Summer Reading List

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entering first grade:

easy:
Armstrong, Jennifer ONCE UPON A BANANA (c. 2006)
Bang, Molly WHEN SOPHIE GETS ANGRY – REALLY, REALLY ANGRY
Berenstain, Stan BEARS IN THE NIGHT
Berenstain, Stan INSIDE, OUTSIDE, UPSIDE DOWN
Berenstain, Stan OLD HAT, NEW HAT
Bonsall, Crosby MINE'S THE BEST
Cushman, Doug INSPECTOR HOPPER (c.2000)
Degen, Bruce JAMBERRY
DePaola, Tomie ANDY (THAT'S MY NAME)
Edwards, Pamela SOME SMUG SLUG
Frith, Michael I'LL TEACH MY DOG 100 WORDS
Heilbroner, Joan ROBERT THE ROSE HORSE
Henkes, Kevin KITTEN’S FIRST FULL MOON (c. 2004)
Hoff, Syd ALBERT THE ALBATROSS
Horse, Harry LITTLE RABBIT GOES TO SCHOOL (c. 2004)
Hutchins, Pat ROSIE'S WALK
Jenkins, Emily FIVE CREATURES (c. 2001)
Kraus, Robert LEO THE LATE BLOOMER
Kraus, Robert WHOSE MOUSE ARE YOU?
LeSieg, Theo IN A PEOPLE HOUSE *
LeSieg, Theo TEN APPLES UP ON TOP
Little, Jean EMMA’S YUCKY BROTHER
Peters, Lisa HAYLOFT *
Seuss, Dr. FOOT BOOK
Seuss, Dr. FOX IN SOCKS
Seuss, Dr. HOP ON POP
Sis, Peter MADLENKA’S DOG (c. 2002)
Spirn, Michele THE KNOW-NOTHINGS
Stadler, John HOORAY FOR SNAIL
Steen, Sandra CAR WASH (c. 2001)
Taback, Simms JOSEPH HAD A LITTLE OVERCOAT
Weston, Martha SPACE GUYS! (c. 2002)
Willems, Mo TODAY I WILL FLY (Elephant and Piggie series) (c. 2007)
Wiseman, Bernard MORRIS THE MOOSE *
Wood, Audrey THE NAPPING HOUSE
Zimmerman, Andrea TRASHY TOWN

Next, try these:
Alexander, Sue WORLD FAMOUS MURIEL *
Antle, Nancy SAM’S WILD WEST SHOW *
Benchley, Nathaniel SAM THE MINUTEMAN
Berenstain, Stan THE BEARS' PICNIC
Berenstain, Stan THE BIG HONEY HUNT
Bonsall, Crosby DAY I HAD TO PLAY WITH MY SISTER
Brown, Laurene REX AND LILLY: PLAYTIME
Burton, Virginia THE LITTLE HOUSE
Byars, Betsy HOORAY FOR THE GOLLY SISTERS
Coerr, Eleanor BUFFALO BILL AND THE PONY EXPRESS
Cowley, Joy AGAPANTHUS HUM AND THE EYEGLASSES
Crews, Nina. THE NEIGHBORHOOD MOTHER GOOSE (c. 2004)
Eastman, P.D. ARE YOU MY MOTHER?
Eastman, P.D. GO, DOG, GO!
English, Karen. HOT DAY ON ABBOTT AVENUE (c. 2004)
Ets, Marie Hall GILBERTO AND THE WIND
Fox, Mem THE MAGIC HAT (c. 2002)
Hague, Michael AESOP'S FABLES
Hoban, Lillian ARTHUR'S CAMP OUT
Hoff, Syd DANNY AND THE DINOSAUR
Jonas, Ann THE TREK
Keats, Ezra Jack WHISTLE FOR WILLIE
LeSieg. Theo I WISH THAT I HAD DUCK FEET
Levinson, Nancy S. CLARA AND THE BOOKWAGON
Lionni, Leo THE ALPHABET TREE
Lobel, Arnold FROG AND TOAD ALL YEAR
Lobel, Arnold MOUSE TALES
London, Jonathan FROGGY PLAYS T-BALL (c. 2007)
Marshall, James FOX ON STAGE
Mason, Jane HELLO, TWO-WHEELER
Mayer, Mercer I WAS SO MAD
McCully, Emily GRANDMAS AT BAT
McPhail, David PIG PIG RIDES *
O’Malley, Kevin LUCKY LEAF (c. 2004)
Palmer, Helen A FISH OUT OF WATER
Potter, Beatrix PETER RABBIT (series)
Rey, H.A. CURIOUS GEORGE (series)
Rylant, Cynthia HENRY AND MUDGE (series)
Rylant, Cynthia THE HIGH-RISE PRIVATE EYES; CASE OF THE TROUBLESOME TURTLE
Schwartz, Alvin IN A DARK, DARK ROOM AND OTHER SCARY STORIES
Seuss, Dr. THE CAT IN THE HAT
Seuss, Dr. I CAN READ WITH MY EYES SHUT
Sharmat, Marjorie NATE THE GREAT (series)
Shaw, Charles IT LOOKED LIKE SPILT MILK
Stefoff, Rebecca LIVING THINGS (non-fiction series)
Steig, William PETE’S A PIZZA
Steig, William SYLVESTER AND THE MAGIC PEBBLE
Stewart, Sarah THE LIBRARY
Tafuri, Nancy HAVE YOU SEEN MY DUCKLING?
Thayer, Jane POPCORN DRAGON
Thomas, Shelley HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GOOD KNIGHT (c. 2006)
Vincent, Gabrielle ERNEST AND CELESTINE *
Waddell, Martin TINY’S BIG ADVENTURE (c. 2004)
Weston, Martha CATS ARE LIKE THAT (c.2002)
Wiesner, David FLOTSAM (c. 2006)
Wiseman, Bernard MORRIS AND BORIS *
Authors vary LET’S READ AND FIND OUT (non-fiction series published by Harper Collins Publishers)
Authors vary START TO FINISH (non-fiction series published by Lerner Publishing)

