2000s books assigned in 1st grade

US schools assign 94 books written in the 2000s to 1st grade students, across 9 states, spanning 450L–450L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.

Most widely assigned from the 2000s

Hooway for Wodney Wat

Helen Lester · on 5 reading lists

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Titles
94
Written
2000–2009
Lexile range
450L–450L
States assigning
9

The list — 2000s, 1st grade

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Most-assigned 2000s authors in 1st grade

Mo Willems (3) · David Wiesner (2) · O'Malley, Kevin (2) · Leo Dillon (2) · Jerry Pinkney (2) · Sharon Creech

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Common questions

How many 2000s books are assigned in 1st grade?
94 books written between 2000 and 2009 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 2000s books cover?
Lexile measures for the 2000s titles assigned in 1st grade run from 450L to 450L. 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 2000s 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.

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