
The Great Fuzz Frenzy
by Janet Stevens · Grades K–3 · Humor
The Great Fuzz Frenzy by Janet Stevens is on US reading lists at grades k–3. It appears on 3 lists: 3 book-award lists, across 3 states. Every citation below links to the primary source.
Before you buy: Ages 5–8 · Grades K–3 · 56 pages. The button opens the hardcover edition (ISBN 9780152046262). If the class uses a set edition or translation, match its ISBN first.
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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 The Great Fuzz Frenzy 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
- Pages
- 56
- Reading time
- about 1 hour (est.)
- First published
- 2005
- Genre
- Humor
- ISBN-13
- 9780152046262
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
- Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (source: maslmd.org)
- Nebraska Golden Sower Award (source: nlc.nebraska.gov)
- Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) (source: pyrcapsla.wixsite.com)
- Catalog record
- First published 2005 · 56 pages (edition lengths vary) (source: how we source book data)
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Why widely assigned
This humor title is typically read at grades k–3. Written in the 2000s; pairs with curriculum units on humorous stories and balls (sporting goods); cited on 3 lists: 3 book-award lists.
Themes
humorous stories · balls (sporting goods) · prairie dogs · greed
Where this book is recommended
Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award
- recommended·Kindergarten grade · Marylandsource: Maryland Association of School Librarians — Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, 2008 winner (Picture Book)
- recommended·1st grade · Marylandsource: Maryland Association of School Librarians — Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, 2008 winner (Picture Book)
- recommended·2nd grade · Marylandsource: Maryland Association of School Librarians — Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, 2008 winner (Picture Book)
- recommended·3rd grade · Marylandsource: Maryland Association of School Librarians — Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, 2008 winner (Picture Book)
Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania)
- recommended·Kindergarten grade · Pennsylvaniasource: Mountain Laurel Book Award / Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award — PSLA past winners list, 2008-2009 winner (K-3)
- recommended·1st grade · Pennsylvaniasource: Mountain Laurel Book Award / Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award — PSLA past winners list, 2008-2009 winner (K-3)
- recommended·2nd grade · Pennsylvaniasource: Mountain Laurel Book Award / Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award — PSLA past winners list, 2008-2009 winner (K-3)
- recommended·3rd grade · Pennsylvaniasource: Mountain Laurel Book Award / Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award — PSLA past winners list, 2008-2009 winner (K-3)
Nebraska Golden Sower Award
- recommended·Kindergarten grade · Nebraskasource: Nebraska Library Association — Golden Sower Award past winners, 2008 winner (Picture Book)
- recommended·1st grade · Nebraskasource: Nebraska Library Association — Golden Sower Award past winners, 2008 winner (Picture Book)
- recommended·2nd grade · Nebraskasource: Nebraska Library Association — Golden Sower Award past winners, 2008 winner (Picture Book)
- recommended·3rd grade · Nebraskasource: Nebraska Library Association — Golden Sower Award past winners, 2008 winner (Picture Book)
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Common questions
- What grade level is The Great Fuzz Frenzy?
- The Great Fuzz Frenzy is listed for grades K–3. It appears on 3 state book-award lists across 3 states. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- How long does it take to read The Great Fuzz Frenzy?
- It takes about 1 hour to read The Great Fuzz Frenzy (56 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 60 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign The Great Fuzz Frenzy?
- The Great Fuzz Frenzy appears on reading lists for Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania), Nebraska Golden Sower Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is The Great Fuzz Frenzy banned in schools?
- The Great Fuzz Frenzy 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 The Great Fuzz Frenzy explore?
- Central themes in The Great Fuzz Frenzy include humorous stories, balls (sporting goods), prairie dogs, greed.
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–3 — 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.