Chez Bob
by Bob Shea · Grades K–2 · Realistic Fiction
Chez Bob by Bob Shea is on US reading lists at grades k–2. It appears on 3 lists: 3 book-award lists, across 3 states. Every citation below links to the primary source.
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Widely assigned — 3 curriculum lists · 3 states
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 Chez Bob 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–2
- Age range
- Ages 5–7
- Pages
- 40
- Reading time
- about 45 minutes (est.)
- First published
- 2021
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780316483117
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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About this book
Book facts and sources (3)
- On award reading lists
- California Young Reader Medal (source: californiayoungreadermedal.org)
- Nebraska Golden Sower Award (source: nlc.nebraska.gov)
- Kentucky Bluegrass Award (source: kasl.us)
- Catalog record
- First published 2021 · 40 pages (edition lengths vary) (source: how we source book data)
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Why widely assigned
This realistic fiction title is typically read at grades k–2. Written in the 2020s; cited on 3 lists: 3 book-award lists.
Where this book is recommended
California Young Reader Medal
- recommended·Kindergarten grade · Californiasource: California Young Reader Medal past winners, 2024 winner (Primary)
- recommended·1st grade · Californiasource: California Young Reader Medal past winners, 2024 winner (Primary)
- recommended·2nd grade · Californiasource: California Young Reader Medal past winners, 2024 winner (Primary)
- recommended·3rd grade · Californiasource: California Young Reader Medal past winners, 2024 winner (Primary)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award
- recommended·Kindergarten grade · Kentuckysource: Kentucky Association of School Librarians — Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner's Circle, 2023 winner (K-2)
- recommended·1st grade · Kentuckysource: Kentucky Association of School Librarians — Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner's Circle, 2023 winner (K-2)
- recommended·2nd grade · Kentuckysource: Kentucky Association of School Librarians — Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner's Circle, 2023 winner (K-2)
Nebraska Golden Sower Award
- recommended·Kindergarten grade · Nebraskasource: Nebraska Library Association — Golden Sower Award past winners, 2024 winner (Picture Book)
- recommended·1st grade · Nebraskasource: Nebraska Library Association — Golden Sower Award past winners, 2024 winner (Picture Book)
- recommended·2nd grade · Nebraskasource: Nebraska Library Association — Golden Sower Award past winners, 2024 winner (Picture Book)
- recommended·3rd grade · Nebraskasource: Nebraska Library Association — Golden Sower Award past winners, 2024 winner (Picture Book)
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Common questions
- What grade level is Chez Bob?
- Chez Bob is listed for grades K–2. It appears on 3 state book-award lists across 3 states, from kindergarten to grade 3. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- How long does it take to read Chez Bob?
- It takes about 45 minutes to read Chez Bob (40 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 45 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Chez Bob?
- Chez Bob appears on reading lists for California Young Reader Medal, Kentucky Bluegrass Award, Nebraska Golden Sower Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Chez Bob banned in schools?
- Chez Bob 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.
Why this book is on this list
How we classifyHide
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–2 — drawn from the state book-award lists citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 3 curricula on this site (see “Where recommended” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- On state book-award lists in 3 states (see citations above).
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: book-club.