
Me and Momma and Big John
by Mara Rockliff · Grades K–5 · Children's
Me and Momma and Big John by Mara Rockliff is on US reading lists at grades k–5. It appears on 1 list: the Golden Kite Award. 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 Me and Momma and Big John 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–5
- First published
- 2012
- Genre
- Children's
- ISBN-13
- 9780763643591
Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-06-20; 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 children's title is typically read at grades k–5. Written in the 2010s; cited on the Golden Kite Award.
Where this book is recommended
Golden Kite Award
- recommended·Kindergarten gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2013 Winner
- recommended·1st gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2013 Winner
- recommended·2nd gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2013 Winner
- recommended·3rd gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2013 Winner
- recommended·4th gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2013 Winner
- recommended·5th gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2013 Winner
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Common questions
- What grade level is Me and Momma and Big John?
- Me and Momma and Big John is listed for grades K–5. It appears on 1 book-award list. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- What curricula assign Me and Momma and Big John?
- Me and Momma and Big John appears on reading lists for Golden Kite Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Me and Momma and Big John banned in schools?
- Me and Momma and Big John 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.
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–5 — drawn from the 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
- Not yet documented in a state-level framework on this site.
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: read-aloud.