# Theodor Seuss Geisel Award reading list

**18** books referenced by Theodor Seuss Geisel Award, a reading-program curriculum framework spanning applicable K-12 grade levels.

The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award is given annually by the Association for Library Service to Children (American Library Association) to the most distinguished American book for beginning readers. Named for Dr. Seuss, Geisel winners are the gold standard for K-2 classroom and library early-reader collections.

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## Theodor Seuss Geisel Award reading list

- [Are You Ready to Play Outside?](https://readinglist.school/book/are-you-ready-to-play-outside) by Mo Willems _(Grades K–2)_
- [Benny and Penny in the Big No-No!](https://readinglist.school/book/benny-and-penny-in-the-big-no-no) by Geoffrey Hayes _(Grades K–2)_
- [Bink and Gollie: Two for One](https://readinglist.school/book/bink-and-gollie) by Kate DiCamillo _(Grades K–2)_
- [Charlie & Mouse Even Better](https://readinglist.school/book/charlie-and-mouse) by Laurel Snyder _(Grades K–2)_
- [Don't Throw It to Mo!](https://readinglist.school/book/dont-throw-it-to-mo) by David A. Adler _(Grades K–2)_
- [Fox Has a Problem](https://readinglist.school/book/fox-has-a-problem) by Corey R. Tabor _(Grades 2–5)_
- [Fox at Night](https://readinglist.school/book/fox-at-night) by Corey R. Tabor _(Grades K–2)_
- [Fox the Tiger](https://readinglist.school/book/fox-the-tiger) by Corey R. Tabor _(Grades K–2)_
- [Henry and Mudge Ready-to-Read Value Pack #2](https://readinglist.school/book/henry-and-mudge-and-the-great-grandpas) by Cynthia Rylant _(Grades K–2)_
- [See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog](https://readinglist.school/book/see-the-cat-three-stories-about-a-dog) by David LaRochelle _(Grades K–2)_
- [Stop! Bot!](https://readinglist.school/book/stop-bot) by James Yang _(Grades K–1)_
- [Tales for Very Picky Eaters](https://readinglist.school/book/tales-for-very-picky-eaters) by Josh Schneider _(Grades K–2)_
- [The Watermelon Seed [Board Book]](https://readinglist.school/book/the-watermelon-seed) by Greg Pizzoli _(Grades K–1)_
- [There Is a Bird On Your Head! (An Elephant and Piggie Book)](https://readinglist.school/book/there-is-a-bird-on-your-head) by Mo Willems _(Grades K–2)_
- [Up, Tall and High](https://readinglist.school/book/up-tall-and-high) by Ethan Long _(Grades K–1)_
- [Vacation](https://readinglist.school/book/vacation-ame-dyckman) by Ame Dyckman _(Grades K–1)_
- [You are (not) Small](https://readinglist.school/book/you-are-not-small) by Anna Kang _(Grades K–1)_
- [Zelda and Ivy, the Runaways](https://readinglist.school/book/zelda-and-ivy-the-runaways) by Laura McGee Kvasnosky _(Grades K–2)_

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