba the Cowboy Prince 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–3
Age range: Ages 5–8
First published: 1997
Genre: Humor
ISBN-13: 9780590255066

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 humor title is typically read at grades k–3. Written in the 1990s; pairs with curriculum units on humorous stories and cowboys; cited on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award.

Themes

humorous stories · cowboys · wit and humor · cowboys, fiction

Where this book is recommended

Nebraska Golden Sower Award

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Common questions

What grade level is Bubba the Cowboy Prince?: Bubba the Cowboy Prince is listed for grades K–3. It appears on 1 state book-award list across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.
What curricula assign Bubba the Cowboy Prince?: Bubba the Cowboy Prince appears on reading lists for Nebraska Golden Sower Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Bubba the Cowboy Prince banned in schools?: Bubba the Cowboy Prince 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 Bubba the Cowboy Prince explore?: Central themes in Bubba the Cowboy Prince include humorous stories, cowboys, wit and humor, cowboys, fiction.

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How we classify

Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.

Lexile measure: Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
Grade band: Grades K–3 — drawn from the state book-award lists citing this book.
Curriculum alignment: Cited in 1 curriculum on this site (see “Where recommended” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence: On state book-award lists in 1 state (see citations above).
Removal / banning records: No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags: Tagged for: book-club.