Summer Reading for Grades K-5

The school year will soon be coming to a close, and students are eager to begin their summer vacation. While summer is a time for children to relax and enjoy some much needed time away from school, it is also a time for parents to prepare their children for next school year.

To help keep your child from falling behind over the summer, encourage your child to read books independently, with a friend, or with an adult during the summer months. You could also check out the summer reading programs available at the Upper Dublin Public Library. Here are a few of my suggestions for summer reading. Enjoy!

Entering Kindergarten

1. David Goes to Kindergarten by David Shannon
2. We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
3. The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
4. Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten by Joseph Slate
5. Alphabet Adventure by Audrey Wood

Entering First Grade

1. Mr. Putter and Tabby by Cynthia Rylant
2. Ruby the Copycat by Peggy Rathmann
3. A Bad Case of the Stripes by David Shannon
4. Biscuit Goes to School by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
5. If You Take a Mouse to School by Laura Numeroff

Entering Second Grade

1. Amelia Bedelia's First Day of School by Herman Parish
2. Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant
3. What Lives in a Shell by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
4. Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel
5. Stellaluna by Janell Cannon

Entering Third Grade

1. Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner
2. Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer by Megan McDonald
3. Clementine by Sara Pennypacker
4. Dogzilla by Dav Pilkey
5. Teach Us, Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish

Entering Fourth Grade

1. Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater
2. Bridge to Teribithia by Katherine Paterson
3. Fourth Grade Rats by Jerry Spinelli
4. Summer According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney
5. Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

Entering Fifth Grade

1. Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
2. Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry
3. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewiS
4. Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
5. Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer Holm