# Books about bears assigned in US schools

**5** books in the US-school assigned-reading canon explore _bears_. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** K–5
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/bears
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore bears

- [Ben Mikaelsen](https://readinglist.school/author/ben-mikaelsen)
- [Bill Peet](https://readinglist.school/author/bill-peet)
- [Ryan T. Higgins](https://readinglist.school/author/ryan-t-higgins)

## bears canon

- [Big Bad Bruce](https://readinglist.school/book/big-bad-bruce) by Bill Peet _(Grades K–3)_
- [Little Bear](https://readinglist.school/book/little-bear) by Else Holmelund Minarik _(Grades K–1)_
- [Mother Bruce](https://readinglist.school/book/mother-bruce) by Ryan T. Higgins _(Grades K–0)_
- [Rescue Josh McGuire](https://readinglist.school/book/rescue-josh-mcguire) by Ben Mikaelsen _(Grades 3–5)_
- [The Bear and the Piano](https://readinglist.school/book/the-bear-and-the-piano) by David Litchfield _(Grades K–3)_

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