2015 SUMMER READING LIST

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1 2015 SUMMER READING LIST

2 Academic Excellence Grounded in a Biblical Worldview Dear KDS Parents, Summer is a great time for reading, whether it s an early quiet morning on the porch, a long lazy afternoon by the pool, or a cool firefly-filled evening in the backyard. Our kids need some down time among all the activities of summer. Reading is a great way to just relax and let one s mind escape into the pages of a book. We have provided a list of recommended titles, divided by grade, to give you and your child a place to start. If your child finds an author he or she particularly likes, look for more books by that person. It is important to establish the habit of reading for your family, and here are some ideas to help you achieve this: 1. Read to your child frequently and consistently, even to those who can already read by themselves. Research shows that children who read become better readers and develop better vocabularies. 2. Let your child see you read, whether it is the newspaper, a magazine or novel. Your own example is most valuable. 3. Encourage your children to read to each other. It is particularly helpful when a younger child or a child with difficulties reads to others. 4. Take your child to the public library to obtain his or her own library card! Use that card often and participate in their summer reading program. 5. Frequent the many wonderful bookstores around St. Louis. 6. Encourage more reading and less TV, Xbox or computer time. Please feel free to or call me at school over the summer with any questions you might have. Happy Reading! Jennifer Rush Jennifer Rush KDS Librarian jrush@kirkdayschool.org Ladue Road - St. Louis, Missouri

3 PRESCHOOL, PRE-KINDERGARTEN & JR. KINDERGARTEN Aylesworth, Jim Bemelmans, Ludwig Brown, Margaret Wise Campbell, Rod Cannon, Janell Carle, Eric Chadwick, Tim De Brunhoff, Jean Degan, Bruce DePaola, Tomi Dewdney, Anna Freeman, Don Henkes, Kevin Hoberman, Mary Ann Keats, Ezra Jack Kleven, Elisa Martin, Bill McBratney, Sam McCloskey, Robert McKee, David Penn, Audrey Pfister, Marcus Polacco, Patricia Rathman, Peggy Rosen, Michael Sendak, Maurice Stevens, Janet Trivizas, Eugene Wheeler, Lisa Wood, Audrey Yolen, Jane The Naughty Little Monkeys Madeline Goodnight Moon Dear Zoo Stellaluna any books by Eric Carle Cabbage Moon The Story of Babar Jamberry any books by Tomi DePaola any books by Anna Dewdney Corduroy any books by Kevin Henkes The Seven Silly Eaters The Snowy Day The Paper Princess Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Guess How Much I Love You Blueberries For Sal any Elmer books The Kissing Hand The Rainbow Fish any books by Patricia Polacco Goodnight Gorilla Going On a Bear Hunt Where The Wild Things Are Tops and Bottoms The Three Little Wolves and The Big Bad Pig Bubblegum, Bubblegum any books by Audrey Wood any books by Jane Yolen

4 KINDERGARTEN Anderson, Hans Christian The Ugly Duckling Bemelmans, Ludwig any Madeline books Berenstain, Stan & Jan any Berenstain Bears books Bridwell, Norman any Clifford books Brown, Marc any Arthur books Burton, Virginia Lee Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel books Capucilli, Alyssa Satin Biscuit books Carle, Eric The Very Hungry Caterpillar (any books by Eric Carle) Charles, Donald any Calico Cat books Flack, Marjorie The Story About Ping Freeman, Don any Corduroy books Gag, Wanda Millions of Cats Hissey, Jane Old Bear books Hoff, Syd Albert the Albatross Barney s Horse Captain Cat Danny and the Dinosaur Sammy the Seal Krauss, Ruth A Hole Is To Dig Lionni, Leo any books by Leo Lionni Lobel, Arnold Frog and Toad books Martin Jr., Bill Brown Bear, Brown Bear McKee, David any Elmer books Numeroff, Laura any Laura Numeroff books Piper, Watty The Little Engine That Could Potter, Beatrix Peter Rabbit books Rey, H. A. any Curious George books Seuss, Dr. any Dr. Seuss books (A variety of authors) Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes

