Summer Reading Recommendations
Kindergarten
|
Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Publication
Date |
|
(Assorted authors) |
Any nursery rhyme books |
|
|
|
Bourgeois, Paulette |
|
Scholastic |
1986 |
|
Bridwell, Norman |
Clifford the Big Red Dog (Or any Clifford book) |
Scholastic |
1988 |
|
Carle, Eric |
The Very Busy Spider (Or any book by this author) |
Philomel |
1984 |
|
DePaola, Tomie |
Any book by this author |
|
|
|
Eastman, P.D. |
Go, Dog, Go |
Lectorum |
1992 |
|
Fearnley, Jan |
Mr. Wolf’s Pancakes |
Tiger Tales |
1999 |
|
Freeman, Don |
Corduroy |
Puffin |
1968 |
|
Galdone, Paul |
The Three Little Pigs |
Clarion Books |
1987 |
|
Keats, Ezra Jack |
Whistle for Willie |
Putnam |
1964 |
|
Keats, Ezra Jack |
Peter's Chair |
Harper Collins |
1967 |
|
Lionni, Leo |
Swimmy |
Knopf |
1963 |
|
Martin, Bill |
Brown Bear, Brown What Do You See? (Or any other book by this
author) |
Holt |
1983 |
|
Paul, Ann Whitford |
Manana Iguana |
|
2004 |
|
Pilkey, Dav |
Dogzilla |
Harcourt |
1993 |
|
Rey, H.A. |
Curious George Rides a Bike (Or any book by this author) |
Houghton Mifflin |
1952 |
|
Seuss, Dr. |
Any book by this author |
|
|
|
Shannon, David |
David Goes to School |
Blue Sky |
1999 |
|
Williams, Vera |
A Chair for My Mother |
Mulberry Books |
1982 |
|
Wood, Audrey |
The Napping House |
Harcourt Brace |
1984 |
Note Keeping Strategies
|
1 |
Students in grades K-4 will complete a list of books
read. |
|
2 |
List each book read, including title of the book, name of the
author, and a parent or guardian statement that the student has completed the
reading. |
|
3 |
For Grades K-4 students who participate in the Prince William
County Public Library's Summer Quest Program, the Summer Quest documentation
will apply. |
|
|
|
Explanation
of Extra Credit
|
1 |
Students in Grades K-2 will receive an extra S+ for each book
completed, for a total of five. |
|
2 |
Extra credit for grades K-8 will
count 10% of a student's grade in the affected marking period. |
|
3 |
Completion of the summer reading will be recorded for students
by the end of the second week of school. |
Summer Reading Recommendations
Grade 1
Students are requested to read 5 books.
|
Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Publication
Date |
|
Viorst, Judith |
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day |
Athenum |
1964 |
|
Brown, Marc |
Arthur's Pet Business (Or any "Arthur" book by Marc
Brown) |
Little, Brown & Company |
1993 |
|
Capucilli, Allyssa Satin |
Biscuit’s
New Trick (or any other Biscuit book by same author) |
HarperCollins |
2000 |
|
Martin, Bill |
Chicka, Chicka, Boom Boom |
Scholastic |
1989 |
|
Bridwell, Norman |
Clifford, We Love You (Or any book by Norman Bridwell) |
Scholastic Book Service |
1991 |
|
Hillert, Margaret |
Come to School, Dear Dragon (Or any book by Margaret Hillert) |
Longman/Caroline House |
1985 |
|
Fleming, Denise |
Count |
Holt |
1992 |
|
Rey, H.A. |
Curious George Learns the Alphabet (Or any "Curious
George" book by H.A. Rey) |
Houghton Mifflin |
1963 |
|
Salley, Colleen |
Epossumondas |
Harcourt |
2002 |
|
Lester, Helen |
Hooway for Wodney Wat |
Houghton Mifflin |
1999 |
|
Numeroff, Laura |
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie |
Scholastic |
1985 |
|
Shaw, Charles |
It Looked Like Spilt Milk |
Harper Collins |
1947 |
|
Wood, Don & Audrey |
Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry & the Big Hungry Bear |
Playspaces |
1984 |
|
Werther, Scott |
The
“Extreme Machines” series of books |
PowerKids Press |
|
|
Assorted authors |
The
“Rookie Readers” series |
