# South Dakota Kindergarten reading list

**248** books assigned or referenced for kindergarten students in South Dakota schools under SD Content Standards, plus applicable national curricula (Common Core, AP, IB).

**State:** South Dakota
**Grade level:** Kindergarten
**Citation source:** SD Content Standards
**Lexile range:** 210L–740L
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/state/south-dakota/grade/k
**Primary source (state DOE):** https://doe.sd.gov/
**Primary source (Common Core ELA):** https://achievethecore.org/page/2699
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Other South Dakota grades

- [1st grade](https://readinglist.school/state/south-dakota/grade/1)
- [2nd grade](https://readinglist.school/state/south-dakota/grade/2)
- [3rd grade](https://readinglist.school/state/south-dakota/grade/3)
- [4th grade](https://readinglist.school/state/south-dakota/grade/4)

## Same kindergarten in other states

- [Alabama](https://readinglist.school/state/alabama/grade/k)
- [Alaska](https://readinglist.school/state/alaska/grade/k)
- [Arizona](https://readinglist.school/state/arizona/grade/k)
- [Arkansas](https://readinglist.school/state/arkansas/grade/k)
- [California](https://readinglist.school/state/california/grade/k)
- [Colorado](https://readinglist.school/state/colorado/grade/k)

## 248 books cited for South Dakota kindergarten

Assignments tied directly to South Dakota's SD Content Standards or national curricula with a South Dakota-specific citation.

- ["Let's Get a Pup!", Said Kate](https://readinglist.school/book/lets-get-a-pup-said-kate) by Bob Graham _(Grades K–5)_
- [A Ball for Daisy](https://readinglist.school/book/a-ball-for-daisy) by Chris Raschka _(Grades K–2)_
- [A Band of Angels](https://readinglist.school/book/a-band-of-angels) by Deborah Hopkinson _(Grades K–5)_
- [A Chair for My Mother](https://readinglist.school/book/a-chair-for-my-mother) by Vera B. Williams _(Grades K–5)_
- [A Coyote Solstice Tale](https://readinglist.school/book/a-coyote-solstice-tale) by Thomas King _(Grades K–3)_
- [A Dance Like Starlight](https://readinglist.school/book/a-dance-like-starlight-one-ballerinas-dream) by Kristy Dempsey _(Grades K–5)_
- [A Green Place to be](https://readinglist.school/book/a-green-place-to-be-the-creation-of-central-park) by Ashley Benham Yazdani _(Grades K–5)_
- [A Land of Books](https://readinglist.school/book/a-land-of-books-dreams-of-young-mexihcah-word-painters) by Duncan Tonatiuh _(Grades K–5)_
- [A Letter for Bob](https://readinglist.school/book/a-letter-for-bob) by Kim Rogers _(Grades K–3)_
- [A Sick Day for Amos McGee](https://readinglist.school/book/a-sick-day-for-amos-mcgee) by Philip C. Stead _(Grades K–3)_
- [A Story, a Story](https://readinglist.school/book/a-story-a-story) by Gail E. Haley _(Grades K–3)_
- [A Tree Is Nice](https://readinglist.school/book/a-tree-is-nice) by Janice May Udry _(Grades K–3)_
- [A Visit to William Blake's Inn](https://readinglist.school/book/a-visit-to-william-blakes-inn) by Nancy Willard _(Grades K–5)_
- [A Visitor for Bear](https://readinglist.school/book/a-visitor-for-bear) by Bonny Becker _(Grades K–5)_
- [Across the Bay](https://readinglist.school/book/across-the-bay) by Carlos Aponte _(Grades K–5)_
- [All Because You Matter (An All Because You Matter Book)](https://readinglist.school/book/all-because-you-matter) by Tami Charles _(Grades K–5)_
- [Alphabatics](https://readinglist.school/book/alphabetics) by Suse MacDonald _(Grades K–5)_
- [And If the Moon Could Talk](https://readinglist.school/book/and-if-the-moon-could-talk) by Kate Banks _(Grades K–5)_
- [Anno's Counting Book](https://readinglist.school/book/annos-alphabet) by Mitsumasa Anno _(Grades K–5)_
- [Anno's Medieval World](https://readinglist.school/book/annos-journey) by Mitsumasa Anno _(Grades K–5)_
