Below is a list of the most recent suggested Summer Reading List:

K-1 Fiction for Beginning Readers

K-l Fiction Picture Books

Grades2/3 Fiction

Grades 2/3 Fiction: Picture Books

Grades 4/5 Fiction

Poetry

Fairy Tales, Folklore, Legends and Mythology

Biography and Autobiography

Non-Fiction: Information

Books for Families to Read Aloud

K-1 Fiction for Beginning Readers

Author Title

Avi Abigail Takes The Wheel

Avi Finding Providence: The Story of Roger Williams

Baker, Barbara Digby and Kate and the Beautiful Day

Bauer, Marion Bear's Hiccups

Bauer, Marion Turtle Dreams

Bliss, Corinne Shortest Kid in the World

Bliss, Corinne Snow Day

Cazet, Denys Minnie and Moo Go Dancing (series)

Johnston, Tony Sparky and Eddie: The First Day of School

Johnston, Tony Sparky and Eddie: Wild Wild Rodeo

Krensky, Stephen Lionel (series)

Little, Jean Emma‚s Magic Winter

Lobel, Arnold Frog and Toad (series)

Lobel, Arnold Mouse Tales

McDonald, Megan Beezy At Bat

McDonald, Megan Beezy Magic

Marshall, James Fox Be Nimble (series)

Rylant, Cynthia Henry & Mudge (series)

Rylant, Cynthia Mr. Putter & Tabby (series)

K-l Fiction Picture Books

Author Title

Aardema, Verna Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain

Adoff, Arnold Flamboyan

Allard, Harry Miss Nelson Is Missing (series)

Anno, Mitsumasa Anno‚s Journey (series)

Barrett, H. Judi Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Brown, Margaret Wise The Little Scarecrow Boy

Calhoun, Mary Hot-Air Henry (series)

Cichester, Clark, Emma I Love You, Blue Kangaroo

Conrad, Pam Tub People (series)

Ernst, Lisa C. Ginger Jumps

Fields, Julia The Green Lion of Zion Street

Friedman, Ina How My Parents Learned to Eat

Gelsanliter, Wendy Dancin‚ in the Kitchen

Golembe, Carla Dog Magic

Hanson, Mary Snug

Harper, Dan Telling Time with Big Mama Cat

Heo, Yumi One Afternoon

Howard, Elizabeth Aunt Flossie‚s Hats (and crab cakes later)

Hutchins, Pat It‚s My Birthday!

Johnson, Crockett Harold and the Purple Crayon

More K-1 Picture Books

Lester, Alison Imagine

Martin, Bill Chicka-Chicka-Boom-Boom

Mathers, Petra Lottie‚s New Beach Towel

McCloskey, Robert Blueberries for Sal

Meddaugh, Susan Martha Walks the Dog (series)

Medearis, Angela Poppa‚s New Pants

Medearis, Angela Rum-a-tum-tum

Murphy, Stuart Lemonade for Sale

Nickle, John The Ant Bully

Numeroff, Laura If you Give a Pig a Pancake (series)

Porte, Barbara Tale of a Tadpole

Rathman, Peggy Officer Buckle and Gloria

Shannon, David No, David!

Shulevitz, Uri Snow

Sloat, Teri There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Trout

Steig, William Pete‚s A Pizza

Steig, William Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

Wells, Rosemary Shy Charles

Wells, Rosemary Yoko

Grades2/3 Fiction

Author Title

Avi Emily Upham‚s Revenge

Brenner, Barbara Wagon Wheels

Byars, Betsy Tornado

Carrick, Carol Stay Away from Simon

Catling, Patrick Chocolate Touch

Cazet, Denys Minnie and Moo Go Dancing (series)

Christopher, Matt Peach Street Mudders (series)

Cleary, Beverly Ramona Forever (series)

Dahl, Roald Fantastic Mr. Fox

Danziger, Paula Amber Brown (series)

Erickson, Russell Warton and Morton (series)

Fowler, Susi Albertina the Practically Perfect

Hoban, Lillian Arthur‚s Birthday Party

Howe, James Bunnicula (series)

Howe, James Horace & Morris but Mostly Dolores

Howe, James Pinky and Rex (series)

Kalman, Maira Next Stop Grand Central

King-Smith, Dick Martin‚s Mice

Koller, Jackie Dragonling (series)

More 2/3 Fiction

Krensky, Stephen Louise Takes Charge

Landon, Lucinda Meg Macintosh (series)

Little, Jean Emma‚s Magic Winter

Moss, Marissa Amelia Takes Command (series)

Namioka, Lensey Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear (series)

