2025-2026 Summer Reading List

Kindergarten Summer Reading List
(You may find these books on YouTube.) 

• I Like Me! by Nancy L. Carlson
• I Like to Be Little by Charlotte Zolotow 
• The Mixed-Up Chameleon by Eric Carle 
• My Five Senses by Aliki 
• Owen by Kevin Henkes 
• When I Get Bigger by Mercer Mayer Family Stories 
• Just Me Books by Mercer Mayer 
• Curious George by H. A. Rey 
• Each Peach Pear Plum by Janet and Allan Ahlberg 
• The Gingerbread Boy by Paul Galdone 
• Gregory the Terrible Eater by Mitchell Sharmat 
• Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown 
• Millions of Cats by Wanda Gág 
• Bony-Legs by Joanna Cole 
• A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee by Chris Van Dusen 
• Love You Forever by Robert Munsch 
• Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins 
• The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown Color and Counting Books 
• Each Orange Had Eight Slices: A Counting Book by Paul Giganti Jr. 
• Fish Eyes: A Book You Can Count On by Lois Ehlert 
• Frog Counts to Ten by John Liebler 
• Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni 
• Is it Red? Is it Yellow? Is it Blue? by Tana Hoban 

Summer Reading List for Incoming 1st Graders

Pete the Cat Series
Dr. Seuss Early Readers
Frog and Toad Series
Amelia Bedelia books
Poppleton Series
Katie Woo Series
Yasmin Series
Pedro Series
Mr. Putter & Tabby Series
Iris & Walter Series
Henry & Mudge Series
Pinky & Rex Series
Young Cam Jansen Series
Owl Diaries Series
Fly Guy Series
Splat the Cat Series
National Geographic Kids Series
Who Will Win Series
Gail Gibbons Nonfiction Books

Grade 2 Reading Levels = K – M, Grade 3 Reading Levels = N - P

Where I am getting the information: https://www.kidsbookseries.com/list/sorted-by-fountas-pinnell-guided-reading-level 

Grade 3 Summer Reading List 

Charlotte’s Web- E.B White

The BFG- Roald Dahl

The Cricket in Times Square- George Selden

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe- C.S. Lewis

The Wild Robot- Peter Brown

Because of Winn Dixie- Kate DiCamillo

Tales of Fourth Grade Nothing- Judy Blume

Amber Brown is Not a Crayon- Paula Danziger

Frindle- Andrew Clements

Fourth Grade Rats- Jerry Spinelli

Fourth Grade Summer Reading

Dear Future Fourth Graders,

Welcome to fourth grade! Throughout the school year, you are going to read so many wonderful books and learn so many interesting things! This summer, we would like you to get a head start! 

Please choose 4-5 books from the list below to read during the summer, and be sure to log them in on your summer reading log! When we come back to school in the fall, you will be expected to complete writing assignments based on your summer reading, which will be included as part of your grade on the November report card.

Please use the attached Summer Reading Activity log to record your reading.

Have a great summer!

The Fourth Grade Teachers

• Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
• The Report Card by Andrew Clements
• Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
• The Landry News by Andrew Clements

• From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg
• Journey by Patricia MacLachlan
• The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
• Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
• The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

Summer Reading and Writing Project

Summer Reading Challenge

New fifth graders…are you up for the challenge? See how many you can check off before the end of the summer!

o  A self help book

o  A memoir

o  A new book

o  A full series

o  An award winning novel

o  A one word title

o  A mystery novel

o  A book that is also a movie

o  A recommendation from a friend

o  A funny book

o  A book based on a true story

o  A book set in another country

o  A book by a female author

o  A book by a male author

Summer Journal Writing

Over the summer we would like you to keep a journal that you will write in each day. Here are some different journal entry ideas:

 o  Writing about good feelings ( and the bad ones)

o  Writing off of a quote that feels inspirational to you

o  Write about your wishes, hopes and dreams

o  Write about a day in the life of yourself

o  Write a timeline of the week, month or year around an emotional event

o  Write about something you are grateful for today

o  Write a letter to your post or future self