# Kindergarten books about belonging

**5** books commonly assigned to kindergarten students in US schools that explore belonging. 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:** belonging
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://achievethecore.org/page/2699

## Kindergarten belonging reading list

- [Corduroy](https://readinglist.school/book/corduroy) by Don Freeman _(600L · Grades K–3 · pub 1968)_
- [Gibberish](https://readinglist.school/book/gibberish) by Young Vo _(Grades K–3 · pub 2022)_
- [How This Book Got Red](https://readinglist.school/book/how-this-book-got-red) by Margaret Chiu Greanias _(Grades K–2 · pub 2023)_
- [No Cats in the Library](https://readinglist.school/book/no-cats-in-the-library) by Lauren Emmons _(Grades K–2 · pub 2024)_
- [Yuna's Cardboard Castles](https://readinglist.school/book/yunas-cardboard-castles) by Marie Tang _(Grades K–2 · pub 2023)_

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