- [Apples to Oregon](https://readinglist.school/book/apples-to-oregon) by Deborah Hopkinson _(Grades K–5)_
- [Are You Ready to Play Outside?](https://readinglist.school/book/are-you-ready-to-play-outside) by Mo Willems _(Grades K–2)_
- [Ashanti to Zulu](https://readinglist.school/book/ashanti-to-zulu) by Margaret Musgrove _(Grades K–3)_
- [At Night](https://readinglist.school/book/at-night) by Jonathan Bean _(Grades K–5)_
- [Beautiful Blackbird](https://readinglist.school/book/beautiful-blackbird) by Ashley Bryan _(Grades K–5)_
- [Benny and Penny in the Big No-No!](https://readinglist.school/book/benny-and-penny-in-the-big-no-no) by Geoffrey Hayes _(Grades K–2)_
- [Big](https://readinglist.school/book/big) by Vashti Harrison _(Grades K–5)_
- [Big](https://readinglist.school/book/big-harrison) by Vashti Harrison _(Grades K–3)_
- [Big Mama Makes the World](https://readinglist.school/book/big-momma-makes-the-world) by Phyllis Root _(Grades K–5)_
- [Big Red Lollipop](https://readinglist.school/book/big-red-lollipop) by Rukhsana Khan _(Grades K–5)_
- [Big Snow and Other Stories](https://readinglist.school/book/the-big-snow) by Hader, Berta and Elmer _(Grades K–3)_
- [Bink and Gollie: Two for One](https://readinglist.school/book/bink-and-gollie) by Kate DiCamillo _(Grades K–2)_
- [Black and White](https://readinglist.school/book/black-and-white) by David Macaulay _(Grades K–3)_
- [Boats for Papa](https://readinglist.school/book/boats-for-papa) by Jessixa Bagley _(Grades K–5)_
- [Boogie Boogie, Y’all](https://readinglist.school/book/boogie-boogie-yall) by C.G. Esperanza _(Grades K–5)_
- [Bowwow Powwow](https://readinglist.school/book/bowwow-powwow) by Brenda J. Child _(Grades K–3)_
- [Bright Star](https://readinglist.school/book/bright-star) by Yuyi Morales _(Grades K–5)_
- [Bubble Trouble](https://readinglist.school/book/bubble-trouble) by Margaret Mahy _(Grades K–5)_
- [Building Our House](https://readinglist.school/book/building-our-house) by Jonathan Bean _(Grades K–5)_
- [By the Light of the Halloween Moon](https://readinglist.school/book/by-the-light-of-the-halloween-moon) by Caroline Stutson _(Grades K–5)_
- [C.L.O.U.D.S.](https://readinglist.school/book/clouds) by Pat Cummings _(Grades K–5)_
- [Charlie & Mouse Even Better](https://readinglist.school/book/charlie-and-mouse) by Laurel Snyder _(Grades K–2)_
- [Chicken Sunday](https://readinglist.school/book/chicken-sunday) by Patricia Polacco _(Grades K–5)_
- [Chooch Helped](https://readinglist.school/book/chooch-helped) by Andrea L. Rogers _(Grades K–3)_
- [Cinderella and Aladdin](https://readinglist.school/book/cinderella) by Carron Brown _(Grades K–3)_
- [Clever Little Witch](https://readinglist.school/book/clever-little-witch) by Muon Thi Van _(Grades K–5)_
- [Cold Feet](https://readinglist.school/book/cold-feet) by Cynthia C. DeFelice _(Grades K–5)_
- [Corduroy](https://readinglist.school/book/corduroy) by Don Freeman _(600L · Grades K–3)_
- [Counting to Tar Beach](https://readinglist.school/book/tar-beach) by Faith Ringgold _(Grades K–5)_
- [Crossing Bok Chitto](https://readinglist.school/book/crossing-bok-chitto) by Tim Tingle _(Grades K–3)_
- [Dear Primo](https://readinglist.school/book/dear-primo-a-letter-to-my-cousin) by Duncan Tonatiuh _(Grades K–5)_
- [Diego Rivera](https://readinglist.school/book/diego-rivera-his-world-and-ours) by Duncan Tonatiuh _(Grades K–5)_
- [Dog and Bear: Two Friends, Three Stories](https://readinglist.school/book/dog-and-bear-two-friends-three-stories) by Laura Vaccaro Seeger _(Grades K–5)_
- [Don't Throw It to Mo!](https://readinglist.school/book/dont-throw-it-to-mo) by David A. Adler _(Grades K–2)_
- [Doña Flor](https://readinglist.school/book/do-a-flor) by Pat Mora _(Grades K–5)_
- [Drummer Hoff](https://readinglist.school/book/drummer-hoff) by Barbara Emberley _(Grades K–3)_
