How many 1980s books are assigned in kindergarten?

49 books written between 1980 and 1989 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 1980s books cover?

Lexile measures for the 1980s titles assigned in kindergarten run from 410L to 410L. 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?

8 states assign at least one 1980s 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.

1980s books assigned in Kindergarten

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US schools assign 49 books written in the 1980s to kindergarten students, across 8 states, spanning 410L–410L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.

Most widely assigned from the 1980s

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

Laura Numeroff · on 4 reading lists

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Titles: 49
Written: 1980–1989
Lexile range: 410L–410L
States assigning: 8

The list — 1980s, kindergarten

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Outside Over There · Maurice Sendak
Owl Moon · Jane Yolen
Peabody · Rosemary Wells
Piggins · Jane Yolen
Round Trip · Ann Jonas
Shy Charles · Rosemary Wells
Song and Dance Man · Karen Ackerman
Space Case · Edward Marshall
Tacky the Penguin · Lester, Helen.
The Araboolies of Liberty Street · Sam Swope
The Devil and Mother Crump · Valerie Scho Carey
The Dog Who Had Kittens · Polly M. Robertus
The Glorious Flight · Alice Provensen
The Great White Man-Eating Shark · Margaret Mahy
The Lady With the Alligator Purse · Nadine Bernard Westcott
The Magic School Bus: At the Waterworks · Joanna Cole
The Paper Crane · Molly Bang
The Patchwork Quilt · Valerie Flournoy
The Polar Express · Chris Van Allsburg
The Shadow of Beauty · S. Talmond Brown
The Talking Eggs · Robert D. San Souci
The Wolf's Chicken Stew · Keiko Kasza
Two bad Ants · Chris Van Allsburg
We Are in a Book · Mo Willems
What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs? · Carol Carrick

Most-assigned 1980s authors in kindergarten

Chris Van Allsburg (3) · Ed Young (2) · Harry Allard (2) · Jane Yolen (2) · Rosemary Wells (2) · Ashley Bryan

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How many 1980s books are assigned in kindergarten?: 49 books written between 1980 and 1989 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 1980s books cover?: Lexile measures for the 1980s titles assigned in kindergarten run from 410L to 410L. 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?: 8 states assign at least one 1980s 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.

1980s books assigned in Kindergarten

The list — 1980s, kindergarten

Most-assigned 1980s authors in kindergarten

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