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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"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
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- The Lion & the Mouse · Jerry Pinkney · Buy →
- The Lion & the Mouse · Jerry Pinkney · Buy →
- The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza) · Philemon Sturges · Buy →
- The Longest Night · Marion Dane Bauer · Buy →
- The Man Who Walked Between the Towers · Mordicai Gerstein · Buy →
- The Mysterious Collection of Dr. David Harleyson · Jean Cassels · Buy →
- The Shoe Tree of Chagrin · J. Patrick Lewis · Buy →
- The Three Pigs · David Wiesner · Buy →
- There Is a Bird On Your Head! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) · Mo Willems · Buy →
- Tikki Tikki Tembo · Arlene Mosel · Buy →
- Uptown · Bryan Collier · Buy →
- We Are the Ship · Kadir Nelson · Buy →
- Willie and the All-Stars · Floyd Cooper · Buy →
- Zelda and Ivy, the Runaways · Laura McGee Kvasnosky · Buy →
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.