- [Duffy and the Devil](https://readinglist.school/book/duffy-and-the-devil) by Harve Zemach _(Grades K–3)_
- [En Mi Familia](https://readinglist.school/book/family-pictures-cuadros-de-familia) by Carmen Lomas Garza _(Grades K–5)_
- [Extra Yarn](https://readinglist.school/book/extra-yarn) by Mac Barnett _(Grades K–5)_
- [Eyes That Kiss in the Corners](https://readinglist.school/book/eyes-that-kiss-in-the-corners) by Joanna Ho _(Grades K–5)_
- [Fables](https://readinglist.school/book/fables) by Arnold Lobel _(Grades K–3)_
- [Fairy Wings](https://readinglist.school/book/fairy-wings) by Lauren Mills _(Grades K–5)_
- [Finders Keepers](https://readinglist.school/book/finders-keepers) by Will _(Grades K–3)_
- [Finding Winnie: The Story of the Real Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh](https://readinglist.school/book/finding-winnie) by Lindsay Mattick _(Grades 1–4)_
- [Flotsam](https://readinglist.school/book/flotsam) by David Wiesner _(Grades K–4)_
- [Fly](https://readinglist.school/book/fly) by Brittany J. Thurman _(Grades K–5)_
- [Forever Cousins](https://readinglist.school/book/forever-cousins) by Laurel Goodluck _(Grades K–3)_
- [Fox Has a Problem](https://readinglist.school/book/fox-has-a-problem) by Corey R. Tabor _(Grades 2–5)_
- [Fox at Night](https://readinglist.school/book/fox-at-night) by Corey R. Tabor _(Grades K–2)_
- [Fox the Tiger](https://readinglist.school/book/fox-the-tiger) by Corey R. Tabor _(Grades K–2)_
- [Freedom Over Me](https://readinglist.school/book/freedom-over-me-eleven-slaves-their-lives-and-dreams-brought-to-life) by Ashley Bryan _(Grades K–5)_
- [Fry Bread](https://readinglist.school/book/fry-bread-a-native-american-family-story) by Kevin Noble Maillard _(Grades K–3)_
- [Fry Bread](https://readinglist.school/book/fry-bread) by Kevin Noble Maillard _(Grades K–3)_
- [Funny Bones](https://readinglist.school/book/funny-bones-posada-and-his-day-of-the-dead-calaveras) by Duncan Tonatiuh _(Grades K–5)_
- [Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter](https://readinglist.school/book/goodbye-autumn-hello-winter) by Kenard Pak _(Grades K–5)_
- [Grandfather's Journey](https://readinglist.school/book/grandfathers-journey) by Allen Say _(Grades K–5)_
- [Grandma's Gift](https://readinglist.school/book/grandmas-gift) by Eric Velasquez _(Grades K–5)_
- [Green Eggs and Ham](https://readinglist.school/book/green-eggs-and-ham) by Dr. Seuss _(210L · Grades K–2)_
- [Heart and Soul](https://readinglist.school/book/heart-and-soul-the-story-of-america-and-african-americans) by Kadir Nelson _(Grades K–5)_
- [Heart and Soul](https://readinglist.school/book/i-have-a-dream-martin-luther-king-jr) by Kadir Nelson _(Grades K–5)_
- [Hello Lighthouse](https://readinglist.school/book/hello-lighthouse) by Sophie Blackall _(Grades K–3)_
- [Henry Hikes to Fitchburg](https://readinglist.school/book/henry-hikes-to-fitchburg) by D.B. Johnson _(Grades K–5)_
- [Henry and Mudge Ready-to-Read Value Pack #2](https://readinglist.school/book/henry-and-mudge-and-the-great-grandpas) by Cynthia Rylant _(Grades K–2)_
- [Hey, Al](https://readinglist.school/book/hey-al) by Arthur Yorinks _(Grades K–3)_
- [Home Place](https://readinglist.school/book/home-place) by Crescent Dragonwagon _(Grades K–5)_
- [Hot Dog](https://readinglist.school/book/hot-dog) by Doug Salati _(Grades K–2)_
- [I Dream of Trains](https://readinglist.school/book/i-dream-of-trains) by Angela Johnson _(Grades K–5)_
- [I Know Here](https://readinglist.school/book/i-know-here) by Laurel Croza _(Grades K–5)_
- [I Know How to Draw an Owl](https://readinglist.school/book/i-know-how-to-draw-an-owl) by Hilary Horder Hippely _(Grades K–5)_
- [I Talk Like a River](https://readinglist.school/book/i-talk-like-a-river) by Jordan Scott _(Grades K–5)_
