SUMMER READING

GOING INTO KINDERGARTEN

Fiction
Alakija, Polly COUNTING CHICKENS
Bunting, Eve FLOWER GARDEN
Clayton, Dallas AN AWESOME BOOK
Hills, Tad HOW ROCKET LEARNED TO READ
Klassen, Jon THIS IS NOT MY HAT
Long, Ethan UP TALL AND HIGH
Nolan, Dennis HUNTERS OF THE GREAT FOREST
Raschka, Chris DAISY GETS LOST
Reynolds, Aaron CREEPY CARROTS
Rumford, James RAIN SCHOOL
Stower, Adam SLAM! A TALE OF CONSEQUENCES
Wells, Rosemary YOKO LEARNS TO READ
Willems, Mo WAITING IS NOT EASY!
Nonfiction
Appelt, Kathi IVAN: THE REMARKABLE TRUE STORY OF THE
SHOPPING MALL GORILLA
Aston, Dianna A BUTTERFLY IS PATIENT
Barnwell, Ysaye WE ARE ONE
Bleiman, Andrew ZOOBORNS
Martin, Bill Jr. THE BILL MARTIN, JR. BIG BOOK OF POETRY
Marx, Trish KINDERGARTEN DAY USA AND CHINA
Pinkney, Jerry THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE ANTS
Vogel Bass, Jennifer EDIBLE COLORS
LOOK FOR OTHER BOOKS BY THESE AUTHORS!

SUMMER READING
GOING INTO FIRST GRADE
Fiction
Arnold, Tedd RIDE, FLY GUY, RIDE! (series)
Brown, Peter MR. TIGER GOES WILD
Harrison, Hannah EXTRAORDINARY JANE
Dean, James PETE THE CATs GROOVY GUIDE TO LIFE (series)
Dolan, Elys WEASELS
Dyckman, Ame WOLFIE THE BUNNY
Gaiman, Neil CHUS FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL (series)
Isadora, Rachel SAY HELLO!
Johnson, Angela WIND FLYERS
Kroll, Virginia MASAI AND I
Miller, Pat Zietlow SOPHIES SQUASH
Pearson, Susan HOW TO TEACH A SLUG TO READ
Robbins, Jacqui NEW GIRL AND ME
Rosenthal, Amy UNI THE UNICORN
Smith, Lane GRANDPA GREEN
Watt, Melanie CHESTER (series)
Wheeler, Lisa DIN0-BASKETBALL (series)
Nonfiction
Conway, David THE GREAT FAIRY TALE DISASTER
Dombey, Elizabeth BEAUTIFUL BALLERINAS
Fosberry, Jennifer MY NAME IS NOT ALEXANDER
Fosberry, Jennifer MY NAME IS NOT ISABELLA
Holland, Loretta FALL LEAVES
Jenkins, Steve CREATURE FEATURES: 25 ANIMALS
EXPLAIN WHY THEY LOOK THE WAY THEY DO
Judge, Lita BORN IN THE WILD
McDonnell, Patrick ME . . . JANE
Napoli, Donna Jo MAMA MITI
Shange, Ntozake CORETTA SCOTT
Ward, Jennifer MAMA BUILT A LITTLE NEST

SUMMER READING
GOING INTO SECOND GRADE
Fiction
Barnett, Mac CHLOE & THE LION
Buitrago, Jairo JIMMY THE GREATEST!
Cole, Henry UNSPOKEN
Compestine, Ying Chang THE RUNAWAY WOK
Cronin, Doreen THE CHICKEN SQUAD (series)
DiCamillo, Kate MERCY WATSON TO THE RESCUE (series)
DiCamillo, Kate BINK & GOLLIE: TWO FOR ONE (series)
Garland, Michael MISS SMITH UNDER THE OCEAN (series)
Hills, Tad ROCKET WRITES A STORY
* Mora, Pat BOOK FIESTA! A BILINGUAL PICTURE BOOK
Piven, Hanoch MY BEST FRIEND IS AS SHARP AS A PENCIL
Smith, Lane ABE LINCOLNS DREAM
Snicket, Lemony THE DARK
Solstis, Sue NOTHING LIKE A PUFFIN
* Pura Belpre Award
Chapter Book Series
Applegate, Katherine ROSCOE RILEY (series)
Hoffman, Mary PRINCESS GRACE (series)
Holub, Joan LITTLE RED WRITING (series)
Kline, Suzy READY FREDDY (series)
Lowry, Lois GOONEY BIRD GREENE (series)
Maddox, Jake BEHIND THE PLATE (series)
Schoenberg, Jane STUEY LEWIS (series)
Nonfiction
Barretta, Gene NEO LEO: THE AGELESS IDEAS OF LEONARDO DaVINCI
Barnett, Mac PRESIDENT TAFT IS STUCK IN THE BATH
Copeland, Misty - FIREBIRD
Hall, Michael A PERFECT SQUARE
Hill, Laban Carrick DAVE THE POTTER
Hruby Powell, Patricia JOSEPHINE: THE DAZZLING LIFE OF

