Summer Reading List
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Dear KDS Parents, Summer is here! And summer is a great time to read, whether it’s during an early quiet morning on the porch, a long lazy afternoon by the pool, or a cool firefly-filled evening in the backyard. We all need some “down time,” especially our kids with all the activities of the school year and summer. Escaping into the pages of a good book is a wonderful way to relax and recharge! Attached is a list of teacher recommended titles, divided by grade, to give you and your child a place to start. If your child finds an author he or she particularly likes, look for more books by that person. Making time for reading is a lifelong skill that can be developed at any age. To help you get started, here are some strategies of a reading family: 1. Read to your child. Read frequently and consistently, no matter the child’s age or reading ability. Research shows that children who are read to become better readers and develop better vocabularies. 2. Let your child see you read, whether it is the newspaper, a magazine or novel. Your own example is most valuable. 3. Encourage your children to read to others, whether it’s to siblings, to you, to grandparents, friends & neighbors, pets or even their stuffed animals. 4. Take your child to the public library to obtain his or her own library card! Use that card often and participate in any number of the wonderful summer reading programs in the area! 5. Frequent the many wonderful bookstores around St. Louis. 6. Encourage READING and set limits on screen time. Please feel free to email me any questions you might have. Happy Reading! Jody Kouzes Librarian [email protected] 12928 Ladue Road - St. Louis, Missouri 63141 - www.kirkdayschool.org - 314.434.4349 PRESCHOOL, PRE-KINDERGARTEN & JR. KINDERGARTEN Aylesworth, Jim The Naughty Little Monkeys Bemelmans, Ludwig Madeline Brown, Margaret Wise Goodnight Moon Campbell, Rod Dear Zoo Cannon, Janell Stellaluna Carle, Eric any title Chadwick, Tim Cabbage Moon De Brunhoff, Jean The Story of Babar Degan, Bruce Jamberry DePaola, Tomi any title Dewdney, Anna any title Freeman, Don Corduroy Henkes, Kevin any title Hoberman, Mary Ann The Seven Silly Eaters Keats, Ezra Jack The Snowy Day Kleven, Elisa The Paper Princess Martin, Bill Chicka Chicka Boom Boom McBratney, Sam Guess How Much I Love You McCloskey, Robert Blueberries For Sal McKee, David Elmer books Penn, Audrey The Kissing Hand Pfister, Marcus The Rainbow Fish Polacco, Patricia any preschool title Rathman, Peggy Goodnight Gorilla Rosen, Michael Going On a Bear Hunt Sendak, Maurice Where The Wild Things Are Stevens, Janet Tops and Bottoms Trivizas, Eugene The Three Little Wolves and The Big Bad Pig Wheeler, Lisa Bubblegum, Bubblegum Wood, Audrey any title Yolen, Jane any title KINDERGARTEN Andersen, Hans Christian The Ugly Duckling Bemelmans, Ludwig Madeline books Berenstain, Stan & Jan Berenstain Bears books Bridwell, Norman Clifford books Brown, Marc Arthur books Burton, Virginia Lee Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel books Capucilli, Alyssa Satin Biscuit books Carle, Eric any title Charles, Donald Calico Cat books Flack, Marjorie The Story About Ping Freeman, Don Corduroy books Gag, Wanda Millions of Cats Hissey, Jane Old Bear books Hoff, Syd Albert the Albatross Barney’s Horse Captain Cat Danny and the Dinosaur Sammy the Seal Krauss, Ruth A Hole Is To Dig Lionni, Leo any title Lobel, Arnold Frog and Toad books Martin Jr., Bill Brown Bear, Brown Bear McKee, David Elmer books Numeroff, Laura any title Piper, Watty The Little Engine That Could Potter, Beatrix Peter Rabbit books Rey, H. A. Curious George books Seuss, Dr. Dr. Seuss books (A variety of authors) Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes FIRST GRADE (A variety of authors) Caldecott Medal or Honor books Brett, Jan any title Brisson, Pat Melissa Parkington’s Beautiful, Beautiful Hair Burton, Virginia Lee The Little House Carle, Eric 10 Little Rubber Ducks, any other titles DeFelice, Cynthia One Potato, Two Potato Freeman, Don Corduroy, A Pocket for Corduroy Hall, Donald Ox-Cart Man Henkes, Kevin Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse, Lilly’s Big Day Hoban, Russell Frances books Knudsen, Michelle Library Lion Lewis, C. S. The World of Narnia -- books for adults to read aloud Lionni, Leo Inch By Inch, any other titles Lucado, Max You Are Special, any other titles Lobel, Arnold Frog and Toad books McCloskey, Robert Lentil Make Way for Ducklings One Morning in Maine Milne, A. A. The House at Pooh Corner Now We are Six When We Were Very Young Numeroff, Laura If You Give a Pig a Pancake, any other titles Peet, Bill The Caboose Who Got Loose, any other titles Potter, Beatrix any title Rey, H.A. and Margaret Curious