5 FIRST GRADE (A variety of authors) any Caldecott Medal or Honor books Brett, Jan any books by Jan Brett Brisson, Pat Melissa Parkington s Beautiful, Beautiful Hair Burton, Virginia Lee The Little House Carle, Eric 10 Little Rubber Ducks, any others DeFelice, Cynthia One Potato, Two Potato Freeman, Don Corduroy, A Pocket for Corduroy Hall, Donald Ox-Cart Man Henkes, Kevin Lilly s Purple Plastic Purse, Lilly s Big Day Hoban, Russell any Frances books Knudsen, Michelle Library Lion Lewis, C. S. The World of Narnia books for adults to read aloud Lionni, Leo Inch By Inch, any others Lucado, Max You Are Special, any others Lobel, Arnold any Frog and Toad books McCloskey, Robert Lentil Make Way for Ducklings One Morning in Maine Milne, A. A. The House at Pooh Corner Now We are Six When We Were Very Young Numeroff, Laura If You Give a Pig a Pancake, any others Peet, Bill The Caboose Who Got Loose, any others Potter, Beatrix any books by Beatrix Potter Rey, H.A. and Margret any Curious George books Suess, Dr. any books by Dr. Suess Viorst, Judith any Alexander books Williams, Margery The Velveteen Rabbit

6 SECOND GRADE Aardema, Verna Anderson, Hans Christian Brandenberg, Franz Bunting, Eve Cole, Joanna Dalgliesh, Alice De Paola, Tomie Grimm, the Brothers Heller, Ruth Henkes, Kevin Hissey, Jane Holabird, Katherine Keats, Ezra Jack Lobel, Arnold Marshall, James McBratney, Sam Minarik, Else Parish, Peggy Polacco, Patricia Rey, H. A. Rylant, Cynthia Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman Slobodkina, Esphyr Why Mosquito s Buzz in People s Ears Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain The Emperor s New Clothes Otto is Different The Wednesday Surprise any Magic School Bus books The Bears on Hemlock Mountain Clouds Strega Nona Strega Nona Meets Her Match any fairy tales How to Hide a Parakeet and Other Birds, any others Owen Sheila Rae, the Brave any Old Bear books any Angelina books any Peter stories Frog and Toad series Mouse Tales Miss Nelson is Missing The Three Little Pigs Guess How Much I Love You Little Bear s Visit any Amelia Bedelia books Betty Doll (and any others) Curious George books Henry and Mudge series Poppleton series Mr. Putter and Tabby series Nate the Great series Caps for Sale

7 THIRD GRADE Anderson, Hans Christian Berenstain, Stan & Jan Bond, Michael Cleary, Beverly Cole, Joanna Dixon, Franklin Hoig-Brown, Roderic Jackson, Dave & Neta Lindgren, Astrid MacDonald, Betty Mazer, Ann Murphy, Elspeth Campbell Osborne, Mary Pope Peterson, John Roy, Ron Seldon, George Sis, Peter Sobol, Donald J. Stilton, Geronimo Warner, Gertrude Chandler White, E. B. Wilder, Laura Ingalls Zelinsky, Paul O. any from Classic Fairy Tales Berenstain Bears chapter books series Paddington Bear books Henry Huggins Henry and Ribsy Ribsy Magic School Bus chapter books The Hardy Boys series A River Never Sleeps Trailblazer series Pippi Longstocking series Mrs. Piggle Wiggle books The Salamander Room Three Cousins Detective Club mysteries The 10 Commandments Mysteries series The Magic Tree House series The Littles series A to Z Mysteries series A Cricket in Times Square The Three Golden Keys Starry Messenger Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case Encyclopedia Brown & the Case of the Disgusting Sneaker Any books in the series The Boxcar Children series Stuart Little The Trumpet of the Swan The Little House series Rapunzel, Rumplestiltskin, Hansel and Gretel

