# Kindergarten Realistic Fiction books

**5** realistic 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:** Realistic Fiction
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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 Realistic Fiction reading list

- [Fireworks](https://readinglist.school/book/fireworks) by Matthew Burgess _(Grades K–3 · pub 2025)_
- [Frog Went A-Courtin'](https://readinglist.school/book/frog-went-a-courtin) by John M. Langstaff _(Grades K–3 · pub 1955)_
- [Mei Li](https://readinglist.school/book/mei-li) by Thomas Handforth _(Grades K–3 · pub 1938)_
- [Prayer for a Child](https://readinglist.school/book/prayer-for-a-child) by Rachel Field _(Grades K–3 · pub 1944)_
- [Sam, Bangs & Moonshine](https://readinglist.school/book/sam-bangs-moonshine) by Evaline Ness _(Grades K–3 · pub 1966)_

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