# Books about birthdays assigned in US schools

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

**Grade span:** 4–6
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/birthdays
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore birthdays

- [Eve Bunting](https://readinglist.school/author/eve-bunting)
- [Lois Lowry](https://readinglist.school/author/lois-lowry)

## birthdays canon

- [Attaboy, Sam!](https://readinglist.school/book/attaboy-sam) by Lois Lowry _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Karen Kepplewhite is the World's Best Kisser](https://readinglist.school/book/karen-kepplewhite-is-the-worlds-best-kisser) by Eve Bunting _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Striped Ice Cream](https://readinglist.school/book/striped-ice-cream) by Joan M. Lexau _(Grades 4–6)_

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