1960s books assigned in Kindergarten
US schools assign 18 books written in the 1960s to kindergarten students, across 2 states, spanning 210L–740L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.
Most widely assigned from the 1960s
The Snowy Day
Ezra Jack Keats · on 2 reading lists
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- Titles
- 18
- Written
- 1960–1969
- Lexile range
- 210L–740L
- States assigning
- 2
The list — 1960s, kindergarten
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A Boy, a Dog and a FrogMercer Mayer
Always Room for One MoreSorche Nic Leodhas
Are You My Mother?P. D. Eastman
Baboushka and the Three KingsRuth Robbins
CorduroyDon Freeman · 600L
Drummer HoffBarbara Emberley
Green Eggs and HamDr. Seuss · 210L
May I Bring a Friend?Beatrice Schenk De Regniers
Once a Mouse...Marcia Brown
Put Me in the ZooRobert Lopshire
Sam, Bangs & MoonshineEvaline Ness
Sylvester and the Magic PebbleWilliam Steig- The Adventures of Paddy PorkJohn S. Goodall
The Fool of the World and the Flying ShipArthur Ransome
The Snowy DayEzra Jack Keats · 500L
The Very Hungry CaterpillarEric Carle · 460L
Tikki Tikki TemboArlene Mosel
Where the Wild Things AreMaurice Sendak · 740L
Most-assigned 1960s authors in kindergarten
Mercer Mayer · Don Freeman · Dr. Seuss · Marcia Brown · William Steig · Arlene Mosel
Common questions
- How many 1960s books are assigned in kindergarten?
- 18 books written between 1960 and 1969 appear on kindergarten reading lists tracked by ReadingList. Each one is cited from a state department of education, district list, or AP/IB syllabus.
- What Lexile range do these 1960s books cover?
- Lexile measures for the 1960s titles assigned in kindergarten run from 210L to 740L. Poetry, drama, and graphic novels without a published Lexile measure are not counted in that range.
- Are these assigned nationally or in a few states?
- 2 states assign at least one 1960s title at kindergarten in the lists tracked here, so this is a broad pattern rather than a single state's canon. Per-state lists are on each state page.