Osborne, Mary Pope Magic Tree House (series)

Park, Barbara Junie B. Jones (series)

Rockwell, H. How to Eat Fried Worms

Rodowsky, Colby Not My Dog

Rylant, Cynthia Blue Hill Meadows

Rylant, Cynthia Poppleton (series)

Sanvoisin, Eric The Ink Drinker

Say, Allen Tea with Milk

Scieszka, Jon Time Warp Trio (series)

Scieszka, Jon True Story of the Three Little Pigs

Smith, Doris Taste of Blackberries

Sobol, Donald Encyclopedia Brown (series)

Stevenson, James Mud Flat (series)

Stoltz, Mary Ballad of the Civil War

Warner, Gertrude Boxcar Children (series)

Grades 2/3 Fiction: Picture Books

Author Title

Brisson, Pat The Summer My Father was Ten

Dunrea, Olivier The Trow-Wife’s Treasure

Garland, Sherry S. Lotus Seed

Hall, Donald The Milkman‚s Day

Johnson, Dolores Now Let Me Fly: The Story of a Slave Family

Lasky, Kathhryn She‚s Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head!

Lester, Julius Black Cowboy, Wild Horses: A True Story

Levine, Arthur Pearl Moscowitz‚s Last Stand

McCully, Emily Popcorn at the Palace

Mitchell, Margaree Uncle Jed‚s Barbershop

Polocca, Patricia Thank you, Mr. Falker

Ratligen, Jama Dumpling Soup

Say, Allen Grandfather‚s Journey

Stanley, Diane Raising Sweetness

Thomas, Joyce I Have Heard of a Land

Grades 4/5 Fiction

Author Title

Dear America (series)

My Name is America (series)

Aliki Medieval Feast

Avi Perloo the Bold

Avi Poppy (series)

Avi Something Upstairs

Avi S.O.R. Losers

Babbitt, Natalie Kneeknock Rise

Bruchac, Joseph The Arrow Over the Door

Burnford, Sheila Incredible Journey

Byars, Betsy Bingo Brown and the Language of Love (series)

Byars, Betsy Summer of the Swans

Chambers, Veronica Amistad Rising: A Story of Freedom

Cleary, Beverly Dear Mr. Henshaw

Clements, Andrew Frindle

Coleman, M. Weirdo‚s War

Cooper, Susan Dark is Rising (series)

Creech, Sharon Bloomability

Fenner, Carol The King of Dragons

Fenner, Carol Yolanda‚s Genius

More Grade 4-5 Fiction

Fitzgerald, John Great Brain (series)

Fleischman, Sid Bandit‚s Moon

Fletcher, Susan Shadow Spinner

Forester, Sandra Sound the Jubilee

Gantos, Jack Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key

George, Jean C. My Side of the Mountain (series)

Gordon, Sheila The Middle of Somewhere

Greenfield, Eloise Sister

Haas, Jessie Unbroken

Haddix, Margaret Among the Hidden

Haddix, Margaret Running Out of Time

Hamilton, Virginia Cousins

Harrah, Madge My Brother, My Enemy

Hearne, Betsy Listening for Leroy

Hearne, Betsy Seven Brave Women

Hest, Amy The Great Green Notebook of Katie Roberts: Who Just Turned 12 on Monday (series)

Isaacs, Anne Treehouse Tales

Johnson, Tony The Wagon

Knight, Eric Lassie Come Home

Konigsburg, E.L. View from Saturday

Lee, Milly Nim and the War Effort

More Grade 4-5 Fiction

L‚Engle, Madeleine Wrinkle in Time (series)

Lowry, Lois Stay! Keeper‚s Story

McCaughrean, Gerald The Pirate‚s Son

McKissack, Patricia Run Away Home

Montgomery, L.M. Anne of Green Gables (series)

Morris, Gerald The Squire‚s Tale

Neuberger, Anne The Girl-Son

O‚Brien, Robert Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

Roberts, Willo D. The View from the Cherry Tree

Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer‚s Stone (series)

Sachar, Louis Holes

Schlein, Miriam The Year of the Panda

Scieszka, Jon Squids will be Squids

Scieszka, Jon Summer Reading is Killing Me

Soto, Gary Baseball in April

Speare, Elizabeth Witch of Blackbird Pond

Staples, Suzanne Shabanu

Stevenson, James The Bones in the Cliff

Stevenson, James Unprotected Witness (sequel)

Taylor, Mildred The Friendship (series)

Wells, Rosemay Mary on Horseback: Three Mountain Stories

Zemser, Amy Beyond the Mango Tree

Poetry

Author Title

Cole, Joanna Miss Mary Mack and Other Children‚s Street Rhymes

de Regniers, Beatrice Sing a Song of Popcorn

Esbensen, Barbara Echoes for the Eye

Florian, Douglas In the Swim

Florian, Douglas Insectlopedia

Florian, Douglas Laugh-eteria

George, Kristine Little Dog Poems

Greenfield, Eloise Honey, I Love

Hall, Donald Oxford Book of Children‚s Verse in America

Hopkins, Lee B. Sports! Sports! Sports!

