1990s books assigned in Kindergarten
US schools assign 78 books written in the 1990s to kindergarten students, across 9 states, spanning 720L–720L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.
Most widely assigned from the 1990s
The Adventures of Captain Underpants
Dav Pilkey · on 4 reading lists
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- Titles
- 78
- Written
- 1990–1999
- Lexile range
- 720L–720L
- States assigning
- 9
The list — 1990s, kindergarten
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A Bad Case of StripesDavid Shannon
A Perfect Pork StewPaul Brett Johnson
AkiakRobert J. Blake
BarrioGeorge Ancona
BasketGeorge Ella Lyon
Beware of BoysTony Blundell
Black and WhiteDavid Macaulay
Bubba the Cowboy PrinceHelen Ketteman
BuzRichard Egielski
Chicken SundayPatricia Polacco
CopycatRuth Brown
Dog BreathDav Pilkey
DogzillaDav Pilkey
Don't Fidget a Feather!Erica Silverman
Don't Need FriendsCarolyn Crimi
Double Trouble in Walla WallaAndrew Clements
Enchanted WoodRuth Sanderson
Family PicturesCarmen Lomas Garza
Family Pictures / Cuadros de FamiliaCarmen Lomas Garza
Go Away, Big Green MonsterEd Emberley
GolemDavid Wisniewski
Grandfather's JourneyAllen Say
Grandpa's TeethRod Clement
Harvey Potter's Balloon FarmJerdine Nolen
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- Heart of a Tiger
- Her Stories
- High-Wire Henry
- Home Place
- In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall
- In the Time of the Drums
- Jambo Means Hello
- John Henry
- Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
- Julius, the Baby of the World
- Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
- Livingstone Mouse
- Martha Speaks
- Mirette on the High Wire
- Mr. Tanen's Ties
- My Little Sister Ate One Hare
- Never Spit on Your Shoes
- No David!
- No More Water in the Tub
- No Such Thing
- Off to School, Baby Duck!
- Officer Buckle and Gloria
- Old Elm Speaks
- Owl at Home
- Piggie Pie!
- Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore!
- Red Racer
- Red-eyed Tree Frog
- Riptide
- Rotten Teeth
- Rugby and Rosie
- Seven Blind Mice
- Snowflake Bentley
- Soap! Soap! Don’t Forget the Soap!
- Soul Looks Back in Wonder
- Stellaluna
- Suddenly!
- Tar Beach
- The Adventures of Captain Underpants
- The Adventures of Sparrowboy
- The Cow Who Wouldn't Come Down
- The Creation
- The Fortune-Tellers
- The Grannyman
- The Middle Passage
- The Origin of Life on Earth
- The Rough-Face Girl
- The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks
- The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig
- The Toll-Bridge Troll
- Tomás and the Library Lady
- Trouble with Trolls
- Tuesday
- Zomo the Rabbit
Most-assigned 1990s authors in kindergarten
Dav Pilkey (3) · David Shannon (2) · Paul Brett Johnson (2) · Carmen Lomas Garza (2) · Kevin Henkes (2) · Tom Feelings (2)
Common questions
- How many 1990s books are assigned in kindergarten?
- 78 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.
- What Lexile range do these 1990s books cover?
- Lexile measures for the 1990s titles assigned in kindergarten run from 720L to 720L. Poetry, drama, and graphic novels without a published Lexile measure are not counted in that range.
- Are these assigned nationally or in a few states?
- 9 states assign at least one 1990s title at kindergarten in the lists tracked here, so this is a broad pattern rather than a single state's canon. Per-state lists are on each state page.