# Kindergarten Juvenile Fiction books

**50** juvenile fiction books commonly assigned to kindergarten students in US schools. Every title's grade range covers kindergarten, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Sourced from Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and 50 state ELA curricula.

**Grade:** Kindergarten  ·  **Genre:** Juvenile Fiction
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/genre/juvenile-fiction/grade/k
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/standards-instruction/appendix-b-text-exemplars-and-sample-performance-tasks.pdf

## Kindergarten Juvenile Fiction reading list

- [A Story, a Story](https://readinglist.school/book/a-story-a-story) by Gail E. Haley _(Grades K–3 · pub 1970)_
- [A Tree Is Nice](https://readinglist.school/book/a-tree-is-nice) by Janice May Udry _(Grades K–3 · pub 1956)_
- [Arrow to the Sun](https://readinglist.school/book/arrow-to-the-sun) by Gerald McDermott _(Grades K–3 · pub 1974)_
- [Ballet Brown](https://readinglist.school/book/ballet-brown) by Bellen Woodard _(Grades K–1)_
- [Black and White](https://readinglist.school/book/black-and-white) by David Macaulay _(Grades K–3 · pub 1990)_
- [Cinderella](https://readinglist.school/book/cinderella) by Marcia Brown _(Grades K–3 · pub 1954)_
- [Cornrows](https://readinglist.school/book/cornrows) by Camille Yarbrough _(Grades K–3 · pub 1979)_
- [Don't Trust Fish](https://readinglist.school/book/dont-trust-fish) by Neil Sharpson _(Grades K–1)_
- [Drummer Hoff](https://readinglist.school/book/drummer-hoff) by Barbara Emberley _(Grades K–3 · pub 1967)_
- [Duffy and the Devil](https://readinglist.school/book/duffy-and-the-devil) by Harve Zemach _(Grades K–3 · pub 1973)_
- [Earl & Worm: The Bad Idea and Other Stories](https://readinglist.school/book/earl-worm-the-bad-idea-and-other-stories) by Greg Pizzoli _(Grades K–1)_
- [Fables](https://readinglist.school/book/fables) by Arnold Lobel _(Grades K–3 · pub 1980)_
- [Firebird](https://readinglist.school/book/firebird) by Misty Copeland _(Grades K–3 · pub 2014)_
- [Goin' Someplace Special](https://readinglist.school/book/goin-someplace-special) by Patricia C. McKissack _(Grades K–3 · pub 2001)_
- [Golem](https://readinglist.school/book/golem) by David Wisniewski _(Grades K–3 · pub 1996)_
- [Half a Moon and One Whole Star](https://readinglist.school/book/half-a-moon-and-one-whole-star) by Crescent Dragonwagon _(Grades K–3 · pub 1986)_
- [Home in a Lunchbox](https://readinglist.school/book/home-in-a-lunchbox) by Cherry Mo _(Grades K–1)_
- [I'm Sorry You Got Mad](https://readinglist.school/book/im-sorry-you-got-mad) by Kyle Lukoff _(Grades K–1)_
- [Joseph Had a Little Overcoat](https://readinglist.school/book/joseph-had-a-little-overcoat) by Simms Taback _(Grades K–3 · pub 1999)_
- [Jumanji](https://readinglist.school/book/jumanji) by Chris Van Allsburg _(Grades K–3 · pub 1981)_
- [Lon Po Po](https://readinglist.school/book/lon-po-po) by Ed Young _(Grades K–3 · pub 1989)_
- [Madeline's Rescue](https://readinglist.school/book/madelines-rescue) by Ludwig Bemelmans _(Grades K–3 · pub 1953)_
- [Mirette on the High Wire](https://readinglist.school/book/mirette-on-the-high-wire) by Emily Arnold McCully _(Grades K–3 · pub 1992)_