Hughes, Lee B. Dream Keeper and Other Poems

Hughes, Lee B. I, Too, Sing America: Three Centuries of African - American Poetry

Isaacs, Anne Cat Up a Tree

Joseph, Lynn Coconut Kind of Day

Myers, Walter Dean Harlem: A Poem

Myers, Walter Dean The Palm of My Heart: Poetry by African American Children

Prelutsky, Jack Pizza the Size of the Sun

Prelutsky, Jack Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young

Rand, Paul Paul Revere‚s Ride

Service, Robert Cremation of Sam McGee

More Poetry

Shields, Carol Lunch Money and Other Poems About School

Silverstein, Shel Falling Up

Stevenson, James Candy Corn

Stevenson, James Popcorn

Whipple, Laura Celebrating America: A Collection of Poems and

Images of the American Spirit

Fairy Tales, Folklore, Legends and Mythology

Author Title

Andersen, Hans Christian Thumbelina

Babbit, Natalie Ouch! A Tale From Grimm

Bang, Molly Wiley and the Hairy Man

Bodkin, Odds The Crane Wife

Brett, Jan The Mitten

Cullen, Lynn The Mightiest Heart

Goble, Paul Iktomi and the Coyote: A Plains Indian Story

Grifalconi, Anne Village of Round and Square Houses

Hamilton, Virginia A Ring of Tricksters: Animal Tales from America, the West Indies, and Africa

Hamilton, Virginia In the Beginning: Creation Stories

Here is my Kingdom: Hispanic-American Literature and Art for Young People

Hickox, Rebecca The Golden Sandal

More Fairy Tales, Folklore, Legends and Mythology

Hodges, Margaret St. George and the Dragon

Johnson, Tony Bigfoot Cinderrrrrella

Kellogg, Steven Pecos Bill (series)

Lurie, Alison The Black Geese

Maddern, Eric Fire Children

Mayo, Margaret Magical Tales from Many Lands

Normandin, Christine Echoes of the Elders: The Stories and Paintings of Chief Lelooska

Normandin, Christine Spirit of the Cedar People: More Stories and Paintings of Chief Lelooska

People of Corn: A Mayan Story

Perrault, Charles Cinderella

Pinkney, Jerry The Ugly Duckling

Pyle, Howard Story of King Arthur and his Knights

Roth, Susan Fire Came to the Earth

San Souci, Robert Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderella

San Souci, Robert Even More Short & Shivery: Thirty Spine-Tingling Stories

San Souci, Robert Fa Mulan: The Story of a Woman Warrior

San Souci, Robert The Hired Hand

Snyder, Dianne Boy of the Three Year Nap

Steig, Jeanne A Handful of Beans: Six Fairy Tales

Steptoe, John Story of Jumping Mouse

Winthrop, Elizabeth Vasilissa the Beautiful

Yep, Laurence The Man Who Tricked a Ghost

Biography and Autobiography

Author Title

Accorsi, W. Rachel Carson

Adler, David Picture Book Biographies (series)

Alcott, Louisa May Louisa May Alcott: Her Childhood Diary

Anderson, William Laura‚s Album: A Remembrance Scrapbook of Laura

Anderson, William Pioneer Girl: Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder

Bail, Raymond Where Lincoln Walked

Burchard, Peter Charlotte Forten: A Black Teacher in the Civil War

Burleigh, Robert Home Run: The Story of Babe Ruth

Coles, Robert Story of Ruby Bridges

Cooney, Barbara Eleanor

Cooney, Barbara Emily

Cummings, Pat Talking with Adventurers: Conversations with Christine A. Allen, Robert Ballard, Michael L. Blakey, Ann Bowles, David Doubilet, Jane Goodall, Dereck & Beverly Joubert, Michael Novacek, Johan Reinhard, Rick C. West, and Juris Zarins

