What grade level is The Shoe Tree of Chagrin?

The Shoe Tree of Chagrin is listed for grades K–5. It appears on 1 book-award list. Exact placement varies by school and district.

What curricula assign The Shoe Tree of Chagrin?

The Shoe Tree of Chagrin appears on reading lists for Golden Kite Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is The Shoe Tree of Chagrin banned in schools?

The Shoe Tree of Chagrin 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.

The Shoe Tree of Chagrin

Name: The Shoe Tree of Chagrin
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Author: J. Patrick Lewis
ISBN: 9781568461731

by J. Patrick Lewis · Grades K–5 · Children's

The Shoe Tree of Chagrin by J. Patrick Lewis 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).

On reading-award lists:Golden Kite Award

This page shows where The Shoe Tree of Chagrin 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: 2001
Genre: Children's
ISBN-13: 9781568461731

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 2000s; cited on the Golden Kite Award.

Where this book is recommended

Golden Kite Award
- recommended·Kindergarten grade source: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2002 Winner
- recommended·1st grade source: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2002 Winner
- recommended·2nd grade source: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2002 Winner
- recommended·3rd grade source: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2002 Winner
- recommended·4th grade source: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2002 Winner
- recommended·5th grade source: Golden Kite Award (SCBWI) winners, via Wikipedia — 2002 Winner

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Common questions

What grade level is The Shoe Tree of Chagrin?: The Shoe Tree of Chagrin is listed for grades K–5. It appears on 1 book-award list. Exact placement varies by school and district.
What curricula assign The Shoe Tree of Chagrin?: The Shoe Tree of Chagrin appears on reading lists for Golden Kite Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is The Shoe Tree of Chagrin banned in schools?: The Shoe Tree of Chagrin 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.

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How we classify

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.