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Summer Reading List
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SUMMER READING LISTOlinguito, de la A a la Z!Descubriendo el
bosquenublado / Olinguito, fromA to Z! Unveiling theCloud Forestby
Lulu Delacre
Childrens Book Press, 2016,ISBN: 9780892393275
Explore the cloud forest ofthe Andes in Ecuador in thisbilingual
alphabetical book inverse.
Power Down, Little Robotby Anna StaniszewskiIllustrated by Tim
Zeltner
Henry Holt, 2015, ISBN:9781627791250
This little robot has no plansto go to bed!
Sam and Dave Dig a Holeby Mac BarnettIllustrated by Jon
Klassen
Candlewick Press, 2014, ISBN:9780763662295
Sam and Dave do not findwhat they expect when theydig a hole,
but they still endup having a pretty good day.
Strictly No Elephantsby Lisa MantchevIllustrated by Taeeun
Yoo
Simon & Schuster/PaulaWiseman Books, 2015,
ISBN:9781481416474
Petsand friendscome inall shapes and sizes.
Surfs Upby Kwame AlexanderIllustrated by Daniel Miyares
NorthSouth Books, 2016, ISBN:9780735842205
Frog friends Bro and Dude
hilariously debate whethersurfing or reading is a betterway to
spend a day at thebeach.
Ten Rules of Being aSuperheroby Deb Pilutti
Henry Holt, 2014, ISBN:9780805097597
Anyone can be a superheroas long as they follow theseten
important rules!
Treatby Mary Sullivan
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,2016, ISBN: 9780544472709
Learn the many things thisdog does in order to get atreat to eat
in this light talefilled with humor.
Are We There Yet?by Dan Santat
Little, Brown, 2016, ISBN:9780316199995
On a seemingly endless cartrip, hours move so slowly
that a boy imagines that timeis actually moving
backwards,sending him into a past fullof pirates, dinosaurs,
andadventure.
Ballet Cat: Dance! Dance!Underpants!by Bob Shea
Disney-Hyperion, 2016, ISBN:9781484713792
Ballet Cat is simply manicfor ballet and tries to get herfriend
Butter Bear to join inthe dance.
Beastly VerseIllustrated by JooHee Yoon
Enchanted Lion Books, 2015,ISBN: 9781592701667
Text and art are interwoven tobring to life sixteen
animal-related poems in this award-winning book.
Duck, Duck, Dinosaurby Kallie GeorgeIllustrated by Oriol
Vidal
HarperCollins, 2016, ISBN:9780062353085
Just when the game was
getting to be fun, in cametroublein this twist on thechilds
game.
Earmuffs for Everyone!How Chester GreenwoodBecame Known as
theInventor of Earmuffsby Meghan McCarthy
Simon & Schuster/PaulaWiseman Books, 2015,
ISBN:9781481406376
Learn about the invention ofearmuffs by prolific inventor
and successful businessmanChester Greenwood in thishumorous
picture book.
8: An Animal Alphabetby Elisha Cooper
Orchard Books, 2015, ISBN:9780545470834
In this counting alphabetbook, Cooper delivers aunique gamelike
quality to hisstory as readers learn aboutanimalsboth familiar
andexoticin this alphabeticallyarranged book that containseight
illustrations of eachanimal on its pages.
Flowers Are Callingby Rita GrayIllustrated by Kenard Pak
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,2015, ISBN: 9780544340121
Playful rhyming text alternateswith factual callouts
thatdescribe flowers and thepollination process. Thewatercolor
illustrations aregorgeous and sure to inspireyoung naturalists
everywhere!
Freedom in CongoSquareby Carole BostonWeatherfordIllustrated by
R. GregoryChristie
little bee books, 2016, ISBN:9781499801033
Because of the unjustsystem of nineteenth-centuryLouisiana, the
slaves areforced to work all weeklong, so they look forwardto
Sunday, when they cangather in New OrleansCongo Square to dance,
sing,and enjoy an afternoon offreedom.
Gastonby Kelly DiPucchioIllustrated by ChristianRobinson
Simon & Schuster/Atheneum,2014, ISBN: 9781442451025
What does it take for abulldog to fit in with his properpoodle
family? It turns out tobe something simple: love.
Get a Hit, Mo!by David A. AdlerIllustrated by Sam Ricks
Penguin, 2016, ISBN:9780670016327
Mo is used to striking out, butwhen the bases are loaded, hemay
just finally hit a home run.
The Grasshopper & theAntsby Jerry Pinkney
Little, Brown, 2015, ISBN:9780316400817
The third in his retellings ofAesops Fables, Pinkneyshows the
grasshopper whythe ants have worked sohard, and the ants learn
thevalue of sharing.
Hi, Koo! A Year ofSeasonsby Jon J. Muth
Scholastic, 2014, ISBN:9780545166683
Koo the panda is back anddiscovering each seasonthrough
poetry.
Ice Cream Summerby Peter Ss
Scholastic, 2015, ISBN:9780545731614
Get the scoop on some funhistory, math, new vocabulary,and much
more in thisentertaining book all about icecream.
I Dont Want to Be a Frogby Dev PettyIllustrated by Mike
Boldt
Doubleday Books, 2015, ISBN:9780385378666
A frog imagines what it would
be like to be a rabbit, a cat,and other animals in this
sillystory.
I Got the Rhythmby Connie Schofield-MorrisonIllustrated by Frank
Morrison
Bloomsbury, 2014, ISBN:9781619631786
A neighborhood walkbecomes so much more asa little girl explores
the musicand sound of everyday urbanlife.
Lenny & Lucyby Philip C. SteadIllustrated by Erin E.
Stead
Roaring Brook Press, 2015,ISBN: 9781596439320
Peter uses his imaginationand pillows to create Lenny,the
Guardian of the Bridge,and realizes that something ismissinga
friend for Lenny.
My New Friend Is So Fun!by Mo Willems
Disney-Hyperion, 2014, ISBN:9781423179580
Will a new friend breakapart Piggie and Geraldsfriendship?
The Night Gardenerby Terry Fan and Eric Fan
Simon & Schuster, 2016, ISBN:9781481439787
William and an elderlygardener help transform theirtown by
creating anonymoustopiary artwork.
Grades K-2
