Kindergarten Suggested Summer Reading List Note: The following books are only suggestions. Please feel free to add any books that are appropriate for your reader. The staff in the children s section of the local library will also have many wonderful suggestions for you. Research has shown that the single greatest factor in predicting reading success is whether a child is read to when young. Here are some titles to get you started! Books About Me I Like Me! by Nancy L. Carlson I Like to Be Little by Charlotte Zolotow Incredible You! 10 Ways to let your greatness shine through by Dr. Wayne Dyer Leo the Late Bloomer by Rober Kraus My Five Senses by Aliki Owen by Kevin Henkes The Mixed-Up Chameleon by Eric Carle When I Get Bigger by Mercer Mayer Family Stories Are you My Mother? by P.D. Eastman Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney Just Me Books by Mercer Mayer My Dad Loves Me! by Marianne Richmond Mama, do You Love Me? by Barbara M. Joossee Predictable Books 50 Below Zero by Robert Munsch Curious George by H.A. Rey Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown Gregory the Terrible Eater by Mitchell Sharmat The Gingerbread Boy by Paul Galdone The Mitten by Jan Brett Beginning, Middle, and End Concepts 3 Billy Goats Gruff by Glen Rounds Bony Legs by Jeanna Cole Its Mine by Leo Lionni Rosie s Walk by Pat Hutchins The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown Fabulous Science Books Cars and How they Go by Joanna Cole Eyewitness Juniors Amazing Frogs and Toads by Barry Clarke Color and Counting Books 26 Letters and 99 Cents by Tana Hoban Each Orange Had Eight Slices: A Counting Book by Paul Giganti Jr. Fish Eyes by Lois Ehlert Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni Is it Red? Is it Yellow? Is it Blue? by Tana Hoban Press Here by Hereve Tullet Ten Little Fish by Audrey Wood Caldecott Winners and Honor Books Color Zoo by Lois Ehleri Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey More, More, More, Said the Baby by Vera B. Williams Swimmy by Leo Lionni Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens Mother Goose and Nursery Rhymes James Marshall s Mother Goose by James Marshall My Very First Mother Goose by Iona Opie and Rosemary Wells Tomie depaola s Mother Goose by Tomie depaola Folktales and Fairy Tales Cinderella by Marcia Brown The Hare and the Tortoise by Brian Wildsmith The Little Red Hen by Margot Zemach The Three Little Bears by Paul Galdone Three Little Pigs by James Marshall The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Anderson
First Grade Suggested Summer Reading List Note: The following books are only suggestions. Please feel free to add any books that are appropriate for your reader. The staff in the children s section of the local library will also have many wonderful suggestions for you. Research has shown that the single greatest factor in predicting reading success is whether a child is read to when young. Here are some titles to get you started! Please note that the reading level of the books suggested varies. If your child is already reading have him or her read a page of the book aloud to you to see if it is a good fit. If they struggle with more than a few words on the page, it is probably too difficult, but the book would still be a great book to read aloud to your child. Fun Books to Share And I Mean It, Stanley by Crosby Bonsall Arthur series by Marc Brown A Bad Case of the Stripes by David Shannon Berenstain Bear series by Jan and Stan Berenstain Clifford series by Norman Bridwell Dinosaur Time by Peggy Parish The Eye Book by Theo Lesieg Franklin series by Paulette Bourgeois Froggy series by Jonathan London Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Suess Hi! Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long Junie B. Jones series by Barbara Park Little Critter series by Mercer Mayer Morris the Moose by Bernard Wiseman Nate the Great series by Marjoire Weinman Sharmat The Dot by Peter Reynolds The Jolly Postman by Allan Ahlberg The Secret Life of Squirrels by Nancy Rose The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle Learning to Read Series Hello Reader! I Can Read Books Puffin Easy-to-Read Step Into Reading Levels 1-4 Alphabet Books Animals by Graeme Basese The Icky Bug Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta Z Was Zapped by Chris Van Allsburg Math in Picture Books How Much Is a Million? by David M. Schwartz Monster Math by Anne Miranda One Potato: A Counting Book of Potato Prints by Diana Pomeroy When Sheep Cannot Sleep by Satoshi Kitamura Non- National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Animals by Catherine D. Hughes Caldecott Awards and Honor Books Alphabet City by Stephen Johnson Click, Clack, Moo by Doreen Cronin The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster and Chris Raschka Owen by Kevin Henkes
Entering Grade 2 Summer Reading List Please Note: Fiction titles below are in order of increasing difficulty. Students are ONLY REQUIRED to READ 1 Fiction title and 1 Non-Fiction title for a total of 2 REQUIRED READS. Froggy series, by Jonathan London (any in series) Cork and Fuzz by Dori Chaconas (any in series) Pinky & Rex by James Howe (any in series) Non- Any non-fiction book about an animal The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik (any in series) Suggested Titles Please Note: The following books are only suggestions. Please feel free to add any books that are appropriate for your reader. The staff in the children s section of the local library will also have many wonderful suggestions for you. Research has shown that the single greatest factor in predicting reading success is whether a child is read to when young. Here are some titles to get you started! Please note that the reading level of the books suggested varies. If your child is already reading have him or her read a page of the book aloud to you to see if it is a good fit. If they struggle with more than a few words on the page, it is probably too difficult, but the book would still be a great book to read aloud to your child. School Stories Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman The Day Jimmy s Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka Hakes Noble Fish Face by Patricia Reilly Giff Miss Nelson Is Missing by Harry Allard Learning to Read Series Hello Reader! I Can Read Books Puffin Easy-to-Read Step Into Reading Levels 1-4 Caldecott awards and Honor Books The Funny Little Woman by Arlene Mosel Many Moons by James Thurber The Story of Jumping Mouse by John Steptoe Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig What Do You Do With A Tail Like This? by Robin Page Fun to Read Dogku by Andrew Clements The Random House Book of Poetry for Children by Arnold Lobel
