# Books about play assigned in US schools

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

**Grade span:** K–10
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/play
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore play

- [Tony Fucile](https://readinglist.school/author/tony-fucile)

## play canon

- [An Inspector Calls](https://readinglist.school/book/an-inspector-calls) by J. B. Priestley _(Grades 9–10)_
- [Let's Do Nothing](https://readinglist.school/book/lets-do-nothing) by Tony Fucile _(Grades K–3)_
- [Mei Li](https://readinglist.school/book/mei-li) by Thomas Handforth _(Grades K–3)_
- [Shark vs. Train](https://readinglist.school/book/shark-vs-train) by Chris Barton _(Grades K–3)_

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