# Books about picture books for children assigned in US schools

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

**Grade span:** K–3
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/picture-books-for-children
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore picture books for children

- [Chris Van Allsburg](https://readinglist.school/author/chris-van-allsburg)

## picture books for children canon

- [Scaredy Squirrel](https://readinglist.school/book/scaredy-squirrel) by Melanie Watt _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School](https://readinglist.school/book/the-gingerbread-man-loose-in-the-school) by Laura Murray _(Grades K–3)_
- [Two bad Ants](https://readinglist.school/book/two-bad-ants) by Chris Van Allsburg _(Grades K–3)_

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