Summer Reading Suggestions 2013Favorite Books . . . Kindergarten and 1st Grade
The summer reading lists are a joint project of the BelmontSchools and the Belmont Public Library. They are designed to encourage students in Belmont to make reading a habit, raising both their interest and abilities in reading. The following is a list of suggested books.
Be sure to visit the Belmont Public Library’s children’s room and sign up for the Summer Reading Program. The theme this year is Dig Into Reading.
Please, enjoy these books with your child.
Some Favorite Authors:
Verna Aardema
Jan Brett
Tomie De Paola
Kevin Henkes
Lillian and Russell Hoban
Helen Lester
Leo Lionni
Gerald McDermott
David McPhail
Margaret and H.A. Rey
Dr. Seuss
William Steig
Bernard Waber
Gene Zion
Some Favorite Beginning Reader Series:
Adler, David—Young Cam Jansen
Arnold, Ted—Fly Guy
Brown, Marc—Arthur
Cosby, Bill—Little Bill
DiCamillo, Kate—Mercy Watson
Lobel, Arnold—Frog and Toad
Minarik, Else Homelund—Little Bear
Parish, Herman or Peggy—Amelia Bedelia
Park, Barbara—Junie B. Jones
Rylant, Cynthia—Poppleton & others
Van Leeuwen, Jean—Amanda & Oliver Pig
Willems, Mo—Elephant and Piggy
Yee, Wong Herbert—Mouse and Mole
Favorite New Picture Books for the Year:
Barnett, Mac Extra Yarn (J PIC BAR)
Bean, Jonathan Building Our House (J PIC BEA)
Fleming, Candace Oh No! (J PIC FLE)
Hale, Christy Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building (J PIC HAL)
Klassen, Jon I Want my Hat Back and This is not my Hat (J PIC KLA)
Moore, EvaLucky Ducklings (J PIC MOO)
Schwartz, Corey The Three Ninja Pigs (J PIC SCH)
Wheeler, Lisa Dino-Football and others in series(J PIC WHE)
Willems, Mo Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs (J PIC WIL)
Wilson, Tony The Princess and the Packet of Frozen Peas (J PIC WIL)
Favorite New Easy Readers:
Bunting, Eve Have you Seen my New Blue Socks? (J PIC BUN)
Garland, MichaelFish Had a Wish (J EASY GAR) and others in I Like to Read series
Heilbroner, Joan A Pet Named Sneaker(J EASY HEI)
Henkes, KevinPenny and her Doll and Penny and her Marble(J EASY HEN)
Various AuthorsBlastoff Readers:Lemurs, Gophers, and many other titles (J EASY)
Summer Reading Suggestions 2013
Favorite Books . . . Grades 2 and 3
The summer reading lists are a joint project of the BelmontSchools and the Belmont Public Library. They are designed to encourage students in Belmont to make reading a habit, raising both their interests and level of reading. The following is a list of suggested books for your child’s reading pleasure.
Be sure to visit the Belmont Public Library’s children’s room and sign up for the Summer Reading Program. The theme this year is Dig Into Reading.
Some Recommended Series:
Abbott, Tony—Secrets of Droon
Adler, David—Cam Jansen
Barrows, Annie—Ivy & Bean
Cole, Joanna—Magic School Bus
Cowell, Cressida—How to Train a Dragon
Dadey, Debbie—Adventures of the BaileySchool Kids
Danziger, Paula—Amber Brown
Gannett, Ruth Stiles—My Father’s Dragon
Giff, Patricia Reilly—PolkStreetSchool
Greenburg, Dan—The Zack Files
Greene, Stephanie—Owen Foote
Howe, James—Bunnicula
Kline, Suzy—Horrible Harry
Norton, Mary—The Borrowers
Osborne, Mary Pope—The Magic Tree House
Parish, Herman or Peggy—Amelia Bedelia
Pennypacker, Sara.—Clementine
Peterson, Jon—The Littles
Roy, Ron—A to Z Mysteries & others
Scieszka, Jon—Time Warp trio
Sharmat, Marjorie—Nate the Great
Sobol, Donald—Encyclopedia Brown
Warner, Gertrude Chandler—Boxcar Children
Wilder, Laura Ingalls—Little House on the Prairie series
More recommended authors: Judy Blume, Beverly Cleary, Roald Dahl, Dick King-Smith, Astrid Lindgren, Cynthia Rylant, and E.B. White
Favorite New Books for the Year:
AtinukeThe No 1 Car Spotter and the Firebird (J pb EASY A) newest title in series
