# Books about tall tales assigned in US schools

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

**Grade span:** K–6
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/tall-tales
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## tall tales canon

- [Alligator Sue](https://readinglist.school/book/alligator-sue) by Sharon Arms Doucet _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm](https://readinglist.school/book/harvey-potters-balloon-farm) by Jerdine Nolen _(Grades K–3)_
- [Swamp Angel](https://readinglist.school/book/swamp-angel) by Anne Isaacs _(Grades 3–6)_

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