- [My Daddy Is a Cowboy](https://readinglist.school/book/my-daddy-is-a-cowboy) by Stephanie Seales _(Grades K–3 · pub 2024)_
- [Nine Days to Christmas](https://readinglist.school/book/nine-days-to-christmas) by Marie Hall Ets _(Grades K–3 · pub 1959)_
- [Noah's Ark](https://readinglist.school/book/noahs-ark) by Peter Spier _(Grades K–3 · pub 1977)_
- [Officer Buckle and Gloria](https://readinglist.school/book/officer-buckle-and-gloria) by Peggy Rathmann _(Grades K–3 · pub 1995)_
- [Once a Mouse...](https://readinglist.school/book/once-a-mouse) by Marcia Brown _(Grades K–3 · pub 1961)_
- [One Fine Day](https://readinglist.school/book/one-fine-day) by Nonny Hogrogian _(Grades K–3 · pub 1971)_
- [Owl Moon](https://readinglist.school/book/owl-moon) by Jane Yolen _(Grades K–3 · pub 1987)_
- [Song and Dance Man](https://readinglist.school/book/song-and-dance-man) by Karen Ackerman _(Grades K–3 · pub 1988)_
- [Song of the Swallows](https://readinglist.school/book/song-of-the-swallows) by Leo Politi _(Grades K–3 · pub 1949)_
- [Standing in the Need of Prayer](https://readinglist.school/book/standing-in-the-need-of-prayer) by Carole Boston Weatherford _(Grades K–3 · pub 2022)_
- [Sylvester and the Magic Pebble](https://readinglist.school/book/sylvester-and-the-magic-pebble) by William Steig _(Grades K–3 · pub 1969)_
- [The Bakery Dragon](https://readinglist.school/book/the-bakery-dragon) by Devin Elle Kurtz _(Grades K–1)_
- [The Big Snow](https://readinglist.school/book/the-big-snow) by Berta and Elmer Hader _(Grades K–3 · pub 1948)_
- [The Egg Tree](https://readinglist.school/book/the-egg-tree) by Katherine Milhous _(Grades K–3 · pub 1950)_
- [The Fire-Breathing Duckling](https://readinglist.school/book/the-fire-breathing-duckling) by Frank Cammuso _(Grades K–1)_
- [The Funny Little Woman](https://readinglist.school/book/the-funny-little-woman) by Arlene Mosel _(Grades K–3 · pub 1972)_
- [The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses](https://readinglist.school/book/the-girl-who-loved-wild-horses) by Paul Goble _(Grades K–3 · pub 1978)_
- [The Lion & the Mouse](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lion-the-mouse) by Jerry Pinkney _(Grades K–3 · pub 2009)_
- [The Little House](https://readinglist.school/book/the-little-house) by Virginia Lee Burton _(Grades K–3 · pub 1942)_
- [The Little Island](https://readinglist.school/book/the-little-island) by Margaret Wise Brown _(Grades K–3 · pub 1946)_
- [The Polar Express](https://readinglist.school/book/the-polar-express) by Chris Van Allsburg _(Grades K–3 · pub 1985)_
- [The Rooster Crows](https://readinglist.school/book/the-rooster-crows) by Maud Petersham _(Grades K–3 · pub 1945)_
- [Towed by Toad](https://readinglist.school/book/towed-by-toad) by Jashar Awan _(Grades K–1)_
- [Tuesday](https://readinglist.school/book/tuesday) by David Wiesner _(Grades K–3 · pub 1991)_
- [We Are Definitely Human](https://readinglist.school/book/we-are-definitely-human) by X. Fang _(Grades K–1)_
- [White Snow, Bright Snow](https://readinglist.school/book/white-snow-bright-snow) by Alvin Tresselt _(Grades K–3 · pub 1947)_
- [Zooni Tales: Keep It Up, Plucky Pup](https://readinglist.school/book/zooni-tales-keep-it-up-plucky-pup) by Vikram Madan _(Grades K–1)_

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