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JOSEPHINE BAKER
*Hughes, Langston I, TOO, AM AMERICA
Jenkins, Steve JUST A SECOND: A DIFFERENT WAY TO LOOK AT TIME
Lyon, George Ella ALL THE WATER IN THE WORLD
Prelutsky, Jack IVE LOST MY HIPPOPOTAMUS: MORE THAN 100
POEMS
Rosenstock, Barb THE NOISY PAINT BOX: THE COLORS AND SOUNDS
OF KANDINSKYS ABSTRACT ACT
Rosenthal, Amy Krouse THIS PLUS THAT: LIFES LITTLE EQUATIONS
Smith, Charles R. BLACK JACK: THE BALLAD OF JACK JOHNSON
Thurlby, Paul PAUL THURLBYS WILDLIFE
Winters, Jeanette WANGARIS TREES OF PEACE
Winters, Jeanette THE WATCHER: JANE GOODALLS LIFE WITH THE
CHIMPS
* Coretta Scott King Award

SUMMER READING
GOING INTO THIRD GRADE
Fiction
Barrows, Annie IVY AND BEAN (series)
Barshaw, Ruth ELLIE MCDOODLE: NEW KID IN SCHOOL (SERIES)
Clements, Andrew JAKE DRAKE, BULLY BUSTER (series)
Coven, Wanda HEIDI HECKELBECK AND THE COOKIE
CONTEST (series)
Draper, Sharon LITTLE SISTER IS NOT MY NAME (series)
Grimes, Nikki DYAMONDE DANIEL (series)
Hermes, Patricia EMMA DILEMMA AND THE NEW NANNY (series)
Holm, Jennifer SQUISH (series)
Jenkins, Emily A FINE DESSERT
Kelly, David A. THE FENWAY FOUL-UP (series)
McDonald, Megan JUDY MOODY or STINK (series)
McKissack, Patricia MIAMI JACKSON (series)
Polacco, Patricia ART OF MISS CHEW
Scieszka, Jon & Mac Barnett BATTLE BUNNY
Sternberg, Julie LIKE PICKLE JUICE ON A COOKIE (series)
Wallace, Rich KICKERS (series)
Warner, Sally ELLRAY JAKES (series)
Nonfiction
Cline-Ransome, Lisa BEFORE THERE WAS MOZART
Davies, Nicola TINY CREATURES: THE WORLD OF MICROBES
* Floca, Brian LOCOMOTIVE
Hopkins, Lee Bennett AMAZING FACES (Poetry)
Icanberry, Mark EXTRAORDINARY PROJECTS FROM ORDINARY
OBJECTS
Jenkins, Martin CAN WE SAVE THE TIGER?
Jenkins, Steve JUST A SECOND
Kimmelman, Leslie HOT DOG!: ELEANER ROOSEVELT THROWS A
PICNIC
Laird, Elizabeth PEA BOY AND OTHER STORIES FROM IRAN
Lichtenheld, Tom E-MERGENCY
Morales, Yuyi VIVA FRIDA
Pinkney, Andrea MARTIN & MAHALIA

SUMMER READING
Rabinowicz, Alan A BOY AND A JAGUAR
Ramsey, Calvin A. RUTH AND THE GREEN BOOK
Sidman, Joyce RED SINGS FROM THE TREETOPS (Poetry)
Singer, Marilyn FOLLOW, FOLLOW (Poetry)
Van Allsburg, Chris QUEEN OF THE FALLS
Venezia, Mike GETTING TO KNOW (series) (Artists, Composers &
Presidents)
Winter, Jeanette Malala, a Brave Girl from Pakistan
* The Randolph Caldecott Award