- [I'm Going to Sing, Black American Spirituals, Volume Two](https://readinglist.school/book/im-going-to-sing) by Ashley Bryan _(Grades K–5)_
- [If You Give a Mouse a Cookie](https://readinglist.school/book/if-you-give-a-mouse-a-cookie) by Laura Numeroff _(410L · Grades K–3)_
- [In the Time of the Butterflies](https://readinglist.school/book/the-coquies-still-sing) by Julia Alvarez _(Grades K–5)_
- [It's a Sign!](https://readinglist.school/book/there-was-a-party-for-langston) by Jarrett Pumphrey _(Grades K–5)_
- [Jambo Means Hello](https://readinglist.school/book/jambo-means-hello) by Muriel Feelings _(Grades K–5)_
- [Jazz Day](https://readinglist.school/book/jazz-day-the-making-of-a-famous-photograph) by Roxane Orgill _(Grades K–5)_
- [John Henry](https://readinglist.school/book/john-henry) by Julius Lester _(Grades K–5)_
- [Joseph Had a Little Overcoat](https://readinglist.school/book/joseph-had-a-little-overcoat) by Simms Taback _(Grades K–3)_
- [Juana and Lucas](https://readinglist.school/book/juana-and-lucas) by Juana Medina _(Grades K–3)_
- [Jumanji](https://readinglist.school/book/jumanji) by Chris Van Allsburg _(Grades K–3)_
- [Just In Case](https://readinglist.school/book/just-in-case) by Yuyi Morales _(Grades K–5)_
- [King of Ragtime](https://readinglist.school/book/king-of-ragtime-the-story-of-scott-joplin) by Stephen Costanza _(Grades K–5)_
- [Kitten's First Full Moon Board Book](https://readinglist.school/book/kittens-first-full-moon) by Kevin Henkes _(Grades K–2)_
- [Kumo](https://readinglist.school/book/kumo-the-bashful-cloud) by Kyo Maclear _(Grades K–5)_
- [Last Night](https://readinglist.school/book/last-night) by Hyewon Yum _(Grades K–5)_
- [Last Stop on Market Street](https://readinglist.school/book/last-stop-on-market-street) by Matt de la Peña _(610L · Grades K–3)_
- [Leaf Man Board Book](https://readinglist.school/book/leaf-man) by Lois Ehlert _(Grades K–5)_
- [Lester’s Dreadful Sweaters](https://readinglist.school/book/lesters-dreadful-sweaters) by K. G. Campbell _(Grades K–5)_
- [Let it Shine](https://readinglist.school/book/let-it-shine-three-favorite-spirituals) by Ashley Bryan _(Grades K–5)_
- [Little Red Riding Hood (40th Anniversary Edition)](https://readinglist.school/book/little-red-riding-hood) by Trina Schart Hyman _(Grades K–5)_
- [Little You / kiya kâ-apisîsisiyan](https://readinglist.school/book/little-you) by Richard Van Camp _(Grades K–3)_
- [Locomotive](https://readinglist.school/book/locomotive) by Brian Floca _(Grades 2–6)_
- [Lon Po Po](https://readinglist.school/book/lon-po-po) by Ed Young _(Grades K–3)_
- [Lon Po Po](https://readinglist.school/book/lon-po-po-a-red-riding-hood-story-from-china) by Ed Young _(Grades K–5)_
- [Madeline's Rescue](https://readinglist.school/book/madelines-rescue) by Ludwig Bemelmans _(Grades K–3)_
- [Make Way for Ducklings](https://readinglist.school/book/make-way-for-ducklings) by Robert McCloskey _(730L · Grades K–3)_
- [Mama Don't Allow 25th Anniversary Edition](https://readinglist.school/book/mama-dont-allow) by Thacher Hurd _(Grades K–5)_
- [Mama, Do You Love Me? & Papa, Do You Love Me? Bundle](https://readinglist.school/book/mama-do-you-love-me) by Barbara M. Joosse _(Grades K–5)_
- [Maria Had a Little Llama / María Tenía Una Llamita](https://readinglist.school/book/maria-had-a-little-llama) by Angela Dominguez _(Grades K–5)_
- [Mario and the Hole in the Sky](https://readinglist.school/book/mario-and-the-hole-in-the-sky-how-a-chemist-saved-our-planet) by Elizabeth Rusch _(Grades K–5)_
- [Marvelous Cornelius](https://readinglist.school/book/marvelous-cornelius) by Phil Bildner _(Grades K–5)_
- [May I Bring a Friend?](https://readinglist.school/book/may-i-bring-a-friend) by Beatrice Schenk De Regniers _(Grades K–3)_
- [Me Gusta](https://readinglist.school/book/mango-abuela-and-me) by Angela Dominguez _(Grades K–5)_
