Summer Reading 2019
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​Rising K3 summer learning

“The seeds of reading and school success are sown in the home,
​long before the child ever arrives at school.”

–Jim Trelease, The Read-Aloud Handbook

To encourage continued growth in reading skills through the summer, the following list of titles has been compiled by the classroom teachers and media specialist to assist children and parents in the selection of books.  It is not necessary to limit your choices to these titles, as there are many excellent books also available through your local library. We ask that students spend at least twenty minutes a day reading or being read to.

Want more ideas?
If you are interested in seeing other recommended book lists, a good place to start is the ALSC (Association for Library Service to Children) website.
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Click here to download a Reading Rockets Parents’ Tip Sheet with ideas on how to help your child become a successful reader.

Take the Summer Literacy Challenge!  Included here are ten ideas for parents that can make summer a time of learning, creative expression, and above all, fun!
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Finally, Start with a Book is a fantastic website full of ideas about summer reading activities you can share with your kids.  Each theme includes book ideas, activities, websites with interactive media, and much more.

Adams, Adrienne, The Easter Egg Artists

Ahlberg, Janet and Allan, Each Peach Pear Plum

Aliki, Feelings

Anderson, Peggy Perry, Time for Bed, the Baby Sitter Said

Asch, Frank, Happy Birthday, Moon; Moon Bear

Auch, Mary Jane, Peeping Beauty

Averill, Esther, The Fire Cat

Baker, Keith, Hide and Snake

Balian, Lorna and Lecia, The Aminal

Bang, Molly, Ten, Nine, Eight; The Paper Crane; Tye May and the Magic Brush

Bemelmans, Ludwig, Madeline series

Berger, Terry, I Have Feelings

Brett, Jan, Annie and the Wild Animals; Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Brown, Marc, Hand Rhymes; Finger Rhymes

Brown, Margaret Wise, The Indoor Noisy Book; Goodnight Moon; The Runaway Bunny; and others

Buckley, Helen, Grandfather and I; My Sister and I; Grandmother and I

Burton, Marilee Robin, Tail, Toes, Eyes, Ears, Nose

Burton, Virginia Lee, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

Butterworth, Nick, Jasper’s Beanstalk

Carle, Eric, The Very Busy Spider; The Very Hungry Caterpillar; and others

Cazet, Denys, I’m Not Sleepy

Christelow, Elileen, Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

Cleary, Beverly, The Real Hole; Two Dog Biscuits

Coats, Laura Jane, Alphabet Garden; Ten Little Animals

Crews,Donald, School Bus; Ten Black Dots; Truck; Big Mama’s Shortcut

de Angeli, Marguerite, Book of Nursery and Mother Goose Rhymes

de Brunhoff, Jean, The Story of Babar

dePaola, Tomie, any by this author

de Regniers, Beatrice, May I Bring a Friend?

Duvoisin, Roger, The Rain Puddle; Veronica; Petunia; and others

Duncan, Lois, Songs from Dreamland (Book and Cassette Classic Series)

Dutton, Sandra, The Cinnamon Hen’s Autumn Day

Emerson, Sally, The Nursery Treasury: A Collection of Baby Games, Rhymes and Lullabies

Fleming, Denise, In the Tall, Tall Grass

Florian, Douglas, At the Zoo

Fox, Mem, Hattie and the Fox; Shoes from Grandpa

Freeman, Don, Corduroy books

Gackenbach, Dick, Hattie Be Quiet, Hattie Be Good; Hattie Rabbit; Mother Rabbit’s Son Tom

Gag, Wanda, Millions of Cats; The ABC Bunny

Galdone, Paul, The Frog Prince; The Three Bears; The Three Little Kittens; and others

Garten, Jan, The Alphabet Tale

Geraghty, Paul, Look Out Patrick

Guilfoile, Elizabeth, Nobody Listens to Andrew

Heide, Florence Parry, That’s What Friends Are For

Heine, Helme, Friends

Henkes, Kevin, Julius, the Baby of the World; Owen

Heyward Dubose, The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes

Hill, Eric, Spot books

Hoban, Russell, Bedtime for Frances; Bread and Jam for Frances; A Mystery Counting Book

Hoguet, Susan, I Unpacked My Grandmother’s Trunk

Hutchins, Pat, Rosie’s Walk; Surprise Party; What Games Shall We Play?; Little Pink Pig

Johnson, Crockett, Harold and the Purple Crayon

Joyce, William, Bentley and Egg

Keats, Ezra Jack, The Snowy Day; Peter’s Chair; Kitten for a Day; Pet Show; Goggles; and others

