# Books about cats assigned in US schools

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

**Grade span:** K–8
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/cats
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore cats

- [Judith Byron Schachner](https://readinglist.school/author/judith-byron-schachner) (2 books)
- [Anne Fine](https://readinglist.school/author/anne-fine)
- [Beverly Cleary](https://readinglist.school/author/beverly-cleary)
- [Karen Hesse](https://readinglist.school/author/karen-hesse)
- [Kirby Larson](https://readinglist.school/author/kirby-larson)
- [Peg Kehret](https://readinglist.school/author/peg-kehret)
- [Phyllis Reynolds Naylor](https://readinglist.school/author/phyllis-reynolds-naylor)
- [Theodore Taylor](https://readinglist.school/author/theodore-taylor)

## cats canon

- [Bad Kitty](https://readinglist.school/book/bad-kitty) by Nick Bruel _(Grades K–3)_
- [Cat Secrets](https://readinglist.school/book/cat-secrets) by Jef Czekaj _(Grades K–3)_
- [Chester](https://readinglist.school/book/chester) by Mélanie Watt _(Grades K–3)_
- [Copycat](https://readinglist.school/book/copycat) by Ruth Brown _(Grades K–3)_
- [Heart of a Tiger](https://readinglist.school/book/heart-of-a-tiger) by Marsha Diane Arnold _(Grades K–3)_
- [High-Wire Henry](https://readinglist.school/book/high-wire-henry) by Mary Calhoun _(Grades K–3)_
- [Skippyjon Jones](https://readinglist.school/book/skippyjon-jones) by Judith Byron Schachner _(Grades K–3)_
- [Sniper](https://readinglist.school/book/sniper) by Theodore Taylor _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Socks](https://readinglist.school/book/socks) by Beverly Cleary _(Grades 4–8)_
- [The Cats in Krasinski Square](https://readinglist.school/book/the-cats-in-krasinski-square) by Karen Hesse _(Grades 3–8)_
- [The Diary of a Killer Cat](https://readinglist.school/book/the-diary-of-a-killer-cat) by Anne Fine _(Grades 3–5)_
- [The Dog Who Had Kittens](https://readinglist.school/book/the-dog-who-had-kittens) by Polly M. Robertus _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Forbidden Library](https://readinglist.school/book/the-forbidden-library) by Django Wexler _(Grades 2–8)_
- [The Grand Escape](https://readinglist.school/book/the-grand-escape) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor _(Grades 3–5)_
- [The Grannyman](https://readinglist.school/book/the-grannyman) by Judith Byron Schachner _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Stranger Next Door](https://readinglist.school/book/the-stranger-next-door) by Peg Kehret _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Titanicat](https://readinglist.school/book/titanicat) by Marty Crisp _(Grades K–3)_
- [Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship and Survival](https://readinglist.school/book/two-bobbies-a-true-story-of-hurricane-katrina-friendship-and-survival) by Kirby Larson _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Widget](https://readinglist.school/book/widget) by Lyn Rossiter McFarland _(Grades K–3)_

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