2000s books assigned in 1st grade
US schools assign 38 books written in the 2000s to 1st grade students, spanning 450L–450L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.
- Titles
- 38
- Written
- 2000–2009
- Lexile range
- 450L–450L
- States assigning
- 1
The list — 2000s, 1st grade
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Rather listen? Kids who struggle with the print versions often finish the assigned books by listening.
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- "Let's Get a Pup!", Said KateBob Graham
- A Coyote Solstice TaleThomas King
- And If the Moon Could TalkKate Banks
- Apples to OregonDeborah Hopkinson
- Benny and Penny in the Big No-No!Geoffrey Hayes
- Big Mama Makes the WorldPhyllis Root
- By the Light of the Halloween MoonCaroline Stutson
- Cold FeetCynthia C. DeFelice
- Crossing Bok ChittoTim Tingle
- Fairy WingsLauren Mills
- Henry Hikes to FitchburgD.B. Johnson
- I Dream of TrainsAngela Johnson
- Last NightHyewon Yum
Mercy Watson to the RescueKate DiCamillo · 450L- Mrs. Crump's CatLinda Smith
- My Friend RabbitEric Rohmann
- Not Afraid of DogsSusanna Pitzer
- Rap a Tap TapLeo Dillon
- River Friendly, River WildJane Kurtz
- Snow (Book & CD Set)Uri Shulevitz
- So You Want to be PresidentJudith George
- The Dirty CowboyAmy Timberlake
- The Hello, Goodbye WindowNorton Juster
The House in the NightSusan Marie Swanson
Show all 38 titles
- The Lion & the Mouse · Jerry Pinkney
- The Lion & the Mouse · Jerry Pinkney
- The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza) · Philemon Sturges
- The Longest Night · Marion Dane Bauer
- The Man Who Walked Between the Towers · Mordicai Gerstein
- The Mysterious Collection of Dr. David Harleyson · Jean Cassels
- The Shoe Tree of Chagrin · J. Patrick Lewis
- The Three Pigs · David Wiesner
- There Is a Bird On Your Head! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) · Mo Willems
- Tikki Tikki Tembo · Arlene Mosel
- Uptown · Bryan Collier
- We Are the Ship · Kadir Nelson
- Willie and the All-Stars · Floyd Cooper
- Zelda and Ivy, the Runaways · Laura McGee Kvasnosky
Most-assigned 2000s authors in 1st grade
Jerry Pinkney (2) · Deborah Hopkinson · Cynthia C. DeFelice · Tim Tingle · Kate DiCamillo · Uri Shulevitz
Common questions
- How many 2000s books are assigned in 1st grade?
- 38 books written between 2000 and 2009 appear on 1st grade 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 2000s books cover?
- Lexile measures for the 2000s titles assigned in 1st grade run from 450L to 450L. Poetry, drama, and graphic novels without a published Lexile measure are not counted in that range.