SUMMER READING
GOING INTO FOURTH GRADE
Fiction
Buckley, Michael N.E.R.D.S. (series)
Clements, Andrew TROUBLEMAKER
* DiCamillo FLORA & ULYSSES
Gutman, Dan GENIUS FILES (series)
Harrison Paul NIGHT OF THE ZOMBIE GOLDFISH
Holm, Jennifer THE FOURTEENTH GOLDFISH
Lang, Heather QUEEN OF THE TRACK
Lin, Grace WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON
Luber, David NUMBED
RO Martin, Ann RAIN REIGN
Tarshis, Lauren I SURVIVED (series)
Tashjian, Janet MY LIFE AS A (series)
Weeks, Sarah HONEY
Woodson, Jacqueline BROWN GIRL DREAMING
Yep, Laurence THE STAR MAKER
* The John Newbery Award
RO 2015-16 Reading Olympics title
Nonfiction
Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem WHAT COLOR IS MY WORLD?
RO Bell, Cece EL DEAFO
Cook, Peter YOU WOULDNT WANT TO BE A SECRET AGENT DURING
WORLD WAR II (series)
Giovanni, Nikki HIP HOP SPEAKS TO CHILDREN (Poetry)
Hendrix, John SHOOTING AT THE STARS: THE CHRISTMAS
TRUCE OF 1914
Kamkwamba, William THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND (picture
book)
Kelly, David A. MIRACLE MUD: LENA BLACKBURNE AND THE
SECRET MUD THAT CHANGED BASEBALL
Kelsey, Elin NOT YOUR TYPICAL BOOK ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT
Krull, Kathleen BIG WIG
Rosenstock, Barb BEN FRANKLINS BIG SPLASH: THE MOSTLY TRUE
STORY OF HIS FIRST INVENTION

SUMMER READING
Schanzer, Rosalyn GEORGE VS. GEORGE
Silverstein, Shel EVERYTHING ON IT
Smith, David IF AMERICA WERE A VILLAGE
RO 2015-16 Reading Olympics title

SUMMER READING
GOING INTO FIFTH GRADE
Fiction
Angleberger, Tom THE RAT WITH THE HUMAN FACE
(Qwikpick Papers series)
Bosch, Pseudonymous THE NAME OF THIS BOOK IS SECRET (series)
Buyea, Rob BECAUSE OF MR. TERUPT
Creech, Sharon THE BOY ON THE PORCH
Curtis, Christopher Paul THE MADMAN OF PINEY WOODS
Draper, Sharon OUT OF MY MIND
Green, Tim FIRST TEAM
Greenwald, Tommy CHARLIE JOE JACKSONS GUIDE TO SUMMER
VACATION
Grisham, John THEODORE BOONE: KID LAWYER (series)
Haddix, Margaret Peterson AMONG THE HIDDEN (series)
Hiaasen, Carl CHOMP
Ignatow, Amy POPULARITY PAPERS (series)
Lin, Grace STARRY RIVER OF THE SKY
Lloyd, Natalie A SNICKER OF MAGIC
Milford, Kate THE GREENGLASS HOUSE
Mills, Claudia ZERO TOLERANCE
Northrop, Michael SURROUNDED BY SHARKS
Palacio, R.J. WONDER
Sloan, Holly Goldberg COUNTING BY 7s
Stead, Rebecca LIAR & SPY
Sutherland, Tui WINGS OF FIRE (series)
Woods, Brenda THE BLOSSOMING UNIVERSE OF VIOLET DIAMOND
Nonfiction
Bryan, Ashley ASHLEY BRYANS PUPPETS: MAKING
SOMETHING FROM EVERYTHING
RO Bryant, Jennifer THE RIGHT WORD: ROGET AND HIS THESAURUS
Fleming, Candace AMELIA LOST
Freedman, Russell BECAUSE THEY MARCHED: THE PEOPLES

SUMMER READING
CAMPAIGN FOR VOTING RIGHTS THAT CHANGED AMERICA
Goldsmith, Michael I WISH I KNEW THAT
Greenfield, Eloise THE GREAT MIGRATION: THE JOURNEY TO THE
NORTH
Grill, William SHACKLETONS JOURNEY
Hopkinson, Debra TITANIC: VOICES FROM THE DISASTER Jenkins, Steve
EYE TO EYE
Markle, Sandra THE CASE OF THE VANISHING LITTLE
BROWN BATS: A SCIENTIFIC MYSTERY
Martin, Jacqueline ALICE WATERS AND THE TRIP TO DELICIOUS
McKissack, Patricia NEVER FORGOTTEN
Rusch, Elizabeth THE NEXT WAVE: THE QUEST TO
HARNESS THE POWER OF THE OCEANS
Smith, Charles R. BRICK BY BRICK
Sommer, Shelley HAMMERIN HANK GREENBERG: BASEBALL
PIONEER
Venezia, Mike DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS: SURGEON WHO OPENED
HEARTS AND MINDS
RO 2015-16 Reading Olympics title