First Grade Summer Reading Program
Victory Elementary School
The purpose of the PWCS Summer Reading Program is to encourage students to enjoy quality literature and to continue developing their independent reading skills. Student participation in the program is voluntary. Students who choose to participate in the program are required to complete a minimum of five books.
Students participating in the program in First Grade will complete a list of books read. The documentation is to include the name of the author, the title of the book, and a parent or guardian signature indicating that the student has completed the reading.
For First Grade students who participate in Prince William County Public Library's Summer Reading Program, the Public Library documentation will apply.
Students in First Grade who read a minimum of five books will receive an extra S+ for each book completed, for a total of five. The summer reading documentation will be submitted by the student by the end of the first week of school.
The following titles are suggestions for summer reading. Other books selected by the student with guidance from a parent/guardian and/or librarian are also acceptable. Participation in the PWC Public Library Summer Reading Program and its documentation is also acceptable.
PWCS First Grade Summer Reading Program
Suggested Reading
Title / Author / AnnotationHi, Koo!: A Year of Seasons / Jon Muth / Contains twenty-six illustrated haikus about the four seasons.
Lion Vs Rabbit / Alex Latimer / "Lionis mean to everyone. When the other animals can't take his bullying anymore, they hireRabbitto outsmart him"--Publisher.
Grandpa Green / Lane Smith / A child explores the ordinary life of his extraordinary great-grandfather, as expressed in his topiary garden.
A House For Little Red / Margaret Hillert / A young boy plays with his dog, Little Red, and has his father help him build a dog house.
The Most Magnificent Thing / Ashley Spires / A little girl has a wonderful idea. With the help of her canine assistant, she is going to make the most magnificent thing! She knows just how it will look. She knows just how it will work. But making the most magnificent thing turns out to be harder than she thinks.
Monkey See, Monkey Do / Marc Gave / Rhyming text relates the antics of monkeys that play all day.
Annie and Snowball and the Dress-up Birthday / Cynthia Rylant / Annieand her pet rabbit,Snowball, invite Henry and Mudge to a dress-upbirthdayparty, but there is some confusion about what the guests are supposed to wear.
Sparky! / Jenny Offill / A child takes a sloth namedSparkyas a pet.
Zoo-Looking / Mem Fox / While Flora visits the zoo with her father, not only does she look at the animals but some of them turn to look at her.
The Snatchabook / Helen Docherty / The woodland animals of Burrow Down are ready for a bedtime story, but where are the books?
Lose the Blanket, Linus! / Based on the Comic Strips By Charles M. Schulz / Lucy thinksLinusis too attached to hisblanketand wants to see what will happen to him without it.
Meerkat Mail / Emily Gravett / Sunny Meerkat lives in the Kalahari desert with his family. Under the hot sun, Sunny and his brothers and sisters work together, play together, eat together, learn together, and sleep together. Sunny needs a break, so he decides to take a trip to visit some relatives. Through a series of postcards—that actually flip open for children to read—Sunny documents his journey for his family.
Old Bear / Kevin Henkes / Snug and warm, curled and furry, Old Bear sleeps.
Red, orange, and brown leaves fly through the air, and it is snowing hard. Old Bear doesn't notice.
Once Upon a Banana / Jennifer Armstrong / Such a little banana causing such a big pile of trouble! How could it be? First the grocer, then the painter, next the bicycle messenger, and then — oh, no — not the baby in the carriage! An entire town turned upside down, all by a banana peel!
Duck and Goose / Tad Hills / “That egg is mine! I saw it first,” says Goose. “I touched it first. It’s mine,” declares Duck.
Like James Marshall’s George and Martha, and Rosemary Wells’s Benjamin and Tulip, Duck and Goose have to work at getting along.
He Came With The Couch / David Slonim / When a family acquires a new couch, they discover that something else comes along with it, and they gain a new friend in the process.
Mrs. Watson Wants Your Teeth / Alison McGhee / A first grader is frightened on her first day of school after hearing a rumor that her teacher is a 300-year-old alien with a purple tongue who steals baby teeth from her students.
Wedgieman: a Hero is Born / Charise Mericle Harper / Veggieboy practices flying, lifting, and helping people to hone his superhero skills, and finally Veggieman's training as a superhero is complete, but he is surprised when children want to change his name.
Shoo Fly Guy! / Ted Arnold / Fly Guy returns home to discover that Buzz has gone on a picnic without him! Sad and hungry, Fly Guy takes off in search of his favorite food.
Hunter’s Best Friend At School / Laura Elliott / Hunter the raccoon is not sure what he should do when his best friend Stripe starts acting up.
There is a Bird on Your Head! / Mo Willems / Opposite best friends Gerald; who is careful and worrisome, and Piggie; who is clumsy and carefree, run into a problem when two birds land on Gerald’s head.
Grandpa Green / Lane Smith / A child explores the ordinary life of his extraordinary great-grandfather, as expressed in his topiary garden.
Spot, the Cat / Henry Cole / In this wordless picture book, acatnamedSpotventures out an open window and through a city on a journey, while his owner tries to find him.
Guji Guji / Chih-Yuan Chen / Guji Guji, a crocodile hatched and raised by a mother duck, must come up with a plan to save his family when a trio of bad crocodiles try to convince him to serve up his relatives for their dinner.
Biscuit Takes a Walk / Alyssa Satin Capucilli / Biscuit is walking to Grandpa's house, and he's having such a good time that he doesn't want the walk to end. But the little puppy knows that the only thing better than a walk to Grandpa's house is a visit with Grandpa himself!
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Prince William County Public Schools
Summer Reading 2016
Documentation Grades K – 2
Please include the name of the author, the title of the book, and a parent or guardian signature indicating that the student has completed the reading. Students in Grades K-2 are required to read a minimum of five books in order to receive extra credit.
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My student has read the above list of books.
Parent or Guardian signature
**Please note students may also participate in the Prince William County Public Library Summer Quest Program, and the Public Library documentation will apply.
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