- [Me and Momma and Big John](https://readinglist.school/book/me-and-momma-and-big-john) by Mara Rockliff _(Grades K–5)_
- [Mercy Watson to the Rescue](https://readinglist.school/book/mercy-watson-to-the-rescue) by Kate DiCamillo _(450L · Grades K–3)_
- [Mirette on the High Wire](https://readinglist.school/book/mirette-on-the-high-wire) by Emily Arnold McCully _(Grades K–3)_
- [Mr Gumpy's Outing](https://readinglist.school/book/mr-gumpys-outing) by John Burningham _(Grades K–5)_
- [Mr Tiger Goes Wild](https://readinglist.school/book/mr-tiger-goes-wild) by Peter Brown _(Grades K–5)_
- [Mrs. Crump's Cat](https://readinglist.school/book/mrs-biddlebox) by Linda Smith _(Grades K–5)_
- [My Friend Rabbit](https://readinglist.school/book/my-friend-rabbit) by Eric Rohmann _(Grades K–3)_
- [Navigating Night](https://readinglist.school/book/navigating-night) by Julie Leung _(Grades K–5)_
- [Nelson Mandela](https://readinglist.school/book/nelson-mandela) by Kadir Nelson _(Grades K–5)_
- [Nine Days to Christmas](https://readinglist.school/book/nine-days-to-christmas) by Marie Hall Ets _(Grades K–3)_
- [Noah's Ark](https://readinglist.school/book/noahs-ark) by Peter Spier _(Grades K–3)_
- [Not Afraid of Dogs](https://readinglist.school/book/not-afraid-of-dogs) by Susanna Pitzer _(Grades K–5)_
- [Off to School, Baby Duck!](https://readinglist.school/book/in-the-rain-with-baby-duck) by Amy Hest _(Grades K–5)_
- [Officer Buckle and Gloria](https://readinglist.school/book/officer-buckle-and-gloria) by Peggy Rathmann _(Grades K–3)_
- [Old Elm Speaks](https://readinglist.school/book/old-elm-speaks-tree-poems) by Kristine O'Connell George _(Grades K–5)_
- [On the Ball](https://readinglist.school/book/the-adventures-of-sparrowboy) by Brian Pinkney _(Grades K–5)_
- [Once a Mouse...](https://readinglist.school/book/once-a-mouse) by Marcia Brown _(Grades K–3)_
- [One Fine Day](https://readinglist.school/book/one-fine-day) by Nonny Hogrogian _(Grades K–3)_
- [Open This Little Book](https://readinglist.school/book/open-this-little-book) by Jesse Klausmeier _(Grades K–5)_
- [Otis and Will Discover the Deep](https://readinglist.school/book/otis-and-will-discover-the-deep) by Barb Rosenstock _(Grades K–5)_
- [Our Planet! There's No Place Like Earth](https://readinglist.school/book/our-planet-theres-no-place-like-earth) by Stacy McAnulty _(Grades K–5)_
- [Outside Over There](https://readinglist.school/book/outside-over-there) by Maurice Sendak _(Grades K–5)_
- [Over and Under the Rainforest](https://readinglist.school/book/over-and-under-the-snow) by Kate Messner _(Grades K–5)_
- [Owl Moon](https://readinglist.school/book/owl-moon) by Jane Yolen _(Grades K–3)_
- [Ox-cart Man](https://readinglist.school/book/ox-cart-man) by Donald Hall _(Grades K–3)_
- [Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote](https://readinglist.school/book/pancho-rabbit-and-the-coyote-a-migrants-tale) by Duncan Tonatiuh _(Grades K–5)_
- [Pocketful of Posies](https://readinglist.school/book/pocketful-of-posies-a-treasury-of-nursery-rhymes) by Salley Mavor _(Grades K–5)_
- [Radiant Child](https://readinglist.school/book/radiant-child) by Javaka Steptoe _(Grades 2–5)_
- [Radiant Child](https://readinglist.school/book/radiant-child-the-story-of-young-artist-jean-michel-basquiat) by Javaka Steptoe _(Grades K–5)_
- [Rap a Tap Tap](https://readinglist.school/book/rap-a-tap-tap-heres-bojangles) by Leo Dillon _(Grades K–5)_
- [Red-eyed Tree Frog](https://readinglist.school/book/red-eyed-tree-frog) by Joy Cowley _(Grades K–5)_
- [River Friendly, River Wild](https://readinglist.school/book/river-friendly-river-wild) by Jane Kurtz _(Grades K–5)_
- [Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library](https://readinglist.school/book/schomburg-the-man-who-built-a-library) by Carole Boston Weatherford _(Grades K–5)_