George books Seuss, Dr. any title Viorst, Judith Alexander books Williams, Margery The Velveteen Rabbit SECOND GRADE Aardema, Verna Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain Andersen, Hans Christian The Emperor’s New Clothes Brandenberg, Franz Otto is Different Bunting, Eve The Wednesday Surprise Cole, Joanna Magic School Bus books Dalgliesh, Alice The Bears on Hemlock Mountain De Paola, Tomie Clouds Strega Nona Strega Nona Meets Her Match Grimm, the Brothers any fairy tales Heller, Ruth How to Hide a Parakeet and Other Birds, other titles Henkes, Kevin Owen Sheila Rae, the Brave Hissey, Jane Old Bear books Holabird, Katharine Angelina books Keats, Ezra Jack “Peter” stories Lobel, Arnold Frog and Toad series Mouse Tales Marshall, James Miss Nelson is Missing The Three Little Pigs McBratney, Sam Guess How Much I Love You Minarik, Else Little Bear’s Visit Parish, Peggy Amelia Bedelia books Polacco, Patricia Betty Doll, other titles Rey, H. A. Curious George books Rylant, Cynthia Henry and Mudge series Poppleton series Mr. Putter and Tabby series Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman Nate the Great series Slobodkina, Esphyr Caps for Sale THIRD GRADE Andersen, Hans Christian Classic Fairy Tales Berenstain, Stan & Jan Berenstain Bears - chapter books series Bond, Michael Paddington Bear books Cleary, Beverly Henry Huggins Henry and Ribsy Ribsy Cole, Joanna Magic School Bus - chapter books series Dixon, Franklin The Hardy Boys series Erickson, John R. Hank the Cowdog series Haig-Brown, Roderic A River Never Sleeps Jackson, Dave & Neta Trailblazer series Lindgren, Astrid Pippi Longstocking series MacDonald, Betty Mrs. Piggle Wiggle books Mazer, Anne The Salamander Room Murphy, Elspeth Campbell Three Cousins Detective Club mysteries The 10 Commandments Mysteries series Osborne, Mary Pope The Magic Tree House series Peterson, John The Littles series Roy, Ron A to Z Mysteries series Selden, George A Cricket in Times Square Sis, Peter The Three Golden Keys Starry Messenger Sobol, Donald J. Encyclopedia Brown series Stilton, Geronimo any title Various Authors Who Was _____? biography series Warner, Gertrude Chandler The Boxcar Children series White, E. B. Stuart Little The Trumpet of the Swan Wilder, Laura Ingalls The Little House series Zelinsky, Paul O. Rapunzel, Rumpelstiltskin, Hansel and Gretel FOURTH GRADE American Girls series Kit books #1-6 Avi Crispin series The Fighting Ground Banks, Lynne Reid The Indian in the Cupboard Barrie, James Peter Pan Baum, Frank The Wizard of Oz Bond, Michael A Bear Called Paddington Brink, Carol Caddie Woodlawn Burnett, Frances Hodgson The Secret Garden A Little Princess Cleary, Beverly Ralph S. Mouse, The Mouse and the Motorcycle Ramona series Creech, Sharon Walk Two Moons The Wanderer Edmonds, Walter Matchlock Gun Farley, Walter The Black Stallion Field, Rachel Hitty: Her First Hundred Years Grahame, Kenneth The Reluctant Dragon The Wind in the Willows Henry, Marguerite Misty of Chincoteague Hodges, Margaret St. George and the Dragon Jackson, Dave & Neta Trailblazer series King-Smith, Dick Babe the Gallant Pig, Miss Lollipop, any other titles Kipling, Rudyard The Jungle Book Konigsburg, E. L From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Lawson, Robert Ben & Me MacLachlan, Patricia Baby Seven Kisses in a Row Skylark McCloskey, Robert Homer Price (My America series) Five Smooth Stones O’Dell, Scott Island of the Blue Dolphins Prelutsky, Jack A Pizza the Size of the Sun Rockwell, Thomas How to Eat Fried Worms Selden, George The Cricket in Times Square Wilder, Laura Ingalls Little House books FIFTH GRADE Aesop Aesop's Fables Armstrong, William H. Sounder Barry, Dave Peter and the Starcatcher Peter and the Shadow Thieves Brouwer, Sigmund Winds of Light series Cleary, Beverly Strider de Angeli, Marguerite Door in the Wall DiCamillo, Kate The Tale of Despereaux Because of Winn-Dixie Elliott, L. M. Under a War-Torn Sky Finley, Martha Elsie Dinsmore series Forbes, Esther Johnny Tremain George, Jean Craighead My Side of the Mountain Gipson, Fred Old Yeller Grahame, Kenneth The Wind in the Willows Gutman, Dan Baseball Card Adventure series Henry, Marguerite King of the Wind Kipling, Rudyard Just So Stories Lenski, Lois Strawberry Girl Lewis, C.S. The Chronicles of Narnia series MacDonald, George Golden Key Morris, Gilbert Bonnets and Bugles series Myers, Anna Hoggee O’Hara, Mary My Friend Flicka Paterson, Katherine Lyddie Paulsen, Gary The River Tucket adventure series Rogers, Jonathan Wilderking trilogy Seredy, Kate The Good Master Sewell, Anna Black Beauty Speare, Elizabeth George Calico Captive Spyri, Johanna Heidi St. John, Patricia any title Streatfeild, Noel Ballet Shoes series Wiggin, Kate Douglas Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Yates,