Children’s Press |
|
|
DePaola, Tomie |
Tomie DePaola's Mother Goose |
Putnam |
1985 |
|
Lavies, Bianca |
Tree Trunk Traffic |
Viking Penguin |
1993 |
Note Keeping Strategies
|
1 |
Students in Grades K-4 will complete a list of books
read. |
|
2 |
List each book read, including the title of the book, the name
of the author, and a parent or guardian statement that the student has
completed the reading. |
|
3 |
For Grades K-4 students who
participate in Prince William County Public Library's Summer Quest Program,
the Summer Quest documentation will apply. |
|
|
|
Explanation
of Extra Credit
|
1 |
Students in Grades K-2 will receive an extra S+ for each book
completed, for a total of five. |
|
2 |
Extra credit for Grades K-8 will count 10% of a student's grade
in the affected marking period. |
|
3 |
Completion of the summer reading will be recorded for students
by the end of the second week of school. |
Summer Reading Recommendations
|
Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Publication
Date |
|
Lionni, Leo |
Alexander and the Wind-up Mouse (OR any title
by Leo Lionni) |
Knopf |
1969 |
|
Parish, Peggy |
Amelia Bedelia and the Baby (OR any title in
the Amelia Bedelia series) |
|
1981 |
|
Brown, Marc |
Arthur Babysits (OR any title in the Arthur series) |
Little, Brown |
1992 |
|
DePaola, Tomie |
Bill and Pete (OR any title by Tomie
DePaola) |
Putnam |
1978 |
|
Adler, David |
Bones and the Dog Gone Mystery (or any book in the “Bones”
series by David Adler) |
Viking |
2004 |
|
Rey, H.A. |
Curious George (OR any title in the Curious George series) |
Houghton-Mifflin |
1984 |
|
Edwards, Pamela Duncan |
Dinorella |
Hyperion |
1997 |
|
Lobel, Arnold |
Frog and Toad Together ( OR any title in the
Frog and Toad Series) |
Harper Collins |
1979 |
|
Marshall, James |
George and Martha (OR any title by James Marshall. |
Houghton-Mifflin |
1972 |
|
Rylant, Cynthia |
Henry and Mudge (OR any title in the Henry
and Mudge series) |
Aladdin |
1987 |
|
Waber, Bernard |
Ira Sleeps Over (OR any Lyle crocodile
title OR any " I Can Read" title by Bernard
Waber ) |
Houghton Miffin |
1972 |
|
Minarik, Else H. |
Little Bear (OR any title in the Little Bear
Series) |
Harper Collins |
1957 |
|
Cooney, Barbara |
Miss Rumphius |
Viking |
1982 |
|
Grossman, Ruth |
My Little Sister Ate One Hare |
Dragonfly Books |
1996 |
|
Sharmat, Marjorie |
Nate the Great and the Fishy Prize ( OR any title
in the Nate the Great series) |
Dell Yearling |
1985 |
|
Hudson, Wade |
Pass It On: African-American Poetry for Children |
Scholastic |
1993 |
|
Dahl, Michael |
The “Animal Extremes” series of books |
Picture Window Books |
2006 |
|
Osborne, Mary Pope |
The “Magic Tree House” series of chapter books |
Random House |
|
|
LeBoutillier and Frisch |
The “Super Bowl Champions” series of books |
Creative Education |
2006 |
|
|
The Little House |
Houghton Mifflin |
1942 |
|
Cole, JoAnna |
The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System (OR
any title in the Magic School Bus series) |
Scholastic |
1990 |
|
Gibbons, Gail |
The Post Office Book (OR any title by Gail
Gibbons) |
Harper Collins |
1982 |
|
O'Connor, Jane |
The Teeny Tiny Woman |
Random House |
1986 |
|
Sendak, Maurice |
Where the Wild Things Are |
Harper Collins |
1963 |
|
Aardema, Verna |
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears |
Dial Press |
1975 |
|
Adler, David |
Young Cam Jansen and the Loose Tooth (OR any
title in the Young Cam Jansen chapter book series) |
Puffin |
1997 |
Note Keeping Strategies
|
1 |
Students in Grades K-4 will complete a list of books read.