8 FOURTH GRADE (American Girls series) Kit books #1-6 Avi Crispin series The Fighting Ground Banks, Lynne Reid The Indian in the Cupboard series Barrie, James Peter Pan Baum, Frank The Wizard of Oz Bond, Michael A Bear Called Paddington Brink, Carol Caddie Woodlawn Burnett, Frances Hodgson The Secret Garden A Little Princess Cleary, Beverly Ralph S. Mouse, The Mouse and the Motorcycle Ramona series Creech, Sharon Walk Two Moons The Wanderer Edmonds, Walter Matchlock Gun Farley, Walter The Black Stallion Field, Rachel Hitty: Her First Hundred Years Grahame, Kenneth The Reluctant Dragon The Wind in the Willows Henry, Marguerite Misty of Chincoteague Hodges, Margaret St. George and the Dragon Jackson, Dave & Neta Trailblazer series King-Smith, Dick Babe the Gallant Pig, Miss Lollipop, any others Kipling, Rudyard The Jungle Book Konigsburg, E. L From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Lawson, Robert Ben & Me MacLachlan, Patricia Baby Seven Kisses in a Row Skylark McCloskey, Robert Homer Price (My America series) Five Smooth Stones O Dell, Scott Island of the Blue Dolphins Prelutsky, Jack A Pizza the Size of the Sun Rockwell, Thomas How to Eat Fried Worms Selden, George The Cricket in Times Square Wilder, Laura Ingalls Little House books

9 FIFTH GRADE Aesop Armstrong, William H. Barry, Dave Brouwer, Sigmund Cleary, Beverly de Angeli, Marguerite DiCamillo, Kate Elliott, L. M. Finley, Martha Forbes, Esther George, Jean Craighead Gipson, Fred Grahame, Kenneth Gutman, Dan Henry, Marguerite Kipling, Rudyard Lenski, Lois Lewis, C.S. MacDonald, George Morris, Gilbert Myers, Anna O Hara, Mary Paterson, Katherine Paulsen, Gary Rogers, Jonathan Seredy, Kate Sewell, Anna Speare, Elizabeth George Spyri, Johanna St. John, Patricia Streatfield, Noel Wiggin, Kate Douglas Yates, Elizabeth Aesops Fables Sounder Peter and the Starcatcher Peter and the Shadow Thieves Winds of Light series Strider Door in the Wall The Tale of Despereaux Because of Winn-Dixie Under a War-Torn Sky Elsie Dinsmore series Johnny Tremain My Side of the Mountain Old Yeller The Wind in the Willows Baseball Card Adventure series King of the Wind Just So Stories Strawberry Girl The Chronicles of Narnia series Golden Key Bonnets and Bugles series Hoggee My Friend Flicka Lyddie The River Tucket adventure series Wilderking trilogy The Good Master Black Beauty Calico Captive Heidi any books by Patricia St. John Ballet Shoes series Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Amos Fortune, Free Man

10 SIXTH GRADE Alcott, Louisa May Bagnold, Enid Bunyan, John Cooper, Susan Defoe, Daniel Elmer, Robert Finley, Martha Forbes, Esther Harold, Keith Henty, G. A. Hesse, Karen Holm, Jennifer Jacques, Brian Johnson, Lois Walfrid Keller, Helen L Engle, Madeline Montgomery, Lucy Maud McKinley, Robin Nesbit, Edith Peck, Richard Strickland, Brad Tada, Joni Erickson Tolkien, J. R. R. Travis, Lucille White, John Wisler, G. Clifton Wyss, Johann Little Women, Little Men National Velvet Pilgrim s Progress The Dark is Rising series Robinson Crusoe The Young Underground series Adventures Down Under series Elsie s Endless Wait Elsie s Impossible Choice Johnny Tremain Rifles for Watie Excellent Historical Fiction books Out of the Dust Our Only May Amelia Castaways of the Flying Dutchman series Redwall series The Disappearing Stranger The Story of My Life A Wrinkle in Time Wind in the Door The Swiftly Tilting Planet Anne of Green Gables series The Blue Sword, The Hero and the Crown The Railway Children A Year Down Yonder, A Long Way From Chicago When Mack Came Back Darcy The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings trilogy Captured by a Spy The Sword Bearer and others Red Cap Swiss Family Robinson