Summer Reading & Book Suggestions - 2016

While I miss seeing my students over the summer months, I do enjoy the extra time I get to spend reading books.  I hope my students take advantage of this special time and continue to read throughout the summer.

The last few weeks of school I discussed the importance and rewards of reading over the summer with my students.  I promised students who read a specific number of books a sundae/recess party when they return to school in the fall!  More information can be found at the media center's website. The Hilliard Public Library asks elementary students to read twelve hours between June 4th to August 6th - that's about 15 minutes a day.  Students who participate in this summer reading program can earn free prizes like coupons, a book, and entry into a raffle to win a bike!  More information can be found at:http://www.columbuslibrary.org/summerreadingclub

To encourage students to read over the summer, I book talked some new and exciting books.  Below are the lists organized by grade level.  All of these books can be found at the Hilliard Public Library.

Happy summer reading to all my students!  I hope to see you at Teacher Tuesdays at the public library, at summer check out, or at the Little Free Libraries.  May your summer be filled with exciting adventures and experiences both real and fictional.  Enjoy your summer, day by day and book by book!

GRADES K & 1

Picture Books

Elephant & Piggie: The Thank You Book by Mo Willems

Ballet Cat: Dance! Dance! Underpants! By Bob Shea

I Will Chomp You! by Jory John

Please, Open This Book! By Adam Lehrhaupt

It’s Tough to Lose Your Balloon by Jarrett Krosoczka

Snappsy The Alligator by Julie Falatko

Frankencrayon by Michael Hall

Night Animals by Gianna Marino

Are We There Yet? By Dan Santat

Good Night Owl by Greg Pizzoli

Horrible Bear! By Ame Dyckman

If I Had a Gryphon by Vikki Vansickle

Explorers of the Wild by Cale Atkinson

Flora and the Peacocks by Molly Idle

Chapter Books

Princess in Black and the Hungry Bunny Horde & Princess in Black and the Perfect Princess Party by Shannon Hale

Mr. Pants books by Scott McCormick

Pigsticks and Harold books by Alex Milway

Bean Dog and Nugget books by Charise Mericle Harper

Puppy Pirates books by  Erin Soderberg

Haggis & Tank Unleashed books by Jessica Young

Mouse Scouts books by Sarah Dilliard

Looniverse books by David Lubar

Haunted Library books by Dori Hillestad Butler

Shark School books by Davy Ocean

Great Pet Escape by Victoria Jamieson

Night of the Living Worms by Dave Coverly

Fairy Animals books by Lily Small

Lotus Lane books by Kyla May

GRADES 2 & 3

Everyone

Mr. Pants books by Scott McCormick

Puppy Pirates books by  Erin Soderberg

Looniverse books by David Lubar

Haunted Library books by Dori Hillestad Butler

Great Pet Escape by Victoria Jamieson

The Dino Files books by by Stacy McAnulty

The Oodlethunks by Adele Griffin

Beasts of Olympus books by Lucy Coats

Race the Wild books by Kristin Earhart

Einstein the Class Hamster books by by Janet Tashjian

Key Hunters books by Eric Luper

Stinky Cecil books by Paige Braddock

Girls

Magic Animal Friends books by Daisy Meadows

Dr. Kitty Cat books by Jane Clarke

Candy Fairy books by Helen Perelman

Lotus Lane books by Kyla May

Mouse Scouts books by Sarah Dilliard

Anna Banana books by by Anica Mrose Rissi

Hamster Princess books by Ursula Vernon

Boys
Dino Mike books y Franco

Haggis & Tank Unleashed books by Jessica Young

Frankie Pickle books by Eric Wright

Battle Bug books by Jack Patton

Jim Nasium books by Marty McKnight

Shark School books by Davy Ocean

Hilo books by Judd Winick

GRADES 4 & 5

Fantasy

Crenshaw by Katharine Applegate

Magnus Chase: The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan

Science Fiction

Under Their Skin by Margaret Peterson Haddix

The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

Animal Fiction

Pax by Sara Pennypacker

Fenway & Hattie by Victoria J. Coe

Realistic Fiction

Just Jake by Jake Marcionette

Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo

Historical Fiction

Some Kind of Courage by Dan Gemeinhart

Flashback Four: The Lincoln Project by Dan Gutman

Humor

Jacky Ha-Ha by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein

Einstein the Class Hamster books by by Janet Tashjian

Girl Graphic Novel

Hamster Princess books by Ursula Vernon

Phoebe and Her Unicorn books by Dana Simpson

Boy Graphic Novel

Planet Tad books by Tim Carvell

Stinky Cecil books by Paige Braddock

Mystery

Secret Coders by Gene Luen Yang

The Creeps books by by Chris Schweizer

Notable Summer Releases

The Seventh Wish by Kate Messner (out on June 7)

The Misadventures of Max Crumbly by Rachel Russell (out June 7)