2010s books assigned in Kindergarten

US schools assign 144 books written in the 2010s to kindergarten students, across 11 states, spanning 610L–610L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.

Most widely assigned from the 2010s

The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors

Drew Daywalt · on 6 reading lists

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Titles
144
Written
2010–2019
Lexile range
610L–610L
States assigning
11

The list — 2010s, kindergarten

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Most-assigned 2010s authors in kindergarten

Duncan Tonatiuh (5) · Ashley Bryan (3) · Yuyi Morales (3) · Jonathan Bean (2) · Brian Selznick (2) · Bob Shea (2)

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Common questions

How many 2010s books are assigned in kindergarten?
144 books written between 2010 and 2019 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 2010s books cover?
Lexile measures for the 2010s titles assigned in kindergarten run from 610L to 610L. 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?
11 states assign at least one 2010s 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.

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