|
|
2 |
List each book read, including the title of the book, the name
of the author, and a parent or guardian statement that the student has
completed the reading. |
|
3 |
For Grades K-4 students who participate in Prince William County
Public Library's Summer Quest Program, the Summer Quest documentation will
apply. |
Explanation
of Extra Credit
|
1 |
Students in Grades K-2 will receive an extra S+ for each book
completed, for a total of five. |
|
2 |
Extra credit for Grades K-8 will count 10% of a student's grade
in the affected marking period. |
|
3 |
Completion of the summer reading will be recorded for students
by the end of the second week of school. |
Summer Reading Recommendations
|
Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Publication
Date |
|
Jenkins, Steve |
Actual Size |
Houghton Mifflin |
2004 |
|
Danzinger, Paula |
Amber Brown Goes Fourth (Or any book by Paula Danzinger) |
Dutton |
1995 |
|
Giff, Patricia Reilly |
any book in the " |
Yearling |
|
|
Brown, Marc |
Arthur Accused (Or any title in the new Arthur Chapter Book
Series) |
Little, Brown & Co. |
1983 |
|
Goble, Paul |
Dream Wolf (Or any book by Paul Goble) |
Macmillan Company |
1990 |
|
Rylant, Cynthia |
Henry & Mudge and the Best Day of All (Or any book in that
series) |
Simon & Schuster |
1995 |
|
Arnosky, Jim |
Rattlesnake Dance |
Boyds
Mill Press |
1997 |
|
Ringgold, Faith |
|
Crown |
1994 |
|
Warner, Gertrude Chandler |
|
Albert Whitman |
|
|
Krulik, Nancy |
The “Katie Kazoo” series of books |
Grosset
& Dunlap |
|
|
Cole, Joanna |
The “Magic School Bus” series of books |
Scholastic |
|
|
Gutman, Dan |
The “My Weird School” series of books |
HarperCollins |
|
|
Bruchac, Joseph |
The First Strawberries |
Dial |
1989 |
|
Pretlusky, Jack |
The New Kid on the Block (Or any book of poetry by Jack
Pretlusky) |
Greenwillow |
1994 |
|
Martin, Rafe |
The Rough-Face Girl |
Putnam |
1992 |
|
Van Allsburg, Chris |
The Widow's Broom |
Houghtin-Mifflin |
1992 |
|
Silverstein, Shel |
Where the Sidewalk Ends (Or any book by Shel Silverstein) |
Harper Collins |
1974 |
Note Keeping Strategies
|
1 |
Students in Grades K-4 will complete a list of books read.
|
|
2 |
List each book read, including the title of the book, the name
of the author, and a parent or guardian statement that the student has
completed the reading. |
|
3 |
For Grades K-4 students who participate in Prince William County
Public Library's Summer Quest Program, the Summer Quest documentation will
apply. |
Explanation
of Extra Credit
|
1 |
Students in Grades 3-5 will receive an extra A (100) for each
book completed, for a total of three. |
|
2 |
Extra credit for Grades K-8 will count 10% of a student's grade
in the affected marking period. |
|
3 |
Completion of the summer reading will be recorded for students
by the end of the second week of school. |
Summer Reading Recommendations
|
Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Publication
Date |
|
DiCamillo, Kate |
Because of Winn-Dixie |
Candlewick
Press |
2000 |
|
Dahl, Roald |
The BFG (Or any book by Roald Dahl except James and the Giant
Peach) |
Viking Penguin |
1982 |
|
Robinson, Barbara |
The Best School Year Ever |
Harper Collins |
1994 |
|
White, E.B. |
|
Harper Collins |
1952 |
|
Dalgliesh, Alice |
Courage of Sarah Noble (Or any book by Alice Dalgliesh) |
Aladdin |
1954 |
|
Taylor, Mildred |
The Gold Cadillac |
Dial |