Branford, AnnaViolet Mackerel's Remarkable Recovery(J FIC BRA) newest title in series
Brown, DonHenry and the Cannons: an Extraordinary True Story(J 973.3 BRO)
Haas, JessieBramble and MaggieSeries (J FIC HAA)
Hopkinson, Deborah Annie and Helen (J B PIC KELLER, H./HOP)
Jenkins, EmilyDangerous Pumpkins (J FIC JEN) follow up to Invisible Inkling
Look, Lenore Alvin Ho : Allergic to Babies, Burglars, and other Bumps in the Night(J FIC LOO)
Macaulay, David Castle: How it Works and Jet Plane: How it Works (J EASY MAC)
McKay, HilaryLulu and the Dog from the Sea(J FIC HIL) newest title in series
Rosenthal, Amy K. I Scream Ice Cream: A Book of Wordles (J PIC ROS)
Spires, AshleyBinky Takes Charge(J FIC SPI GRAPHIC) newest title in series
Sternberg, JulieLike Bug Juice on a Burger(J FIC STE) follow up to Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie
Viorst, JudithLulu Walks the Dogs(J FIC VIO) follow up to Lulu and the Brontosaurus
Summer Reading Suggestions 2013Favorite Books . . . Grades 4 and 5
The summer reading lists are a joint project of the BelmontSchools and the Belmont Public Library. They are designed to encourage students in Belmont to make reading a habit, raising both their interests and level of reading. The following is a list of suggested books for your child’s reading pleasure.
Be sure to visit the Belmont Public Library’s children’s room and sign up for the Summer Reading Program. The theme this year is Dig Into Reading.
Some Recommended Titles
Avi—Crispin & others
Birdsall, Jean—The Penderwicks
Birney, Betty—The World According to Humphrey series
Buckley, Michael—Sisters Grimm series
Clements, Andrew—Frindle & others
Cooper, Susan—The Dark Is Rising series; The Boggart
Creech, Sharon—Ruby Holler & others
Eager, Edward—Half Magic & others
Enright, Elizabeth—The Saturdays & others
Funke, Cornelia—The Thief Lord & others
Hunter, Erin—Warriors series
Ibbotson, Eva—Secret of Platform 13 and others
Jacques, Brian—Redwall series
Jones, Diana Wynne—Witch Week & others
Kinney, Jeff—Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
Konigsburg, E.M.—The View from Saturday & others
Levine, Gail Carson—Ella Enchanted & others
Lewis, C.S.—The Chronicles of Narnia series
Lupica, Mike – Heat and others
Montgomery, L.M.—Anne of Green Gables series
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds—Shiloh series & Alice books
Peck, Richard—A Long Way from Chicago; A Year Down Yonder
Pullman, Philip—His Dark Materials trilogy
Riordan, Rick — Percy Jackson & the Olympians series
Rowling, J.K.—Harry Potter series
Sachar, Louis—WaysideSchool series
Stewart, Trenton Lee - The Mysterious Benedict Society series
VanDraanen, Wendelin—Sammy Keyes series
VanDraanen, Wendelin—Shredderman series
Winthrop, Elizabeth—Castle in the Attic; Battle for the Castle
Wrede, Patricia—EnchantedForest Chronicles series
Favorite New Books for the Year:
Applegate, KatherineThe One and Only Ivan(J FIC APP)
Barnett, Mac Danger Goes Berserk (J FIC BAR) newest title in series
Bauer, Marion DaneLittle Dog, Lost (J FIC BAU)
Broach, ElsieMissing on Superstition Mountain (J PIC BRO) newest title in series
Burns, Loree G. Citizen Scientists (J 590 BUR)
DeCristofano, C. A Black Hole is not a Hole (J 523.8 DEC)
Krull, KathleenWhat was the Boston Tea Party? (J 973.31 KRU) (Who Was? series)
Lin, GraceStarry River of the Sky(J FIC LIN)
Martin, Ann M. Ten Good and Bad Things About My Life(so far)(J FIC MAR)
Montgomery, Sy Temple Grandin (J B Grandin,T/MON)
Nielsen, Jennifer A.False Prince and The Runaway King (J FIC NIE)
Schlitz, Laura AmySplendors and Glooms(J FIC SCH)
Stead, RebeccaLiar & Spy (J FIC STE)
Tarshis, LaurenI Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 (J FIC NIE)