For more advanced readers:
Adler, David BONES AND THE DOG GONE MYSTERY (series)
Agee, Jon MILO’S HAT TRICK (c.2001)
Bemelmans, Ludwig MADELINE (series)
Bottner, Barbara WALLACE’S LISTS (c. 2004)
Brandenberg, Franz LEO AND EMILY AND THE DRAGON *
Brown, Marc ARTHUR'S FIRST SLEEPOVER
Brunhoff, Jean BABAR
Burningham, John MR. GUMPY'S OUTING
Cannon, Janell VERDI
Coerr, Eleanor THE JOSEFINA STORY QUILT
Cole, Joanna BONY-LEGS
Cronin, Doreen. DUCK FOR PRESIDENT (c. 2004)
Danziger, Paula AMBER BROWN IS NOT A CRAYON
DePaola, Tomi THE ART LESSON *
DiCamillo, Kate MERCY WATSON TO THE RESCUE (c. 2005) (grades 1-2)
Donaldson, Julia CHARLIE COOK’S FAVORITE BOOK (c. 2006)
Duvoisin, Roger PETUNIA (series)
Falconer, Ian OLIVIA SAVES THE CIRCUS (c. 2001)
Fleischman, Paul SIDEWALK CIRCUS (c. 2004)
Freeman, Don BEADY BEAR
Gibbons, Gail FIRE! FIRE! (nonfiction)
Henkes, Kevin JESSICA
Hest, Amy THE PURPLE COAT
Himmelman, John THE UPS AND DOWNS OF SIMPSON SNAIL
Hopkins, Lee SURPRISES (poetry) *
Kadono, Eiko GRANDPA’S SOUP
Krensky, Stephen LIONEL IN THE SUMMER
Kvasnosky, Laura ZELDA AND IVY
Lionni, Leo FREDERICK
Lobel, Arnold MING LO MOVES THE MOUNTAIN
Lobel, Arnold UNCLE ELEPHANT
Lopshire, Robert I AM BETTER THAN YOU!
Mahy, Margaret THE SEVEN CHINESE BROTHERS
Marshall, James GEORGE AND MARTHA (series)
McGhee, Alison. MRS. WATSON WANTS YOUR TEETH (c. 2004)
Minarik, Else LITTLE BEAR (series)
Napoli, Donna Jo BOBBY THE BOLD (c. 2006)
Osborne, Mary Pope MAGIC TREE HOUSE (series)
Palatini, Margie THE WEB FILES (c. 2001)
Praeger, Annabelle BASEBALL BIRTHDAY PARTY
Pulver, Robin PUNCTUATION TAKES A VACATION (c.2003)
Rice, Eve PAPA'S LEMONADE AND OTHER STORIES
Rockwell, Anne THE GOLLYWHOPPER EGG
Rosa-Casanova, Sylvia MAMA PROVI AND THE POT OF RICE
Schwartz, David IF YOU MADE A MILLION
Seuss, Dr. HORTON HATCHES THE EGG
Sierra, Judy WILD ABOUT BOOKS (c. 2004)
Steig, William BRAVE IRENE
Stevenson, James THAT DREADFUL DAY
Tunnell, Michael MAILING MAY
VanLeeuwen, Jean AMANDA PIG AND HER BIG BROTHER OLIVER (series) *
Waber, Bernard IRA SLEEPS OVER
Wood, Audrey KING BIDGOOD'S IN THE BATHTUB
Wood, Audrey HECKEDY PEG
Yolen, Jane COMMANDER TOAD IN SPACE
Zion, Gene HARRY, THE DIRTY DOG

