SUMMER READING LIST Title Author Level A Big Ball of String Holland, Marion K-2 A Bug, A Bear, and a Boy McPhail, David K-2 A Gift-Bear for the King Memling, Carl K-2 A Hole is to Dig: A First Book of First Definitions Krauss, Ruth K-2 A Little House of Your Own de Regniers, Beatrice K-2 A Picture for Harold’s Room Johnson, Crockett K-2 A Pocketful of Cricket Caudill, Rebecca K-2 A Question of Yams Repp, Gloria K-2 A Treasury of Children’s Literature Eisen, Armand K-2 A Tree is Nice Udry, Janice May K-2 A Weed is a Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver Aliki K-2 A Zooful of Animals Cole, William K-2 Abraham Lincoln d’Aulaire, Ingri K-2 Albert the Albatross Hoff, Syd K-2 Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse Lionni, Leo K-2 All the Way Home Segal, Lore K-2 Amelia Bedelia – any book Parish, Peggy K-2 Amigo Baylor, Byrd K-2 An Anteater Named Arthur Waber, Bernard K-2 And I Mean It, Stanley Bonsall, Crosby K-2 And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? Fritz, Jean K-2 Angus and the Cat Flack, Marjorie K-2 Animals Colors Wildsmith, Brian K-2 Ant Plays Bear Byars, Betsy K-2 Apple and the Arrow, The Buff, Mary K-2 Are You My Mother? Eastman, Philip K-2 Arthur and the Golden Guinea Berwick, Jean K-2 Ask Mister Bear Flack, Marjorie K-2 B is for Betsy Haywood, Carolyn K-2 Baby Animals Williams, Garth K-2 Barney’s Horse Hoff, Syd K-2 Bear Circus du Bois, William Pène K-2 Beast of Monsieur Racine, The Ungerer, Tomi K-2 Beauty and the Beast Brett, Jan K-2 Beaver Pond, The Tresselt, Alvin K-2 Bed Book, The Plath, Sylvia K-2 Beginner’s Bible, The Henley, Karyn K-2 www.TheAmbroseSchool.org | 6100 N. Locust Grove, Meridian, Idaho 83646 | (208) 323-3888 Page 1 of 34I-276 Benjamin Franklin d’Aulaire, Ingri K-2 Benjy’s Dog House Graham, Margaret K-2 Bertie’s Picture Day Brisson, Pat K-2 Best Friends Cohen, Miriam K-2 Best Nest, The Eastman, Philip K-2 Best Trick, The Lewis, Rebecca K-2 Best-Loved Doll, The Caudill, Rebecca K-2 Big Balloon Race, The Coerr, Eleanor K-2 Big Dog, Little Dog Eastman, Philip K-2 Big Snow, The Hader, Berta K-2 Biggest House in the World, The Lionni, Leo K-2 Billy and Blaze – any book Anderson, Clarence K-2 Blueberries for Sal McCloskey, Robert K-2 Book of Giant Stories Harrison, David K-2 Boston Coffee Party, The Rappaport, Doreen K-2 Bravest Dog Ever, The: The Ture Story of Balto Standiford, Natalie K-2 Broderick Ormondroyd, Edward K-2 Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express Coerr, Eleanor K-2 Bundle Book, The Krauss, Ruth K-2 Busy Buzzing Bumblebees and Other Tongue Twisters Schwartz, Alvin K-2 Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George? Fritz, Jean K-2 Captain Cat Hoff, Syd K-2 Chalk Box Story, The Freeman, Don K-2 Chang’s Paper Pony Coerr, Eleanor K-2 Chester Hoff, Syd K-2 Chick and the Duckling, The Ginsburg, Mirra K-2 Clara and the Bookwagon Levinson, Nancy K-2 Clifford the Big Red Dog – any book Bridwell, Norman K-2 Cloud Book, The De Paola, Tomie K-2 Columbus d’Aulaire, Ingri K-2 Come Again in the Spring Kennedy, Richard K-2 Come and Play, Hippo Thaler, Mike K-2 Corduroy – any book Freeman, Don K-2 Corgiville Fair Tudor, Tasha K-2 Cow in the House, The Ziefert, Harriet K-2 Crictor Ungerer, Tomi K-2 Curious George – any book Rey, H.A. K-2 Dandelion Freeman, Don K-2 Daniel’s Duck Bulla, Clyde Robert K-2 Danny and the Dinosaur – any book Hoff, Syd K-2 www.TheAmbroseSchool.org | 6100 N. Locust Grove, Meridian, Idaho 83646 | (208) 323-3888 Page 2 of 34I-276 Dawn Shulevitz, Uri K-2 Day No Sheep Showed Up, The McPhail, David K-2 Day the Circus Came to Lone Tree, The Rounds, Glen K-2 Day We Saw the Sun Come Up, The Goudey, Alice K-2 Dick Whittington and His Cat Brown, Marcia K-2 Digby Hazen, Barbara K-2 Dinosaur Time Parish, Peggy K-2 Do You Know What I’ll Do? Zolotow, Charlotte K-2 Dogger Hughes, Shirley K-2 Dragon in the Clock Box, The Craig, M. Jean K-2 Dust for Dinner Turner, Ann K-2 Early Bird, The or any Step-into-Reading Scarry book Scarry, Richard K-2 Egermeier’s Bible Story Book Egermeier, Elsie K-2 Emma’s Magic Winter Little, Jean K-2 Emma’s Yucky Brother Little, Jean K-2 Eric the Red & Leif the Lucky Schiller, Barbara K-2 Evan’s Corner