Kellogg, Steven, The Mysterious Tadpole; Pinkerton books; and others

Keller, Holly, Geraldine’s Blanket; Geraldine’s Big Show; Furry

Kessler, Ethel and Leonard, Do Baby Bears Sit in Chairs?; The Day Daddy Stayed Home; The Big Red Bus

Kimmel, Eric A. (retold), The Gingerbread Man

Krauss, Ruth, The Backward Day; A Hole is to Dig; I Want to Paint My Bathroom Blue; and others





Kroll, Steven, Pigs in the House

Leaf, Munro, The Story of Ferdinand

Lewis, Kim, The Shepherd Boy; Emma’s Lamb

Lionni, Leo, Swimmy; Colors; Cornelius; Fish is Fish; Tico and the Golden Wings; and others

Lobel, Arnold, A Zoo for Mister Muster; Mouse Tale; Frog and Toad books

Macaulay, David, Why the Chicken Crossed the Road

Madden, Don, The Wartville Wizard

McCloskey, Robert, Make Way for Ducklings

McCully, Emily Arnold, Mirette on the High Wire

McPhail, David, Henry Bear’s Park; Stanley; Henry; Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore!

McMillan, Bruce, Growing Colors; Bear’s Friend; Fix It; Dream Child; The Bear’s Toothache

Marshall, James (retold), Red Riding Hood; Hansel and Gretel; Goldilocks and the Three Bears; and others

Martin, Bill, Jr., Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?

Milne, A.A., Now We Are Six; When We Were Very Young; The Christopher Robin Book of Verse

Minarik, Else, Little Bear; A Kiss for Little Bear; Father Bear Comes Home; No Fighting, No Biting

Numeroff, Laura, If You Give a Moose a Muffin; If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

Oxenbury, Helen, Tom and Pippo books

Peek, Merle, Mary Wore Her Red Dress and Henry Wore His Green Sneakers

Pfister, Marcus, Rainbow Fish; Dazzle the Dinosaur

Polacco, Patricia, Chicken Sunday; Just Plain Fancy

Polushkin, Maria, Baby Brother Blues; Who Said Meow?

Prelutsky, Jack, The Random House Book of Poetry for Children; Read Aloud Rhymes for Very Young; Ride a  Purple Pelican

Piper, Watty, The Little Engine That Could

Potter, Beatrix, Peter Rabbit books

Provensen, Alice, Our Animal Friends at Maple Hill Farm

Rey, H.A., Curious George series

Rockwell, Anne, At the Beach; Pots and Pans

Rogers, Fred, Making Friends

Rosen, Michael, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt

Rounds, Glen, Old McDonald Had a Farm

Rylant, Cynthia, Henry and Mudge series

Schertle, Alice, William and Grandpa

Schlein, Miriam, Fast is Not a Ladybug; Heavy is a Hippopotamus

Sendak, Maurice, Where the Wild Things Are; Nutshell Library

Serfozo, Mary, Who Said Red?; Rain Talk; Benjamin Bigfoot

Seuss, Dr., The Cat in the Hat; Green Eggs and Ham; The Foot Book

Sharmat, Mitchell, Gregory, the Terrible Eater

Shaw, Nancy, Sheep in a Shop; Sheep Out to Eat

Sheppard, Jeff, Splash, Splash

Silverstein, Shel, The Giving Tree  

Steig, William, Doctor DeSoto

Tafuri, Nancy, Have You Seen My Duckling?; Early Morning in the Barn; In a Red House; and others

Udry, Janice May, A Tree is Nice

Viorst, Judith, The Tenth Good Thing About Barney; Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Voake, Charlotte, Mrs. Goose’s Baby

Waber, Bernard, Ira Sleeps Over; Ira Says Goodbye

Walsh, Ellen Stoll, Mouse Paint

Wellington, Monica, All My Little Ducklings

Wells, Rosemary, Hazel’s Amazing Mother; Max’s Dragon Shirt; Max’s Chocolate Chicken

Whipple, Laura (compiler), Eric Carle’s Animals, Animals

Wiesner, David, Tuesday

Wildsmith, Brian, Give the Dog a Bone

Williams, Vera B., Kevin’s Grandma; A Chair for My Mother; Music, Music for Everyone

Wolff, Ashley, Stella and Roy    

Wood, Don & Audrey, The Napping House; Piggies

Yolen, Jane, Owl Moon

Zion, Gene, Harry the Dirty Dog; No Roses for Harry; The Plant Sitter

Zolotow, Charlotte, The Sky Was Blue; The Quarreling Book; and others
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