Summer Reading Suggestions

 

 
Read Alouds for Kindergarteners and 1st Graders

Ahlberg, Janet. Funnybones
Aliki. We Are Best Friends
Barracca, Debra. The Adventures of Taxi Dog
Brett, Jan. Comet’s Nine Lives
Brown, Marc. Arthur's Baby
Cannon, Janell. Stellaluna
Carle, Eric. Very Busy Spider
Clements, Andrew. Big Al
De Paola, Tomie. Strega Nona
Henkes, Kevin. Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
Martin , Bill. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
McCully, Emily. Mirette on the High Wire
McPhail, David. Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore
Meddaugh, Susan. Martha Speaks
Moore, Inga. Six-Dinner Sid
Moss, Lloyd. Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin
Pfister, Marcus. Rainbow Fish
Potter, Beatrix. Tale of Peter Rabbit
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are
Seuss, Dr. Horton Hears a Who
Walsh, Ellen. Mouse Count
Williams, Sue. I Went Walking

For Second and Third Graders

Blume, Judy. The Pain and the Great One
Blume, Judy. Freckle Juice
Bonsell, Crosby. Who's Afraid of the Dark?
Brett, Jan. Trouble with Trolls
Cameron, Ann. The Stories Julian Tells
Graham, Joan Bransfield. Splish Splash
Gag, Wanda. Millions of Cats
Henkes, Kevin. Sheila Rae the Brave
Kessler, Leonard. Kick, Pass, Run
Kline, Suzy. Song Lee and the Leech Man
Marshall, Edward. Three by the Sea
McPhail, David. Pigs Ahoy!
Minarik, Else Holmelund. Little Bear
Parish, Peggy. Good Driving, Amelia Bedelia
Park, Barbara. Junie B. Jones
Peet, Bill. Big Bad Bruce
Prelutsky, Jack. What I Did Last Summer
Rylant, Cynthia. Henry and Mudge and the Best Day Ever
Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman. Nate the Great
Smith, Janice Lee. Wizard and Wart at Sea
Steig, William. Dr. DeSoto
Thayer, Jane. Popcorn Dragon
Tripp, Valerie. Molly Saves the Day
Van Allsberg, Chris. Jumanji
Van Leeuwen, Jean. Oliver and Amanda and the Big Snow
Viorst, Judith. Alexander, Who's Not Going to Move
Wood, Audry. Rude Giants

For Third and Fourth Graders

Adler, David. Cam Jansen
Blume, Judy. Superfudge
Catling, Patrick. The Chocolate Touch
Dadey, Debbie. Adventures of the Bailey School Kids
Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach
Eager, Edward. Half Magic
Fitzhugh, Louise. Harriet the Spy
Hass, E. Incognito Mosquito, Private Insective
Hest, Amy. Party on Ice
Hinton, S.E. The Puppy Sister
King-Smith, Dick. Babe: the Gallant Pig
Rylant, Cynthia. Gooseberry Park
Sacher, Louis. Sideways Stories from Wayside School
Scieszka, Jon. Knights of the Kitchen Table

For Fourth Graders

Banks, Lynne Reid. The Indian in the Cupboard; Fantasy
Beatty, Patricia. Eight Mules from Monterey
Blume, Judy. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing; Realistic Fiction
Cleary, Beverly. Ralph S. Mouse; Fantasy
Danziger, Paula. Amber Brown Is Not A Crayon; Realistic Fiction
Fitzgerald, John D. The Great Brain is Back; Realistic Fiction
George, Jean Craighead. Julie of the Wolves; Realistic Fiction
Lord, Bette Bao. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson; Historical Fiction
Paterson, Katherine. The Great Gilly Hopkins; Realistic Fiction
Rockwell, Thomas. How to Eat Fried Worms; Realistic Fiction
Selden, George. The Cricket in Times Square; Fantasy
Smith, Robert Kimmel. The War with Grandpa; Realistic Fiction
Taylor, Theodore. The Trouble with Tuck; Realistic Fiction

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For Rising Sixth Grader List- -Click Here

5th and 6th Graders are required to read at least one book over the summer and be prepared to complete a book project on it in September.

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curator: Kathy.Larkin@fcps.edu
Last Update: 09/03/2009