# Kindergarten books about play

**3** books commonly assigned to kindergarten students in US schools that explore play. 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:** play
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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 play reading list

- [Let's Do Nothing](https://readinglist.school/book/lets-do-nothing) by Tony Fucile _(Grades K–3 · pub 2009)_
- [Mei Li](https://readinglist.school/book/mei-li) by Thomas Handforth _(Grades K–3 · pub 1938)_
- [Shark vs. Train](https://readinglist.school/book/shark-vs-train) by Chris Barton _(Grades K–3 · pub 2010)_

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