2000s books assigned in Kindergarten
US schools assign 45 books written in the 2000s to kindergarten students, spanning 450L–450L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.
- Titles
- 45
- Written
- 2000–2009
- Lexile range
- 450L–450L
- States assigning
- 1
The list — 2000s, kindergarten
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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
Goin' Someplace SpecialPatricia C. McKissack
Henry Hikes to FitchburgD.B. Johnson
I Dream of TrainsAngela Johnson
Jazz on a Saturday NightLeo Dillon
Last NightHyewon Yum
Mercy Watson to the RescueKate DiCamillo · 450L
Mis colores, mi mundoMaya Christina Gonzalez
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to FreedomCarole Boston Weatherford
Mrs. Crump's CatLinda Smith
My Friend RabbitEric Rohmann
My PeopleLouis A Decaro Jr.
Not Afraid of DogsSusanna Pitzer
Rap a Tap TapLeo Dillon
River Friendly, River WildJane Kurtz
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Most-assigned 2000s authors in kindergarten
Leo Dillon (2) · Jerry Pinkney (2) · Deborah Hopkinson · Cynthia C. DeFelice · Tim Tingle · Angela Johnson
Common questions
- How many 2000s books are assigned in kindergarten?
- 45 books written between 2000 and 2009 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 2000s books cover?
- Lexile measures for the 2000s titles assigned in kindergarten run from 450L to 450L. Poetry, drama, and graphic novels without a published Lexile measure are not counted in that range.