- [See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog](https://readinglist.school/book/see-the-cat-three-stories-about-a-dog) by David LaRochelle _(Grades K–2)_
- [Separate Is Never Equal](https://readinglist.school/book/separate-is-never-equal-sylvia-mendez-and-her-familys-fight-for-desegregation) by Duncan Tonatiuh _(Grades K–5)_
- [Seven Blind Mice](https://readinglist.school/book/seven-blind-mice) by Ed Young _(Grades K–5)_
- [Shy Charles](https://readinglist.school/book/shy-charles) by Rosemary Wells _(Grades K–5)_
- [Sitting Bull](https://readinglist.school/book/sitting-bull-lakota-warrior) by S.D. Nelson _(Grades K–3)_
- [Snow (Book & CD Set)](https://readinglist.school/book/snow) by Uri Shulevitz _(Grades K–5)_
- [Snowflake Bentley](https://readinglist.school/book/snowflake-bentley) by Jacqueline Briggs Martin _(Grades K–3)_
- [So You Want to be President](https://readinglist.school/book/so-you-want-to-be-president) by Judith George _(Grades K–3)_
- [Some of Us](https://readinglist.school/book/some-of-us-a-story-of-citizenship-and-the-united-states) by Rajani Larocca _(Grades K–5)_
- [Sonadores (Dreamers)](https://readinglist.school/book/dreamers) by Yuyi Morales _(Grades K–5)_
- [Song and Dance Man](https://readinglist.school/book/song-and-dance-man) by Karen Ackerman _(Grades K–3)_
- [Song of the Swallows](https://readinglist.school/book/song-of-the-swallows) by Leo Politi _(Grades K–3)_
- [Sophie's Squash](https://readinglist.school/book/sophies-squash) by Pat Zietlow Miller _(Grades K–5)_
- [Stop! Bot!](https://readinglist.school/book/stop-bot) by James Yang _(Grades K–1)_
- [Swim Team](https://readinglist.school/book/swim-team) by Johnnie Christmas _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Sylvester and the Magic Pebble](https://readinglist.school/book/sylvester-and-the-magic-pebble) by William Steig _(Grades K–3)_
- [Tales for Very Picky Eaters](https://readinglist.school/book/tales-for-very-picky-eaters) by Josh Schneider _(Grades K–2)_
- [The Adventures of Beekle](https://readinglist.school/book/the-adventures-of-beekle) by Dan Santat _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Adventures of Paddy Pork](https://readinglist.school/book/the-adventures-of-paddy-pork) by John S. Goodall _(Grades K–5)_
- [The Bear and the Moon](https://readinglist.school/book/the-bear-and-the-moon) by Matthew Burgess _(Grades K–5)_
- [The Bell Rang](https://readinglist.school/book/the-bell-rang) by James E. Ransome _(Grades K–5)_
- [The Biggest Bear](https://readinglist.school/book/the-biggest-bear) by Lynd Ward _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Black Cauldron](https://readinglist.school/book/the-fortune-tellers) by Lloyd Alexander _(Grades K–5)_
- [The Cat in the Hat](https://readinglist.school/book/the-cat-in-the-hat) by Dr. Seuss _(430L · Grades K–2)_
- [The Christmas Boot](https://readinglist.school/book/the-christmas-boot) by Lisa Wheeler _(Grades K–5)_
- [The Christmas Coat](https://readinglist.school/book/the-christmas-coat) by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Dirty Cowboy](https://readinglist.school/book/the-dirty-cowboy) by Amy Timberlake _(Grades K–5)_
- [The Dream Catcher](https://readinglist.school/book/the-dream-catcher) by Marcelo Verdad _(Grades K–5)_
- [The Egg Tree](https://readinglist.school/book/the-egg-tree) by Katherine Milhous _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Farmer and the Clown](https://readinglist.school/book/the-farmer-and-the-clown) by Marla Frazee _(Grades K–5)_
- [The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship](https://readinglist.school/book/the-fool-of-the-world-and-the-flying-ship) by Arthur Ransome _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Full Moon at the Napping House](https://readinglist.school/book/the-napping-house) by Audrey Wood _(Grades K–5)_