entering 2nd grade:

REQUIRED READING:
Adler, David A. CAM JANSEN AND THE MYSTERY OF FLIGHT 54
Viorst, Judith ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY

Easier to read:
Aliki MANNERS
Anno, Mitsumasa ANNO'S MYSTERIOUS MULTIPLYING JAR
Bang, Molly WILEY AND THE HAIRY MAN
Benchley, Nathaniel GEORGE THE DRUMMER BOY
Benchley, Nathaniel OSCAR OTTER
Branley, Franklin WHAT MAKES DAY AND NIGHT (nonfiction)
Brett, Jan THREE SNOW BEARS (c. 2007)
Brisson, Pat BERTIE’S PICTURE DAY (c. 2000)
Bunting, Eve FLY AWAY HOME
Cleary, Beverly TWO DOG BISCUITS
DiCamillo, Kate MERCY WATSON TO THE RESCUE (c. 2005) (grades 1-2)
Gackenbach, Dick HARRY AND THE TERRIBLE WHATZIT
George, Jean NUTIK, THE WOLF PUP (c. 2001)
Gollub, Matthew COOL MELONS TURN TO FROGS (haiku)
Graham, Bob TALES FROM THE WATERHOLE
Hoban, Lillian ARTHUR'S HONEY BEAR (series)
Howe, James PINKY AND REX AND THE DOUBLE-DAD WEEKEND (c.2006)
Johnson, Jane MY DEAR NOEL: A LETTER FROM BEATRIX POTTER
Koller, Jackie MOLE AND SHREW (series)
Lewis, Thomas THE BLUE ROCKET FUN SHOW
MacDonald, Margaret LITTLE ROOSTER’S DIAMOND BUTTON (c. 2007)
Marshall, James THREE UP A TREE
McCully, Emily BEAUTIFUL WARRIOR: THE LEGEND OF THE NUN’S KUNG-FU
Miller, Sara THREE STORIES YOU CAN READ TO YOUR TEDDY BEAR (c. 2004)
Orgel, Doris, retell. THE BREMEN TOWN MUSICIANS AND OTHER ANIMAL TALES FROM GRIMM (c.2004)
Parish, Peggy AMELIA BEDELIA (series)
Patrick, Jean THE GIRL WHO STRUCK OUT BABE RUTH (c. 2000)
Rylant, Cynthia MR. PUTTER AND TABBY BAKE THE CAKE (series)
Rylant, Cynthia POPPLETON (series)
Salley, Coleen EPOSSUMONDAS (c. 2002)
Schwartz, Amy OMA AND BOBO
Teague, Mark LARUE FOR MAYOR: LETTERS FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL (c. 2008)
Viorst, Judith THE TENTH GOOD THING ABOUT BARNEY
Waber, Bernard AN ANTEATER NAMED ARTHUR
Williams, Suzanne EMILY AT SCHOOL (c. 2002)
Woodson, Jacqueline THE OTHER SIDE (c. 2001)
Yashima, Taro CROW BOY
Zolotow, Charlotte MR. RABBIT AND THE LOVELY PRESENT

More difficult:
Adler, David A PICTURE BOOK OF … (series) [many biography choices]
Aldrin, Buzz REACHING FOR THE MOON (non-fiction, c. 2005)
Aliki A WEED IS A FLOWER (biography)
Allard, Harry THE STUPIDS TAKE OFF
Anderson, C.W. BILLY AND BLAZE (series)
Beim, Jerrold SMALLEST BOY IN THE CLASS
Blume, Judy FRECKLE JUICE
Brown, Marc ARTHUR'S EYES
Brunhoff, Jean de BABAR (series)
Bunting, Eve THE WEDNESDAY SURPRISE *
Byars, Betsy BEANS ON THE ROOF
Byars, Betsy SEVEN TREASURE HUNTS
Cazet, Denys FISH IN HIS POCKET *
Christopher, Matt THE SPY ON THIRD BASE
Cohen, Miriam. MIMMY AND SOPHIE ALL AROUND THE TOWN (c. 2004)
Cole, Brock LARKY MAVIS (c. 2001)
Cole, Joanna MAGIC SCHOOL BUS (series, nonfiction)
Cole, Joanna GET WELL GATORS! (Gr.2-3; c.1998)
Conford, Ellen ANNABEL THE ACTRESS STARRING IN CAMPING IT UP (c. 2004)
Cooney, Barbara ISLAND BOY
Cowley, Joy RED-EYED TREE FROG (nonfiction)
Dalgliesh, Alice BEARS ON HEMLOCK MOUNTAIN
Daugherty, James ANDY AND THE LION
D’Aulaire, Ingrid BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (biography) *
Erickson, Russell A TOAD FOR TUESDAY
Gibbons, Gail GRIZZLY BEARS (nonfiction)
Gramatky, Hardie LITTLE TOOT
Greer, Gery LET ME OFF THIS SPACESHIP!
Heide, Florence THE SHRINKING OF TREEHORN
Hoberman, Mary Ann THE MARVELOUS MOUSE MAN (c. 2002)
Hopkins, Lee BLAST OFF! POEMS ABOUT SPACE
Howe, James HOUNDSLEY AND CATINA (c. 2006)
Hurwitz, Joanna RUSSELL RIDES AGAIN
Johnson, D.B. HENRY BUILDS A CABIN (c.2002)
Jukes, Mavis LIKE JAKE AND ME
Kellogg, Steven A PENGUIN PUP FOR PINKERTON
Klein, Abby STOP THAT HAMSTER! (c. 2007) (“Ready Freddy” series)
Kline, Suzy HORRIBLE HARRY AND THE KICKBALL WEDDING (series)
Kuskin, Karla THE PHILHARMONIC GETS DRESSED
Lester, Julius SAM AND THE TIGERS (Gr.2-3; c.1996)
Levy, Elizabeth SOMETHING QUEER IN THE WILD WEST (series)
Lewin, Ted HOW MUCH?: VISITING MARKETS AROUND THE WORLD (c. 2006)
Look, Lenore HENRY’S FIRST-MOON BIRTHDAY (c. 2001)
Lydon, Kerry A BIRTHDAY FOR BLUE
MacDonald, Amy PLEASE MALESE!: A TRICKSTER TALE FROM HAITI (c.2002)
Martin, Jacqueline SNOWFLAKE BENTLEY
McCloskey, Robert ONE MORNING IN MAINE
McDermott, Gerald ANANSI THE SPIDER: A TALE FROM THE ASHANTI
McKissack, Pat FLOSSIE AND THE FOX
McNulty, Faith IF YOU DECIDE TO GO TO THE MOON (c. 2005)
Miller, William ZORA HURSTON AND THE CHINABERRY TREE
Morley, Diana MARMS IN THE MARMALADE
Ness, Eveline SAM, BANGS & MOONSHINE
Osborne, Mary NEW YORK’S BRAVEST (c. 2002)
Osborne, Mary MAGIC TREE HOUSE (series)
Peet, Bill BIG BAD BRUCE
Pinkwater, Daniel FAT MEN FROM SPACE
Porte, Barbara HARRY IN TROUBLE
Quackenbush,Robert LOST IN THE AMAZON; A MISS MALLARD MYSTERY (series)
Ransome, Arthur THE FOOL OF THE WORLD AND THE FLYING SHIP (folktale)
Rappaport, Doreen DIRT ON THEIR SKIRTS
Rockwell, Anne THE THREE BEARS AND 15 OTHER STORIES *