Dahl, Roald Boy

DePaola, Tomie 26 Fairmount Avenue

Fisher, Leonard E. Gandhi

Greene, Carol Katherine Dunham

Biography and Autobiography

Fleischman, Sid Abracadabra

Freedman Russell Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery

Johnson, Jane My Dear Noel: The Story of a Letter from Beatrix Potter

Kent, D. Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court

Kwan, Michelle Michelle Kwan, Heart of a Champion: An Autobiography

Lowry, Lois Looking Back

Lyons, Mary Catching the Fire: Philip Simmons, Blacksmith

Martin, Jacqueline Snowflake Bentley

Matthews, Tom Light Shining Through the Mist: a Photobiography of

Dian Fossey

Nickens, Bessie Walking the Log: Memories of a Southern Childhood

Parks, Rosa Rosa Parks: My Story

Pickney, Andrea Duke Ellington

Roop, Peter Keep the Lights Burning, Abby

Say, Allen Grandfather‚s Journey

Sis, Peter Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei

Stanley Diane Joan of Arc

Szabo, Corrine Sky Pioneer: A Photobiography of Amelia Earhart

Towle, Wendy The Real McCoy

Townton, Evelyn Frederick Douglas and the War Against Slavery

Wells, Rosemary Mary on Horseback: Three Mountain Stories

Winter, Jeanette My Name is Georgia: A Portrait

Non-Fiction: Information

Author Title

Go In and Out the Window: An Illustrated Songbook for Young People

Aliki Corn is Maize

Aliki Mummies Made in Egypt

Aliki William Shakespeare & the Globe

Armstrong, Jennifer Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World

Arnold, Caroline El Nino: Stormy Weather for People and Wildlife

Cole, Joanna The New Baby at Your House

Cole, Joanna Rain & Shine Activity Book

Darlington, Kathy Desert Babies (series)

Dooley, Norah Everybody Cooks Rice (series)

Ehlert, Lois Planting a Rainbow

Elliot, Keith Zack‚s Story: Growing Up with Same-Sex Parents

George, Lindsay Who‚s Been Here? (series)

Gerstein, Mordicai The Wild Boy

Gibbons, Gail Gulls, Gulls, Gulls (other titles)

Giblin, James The Mystery of the Mammoth Bones and How it was Solved

Goodall, Jane With Love

Herbert, Janis Leonardo da Vinci for Kids: His Life and Ideas: 21 Activities

Hoban, Tana 26 Letters and 99 Cents

Jenkins, Steve Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest

Non Fiction\Informational

Jenkins, Steve The Top of the World: Climbing Mt. Everest

Johnson, Jinny Simon & Schuster Children‚s Guide to Insects and Spiders

Krull, Kathleen Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame and What the Neighbors Thought (series)

Lauber, Patricia Be A Friend to Trees

Lauber, Patricia Volcano

Maass, Robert Tugboats

Macy, Sue Winning Ways: A Photohistory of American Women in Sports

Markle, Sandra Outside and Inside of Birds

Martin, Patricia Animals That Walk on Water

Murphy, Jim Gone A Whaling: The Lure of the Sea and the Hunt of the Great Whale

Maynard, Caitlin Rain Forests and Reefs: A Kid‚s Eye View of the Tropics

Onefulu, Ifeoima Chidi Only Likes Blue

Peacock, Louise Crossing the Delaware: A History in Many Voices

Perenyi, Constance Wild, Wild West: Western Wildlife Habitat

Peterson, Cris Harvest Year

Robbins, Ken Autumn Leaves

Rounds, Glen Beaver

Shattil, Wendy City Foxes

Silcox-Jarreh, Diane Heroines of the American Revolution: America‚s Founding Mothers

Sturges, Philemon Bridges Are To Cross

Swanson, Diane Buffalo Sunrise: The Story of a North American Giant

Books for Families to Read Aloud

Author Title

Adams, Richard Watership Down ˆ Audio Book

Atwater, Richard Mr. Popper‚s Penguins

Avi Poppy ˆ Audio Book

Burnett, Frances Secret Garden

Curtis, Christopher Paul The Watsons go to Birmingham - 1963

Dahl, Roald James and the Giant Peach

Dodge, Mary Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates

Graham, Kenneth Wind in the Willows

Irving, Washington Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Mowat, Farley Owls in the Family

Norton, Mary Borrowers (series)

Paterson, Katherine King‚s Equal

Prelutsky, Jack Random House Book of Poetry

Rawlings, Marjorie Yearling

Scieszka, Jon Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

Soto, Gary Crazy Summer

Spryi, Johanna Heidi

Taylor, Mildred Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry

White, E.B. Stuart Little

Wilder, Laura Little House in the Big Woods (series)

Wyss, Johann Swiss Family Robinson ˆ Audio Book

Note: You can find many of these titles in audio books

 Happy Reading!!