# Books about nursery rhymes assigned in US schools

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

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

## Authors who explore nursery rhymes

- [Janet Stevens](https://readinglist.school/author/janet-stevens)
- [O'Malley, Kevin](https://readinglist.school/author/omalley-kevin)

## nursery rhymes canon

- [And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon](https://readinglist.school/book/and-the-dish-ran-away-with-the-spoon) by Janet Stevens _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Humpty-Dumpty Egg-Splodes](https://readinglist.school/book/humpty-dumpty-egg-splodes) by O'Malley, Kevin _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Lady With the Alligator Purse](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lady-with-the-alligator-purse) by Nadine Bernard Westcott _(Grades K–3)_

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