This Summer All Rising Pre K3 Kindergartners Must Read

Dear Parents and Scholars,

This summer all rising Pre K3 –Kindergartners must read:

 The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein and

 At least seven picture books and/or two chapter books.

The reading log should be turned in by the first Friday after the beginning of school to your

Language Arts Instructor.

"So PLEASE, oh PLEASE, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away. And in its place you can install, a lovely bookshelf on the wall."— Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Required Reading: Silverstein, Shel; The Giving Tree

The required novel serves as a jumping off point for classroom activities at the beginning of the school year.

Additional Reading: Read at least seven picture books or two chapter books

(Challenge: Can you read 20 minutes a day?)

The following list encompasses a wide range of book levels and interests. Please select books from the list that you think your child will enjoy. Most books with lower reading levels are intended for emergent readers who are practicing reading on their own and sometimes with assistance, whereas some books with higher levels make appropriate read-aloud for any age. After each title, the reading level is indicated using the Accelerated Reader “Book Level” which is a grade level equivalent (e.g., AR BL 3.2 would be grade 3 and 2 months). Please note that the reading level is not an indicator of the interest or maturity level of a book but is given as a general gauge for the difficulty level of the title. Part I. Scholars Name: ______

Complete this reading record and log, have a parent sign it, and bring it to your reading class in August!

Required Novel:

 Title – The Giving Tree – Shel Silverstein Date Completed: ______

Part II. Scholars Name: ______Please list the books that you have read. 

Title Author Rating Parent Signature ______Date______

Assignment: Each student should read, or hear read aloud, at least seven picture books or two chapter books. (Challenge: Can you read 20 minutes a day?) A record of books, read or heard, should be given to Mrs. Szymanski the first Friday after the beginning of school. Consider the books on this list as suggestions for summer reading. Scholar may read any age appropriate book, even if it is not on this list. Many of the titles listed are a part of a series with books ranging in the same AR level given. If your child finds a series they like stick with it – they may even read the whole series!!! Happy Reading! "To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark." — Victor Hugo, Les Miserable

Title Author Reading Level The Pigeon Wants A Puppy Willems, Mo 0.7 Mayer, Mercer All By Myself Little Critter (Series) 1.3 Sail Away Crews, Donald 1.3 Clifford’s First Sleepover (Series) Bridwell, Norman 1.3

Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale (Series) Willems, Mo 1.6

How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon (Series) Yolen, Jane 1.7 Hot Rod Hamster Lord, Cynthia 1.7 The Cat In The Hat Seuss, Dr. 2.1 Nobody Here But Me Viorst, Judith 2.1

Click, Clack, Moo – Danny And The Dinosaur Hoff, Syd 2.3 Cows That Type (Series) Cronin, Doreen 2.3 If You Give A Moose A Muffin Numeroff, Laura 2.4 The Snowy Day Keats, Ezra Jack 2.5 Frog And Toad All Year Lobel, Arnold 2.6

Miss Nelson Is Missing (Series) Allard, Harry 2.7 If You Give A Mouse A Cookie Numeroff, Laura 2.7 Block City Stevenson, Robert Louis 2.8 Too Many Toys David Shannon 3.0 I Need My Monster Noll, Amanda 3.0 Madeline Bemelmans, Ludwig 3.1 Goldilocks And The Three Bears Marshall, James 3.1 Stone Soup: An Old Tale Brown, Marcia 3.3 The Trouble With Dragons Gliori, Deb 3.4

A Couple Of Boys Have The Best Week Ever Frazee, Marla 3.4 A Chair For My Mother Williams, Vera 3.4 Where The Wild Things Are Sendak, Maurice 3.4

Goodnight Goon: A Petrifying Parody Rex, Michael 3.5

And To Think That I Saw It Freeman, Don 3.5 On Mulberry Street Seuss, Dr. (Theodore Geisel) 3.6 Falling Up Silverstein, Shel A Ball For Daisy Chris Raschka

The Artist Who Painted A Blue Horse Carle, Eric I Miss You Every Day Taback, Simms

First Chapter Books/Early Readers

Fly High, Fly Guy (Series) Arnold, Tedd 1.4 The Ballet Sisters: The Duckling And The Ormerod, Jan 1.6 Swan Nate The Great (Series) Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman 2.0

Flat Stanley And The Haunted House Brown, Jeff 2.2 Henry And Mudge And The Wild Wind Rylant, Cynthia 2.3

Amelia Bedelia (I-Can-Read Level 2) Parish, Peggy 2.5 The Magic Tree House: Dinosaurs Before Dark Osborne, Mary Pope 2.6

Curious George Rey, H.A. 2.6 Cam Jansen And The First Day Of School Mystery Adler, David A. 3.3

The Absent Author (A-Z Mysteries Series) Roy, Ron 3.4

Dinosaur Cove: Attack Of The Tyrannosaurus Stone, Rex 3.7