1990s books assigned in Kindergarten
US schools assign 27 books written in the 1990s to kindergarten students. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.
- Titles
- 27
- Written
- 1990–1999
- States assigning
- 1
The list — 1990s, kindergarten
Reading the whole 1990s kindergarten reading list? Kids who struggle with the print versions often finish the assigned books by listening.
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BarrioGeorge Ancona
Black and WhiteDavid Macaulay
Chicken SundayPatricia Polacco- Family Pictures / Cuadros de FamiliaCarmen Lomas GarzaFamily Pictures / Cuadros de FamiliaCarmen Lomas Garza
GolemDavid Wisniewski- Her StoriesVirginia HamiltonHer StoriesVirginia Hamilton
Home PlaceCrescent Dragonwagon- In Daddy's Arms I Am TallJavaka SteptoeIn Daddy's Arms I Am TallJavaka Steptoe
- In the Time of the DrumsKim L. SiegelsonIn the Time of the DrumsKim L. Siegelson
Jambo Means HelloMuriel Feelings
John HenryJulius Lester
Joseph Had a Little OvercoatSimms Taback
Mirette on the High WireEmily Arnold McCully
Off to School, Baby Duck!Amy Hest
Officer Buckle and GloriaPeggy Rathmann
Old Elm SpeaksKristine O'Connell George
Red-eyed Tree FrogJoy Cowley
Snowflake BentleyJacqueline Briggs Martin- Soul Looks Back in WonderTom FeelingsSoul Looks Back in WonderTom Feelings
Tar BeachFaith Ringgold
The Adventures of SparrowboyBrian Pinkney- The CreationJames Weldon JohnsonThe CreationJames Weldon Johnson
The Fortune-TellersLloyd Alexander
The Middle PassageTom Feelings
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- The Origin of Life on Earth · David A. Anderson · Buy →
- The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks · Katherine Paterson · Buy →
- Tuesday · David Wiesner · Buy →
Most-assigned 1990s authors in kindergarten
Tom Feelings (2) · David Macaulay · Patricia Polacco · Virginia Hamilton · Crescent Dragonwagon · Javaka Steptoe
Common questions
- How many 1990s books are assigned in kindergarten?
- 27 books written between 1990 and 1999 appear on kindergarten reading lists tracked by ReadingList. Each one is cited from a state department of education, district list, or AP/IB syllabus.