Hill, Elizabeth K-2 Exactly Alike Ness, Evaline K-2 Fables Lobel, Arthur K-2 Fair, The Craft, Ruth K-2 Family Under the Moon, The Jewell, Nancy K-2 Fat Cat Sat on the Mat Karlin, Nurit K-2 Father Bear Comes Home Minarik, Else K-2 Fire Cat, The Averill, Esther Holden K-2 Fish is Fish Lionni, Leo K-2 Five True Dog Stories Davidson, Margaret K-2 Flap Your Wings Eastman, Philip K-2 Four Frogs in a Box Mayer, Mercer K-2 Fox Eyes Brown, Margaret Wise K-2 Frances – any book Hoban, Russell K-2 Frederick Lionni, Leo K-2 Friend Monkey Travers, Pamela L. K-2 Frog and Toad – any book Lobel, Arthur K-2 Frog Went A-Courtin’ Langstaff, John K-2 From Arapesh to Zuni: A Book of Bibleless Peoples Lewis, Karen K-2 George and Martha – any book Marshall, James K-2 George the Drummer Boy Benchley, Nathaniel K-2 George Washington d’Aulaire, Ingri K-2 Gilberto and the Wind Ets, Marie Hall K-2 Go and Hush the Baby Byars, Betsy K-2 www.TheAmbroseSchool.org | 6100 N. Locust Grove, Meridian, Idaho 83646 | (208) 323-3888 Page 3 of 34I-276 Go, Dog, Go! Eastman, Philip K-2 Gods Must be Angry, The Miller, Sheila K-2 Goggles! Keats, Ezra Jack K-2 Golly Sisters, The Byars, Betsy K-2 Granny – any book Parish, Peggy K-2 Granny Han’s Breakfast Groves, Sheila K-2 Greg’s Microscope Selsam, Millicent K-2 Grizzwold Hoff, Syd K-2 Hailstones and Halibut Bones O’Neill, Mary K-2 Harley Livingstone, Star K-2 Harry the Dirty Dog- any in series Zion, Gene K-2 Harvey’s Hideout Hoban, Russell K-2 Hector Protector Sendak, Maurice K-2 Hercules: The Story of an Old Fashioned Fire Engine Gramatky, Hardie K-2 Herman’s Hat Mendoza, Geroge K-2 Hi, Cat! Keats, Ezra Jack K-2 Higglety, Pigglety Pop Sendak, Maurice K-2 High Rise Private Eyes, The Rylant, Cynthia K-2 Hill of Fire Lewis, Thomas P. K-2 Horse in Harry’s Room, The Hoff, Syd K-2 Hot Fudge Hero Brisson, Pat K-2 How Do They Build It? Hildebrandt, Tim K-2 How the Forest Grew Jaspersohn, William K-2 How the Rooster Saved the Day Lobel, Arthur K-2 How to Dig a Hole to the Other Side of the World McNulty, Faith K-2 I Like to Be Little Zolotow, Charlotte K-2 I Love You, Mouse Graham, John K-2 In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories Schwartz, Alvin K-2 Inch by Inch Lionni, Leo K-2 Ira Sleeps Over Waber, Bernard K-2 Joe and Betsy the Dinosaur Hoban, Lillian K-2 Johnny Appleseed Kellogg, Steven K-2 Josefina Story Quilt, The Coerr, Eleanor K-2 Julius Hoff, Syd K-2 Just Me Ets, Marie K-2 Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie Roop, Peter K-2 Lazy Bear, The Wildsmith, Brian K-2 Lentil McCloskey, Robert K-2 Leo the Late Bloomer Kraus, Robert K-2 Lighthouse Children, The Hoff, Syd K-2 www.TheAmbroseSchool.org | 6100 N. Locust Grove, Meridian, Idaho 83646 | (208) 323-3888 Page 4 of 34I-276 Lincoln – any book Fife, Dale K-2 Linnea in Monet’s Garden Bjork, Christina K-2 Listen & Read Favorite Poems of Childhood Smith, Philip K-2 Little Bear – any book Minarik, Else K-2 Little Chick’s Friend Duckling Kwitz, Mary K-2 Little Critter’s Read-It-Yourself Story Book Mayer, Mercer K-2 Little Eddie Haywood, Carolyn K-2 Little Engine That Could, The De Paola, Tomie K-2 Little Horse Byars, Betsy K-2 Little Red Hen, The Galdone, Paul K-2 Little Red Hen, The McQueen, Lucinda (Illus.) K-2 Little Sister, Big Sister Brisson, Pat K-2 Little Toot Gramatky, Hardie K-2 Little Wood Duck, The Wildsmith, Brian K-2 Lollipop Party, The Sonneborn, Ruth K-2 Long Way to a New Land, The Sandin, Joan K-2 Long Way Westward, The Sandin, Joan K-2 Lost Zoo, The Cullen, Countee K-2 Madeline – any book Bemelmans, Ludwig K-2 Magical Hands Barker, Marjorie K-2 Make Way for Ducklings McCloskey, Robert K-2 Marvin Redpost series – any book Sachar, Louis K-2 May I Bring a Friend? de Regniers, Beatrice K-2 Meet George Washington Heilbroner, Joan K-2 Meet Thomas Jefferson Barrett, Marvin K-2 Millions of Cats Gág, Wanda K-2 Milton the Early Riser Kraus, Robert K-2 Mitten, The Tresselt, Alvin K-2 Monkey and the Crocodile, The Galdone, Paul K-2 Mop Top Freeman, Don K-2 Morris Goes to School Wiseman, Bernard K-2 Mother Goose Riddle Rhymes Low, Joseph K-2 Mouse House Godden, Rumer K-2 Mouse Soup Lobel, Arthur K-2 Mouse Tales Lobel, Arthur K-2 Moy Moy Politi, Leo K-2 Mr.