Summer Reading With The Kids

Here is our preliminary summer reading list. I’m hoping to get suggestions from you all– I totally blanked on a few of these.

When I think of a carefree summer. I think of books. I am a true word nerd…always have been.

Acceptance and understanding for my obsession welcomes me in our little home because we are all avid readers. All of us. So naturally, weekly themes for the summer have to include books to keep us inspired. I’ve included books for Little Lime to look at in bed, books for Miss Raine to read on her own, books for reading out loud together and books I might want to read.

We’ll be taking this list with us to the library and making sure we get popular books on hold ASAP. Another really good option for us (especially in the summer) is using electronic check-out at the library to download books on e-readers and audio books onto ipods for car rides this summer. For audio books that we can’t check out at the library we use Audible.com credits.

PB= Picture Book
ER= Emergent Reader
BB= Board Book

My Backyard’s A Zoo ( Animals/Insects)

The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

Chomp by Carl Hiaasen

Bunnicula by Deborah Howe

The Underneath by Kathi Appeit

Poppy by Avi

Hello, Red Fox by Eric Carle PB

The Very Hungry Catapiller PB

Fifteen Animals! By Sundra Boyton BB

Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell BB

Monet’s Garden (Impressionist Art/Sketching)

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

Masterpiece by Elise Broach

Amelia Bedelia’s Materpiece ER

Draw Me A Star by Eric Carle PB

The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush by Tomie DePoala PB

Art by Patrick McDonnell PB

Linnea in Monet’s Garden by Critina Bjork PB

Katie Meets the Impressionists by James Mayhew PB

Plants of Mystery (Plants/Gardening)

The Secret Garden by Frances Burnett

The Elves of Lily Hill Farm by Penny Kelly (For Me)

Fancy Nancy: Poison Ivy Expert by Jane O’Connor ER

Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert PB

My Garden by Kevin Henkes PB

The Curious Garden by Peter Brown PB

Pickin’, Cookin’, Eat it up! (Baking/Preserving)

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey PB

Strega Nona by Tomie DePaola PB

I Will Never Not Ever Eat A Tomato by Lauren Child PB

The Science of Where You Live ( Geography/Ecosystems)

The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall

Mexico and Around the World (Mexico/World Cultures)

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan

The Dreamer by Pam Munoz Ryan

Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson

Hurricane Dancers: The First Caribbean Pirate Shipwreck by Margarita Engle

Everyone a Scientist (Scientific Method/Naturalist/Research)

Children of Summer by Margaret J. Anderson

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly

Charles & Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman

Maria’s Comet by Deborah Hopkinson PB

The Humblebee Hunter by Deborah Hopkinson PB

Survival, It’s the best!!! (Survival Skills/Camping)

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell

Hatchet by Gary Poulsen

Little House in the Big Woods

The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner

White Fang by Jack London

Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson (For Me)

Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook (Non-Fiction)

From the Surface (Geology/Maps)

Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins

As the Crow Flies: A First Book of Maps PB

Everybody Needs a Rock by Byrd Baylor PB

Right Where you Are Now by Lisa Montierth PB

Rocks and Minerals: A Gem of a Read! Basher Science by Dan Green and Simon Basher (Non-Fiction)

Olympics (Olympic Events/Sports)

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

Magic Tree House #16 Hour of the Olympics by Mary Pope Osborne + MTH Fact Tracker #10 Ancient Greece and The Olympics

Asterix At The Olympic Games by Rene’ Goscinny PB

What are some books you hope to read this summer? Do you have any suggestions for us? Please share!