# Kindergarten books about animals

**13** books commonly assigned to kindergarten students in US schools that explore animals. 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  ·  **Theme:** animals
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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 animals reading list

- [Are You My Mother?](https://readinglist.school/book/are-you-my-mother) by P. D. Eastman _(Grades K–1 · pub 1960)_
- [Butt or Face?](https://readinglist.school/book/butt-or-face) by Kari Lavelle _(Grades K–2 · pub 2023)_
- [Crash, Splash, or Moo!](https://readinglist.school/book/crash-splash-or-moo) by Bob Shea _(Grades K–3 · pub 2018)_
- [Don't Need Friends](https://readinglist.school/book/dont-need-friends) by Carolyn Crimi _(Grades K–2 · pub 1999)_
- [Hi! Fly Guy](https://readinglist.school/book/hi-fly-guy) by Tedd Arnold _(Grades K–1 · pub 2005)_
- [Just Another Ordinary Day](https://readinglist.school/book/just-another-ordinary-day) by Rod Clement _(Grades K–3 · pub 1657)_
- [Mei Li](https://readinglist.school/book/mei-li) by Thomas Handforth _(Grades K–3 · pub 1938)_
- [Mercy Watson to the Rescue](https://readinglist.school/book/mercy-watson-to-the-rescue) by Kate DiCamillo _(450L · Grades K–3 · pub 2005)_
- [Mother Bruce](https://readinglist.school/book/mother-bruce) by Ryan T. Higgins _(Grades K–0 · pub 2015)_
- [Never Spit on Your Shoes](https://readinglist.school/book/never-spit-on-your-shoes) by Denys Cazet _(Grades K–3 · pub 1990)_
- [Piggins](https://readinglist.school/book/piggins) by Jane Yolen _(Grades K–3 · pub 1987)_
- [Put Me in the Zoo](https://readinglist.school/book/put-me-in-the-zoo) by Robert Lopshire _(Grades K–1 · pub 1960)_
- [Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears](https://readinglist.school/book/why-mosquitoes-buzz-in-peoples-ears) by Verna Aardema _(Grades K–3 · pub 1975)_

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