- [The Garden of Abdul Gasazi](https://readinglist.school/book/the-garden-of-abdul-gasazi) by Chris Van Allsburg _(Grades K–5)_
- [The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses](https://readinglist.school/book/the-girl-who-loved-wild-horses) by Paul Goble _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Glorious Flight](https://readinglist.school/book/the-glorious-flight) by Alice Provensen _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Great Stink](https://readinglist.school/book/the-great-stink-how-joseph-bazalgette-solved-londons-poop-pollution-problem) by Colleen Paeff _(Grades K–5)_
- [The Hello, Goodbye Window](https://readinglist.school/book/the-hello-goodbye-window) by Norton Juster _(Grades K–2)_
- [The House in the Night](https://readinglist.school/book/the-house-in-the-night) by Susan Marie Swanson _(Grades K–2)_
- [The Invention of Hugo Cabret](https://readinglist.school/book/the-invention-of-hugo-cabret) by Brian Selznick _(Grades 3–7)_
- [The Lion & the Mouse](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lion-and-the-mouse) by Jerry Pinkney _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Lion & the Mouse](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lion-the-mouse) by Jerry Pinkney _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Little House](https://readinglist.school/book/the-little-house) by Virginia Lee Burton _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Little Island](https://readinglist.school/book/the-little-island) by Margaret Wise Brown _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza)](https://readinglist.school/book/the-little-red-hen-makes-a-pizza) by Philemon Sturges _(Grades K–5)_
- [The Longest Night](https://readinglist.school/book/the-longest-night) by Marion Dane Bauer _(Grades K–5)_
- [The Man Who Walked Between the Towers](https://readinglist.school/book/the-man-who-walked-between-the-towers) by Mordicai Gerstein _(Grades K–5)_
- [The Middle Passage](https://readinglist.school/book/the-middle-passage) by Tom Feelings _(Grades K–5)_
- [The Mysterious Collection of Dr. David Harleyson](https://readinglist.school/book/the-mysterious-collection-of-dr-david-harleyson) by Jean Cassels _(Grades K–5)_
- [The Patchwork Bike](https://readinglist.school/book/the-patchwork-bike) by Maxine Beneba Clarke _(Grades K–5)_
- [The Polar Express](https://readinglist.school/book/the-polar-express) by Chris Van Allsburg _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Princess and the Warrior](https://readinglist.school/book/the-princess-and-the-warrior-a-tale-of-two-volcanoes) by Duncan Tonatiuh _(Grades K–5)_
- [The Rain Came Down](https://readinglist.school/book/the-rain-came-down) by David Shannon _(Grades K–5)_
- [The Remember Balloons](https://readinglist.school/book/the-remember-balloons) by Jessie Oliveros _(Grades K–5)_
- [The Rooster Crows](https://readinglist.school/book/the-rooster-crows) by Maud Petersham _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Shadow of Beauty](https://readinglist.school/book/shadow) by S. Talmond Brown _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Shoe Tree of Chagrin](https://readinglist.school/book/the-shoe-tree-of-chagrin) by J. Patrick Lewis _(Grades K–5)_
- [The Snowman: The Book of the Classic Film](https://readinglist.school/book/the-snowman) by Raymond Briggs _(Grades K–5)_
- [The Snowy Day](https://readinglist.school/book/the-snowy-day) by Ezra Jack Keats _(500L · Grades K–2)_
- [The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks](https://readinglist.school/book/the-tale-of-the-mandarin-ducks) by Katherine Paterson _(Grades K–5)_
