Recommended Summer Reading

The grade level may not necessarily indicate reading level but interest level. I have added reading level in parenthesis. Also please remember what may have been designed for a younger child is also enjoyed by older children, myself included. Enjoy reading with your children this summer! –Mrs. Culver

PreSchool-Kindergarten
Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel (2.3)
A chick called Saturday by Joyce Dunbar (5.1)
The cow who clucked by Denise Fleming (.9)
Don’t let the pigeon stay up late! by Mo Willems (1.6)
Dooby dooby moo by Doreen Cronin (2.1)
Duck and goose by Tad Hills (2.1)
Edwina, the dinosaur who didn’t know she was extinct by Mo Willems (2.9)
Elephants can paint, too! by Katya Arnold (2.8)
Hooray for fish! by Lucy Cousins (1.9)
I’m dirty by Kate McMullan (1.8
The little red hen by Jerry Pinkney (2.2)
Move! by Steve Jenkins (2.1)
My friend is sad by Mo Willems (1.2)
Today I will fly by Mo Willems (1.2)
Ugh! A bug by Ned Crowley (1.0)
Your pal Mo Willems presents Leonard the terrible monster by Mo Willems (1.9)

First Grade
An egg is quiet by Dianna Hutts Aston (2.6)
Augustine by Melanie Watt (1.7)
Cookies: bite-size life lessons by Amy Krouse Rosenthal (2.9)
Cowlick! By Christen Ditchfield (1.9)
Library Lion by Michelle Knudson (3.2)
Mammoths on the Move by Lisa Wheeler (3.6)
Max’s ABC by Rosemary Wells (1.8)
Mercy Watson fights crime by Kate DiCamillo (1.5)
Mercy Watson goes for a ride by Kate DiCamillo (2.7)
Moon plane by Peter McCarty (1.3)
Moses: When Harriet Tubman led her people to freedom by Carole Boston (3.8)
Shelly by Margie Palatini (2.1)
Superhero ABC by Bob McLeod (2.7)
Wait! No paint! By Bruce Whatley (2.7)
Why did the chicken cross the road by Jon Agee (2.3)
High Rise Private Eyes series by Cynthia Rylant (Beginning readers)
Minnie and Moo series by Denys Cazet (Beginning readers)

Second Grade
Adele and Simon by Barbara McClintock (2.7)
Bats at the beach by Brian Lies (3.7)
The boy who loved words by Roni Schotter (3.6)
But excuse me that is my book by Lauren Child (2.0)
Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa by Erica Silverman (2.0)
Frankenstein makes a sandwich by Adam Rex (3.6)
The gold miner’s daughter: a melodramatic fairytale by Jackie Mims Hopkins (2.9)
Hedgie blasts off! by Jan Brett (3.6)
Letters from a desperate dog by Eileen Christelow (2.2)
Lilly’s big day by Kevin Henkes (3.1)
Max’s words by Kate Banks (3.2)
Nate the Great talks turkey by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (2.7)
Once upon a time, the end: asleep in 60 seconds by Geoffrey Kloske and Barry Blitt (2.6)
Sammy: the classroom guinea pig by Alix Berenzy (2.9)
You read to me, I’ll read to you: very short fairy tales to read together by Mary Ann Hoberman (2.9)

Third Grade
Babymouse Beach Babe by Jennifer Holm (one title in an excellent graphic novel series)
Castaway cats by Lisa Wheeler (2.8)
Dirk Bones and the mystery of the haunted house by Doug Cushman (2.5)
Don’t make me laugh by James Stevenson (3.2)
Eoin Colfer’s Legend of--Captain Crow’s teeth by Eoin Colfer (4.3)
Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry (5.0)
Hachiko: the true story of a loyal dog by Pamela S. Turner (4.8)
John, Paul, George and Ben by Lane Smith (3.5)
The journey that saved Curious George : the true wartime escape of Margret and H.A. Rey by Louise Borden (4.9)
The legend of Spud Murphy by Eoin Colfer (3.4)
No laughing, no smiling, no giggling by James Stevenson (2.1)
Owen & Mzee: the true story of a remarkable friendship by Craig and Isabella Hatkoff (5.9)
The perfect pumpkin pie by Denys Cazet (1.9)
Rowan of Rin by Emily Rodda (3.7) (first title in a popular series)
Shredderman: secret identity by Wendelin Van Draanen (3.1) (first title in a very popular series)
Toys go out: being the adventures of a knowledgeable stingray, a toughy little buffalo, and someone called plastic by Emily Jenkins (3.9)

Fourth Grade
A dog’s life: autobiography of a stray by Ann M. Martin (4.9)
Across the blue pacific: a World War II story by Louise Borden (5.2)
Beyond Deepwoods by Paul Stewart (5.0) (first in a series)
Emily Windsnap and the monster from the deep by Liz Kessler (4.5)
The fire within by Chris D’Lacey (5.8) (first book in a group of four, three are currently available and very popular)
The frog princess by E. D. Baker (5.2)(first in a very good series)
Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins (6.0) (first in a series)
Heartbeat by Sharon Creech (5.4)
Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo (4.3)
The miraculous journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo (4.9)
My Life in Dog Years by Gary Paulsen (5.2)
Owly by Andy Runton (series of graphic novels; wordless)
Poppy by Avi (5.8) (first in a series)
Sahara Special by Esme Raji Codell (4.6)
The tale of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler (6.1)

Fourth+
Code Talker: a novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two by Joseph Bruchac (6.5)
Ida B: …And her plans to maximize fun, avoid disaster, and (possibly) save the world by Katherine Hannigan (6.3)
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke (7.0)
The legend of Bass Reeves by Gary Paulsen (5.5)
Lion: the first book in the trilogy by Zizou Corder (7.5)
Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson (5.6)
Pure dead magic by Debi Gliori (5.6)
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli (6.1)
The Wright 3 by Blue Balliett (6.1)
The young man and the sea by Rodman Philbrick (5.6)