Cover art by Isabelle Cryan ‘26 Dear Lower School Families, The librarians are so happy to send you off to summer with a huge heap of reading ideas. Included in this attachment are book recommendations from librarians, award committees and, most importantly, the students themselves! We are sending kids home with the paper copy to peruse and the PDF version will be available on the Berkeley Carroll website. Don't forget to save this PDF on your phone and have it whenever you visit the public library or bookstore. Please enjoy, and encourage your children to read whatever ​ they love most this summer! Best wishes for a summer full of books! Briar Sauro and Kendra Barbary Ms. Barbary’s Summer Reading Recommendations Picture Stories: The Adventures of Wrong Man and Power Girl by Alexander C. London ​ La Princesa and the Pea by Susan Middleton Elya ​ Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love ​ I Am Enough by Grace Byers ​ The Book of Gold by Bob Staake ​ The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Jerry Pinkney ​ The Digger and the Flower by Joseph Kuefler ​ Ocean Meets Sky by Terry and Eric Fan ​ Picture Book Biographies Nothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain by by Cheryl ​ Bardoe Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix by Jacqueline Briggs Martin ​ The Flying Girl: How Aida de Acosta Learned to Soar by Margarita Engle ​ Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions by Chris ​ Barton Joan Proctor, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles by Patricia ​ Valdez Keith Haring: The Boy who Just Kept Drawing by Kay Haring ​ Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Case of RBG vs. Inequality by Jonah Winters ​ Who Says Women Can’t Be Computer Programmers?: The Story of Ada Lovelace by Tanya Lee Stone ​ Gloria’s Voice: The Story of Gloria Steinem - Feminist, Activist, Leader by ​ Aura Lewis Beginner and Early Chapter Readers Fiction & Non-Fiction A Pig, A Fox, and Stinky Socks by Jonathan Fenske ​ That’s My Book! And Other Stories (A Duck, Duck, Porcupine Book) by Salina Yoon ​ It’s Shoe Time! by Bryan Collier ​ Fish Are Not Afraid of Doctors (Maud the Koala) by J.E. Morris ​ Barkus by Patricia MacLachlan ​ ​ Bea Garcia:The Curse of Einstein’s Pencil by Deborah Zemke ​ Charlie & Mouse & Grumpy by Laurel Snyder ​ Fergus and Zeke by Kate Messner ​ Baby Monkey, Private Eye by Brian Selznick ​ The Last Firehawk series by Katrina Charman ​ Temple Times (The Other Side of the Myth) series by Eric Braun ​ Graphic Fiction and Non-Fiction Books Peter & Ernesto: A Tale of Two Sloths by Graham Annable ​ The Whiskers Sisters 1: May’s Wild Walk by Miss Paty ​ Peanut Butter and Jelly (A Narwhal and Jelly Book #3) by Ben ​ Clanton Where’s Halmoni? by Julie Kim ​ Peanuts - 5 Minute Stories by Charles M. Schulz ​ I’m Just No Good at Rhyming: And Other Nonsense for Mischievous ​ Kids and Immature Grown-Ups by Chris Harris ​ Blast Back! The Titanic (Blast Back!) by Nancy Ohlin ​ ​ ​ The Great New York Subway Map by Emiliano Ponzi ​ ​ Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers ​ Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race by Margot Lee ​ Shetterly with Winifred Conkling Be a King: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Dream and You by Carole ​ Boston Weatherford What is Hip-Hop by Eric Morse ​ Whose Baby Butt? by Stan Tekiela ​ The Bee Book by Charlotte Milner ​ Great Newish Chapter Books for Second Grade The Miniature World of Marvin & James series by Elise Broach ​ Harper and the Circus of Dreams by Cerrie Burnell ​ The Major Eights (Battle of the Bands, Book 1) by Melody Reed ​ Dogfight (Flying Furballs, Book 1) by Donovan Bixley ​ Ellie, Engineer by Jackson Pearce ​ Cilla Lee Jenkins: Future Author Extraordinaire by Susan Tan ​ The Alien Next Door: The New Kid by A.I. Newton ​ Road Trip with Max and His Mom by Linda Urban ​ NEW Summer Themed Books Get on Your Bike by Joukje Akveld ​ A Campfire Tail by Sarah Glenn Marsh ​ Everything You Need for a Treehouse by Carter Higgins and Emily Hughes ​ Goldfish on Vacation by Sally Lloyd-Jones ​ Pignic by Matt Phelan ​ Farmer Falgu Goes to the Market by Chitra Soundar ​ There Might Be Lobsters by Carolyn Crimi ​ Ms. Sauro’s Summer Reading Recommendations Fiction - Chapter Books Sunny by Jason Reynolds ​ Front Desk by Kelly Yang ​ The Friendship Code - Girls Who Code series - Stacia Deutsch ​ ​ ​ You Go First - Erin Entrada Kelly ​ The Doughnut Fix - Jessie Janowitz ​ The Parker Inheritance - Varian Johnson ​ Out of the Wild Night - Blue Balliett ​ Betty Before X - Ilyasah Shabazz ​ A Blind Guide to Normal - Beth Vrabel ​ The Creature of the Pines - The Unicorn Rescue Society series - ​ ​ ​ Adam Gidwitz The Heart and Mind of Frances Pauley - April Stevens ​ The Case of the Stolen Space Suit - Museum Mysteries series - Steven Brezenoff ​ ​ ​ The Problim Children - Natalie Lloyd ​ Graphic Novels Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel - Mariah Marsden ​ Kid Beowulf series - Alexis E. Fajardo ​ Cici’s Notebook: Adventures of a Writer-in-Training - Joris Chamblain ​ Robots and Drones: Past, Present and Future - Science Comics ​ ​ series - Mairghread Scott Cici: A Fairy’s Tale series - Cori Doerrfeld ​ Positively Izzy - Terri Libenson ​ New Shoes - Sara Varon ​ Nonfiction Dazzle Ships: World War I and the Art of Confusion - Chris Barton ​ Eat Up! An Infographic Exploration of Food - Antonia Banyard ​ Not So Different: What You Really Want to Ask About Having a Disability - Shane Burcaw and ​ ​ Matt Carr Exploring Space: From Galileo to the Mars Rover and Beyond - ​ Martin Jenkins The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian’s Art Changed Science - Joyce Sidman ​ Grand Canyon - Jason Chin ​ Malala: Activist for Girls’ Education - Raphaele Frier ​ Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean’s Most Fearless Scientist - Jess Keating ​ Yayoi Kusama: From Here to Infinity! - Sarah Suzuki ​ AWARD WINNERS The 2018 Newbery Medal: ​ ​ awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Medal Honors (last two are Young Adult) ​ The BCS 2018 Mock Newbery winners: ​ ​ Medal (4th Gr +) Honors The 2018 Caldecott Medal: ​ ​ awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. Medal Honors Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award recognizing an African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults: Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award for the most distinguished informational book for children: Pura Belpré Award Honoring a Latino writer and illustrator whose children's books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience: Author Illustrator Schneider Family Book Award Honors an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences. The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for the most distinguished book for beginning readers PreK3 Beginnings The overarching theme in Prek 3 is Beginnings. We ask essential questions: What is a Beginning? What happens at the Beginning? and What is Change? Over the course of the year, integrating literacy, math, music, dance, art and science, PreK 3’s look at seasonal change and the changing weather patterns. Here is a sampling of some of our favorite books we shared addressing the ​ ​ theme of “Beginnings” throughout the school year: FALL FAVORITES We Share Everything! by Robert Munsch ​ Farm animals books Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins ​ Pigs by Robert Munsch ​ Owen by Kevin Henkes ​ Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin ​ Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up her Wash by Sarah Weeks ​ Move Over by Joy Cowley ​ The Flea’s Sneeze by Lynn Downey ​ My New Friend is So Fun! By Mo Willems (all Mo Willems books) ​ A Witch Got on at Paddington Station by Dyan Sheldon ​ Room on a Broom by Julia Donaldson ​ The Little Old Lady who wasn’t Afraid of Anything by Linda Williamsy ​ Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman ​ Thanksgiving is for Giving Thanks by Margaret Sutherland ​ 10 Fat Turkeys by Tony Johnston ​ The Story of the Pilgrims by Katherine Ross ​ Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving by Dav Pilkey ​ WINTER FAVORITES Books about hibernation/migration Winter is the Warmest Season by Lauren Stringer ​ Chicken Soup with Rice by Maurice Sendak ​ Animals in Winter by Henrietta Bankcroft ​ Over and Under by Kate Messner ​ Don’t Wake up the Bear by Marjorie Murray ​ Hibernation Station by Michelle Meadows ​ Time To Sleep by Denise Fleming ​ SPRING FAVORITES Everything Spring by Jill Esbaum ​ And Then It’s Spring by Julie Fogliano ​ In Like a Lion-Out like a Lamb by Marion Bauer ​ It’s Spring! by Susan Swan ​ The Tiny Seed, The Grouchy Ladybug, The Hungry Caterpillar, The Very ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Busy Spider, The Very Quiet Cricket, The Lonely Firefly all by Eric Carle ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ The Curious Garden by Peter Brown ​ ALL YEAR LONG FAVORITES Books by Robert Munsch - we especially liked The Paper Bag Princess! ​ ​ FAVORITES IN LIBRARY Read It! Don’t Eat It! By Ian Schoenherr ​ I Will Chomp You! By Jory John ​ La Madre Goose: Nursery Rhymes for Los Ninos by Susan Middleton Elya ​ The Three Little Kittens by Jerry Pinkney ​ Wiggle and Waggle by Caroline Arnold ​ PreK 4 - We Are Experts on How to Identify Fiction from Non-Fiction! PreK4 students learned to distinguish between fiction and non-fiction books in our library (ask us about the green star or circle on the book’s spine!). Here are some of our favorite fiction and non-fiction books that we recommend. Ms. Meagher and Ms. English’s Class Fiction: ● Lookout Jack! The Giant is Back! by Will Hillenbrand ​ ● Bonaparte Falls Apart by Margery Cuyler ​ ● La Princesa and the Pea by Susan Middleton Elya ​ ● The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tails by John ​ Scieszka ● Fancy Nancy by Jane O’Connor ​ ● Ivy and Bean by Annie Barrows ​ ● Magic Tree House Series by Mary Pope Osborne ​ ● The Berenstain Bears Series by Stan and Jan Berenstain ​ Non-Fiction: ★ First Big Book of Dinosaurs by Catherine Hughes ​ ★ The Story of Space by Catherine Barr ​ ★ Explore Asia by Bobbie Kalman ​ Ms.