Schotter, Roni THE BOY WHO LOVED WORDS (c. 2005)
Schwartz, David HOW MUCH IS A MILLION? (non-fiction)
Smith, Janice SERIOUS SCIENCE: AN ADAM JOSHUA STORY (series) *
Steig, William DOCTOR DESOTO
Steptoe, John THE STORY OF JUMPING MOUSE
Stevens, Janet AND THE DISH RAN AWAY WITH THE SPOON (c.2001)
Tokuda, Wendy HUMPHREY THE LOST WHALE (nonfiction)
Udry, Janice WHAT MARY JO SHARED
Yolen, Jane PIGGINS AND THE ROYAL WEDDING (series)
Authors vary LET'S-READ-AND-FIND-OUT SCIENCE BOOKS (non-fiction series)

Challenging:
Adler, David THE FOURTH FLOOR TWINS (series) *
Asch, Frank. MR. MAXWELL’S MOUSE (c. 2004)
Blumberg, Rhoda BLOOMERS! (nonfiction: women's clothing in 19th century)
Bond, Michael A BEAR CALLED PADDINGTON (series)
Bond, Michael TALES OF OLGA DA POLGA *
Byars, Betsy BEANS ON THE ROOF
Cleary, Beverly MUGGIE MAGGIE
Cleary, Beverly RAMONA THE BRAVE (series)
Cleary, Beverly TWO TIMES THE FUN (c. 2005)
Conford, Ellen GET THE PICTURE, JENNY ARCHER? (series)
DePaola, Tomie 26 FAIRMOUNT AVENUE (series)
Fox, Paula MAURICE'S ROOM
Gilson, Jamie IT GOES EEEEEEEEEEEE!
Godden, Rumer THE MOUSEWIFE *
Greenwald, Sheila ROSY COLE DISCOVERS AMERICA
Haviland, Virginia FAVORITE FAIRY TALES TOLD IN …(folktale series)
Heide, Florence THE PROBLEM WITH PULCIFER *
Hesse, Karen SABLE
Hodges, Margaret THE BOY WHO DREW CATS (c. 2002)
Hopkinson, Deborah. APPLES TO OREGON: BEING THE (SLIGHTLY) TRUE NARRATIVE OF HOW A BRAVE
PIONEER FATHER BROUGHT APPLES, PEACHES, PEARS, PLUMS, GRAPES AND
CHERRIES (AND CHILDREN) ACROSS THE PLAINS (c. 2004)
Hughes, Shirley THE BIG ALFIE AND ANNIE ROSE STORYBOOK *
Hurwitz, Joanna ALI BABA BERNSTEIN, LOST AND FOUND (series) *
Janeczko, Paul, sel. A POKE IN THE I (poetry) (c. 2001)
Jukes, Mavis LIKE JAKE AND ME
King-Smith, Dick SOPHIE’S SNAIL *
King-Smith, Dick THE NINE LIVES OF ARISTOTLE
Kipling, Rudyard THE ELEPHANT'S CHILD
Lobel, Arnold WHISKERS & RHYMES (poetry) *
McCord, David ALL SMALL (poetry) *
McDonald, Megan JUDY MOODY (series)
Milne, A.A. THE WORLD OF CHRISTOPHER ROBIN
Mollel, Tololwa MY ROWS AND PILES OF COINS
Murphy, Jim THE CALL OF THE WOLVES *
Park, Barbara JUNIE B. JONES (series)
Pennypacker, Sara THE TALENTED CLEMENTINE (c. 2007)
Prelutsky, Jack THE NEW KID ON THE BLOCK (poetry)
Smith, Janice MONSTER IN THE THIRD DRESSER DRAWER
Stanley, Diane RUMPELSTILTSKIN’S DAUGHTER
Stevenson, Robert L. A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES (poetry)
Zelinsky, Paul RAPUNZEL
Authors vary TRUE BOOKS (series, non-fiction) Children's Press
Rumford, James SEQUOYAH: THE CHEROKEE MAN WHO GAVE HIS PEOPLE WRITING (gr. 2-3, c. 2004)