
Picture Purrfect (Bodega Cats #1)
by Hilda Eunice Burgos · Grades 2–5 · Early Chapter Book
Picture Purrfect (Bodega Cats #1) by Hilda Eunice Burgos is on US reading lists at grades 2–5. It appears on 1 list: the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book 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).
This page shows where Picture Purrfect (Bodega Cats #1) 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 2–5
- Age range
- Ages 7–11
- Pages
- 125
- Reading time
- about 2h 20m (est.)
- First published
- 2024
- Genre
- Early Chapter Book
- ISBN-13
- 9781250903730
Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-06-09; 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 early chapter book title is typically read at grades 2–5. Written in the 2020s; pairs with curriculum units on family and community; cited on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award.
Where this book is recommended
Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award
- recommended·3rd grade · Oklahomasource: 2026 Children's Sequoyah Book Award Master List (Oklahoma Library Association)
- recommended·4th grade · Oklahomasource: 2026 Children's Sequoyah Book Award Master List (Oklahoma Library Association)
- recommended·5th grade · Oklahomasource: 2026 Children's Sequoyah Book Award Master List (Oklahoma Library Association)
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Common questions
- What grade level is Picture Purrfect (Bodega Cats #1)?
- Picture Purrfect (Bodega Cats #1) is listed for grades 2–5. It appears on 1 state book-award list across 1 state, from grade 3 to grade 5. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- How long does it take to read Picture Purrfect (Bodega Cats #1)?
- It takes about 2h 20m to read Picture Purrfect (Bodega Cats #1) (125 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 140 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Picture Purrfect (Bodega Cats #1)?
- Picture Purrfect (Bodega Cats #1) appears on reading lists for Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Picture Purrfect (Bodega Cats #1) banned in schools?
- Picture Purrfect (Bodega Cats #1) 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.
- What themes does Picture Purrfect (Bodega Cats #1) explore?
- Central themes in Picture Purrfect (Bodega Cats #1) include family, community, animals.
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 2–5 — 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.