- [The Three Pigs](https://readinglist.school/book/the-three-pigs) by David Wiesner _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Undefeated](https://readinglist.school/book/the-undefeated) by Kwame Alexander _(Grades 2–6)_
- [The Very Hungry Caterpillar](https://readinglist.school/book/the-very-hungry-caterpillar) by Eric Carle _(460L · Grades K–2)_
- [The Watermelon Seed [Board Book]](https://readinglist.school/book/the-watermelon-seed) by Greg Pizzoli _(Grades K–1)_
- [There Is a Bird On Your Head! (An Elephant and Piggie Book)](https://readinglist.school/book/there-is-a-bird-on-your-head) by Mo Willems _(Grades K–2)_
- [There Might Be Lobsters](https://readinglist.school/book/there-might-be-lobsters) by Carolyn Crimi _(Grades K–5)_
- [They Say Blue](https://readinglist.school/book/they-say-blue) by Jillian Tamaki _(Grades K–5)_
- [This Is Not My Hat](https://readinglist.school/book/this-is-not-my-hat) by Jon Klassen _(Grades K–3)_
- [Tikki Tikki Tembo](https://readinglist.school/book/tikki-tikki-tembo) by Arlene Mosel _(Grades K–5)_
- [Time of Wonder](https://readinglist.school/book/time-of-wonder) by Robert McCloskey _(Grades K–3)_
- [Time of the Month!](https://readinglist.school/book/the-devil-and-mother-crump) by Valerie Scho Carey _(Grades K–5)_
- [Tomfoolery!](https://readinglist.school/book/tomfoolery-randolph-caldecott-and-the-rambunctious-coming-of-age-of-childrens-bo) by Michelle Markel _(Grades K–5)_
- [Traction Man Is Here!](https://readinglist.school/book/traction-man-is-here) by Mini Grey _(Grades K–5)_
- [Tuesday](https://readinglist.school/book/tuesday) by David Wiesner _(Grades K–3)_
- [Unspeakable](https://readinglist.school/book/unspeakable-the-tulsa-race-massacre) by Carole Boston Weatherford _(Grades 3–7)_
- [Up, Tall and High](https://readinglist.school/book/up-tall-and-high) by Ethan Long _(Grades K–1)_
- [Uptown](https://readinglist.school/book/uptown) by Bryan Collier _(Grades K–5)_
- [Vacation](https://readinglist.school/book/vacation-ame-dyckman) by Ame Dyckman _(Grades K–1)_
- [Victory. Stand!](https://readinglist.school/book/victory-stand-raising-my-fist-for-justice) by Tommie Smith _(Grades K–5)_
- [Viva Frida](https://readinglist.school/book/viva-frida) by Yuyi Morales _(Grades K–5)_
- [Watercress](https://readinglist.school/book/watercress) by Andrea Wang _(Grades K–4)_
- [We Are Water Protectors](https://readinglist.school/book/we-are-water-protectors) by Carole Lindstrom _(Grades K–4)_
- [We Are the Ship](https://readinglist.school/book/we-are-the-ship-the-story-of-negro-league-baseball) by Kadir Nelson _(Grades K–5)_
- [We Go Slow](https://readinglist.school/book/we-go-slow) by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie _(Grades K–5)_
- [When Alexander Graced the Table](https://readinglist.school/book/when-alexander-graced-the-table) by Alexander Smalls _(Grades K–5)_
- [When You Can Swim](https://readinglist.school/book/when-you-can-swim) by Jack Wong _(Grades K–5)_
- [Where the Wild Things Are](https://readinglist.school/book/where-the-wild-things-are) by Maurice Sendak _(740L · Grades K–3)_
- [White Snow, Bright Snow](https://readinglist.school/book/white-snow-bright-snow) by Alvin Tresselt _(Grades K–3)_
- [William Still and His Freedom Stories](https://readinglist.school/book/william-still-and-his-freedom-stories) by Don Tate _(Grades K–5)_
- [Willie and the All-Stars](https://readinglist.school/book/the-blacker-the-berry) by Floyd Cooper _(Grades K–5)_
- [Wolf in the Snow](https://readinglist.school/book/wolf-in-the-snow) by Matthew Cordell _(Grades K–3)_
- [You are (not) Small](https://readinglist.school/book/you-are-not-small) by Anna Kang _(Grades K–1)_
- [Zelda and Ivy, the Runaways](https://readinglist.school/book/zelda-and-ivy-the-runaways) by Laura McGee Kvasnosky _(Grades K–2)_

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