This summer it is important for your child to spend time reading on a regular basis. Without consistent practice, children lose a lot of ground and frequently drop several levels. It is best to set a consistent time each day. This book list is meant as a guide to help you find books at your child’s level. The best kind of practice is when your child can read most of the book smoothly and can recognize 9 out of 10 words automatically.
Andrews, Alexa. Cat Days
Blevins, Wiley. A New Friend
Moran, Alex. Sam and Jack: Three Stories
Boxed Sets:
Candlewick Press “Brand New Readers”
Scholastic “First Little Readers”
Tug the Pup Box Set 1
Berenstain, Stan & Jan. Bears on Wheels and Bears in the Night
Blevins, Wiley. Max Has a Fish
Hill, Tad. Drop It, Rocket
Mayer, Mercer. All by Myself
Meister, Cari. Tiny Goes to the Library and others in Tiny series
Pilkey, Dav. Big Dog and Little Dog and others in the series
Plan, James. Pete the Cat: Play Ball and Pete the Cat: Cool for School
Remkiewicz, Frank. Gus Makes a Friend and others in the Gus series
Rylant, Cynthia. Puppy Mudge Wants to Play
Asch, Frank. Just Like Daddy
Capucilla, Alyssa. Biscuit series
Eastman, P.D. Go, Dog, Go
Most, Bernard. Catch Me If You Can
O’Connor, Jane. The Teeny Tiny Woman
Phillips, Joan. Tiger is a Scaredy Cat
Plan, James. Pete the Cat: A Pet for Pete
Ponti, Claude. Chick and Chickie in Play All Day (A “Toon Book” - beginning graphic novel)
Stadler, John. Hooray for Snail and Snail Saves the Day
Dr. Seuss. Green Eggs and Ham
Edwards, Roberta. Five Silly Fisherman
Gelman, Rita. More Spaghetti I Say and Why Can’t I Fly
Karlin, Nurit. Fat Cat Sat on the Mat
Mayer, Mercer. Just For You and Me Too
McNamara, Margaret. “Robin Hill School” series
Ries, Lori. Aggie and Ben: Three Stories
Schaefer, Lola. Mittens and others in series
Willems, Mo. “Elephant and Piggie” series
Ziefert, Harriet. The Gingerbread Boy and Nicky Upstairs and Down
Dr. Seuss. Hop on Pop
Eastman, P.D. Are You My Mother?
Heilbroner, Joan. Robert the Rose Horse
Hoff, Syd. Sammy the Seal and Captain Cat
Isadora, Rachel. Princess and the Pea
Lopshire, Robert. Put Me in the Zoo
Mayer, Mercer. Just Me and My Puppy
Minarik, Else. A Kiss for Little Bear
Palmer, Helen. A Fish Out of Water
Wiseman, Bernard. Morris the Moose
Ziefert, Harriet. My Tooth is Loose
Adler, David. Don't Throw It to Mo!
Arnold, Tedd. Shoo, Fly Guy! and others in series
Berenstain, Stan and Jan. The Bike Lesson
Clements, Andrew. Brave Norman and others in “Pets to the Rescue” series
Hoff, Syd. Danny and the Dinosaur and Stanley and others
Lobel, Arnold. Small Pig
Nodset, Joan. Go Away, Dog
Pilkey, Dav. Dragon’s Fat Cat and others in the “Dragon” series
Thomas, Shelley. Good Night, Good Knight and sequels
Wiseman. Morris the Moose
Adler, David. Young Cam Jansen series
Averill, Esther. The Fire Cat
Benchley, Nathaniel. Oscar Otter
Bridwell, Norman. Clifford the Big Red Dog and sequels
Cole, Joanna. Norma Jean, Jumping Bean
Dr. Seuss. The Cat in the Hat
Dubowski, Cathy. Pirate School
Eastman, P.D. The Best Nest and Sam and the Firefly
Lobel, Arnold. Mouse Tales and Mouse Soup
Minarik, Else. Little Bear and sequels
Rylant, Cynthia. Henry and Mudge and sequels
Poppleton and Friends and sequels
Silverman, Erica. Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa series
Wiesman. Morris Goes to School
Adler, David. Bones and others in this detective series
Havill, Juanita. Jamaica’s Find and others in series
Henkes, Kevin. Sheila Rae the Brave
Hoban, Lillian. “Arthur” series
Kvasonsky, Laura. Zelda and Ivy and sequels
Lobel, Arnold. Frog and Toad and sequels
Mozelle, Shirley. Zack’s Alligator
Sharmat, Marjorie. Nate the Great series
Tarcov, E. The Frog Prince
Van Leeuwen, Jean. “Amanda and Oliver Pig” series
The Magic Tree House Series, by Mary Pope Osborne
Amber Brown Books, by Anne Mazer
Goosebumps, by R.L. Stine
Katie Kazoo Switcheroo, by Nancy Krulik
The Laura Ingalls Wilders Series, by Laura Ingalls
Tales of the Fourth Grade Nothing, by Judy Blume
Superfudge, by Judy Blume
Ramona the Brave, by Beverly Cleary
Ramona and Beezus, by Beverly Cleary
The Dragon Slayer Series, by Resa Nelson
The Secrets of Droon Series, by Tony Abbott
Charlotte’s Web, by E.B. White
Matilda, by Roald Dahl
James and the Giant Peach, by Roald Dahl
The Tiger Rising, by Kate DiCamillo
Bridge to Terabithia, by Katerine Paterson
The Great Gilly Hopkins, by Katherine Paterson
How to Eat Fried Worms, by Thomas Rockwell
Dork Diaries, by Rachel Renee Russell
Blubber, by Judy Blume
Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen
The Narnia Series, by C.S. Lewis
The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick
The Percy Jackson Series, by Rick Riordan
Gregor the Overlanger Series, by Suzanne Collins
The Skin I’m In, by Sharon Flake
Wonder, by R.J. Palacio
Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech
Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, by Avi
Crispin, by Avi
The Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare
Harry Potter Series, by J.R. Rowling
The Dark is Rising Series, by Susan Cooper