
Pocketful of Posies
by Salley Mavor · Grades K–5 · Children's
Pocketful of Posies by Salley Mavor is on US reading lists at grades k–5. It appears on 2 lists: 2 book-award lists. Every citation below links to the primary source.
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Assigned across 2 curriculum lists
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 Pocketful of Posies 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
- Pages
- 75
- Reading time
- about 1h 25m (est.)
- First published
- 2010
- Genre
- Children's
- ISBN-13
- 9780547504926
Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-06-19; 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 (2)
- On award reading lists
- Catalog record
- First published 2010 · 75 pages (edition lengths vary) (source: how we source book data)
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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 2 lists: 2 book-award lists.
Where this book is recommended
Boston Globe–Horn Book Award
- recommended·Kindergarten gradesource: Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners, via Wikipedia — 2011 Winner
- recommended·1st gradesource: Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners, via Wikipedia — 2011 Winner
- recommended·2nd gradesource: Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners, via Wikipedia — 2011 Winner
- recommended·3rd gradesource: Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners, via Wikipedia — 2011 Winner
- recommended·4th gradesource: Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners, via Wikipedia — 2011 Winner
- recommended·5th gradesource: Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners, via Wikipedia — 2011 Winner
Golden Kite Award
- recommended·Kindergarten gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2011 Winner
- recommended·1st gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2011 Winner
- recommended·2nd gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2011 Winner
- recommended·3rd gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2011 Winner
- recommended·4th gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2011 Winner
- recommended·5th gradesource: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2011 Winner
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Common questions
- What grade level is Pocketful of Posies?
- Pocketful of Posies is listed for grades K–5. It appears on 2 book-award lists. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- How long does it take to read Pocketful of Posies?
- It takes about 1h 25m to read Pocketful of Posies (75 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 85 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Pocketful of Posies?
- Pocketful of Posies appears on reading lists for Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, Golden Kite Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Pocketful of Posies banned in schools?
- Pocketful of Posies 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 2 curricula 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.