Summer Resources and Safety

Must-dos at your school site:

Make readings/videos available to students and staff.

Parent Letter to be posted/distributed to parents.

Recommend Reading:

PreK- 3rd

  • Summer Nights and Days by Wong Herbert Yee (PreK-1st)
  • Be Careful and Stay Safe by Cheri J. Meiners (PreK-2nd)
  • Rhoda’s Rock Hunt by Molly Beth Griffin (PreK-2nd)
  • Unplugged by Steve Anthony (PreK-2nd)
  • Come On, Rain by Karen Hesse (PreK-3rd)
  • There Might Be Lobsters by Carolyn Crimi (PreK - 3rd)
  • Tallulah’s Tap Shoes by Marilyn Singer (PreK - 3rd)
  • What Should Danny DO? By Adir Levy (PreK - 3rd)
  • When We Go Walking by Kyrsten Brooker (K-3rd)
  • Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer by Megan McDonald (1st - 4th)
  • Love, Ruby Lavender by Deborah Wiles (2nd-6th)
  • The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits and a Very Interesting Boy by Jeanne Birdsall (3rd - 6th)
  • Smile by Raina Telgemeir (3rd-7th)
  • Sisters by Raina Telgemier (3rd-7th)
  • Drama by Raina Telgemeir (3rd-7th)
  • Video Game Takeover by D.T. Vaughn (Grades 3rd-7th)(3 book series)
  • Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great Judy Blume (3rd - 7th)
  • Trapped in a Video Game by Dustin Brady (3rd-8th) (5 book series
  • Oh, The Places You'll Go by Dr. Seuss
  • How do Dinosaurs Stay Safe by Jane Yolen
  • Scoop by Julia Cook
  • The Bubble Wrap Queen by Julia Cook
  • Westlandia by Paul Fleischman

4th-6th

  • Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer by Megan McDonald (1st - 4th)
  • Love, Ruby Lavender by Deborah Wiles (2nd-6th)
  • The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits and a Very Interesting Boy by Jeanne Birdsall (3rd - 6th)
  • Smile by Raina Telgemeir (3rd-7th)
  • Sisters by Raina Telgemier (3rd-7th)
  • Drama by Raina Telgemeir (3rd-7th)
  • Video Game Takeover by D.T. Vaughn (Grades 3rd-7th)(3 book series)
  • The Time of the Fireflies by Kimberley Griffiths Little (3rd - 7th)
  • Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great Judy Blume (3rd - 7th)
  • Trapped in a Video Game by Dustin Brady (3rd-8th) (5 book series)
  • See You In The Cosmos by Jack Cheng (4th-6th)
  • Sunnyside Up by Jennifer L. Holm (4th - 7th)
  • Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper (5th-6th)
  • Fish In a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt (5ht-6th)
  • Summerlost by Ally Condie (5th - 7th)
  • Insignificant Event in The Life of A Cactus by Dusti Bowling (6th-8th)

Middle/High

  • Smile by Raina Telgemeir (3rd-7th)
  • Sisters by Raina Telgemier (3rd-7th)
  • Drama by Raina Telgemeir (3rd-7th)
  • Video Game Takeover by D.T. Vaughn (Grades 3rd-7th)(3 book series)
  • The Time of the Fireflies by Kimberley Griffiths Little (3rd - 7th)
  • Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great Judy Blume (3rd - 7th)
  • Trapped in a Video Game by Dustin Brady (3rd-8th) (5 book series)
  • Sunnyside Up by Jennifer L. Holm (4th - 7th)
  • Summerlost by Ally Condie (5th - 7th)
  • Insignificant Event in The Life of A Cactus by Dusti Bowling (6th-8th)
  • This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki (9th-12th)