Entering Grade 3 Summer Reading List Please Note: Fiction titles are in order of increasing difficulty. Students are ONLY REQUIRED to READ 1 Fiction title and 1 Non-Fiction title for a total of 2 REQUIRED READS. A to Z Mysteries by Ron Roy (any in series) Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls by Lenore Look(any in series) I Survived by Lauren Tarskis (any in series) Non- Any biography Catwings by Ursula Le Guin Charlotte s Web by E.B. White The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes Please Note: The following books are only suggestions. Please feel free to add any books that are appropriate for your reader. The staff in the children s section of the local library will also have many wonderful suggestions for you. Research has shown that the single greatest factor in predicting reading success is whether a child is read to when young. Here are some titles to get you started! Please note that the reading level of the books suggested varies. If your child is already reading, have him or her read a page of the book aloud to you to see if it is a good fit. If they struggle with more than a few words on the page, it is probably too difficult, but the book would still be a great book to read aloud to your child. Animal Stories The Adventures of Paddington Bear by Michael Bond Babe: The Gallant Pig by Dick King-Smith The World According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney Historical Fiction Ben and Me by Robert Lawson If You Grew Up with George Washington by Ruth Belov Gross I Survived Hurricane Katrina 2005 by Lauren Tarshis Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin Teammates by Peter Golenbock Great Series Books: Amelia Bedelia series by Peggy Parish Arthur series by Marc Brown Eyewitness Science Explorers Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder Great Reads: The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley spires Stellaluna by Janell Cannon What Do You Do With An Idea? by Kobi Yomada
Entering Grade 4 Summer Reading List Please Note: Fiction titles are in order of increasing difficulty. Students are ONLY REQUIRED to READ 1 Fiction title and 1 Non-Fiction title for a total of 2 REQUIRED READS. The World According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney My Life as a Book by Janet Tashjian Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson Non- Any non-fiction book about a state The Borrowers by Mary Norton The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White Poppy by Avi Suggested Titles Please Note: The following books are only suggestions. Please feel free to add any books that are appropriate for your reader. The staff in the local library will also have many wonderful suggestions for you. School Stories 4B Goes Wild by Jamie Gilson Harriet, the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh My Teacher Fried My Brains by Bruce Coville Sports Stories Baseball Forever by Johanna Hurwitz Benjy the Football Hero by jean Van Leeuwen Bobby Baseball by Robert Kimmel Smith Gold Medal Rider by Bonnie Bryant Sliding into Home by Dori Hillestad Butler Series Books The Babysitter s Club by Ann M. Martin Goosebumps by R. L. Stine A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket Award Winners & Great Reads: The Cricket in Times Square by George Seldon El Deafo by Cece Bell The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick James and The Giant Peach by Roald Dahl Journey or Quest by Aaron Becker Last Stop On Market Street by Matt de Peria Math Curse by Jon Scieszka Sidewalk Flowers by JoArno Lawson Thank You Mr. Falker by Patricia Polaco The Sweetest Fig by Chris Van Allsburg
Entering Grade 5 Summer Reading List Please Note: Fiction titles are in order of increasing difficulty. Students are ONLY REQUIRED to READ 1 Fiction title and 1 Non-Fiction title for a total of 2 REQUIRED Because of Mr. Terrupt by Rob Buyea Jake and Lily by Jerry Spinelli The Name of This Book is Secret (any in series) by Pseudonymous Bosch Non- Any non-fiction book about an explorer Black Beauty by Anna Sewell The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S Lewis Half Magic by Edward Eager Suggested Titles Please Note: The following books are only suggestions. Please feel free to add any books that are appropriate for your reader. The staff in the local library will also have many wonderful suggestions for you. Great Reads DNA Detective by Tanya Lloyd Kyi Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson Hatchet by Gary Paulsen Holes by Louis Sachar Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli Wringer by Jerry Spinelli Historical Fiction Bull Run by Paul Fleischman Encounter by Jane Yolen Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two by Joseph Bruchac Sarah Bishop by Scott O Dell Humorous Stories Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers Matilda by Roald Dahl Skinnybones by Barbara Park Award Winners & Great Reads: A River of Words-The Story of William Carlos Williams, a prize winning poet by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet Locomotive by Brian Floca The Right Word by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet Non-Fiction Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream by Tanya Lee Stone Far from Shore: an Open Ocean Voyage by Sophie Webb Genius! The Most Astonishing Inventions of All Time by Deborah Kespert The Great Fire by Jim Murphy