2020s books assigned in Kindergarten

US schools assign 143 books written in the 2020s to kindergarten students, across 14 states. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.

Most widely assigned from the 2020s

Swim Team

Johnnie Christmas · on 9 reading lists

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Titles
143
Written
2020–2029
States assigning
14

The list — 2020s, kindergarten

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Most-assigned 2020s authors in kindergarten

Carole Boston Weatherford (4) · David LaRochelle (3) · Corey R. Tabor (3) · Duncan Tonatiuh (2) · Monica Arnaldo (2) · Vashti Harrison (2)

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Common questions

How many 2020s books are assigned in kindergarten?
143 books written between 2020 and 2029 appear on kindergarten reading lists tracked by ReadingList. Each one is cited from a state department of education, district list, or AP/IB syllabus.
Are these assigned nationally or in a few states?
14 states assign at least one 2020s 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.

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