1st grade summer reading recommendations

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1 s t grade Summer Reading Suggest ions Ber keley School L ibrar ies , 2015

 Beginning to Read (*level G – I)

Ant and Bee, by Angela Banner

Dog and Bear: Two friends, three stories, by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

Hattie and the Fox, by Mem Fox

Get the Ball Slim (Real Kids Readers series), by Marcia Leonard

Robot, Go Bot! (Step Into Reading Comics), by Dana M. Rau and Wook Jin Jung

Little Bear, by Else Minarik

Papa and Me, by Arthur Dorros

The Pigeon Needs a Bath, by Mo Willems

Super Fly Guy!, by Tedd Arnold

We Are In a Book! (An Elephant & Piggie book), by Mo Willems

You Are (Not) Scared, by Anna Kang

Developing Readers (level J – K)

Buzz Beaker and the Outer Space Trip, by Cari Meister

Frog and Friends: Outdoor surprises, by Eve Bunting

Harold and the Purple Crayon, by Crockett Johnson

Katie Woo: Boss of the world, by Fran Manushkin

Ling and Ting: Not exactly the same, by Grace Lin

Mercy Watson to the Rescue, by Kate DiCamillo

Penny and Her Doll, by Kevin Henkes

Princess in Black, by Shannon Hale

Ricky Ricotta’s Mighty Robot, by Dav Pilkey & Dan Santat

Young Cam Jansen and the Library Mystery, by David Adler

Zelda and Ivy, The Runaways, by Laura Kvasnosky

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* reading levels based on Fountas & Pinnell system

Exploring Animals All Around

Actual Size, by Steve Jenkins

Animal Babies (Scholastic Discover More), by Andrea Pinnington

Caterpillar to Butterfly (National Geographic Reader), by Laura Marsh

Fly Guy Presents: Sharks, by Tedd Arnold

From Tadpole to Frog, by Kathleen Zoehfeld

Puppies and Kittens (Scholastic Discover More), by Penelope Arlon

Rabbits (A Pet’s Life), by Anita Ganeri

Spiders (Scholastic Reader), by Nic Bishop

New Picture Books We’re Loving

Beekle, by Dan Santat

Goodnight, Already!, by Jory John

The Hula Hoopin’ Queen, by Thelma Lynne Godin

The Farmer and the Clown, by Marla Frazee

I Don’t Want to Be a Frog, by Dev Petty

Last Stop on Market Street, by Matt de la Peña

Maria Had a Little Llama, by Angela Dominguez

The Most Magnificent Thing, by Ashley Spires

Mr. Tiger Goes Wild, by Peter Brown

Niño Wrestles the World, by Yuyi Morales

Red Kite, Blue Kite, by Ji-li Jiang and Greg Ruth

Beginning with Chapter Books (level L-M)

Andy Shane and the Pumpkin Trick, by Jennifer Jacobson

Boris for the Win, by Andrew Joyner

Commander Toad in Space, by Jane Yolen

Katie Woo and Friends, by Fran Manushkin

Ivy & Bean, by Annie Barrows

Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride, by Kate DiCamillo

Never Glue Your Friends to Chairs (Roscoe Riley Rules), by Katherine Applegate

Pinky and Rex, by James Howe

Rabbit and Robot: The sleepover, by Cece Bell

Young Cam Jansen and the Pizza Shop Mystery, by David Adler

Find more recommendations at Mary Ann Scheuer’s website greatkidbooks.blogspot.com

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