2010s books assigned in Kindergarten
US schools assign 89 books written in the 2010s to kindergarten students, across 2 states, spanning 610L–610L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.
- Titles
- 89
- Written
- 2010–2019
- Lexile range
- 610L–610L
- States assigning
- 2
The list — 2010s, kindergarten
Reading the whole 2010s kindergarten reading list? Kids who struggle with the print versions often finish the assigned books by listening.
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Rather listen? Kids who struggle with the print versions often finish the assigned books by listening.
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A Ball for DaisyChris Raschka- A Band of AngelsDeborah Hopkinson
- A Dance Like StarlightKristy Dempsey
- A Green Place to beAshley Benham Yazdani
A Sick Day for Amos McGeePhilip C. Stead- A Visitor for BearBonny Becker
- Across the BayCarlos Aponte
- Are You Ready to Play Outside?Mo Willems
- At NightJonathan Bean
- Big Red LollipopRukhsana Khan
- Bink and Gollie: Two for OneKate DiCamillo
- Boats for PapaJessixa Bagley
- Bowwow PowwowBrenda J. Child
- Building Our HouseJonathan Bean
- Charlie & Mouse Even BetterLaurel Snyder
- Clever Little WitchMuon Thi Van
- Diego RiveraDuncan Tonatiuh
- Dog and Bear: Two Friends, Three StoriesLaura Vaccaro Seeger
- Don't Throw It to Mo!David A. Adler
- Doña FlorPat Mora
- Extra YarnMac Barnett
Finding Winnie: The Story of the Real Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-PoohLindsay Mattick
FlotsamDavid Wiesner- Fox the TigerCorey R. Tabor
Show all 89 titles
- Freedom Over Me · Ashley Bryan
- Fry Bread · Kevin Noble Maillard
- Fry Bread · Kevin Noble Maillard
- Funny Bones · Duncan Tonatiuh
- Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter · Kenard Pak
- Grandfather's Journey · Allen Say
- Grandma's Gift · Eric Velasquez
- Heart and Soul · Kadir Nelson
- Heart and Soul · Kadir Nelson
- Hello Lighthouse · Sophie Blackall
- Henry and Mudge Ready-to-Read Value Pack #2 · Cynthia Rylant
- I Know Here · Laurel Croza
- I'm Going to Sing, Black American Spirituals, Volume Two · Ashley Bryan
- Jazz Day · Roxane Orgill
- Juana and Lucas · Juana Medina
- Just In Case · Yuyi Morales
- Kitten's First Full Moon Board Book · Kevin Henkes
- Last Stop on Market Street · Matt de la Peña
- Lester’s Dreadful Sweaters · K. G. Campbell
- Let it Shine · Ashley Bryan
- Little You / kiya kâ-apisîsisiyan · Richard Van Camp
- Locomotive · Brian Floca
- Lon Po Po · Ed Young
- Mama, Do You Love Me? & Papa, Do You Love Me? Bundle · Barbara M. Joosse
- Maria Had a Little Llama / María Tenía Una Llamita · Angela Dominguez
- Mario and the Hole in the Sky · Elizabeth Rusch
- Marvelous Cornelius · Phil Bildner
- Me and Momma and Big John · Mara Rockliff
- Mr Gumpy's Outing · John Burningham
- Mr Tiger Goes Wild · Peter Brown
- Nelson Mandela · Kadir Nelson
- On the Ball · Brian Pinkney
- Open This Little Book · Jesse Klausmeier
- Otis and Will Discover the Deep · Barb Rosenstock
- Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote · Duncan Tonatiuh
- Pocketful of Posies · Salley Mavor
- Radiant Child · Javaka Steptoe
- Radiant Child · Javaka Steptoe
- Separate Is Never Equal · Duncan Tonatiuh
- Seven Blind Mice · Ed Young
- Sitting Bull · S.D. Nelson
- Sophie's Squash · Pat Zietlow Miller
- Stop! Bot! · James Yang
- Tales for Very Picky Eaters · Josh Schneider
- The Adventures of Beekle · Dan Santat
- The Bell Rang · James E. Ransome
- The Christmas Boot · Lisa Wheeler
- The Christmas Coat · Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve
- The Farmer and the Clown · Marla Frazee
- The Full Moon at the Napping House · Audrey Wood
- The Invention of Hugo Cabret · Brian Selznick
- The Patchwork Bike · Maxine Beneba Clarke
- The Princess and the Warrior · Duncan Tonatiuh
- The Rain Came Down · David Shannon
- The Remember Balloons · Jessie Oliveros
- The Snowman: The Book of the Classic Film · Raymond Briggs
- The Undefeated · Kwame Alexander
- The Watermelon Seed [Board Book] · Greg Pizzoli
- They Say Blue · Jillian Tamaki
- Time of the Month! · Valerie Scho Carey
- Traction Man Is Here! · Mini Grey
- Up, Tall and High · Ethan Long
- Viva Frida · Yuyi Morales
- Wolf in the Snow · Matthew Cordell
- You are (not) Small · Anna Kang
Most-assigned 2010s authors in kindergarten
Duncan Tonatiuh (5) · Ashley Bryan (3) · Kadir Nelson (3) · Jonathan Bean (2) · Kevin Noble Maillard (2) · Yuyi Morales (2)
Common questions
- How many 2010s books are assigned in kindergarten?
- 89 books written between 2010 and 2019 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 2010s books cover?
- Lexile measures for the 2010s titles assigned in kindergarten run from 610L to 610L. 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?
- 2 states assign at least one 2010s 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.