How many 1990s books are assigned in 1st grade?

81 books written between 1990 and 1999 appear on 1st grade 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 1990s books cover?

Lexile measures for the 1990s titles assigned in 1st grade run from 510L to 720L. 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?

9 states assign at least one 1990s title at 1st grade 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.

1990s books assigned in 1st grade

Name: 1990s books assigned in 1st grade
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US schools assign 81 books written in the 1990s to 1st grade students, across 9 states, spanning 510L–720L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.

Most widely assigned from the 1990s

The Adventures of Captain Underpants

Dav Pilkey · on 4 reading lists

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Titles: 81
Written: 1990–1999
Lexile range: 510L–720L
States assigning: 9

The list — 1990s, 1st grade

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Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm · Jerdine Nolen
Heart of a Tiger · Marsha Diane Arnold
Her Stories · Virginia Hamilton
High-Wire Henry · Mary Calhoun
Home Place · Crescent Dragonwagon
In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall · Javaka Steptoe
In the Time of the Drums · Kim L. Siegelson
Jambo Means Hello · Muriel Feelings
John Henry · Julius Lester
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat · Simms Taback
Julius, the Baby of the World · Kevin Henkes
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse · Kevin Henkes
Livingstone Mouse · Pamela Duncan Edwards
Martha Speaks · Susan Meddaugh
Mirette on the High Wire · Emily Arnold McCully
Mr. Tanen's Ties · Maryann Cocca-Leffler
My Little Sister Ate One Hare · Bill Grossman
Never Spit on Your Shoes · Denys Cazet
No David! · David Shannon
No More Water in the Tub · Tedd Arnold
No Such Thing · Jackie French Koller
Off to School, Baby Duck! · Amy Hest
Officer Buckle and Gloria · Peggy Rathmann
Old Elm Speaks · Kristine O'Connell George
Owl at Home · Arnold Lobel
Piggie Pie! · Margie Palatini
Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore! · David McPhail
Rapunzel · Paul O. Zelinsky
Red Racer · Audrey Wood
Red-eyed Tree Frog · Joy Cowley
Riptide · Frances Ward Weller
Rotten Teeth · Laura Simms
Rugby and Rosie · Nan Parson Rossiter
Seven Blind Mice · Ed Young
Smoky Night · Eve Bunting
Snowflake Bentley · Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Soap! Soap! Don’t Forget the Soap! · Tom Birdseye
Soul Looks Back in Wonder · Tom Feelings
Stellaluna · Janell Cannon
Suddenly! · Colin McNaughton
Tar Beach · Faith Ringgold
The Adventures of Captain Underpants · Dav Pilkey
The Adventures of Sparrowboy · Brian Pinkney
The Cow Who Wouldn't Come Down · Paul Brett Johnson
The Creation · James Weldon Johnson
The Fortune-Tellers · Lloyd Alexander
The Grannyman · Judith Byron Schachner
The Middle Passage · Tom Feelings
The Origin of Life on Earth · David A. Anderson
The Rough-Face Girl · Rafe Martin
The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks · Katherine Paterson
The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig · Eugenios Trivizas
The Toll-Bridge Troll · Patricia Rae Wolff
Tomás and the Library Lady · Pat Mora
Trouble with Trolls · Jan Brett
Tuesday · David Wiesner
Zomo the Rabbit · Gerald McDermott

Most-assigned 1990s authors in 1st grade

Dav Pilkey (3) · David Shannon (2) · Paul Brett Johnson (2) · Carmen Lomas Garza (2) · Kevin Henkes (2) · Tom Feelings (2)

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How many 1990s books are assigned in 1st grade?: 81 books written between 1990 and 1999 appear on 1st grade 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 1990s books cover?: Lexile measures for the 1990s titles assigned in 1st grade run from 510L to 720L. 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?: 9 states assign at least one 1990s title at 1st grade 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.

1990s books assigned in 1st grade

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Most-assigned 1990s authors in 1st grade

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