The purpose of the Summer Reading Program is to encourage students to enjoy quality literature and to continue developing their independent reading skills.Student participation in the program is voluntary. Students who choose to participate in the program are required to complete a minimum number of readings over the summer.Below are some suggested titles for summer reading. Student-selected books are also acceptable. Participation in Summer Quest at the local public library is also acceptable.
Students are to read or have read to them 5 books.
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| Carle, Eric | any of his easy picture books | Philomel and others | |
| Crews, Donald | any of this African American author's family or transportation books | Greenwillow and others | |
| Martin, Bill | any of his repetition, sequencing easy picture books | Holt and others | |
| Mayer, Mercer | any of his Little Critter series books | Western and others | |
| Pallotta, Jerry | any of his non-fiction abc books | Children's Press and others | |
| Shaw, Nancy | any of her fiction sheep series books | Houghton Mifflin | |
| Brett, Jan | any of her animal picture books | G.P. Putnam's Sons | |
| Berenstain, Stan & Jan | any of their I Can Read series books | Random House | |
| Scarry, Richard | any of his early language books | Golden Press | |
| Seuss, Dr. | My Many Colored Days and any of his easy books | Randon House | |
| any author | Fairy Tales | Randon House and others | |
| any author | Mother Goose | Simon & Schuster and others | |
| any author | Counting books | HarperCollins, Holt, Simon & Schuster for Young Readers and others | |
| any author | Spanish bilingual books | Simon & Schuster, Children's Press, Putnam's Sons and others |
Note Keeping Strategies
| 1 | Record author and title of each book and parents sign. |
| 1 | The child will read or have read to them five books by any of the authors on the attached list. |
| 2 | Turn in the list to West Gate School by the second week of school. |
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| Carle, Eric | any of his easy picture books | Philomel and others | |
| Crews, Donald | any of this African American author's family or transportation books | Greenwillow and others | |
| Martin, Bill | any of his repetition, sequencing easy picture books | Holt and others | |
| Mayer, Mercer | any of his Little Critter series books | Western and others | |
| Pallotta, Jerry | any of his non-fiction abc books | Children's Press and others | |
| Shaw, Nancy | any of her fiction sheep series books | Houghton Mifflin | |
| Brett, Jan | any of her animal picture books | G.P. Putnam's Sons | |
| Berenstain, Stan and Jan | any of their "I Can Read" series books | Random House | |
| Scarry, Richard | any of his early language books | Golden Press |
Note Keeping Strategies
| 1 | Record author and title of each book and parents sign. |
| 1 | The child will read or have read to them five books by any of the attached authors. |
| 2 | Turn in the list to West Gate school by the second week of school. |
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| Marshall, James or Allard, Harry | any Miss Nelson series books or other funny picture books | Dial and others | |
| Rylant, Cynthia | any of her easy realistic fiction books or easy picture books or any of her books from the Henry and Mudge series or Mr. Potter series | Bradbury and others | |
| Cole, Joanna | any of her Magic School Bus series books | Scholastic | |
| Cleary, Beverly | any of her fiction books | Morrow | |
| DePaola,Tomie | any of his picture books | Putnam and others | |
| Brown, Marc | any of his Arthur or Arthur's famliy series books | Little Brown | |
| Wood, Don &Audrey | any of their funny picture books | Harcourt Brace and others | |
| Gibbons, Gail | any of her non-fiction informational books | F. Watts and others | |
| Giff, Patricia Reilly | any of her Kids of Polk Street School series or any Polka Dot Private Eye series |
Note Keeping Strategies
| 1 | Record title and author of books read. Parents sign. |
| 1 | The child will read 5 books by the above authors. |
| 2 | Turn in the list to West Gate school by the second week of school. |
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| Marshall, James or Allard, Harry | Any Miss Nelson series books or other funny picture books | Dial and others | |
| Rylant, Cynthia | Any of her easy realistic fiction books or easy picture books or any of her Henry and Mudge or Mr. Potter series books | Bradbury and more | |
| Cole, Joanna | Any of her Magic School Bus series books | Scholastic | |
| Cleary, Beverly | Any of her fiction books | Morrow | |
| DePaola, Tomie | Any of his picture books | Putnam and others | |
| Brown, Marc | Any of his Arthur or Arthur's family series books | Little Brown | |
| Wood, Don and Audrey | Any of their funny picture books | Harcourt Brace and
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| Gibbons, Gail | Any of her non-fiction informational books | F. Watts and others | |
| Giff, Patricia Reilly | Any of her Kids of Polk Street School series or any Polka Dot Private Eye series |
Note Keeping Strategies
| 1 | Record the author and title of books read. Parents sign. |
| 1 | The child will read 3 books by any of the authors on the attached list. |
| 2 | Turn in the list to West Gate school by the second week of school. |
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| Ransom, Candice | Any of her fiction books | Harper Collins and others | |
| Christopher, Matt | Any of his sports fiction series books | Little Brown | |
| Prelutsky, Jack | Any of his poetry books | Greenwillow and others | |
| Dakos, Kalli | Any of her poetry books | Dial and others | |
| Bulla, Clyde Robert | Any of his fiction books | Random House and others | |
| Cameron, Ann | Any of her Julian series fiction books | Random House and others | |
| Simon, Seymour | Any of his non-fiction informational books | Harper Collins and others | |
| Danziger, Paula | Any of her Amber Brown fiction series books | Putnam and others | |
| Sobol, Donald | Any of his Encyclopedia Brown fiction series books | Morrow and others |
Note Keeping Strategies
| 1 | Record the author and title of books read. Parents sign. |
| 1 | The child will read three of the books by any of the authors on the attached list. |
| 2 | Turn in the list to West Gate school by the second week of school. |
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| Ransom, Candice | Any of her fiction books | Harper Collins and others | |
| Christopher, Matt | any of his sports series fiction books | Little Brown | |
| Prelutsky, Jack | Any of his poetry books | Greenwillow and others | |
| Dakos, Kalli | Any of her poetry books | Dial and others | |
| Bulla, Clyde Robert | Any of his fiction books | Random House and others | |
| Simon, Seymour | Any of his non-fiction informational books | Harper Collins and others | |
| Danziger, Paula | Any of her Amber Brown fiction series books | Putnam and others | |
| Sobol, Donald | Any of his Encyclopedia Brown fiction series books | Morrow and others |
Note Keeping Strategies
| 1 | Record the author, title, publishing information and an explanation of the general topic or plot of the book. Parents sign. |
| 1 | The child will read three books by any of the authors on the attached list. |
| 2 | Turn in the list to West Gate school by the second week of school. |
School contact for summer reading program: