# Books about picture books assigned in US schools

**7** books in the US-school assigned-reading canon explore _picture books_. 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
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore picture books

- [Antoinette Portis](https://readinglist.school/author/antoinette-portis)
- [Chris Van Allsburg](https://readinglist.school/author/chris-van-allsburg)
- [Devin Scillian](https://readinglist.school/author/devin-scillian)
- [Mercer Mayer](https://readinglist.school/author/mercer-mayer)
- [Rosemary Wells](https://readinglist.school/author/rosemary-wells)

## picture books canon

- [A Boy, a Dog and a Frog](https://readinglist.school/book/a-boy-a-dog-and-a-frog) by Mercer Mayer _(Grades K–1)_
- [Best Frints in the Whole Universe](https://readinglist.school/book/best-frints-in-the-whole-universe) by Antoinette Portis _(Grades K–3)_
- [Chalk](https://readinglist.school/book/chalk) by Bill Thomson _(Grades K–2)_
- [Guji Guji](https://readinglist.school/book/guji-guji) by Chen, Zhiyuan _(Grades K–3)_
- [Memoirs of a Goldfish](https://readinglist.school/book/memoirs-of-a-goldfish) by Devin Scillian _(Grades K–3)_
- [Peabody](https://readinglist.school/book/peabody) by Rosemary Wells _(Grades K–3)_
- [Two bad Ants](https://readinglist.school/book/two-bad-ants) by Chris Van Allsburg _(Grades K–3)_

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