Summer Reading

Summer
Reading Program

Book List 2009
For ideas and activities to enhance reading skills at home, scroll to the bottom of the page.

Preschool Level for Parent Read Aloud with Child
	Frank Asch Alan Baker Byron Barton Donald Crews Lois Ehlert Denise Fleming Don Freeman Eric Hill Tana Hoban Ezra Jack Keats Mercer Mayer Virginia Mueller Helen Oxenbury Bodel Rikys Anne Rockwell Michael Rosen Joseph Slate Nancy Taluri	Various titles Little Rabbit books Various titles Various titles Various titles Various titles Various titles Spot series Various titles Various titles Little Critter books Little Monster series Tom and Pippo series Red Bear series Various titles Various titles Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten Various titles
Entering Kindergarten Level for Parent Read Aloud with Child
	Martha Alexander Ludwig Bemelmans Jan Brett Norman Bridwell Margaret Wise Brown Ruth Brown Laura Callahan Busch Alyssa Satin Capucilli Eric Carle Tomie de Paola Don Freeman P.D. Eastman Paul Galdone Amy Hest Stephen Huneck Ezra Jack Keats Ezra Jack Keats Robert Krause Ruth Krauss Leo Lionni Bill Martin Mercer Mayer Laura Numeroff H.A Rey Dr. Seuss Joseph Slate Esphyr Slobobkina Martin Waddell Ellen Stoll Walsh Rosemary Wells Audrey Wood	Blackboard Bear series Madeline series Various titles Clifford series Various titles Various titles Ready for Reading Biscuit books Various titles Various titles Various titles Various titles Various titles Baby Duck series Sally series Whistle for Willie The Snowy Day Various titles The Carrot Seed Various titles Various titles There's a Nightmare in My Closet Various titles Curious George series Easy Readers Miss Bindergarten series Caps For Sale Various titles Mouse series McDuff series Various titles
Entering First Grade Level
	Jon Agee Balconer Jan Brett Virginia Burton Ruth Brown Laura Callahan Barbara Cooney Paulette Bourgeois Marc Brown Doreen Cronin Tomie DePaola Jules Feiffer Aileen Fisher Paul Goble Kevin Henkes Lillian Hoban Russell Hoban Mary Ann Hoberman Syd Hoff Johanna Hurwitz Pat Hutchins Ezra Jack Keats Ezra Jack Keats Leonard Kessler Stephen Krensky Karla Kuskin Various Authors Science Series Jean Little Arnold Lobel Jonathan London Edward Marshall James Marshall Mercer Mayer Robert McCloskey David McPhail Susan Meddaugh Else Holmelund Minarik Robert Munsch Jerry Palotta Peggy Parish Beatrix Potter Jack Prelutsky Peggy Rathmann Dr. Seuss Esphyr Slobobkina James Stevenson Simms Taback Jean Van Leeuwen Rosemary Wells David Wiesner Vera B. Williams Audrey & Don Wood Charlotte Zolotow	Various titles Olivia Saves the Circus Various titles Various titles Various titles Busch Ready for Reading Various titles Franklin series Arthur series Various titles Various titles Various titles Poetry books Various titles Various titles Arthur series Frances series Various titles Various titles Various titles Various titles Whistle for Willie The Snowy Day Various titles Lionel series Poetry books Let's Read & Find Out Various titles Various titles Froggy series Fox series George & Martha series There's a Nightmare in My Closet Various titles Various titles Martha series Little Bear series Various titles Alphabet books Amelia Bedelia series Various titles Poetry books & compilations Various titles Easy Readers Caps For Sale Various titles Various titles Oliver & Amanda Pig series Various titles Various titles Various titles Various titles Various titles
Entering Second Grade Level
	Alma Flor Ada David A. Adler Aliki Harry Allard Chris Van Allsburg Judi Barrett Jan Brett Eve Bunting Joanna Cole Patricia Coombs Debbie Dadey/Marcia Thornton Roald Dahl Paula Danziger Judy Delton Lisa Campbell Ernst Gail Gibbons Lois Ehlert Katy Hall/Lisa Eisenberg Denise Fleming Mem Fox Syd Hoff Pat Hutchins Pat Hutchins D.B. Johnson Ezra Jack Keats Ezra Jack Keats Steven Kellogg Eric Kimmel Suzy Kline Robert Krause Stephen Krensky Elizabeth Levy Arnold Lobel Arnold Lobel Arnold Lobel James Marshall James Marshall Robert McCloskey Robert McCloskey Patricia McLachlan Sara Swan Miller Else Holmelund Minarik Mary Pope Osborne Peggy Parish Barbara Park Bill Peet Daniel Pinkwater Patricia Polacco James Preller Jack Prelutzsky Cynthia Rylant Cynthia Rylant Louis Sachar Dr. Seuss Marjorie Weinman Sharmat Shel Silverstein William Steig Judith Voirst Bernard Waber Rosemary Wells Taro Yashima Jane Yolen Ed Young	Various titles Cam Jansen series My Five Senses Miss Nelson series Various titles Various titles Various titles Various titles Magic School Bus series Dorrie the Witch series Jones Bailey School Kids series Various titles Amber Brown series Pee Wee Scouts series Various titles Nonfiction titles Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf Riddles books In the Tall, Tall Grass Time for Bed Danny and the Dinosaur The Doorbell Rang Rosie's Walk Various titles The Snowy Day A Chair for My Mother Various titles Various titles Various titles Leo the Late Bloomer Arthur chapter books Something Queer Mystery series Frog & Toad series Owl At Home Mouse Tales Fox On Wheels Three Up a Tree Make Way for Ducklings Blueberries for Sal Various titles Three Stories series Little Bear series Magic Treehouse series Various titles Junie B. Jones series Various titles Various titles Various titles Jigsaw Jones Mystery series Poetry collections Henry & Mudge series Poppleton series Marvin Redpost series Various titles Nate the Great series Poetry books Various titles Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day Various titles McDuff Goes to School Crow Boy Commander Toad series Various titles

Reading Tips for Parents

Remember that children need free time in the summer to relax and enjoy the pleasures of childhood. Summer reading should be fun. The following are a few tips to make reading enjoyable for your children this summer.

1. Read aloud together with your child every day. You might read outdoors on the front steps, the patio, at the beach, or at the park. 2. Set a good example. Parents must be willing to model behavior for their children. Keep lots of reading material around the house. Turn off the TV and have each person read his or her book, including mom and dad. 3. Read the same book your child is reading and discuss it. This is a way to develop habits of mind and build capacity for thought and insight. 4. Let kids choose what they want to read, and don't turn your nose up at popular fiction. It will only discourage the reading habit. 5. If your child is reading challenged, borrow or buy books on tape. Listen to them in the car or turn off the TV and have the family listen to them together. 6. Take your children to the library regularly. The library sponsors summer reading activities with easy-to-reach goals for preschool and school-age children. 7. Make trips a way to encourage reading by reading aloud traffic signs, billboards, notices. Show your children how to read a map, and once you are on the road, let them take turns being the navigator. 8. Encourage your children to keep a summer scrapbook. Tape in souveniers of your family's summer activities like picture postcards, ticket stubs, and photos. Have your children write the captions and read them aloud as you look at the book together.