summer reading 2020
ELEMENTARY READING SUGGESTIONS (PREK-6)
Click on a grade level below to explore award winning titles. These lists are merely suggestions. Each reader is unique and encouraged to read books of interest to them. Families are encouraged to discuss and select reading materials together.
Texas Award Lists
Other Award Lists
Recommended books for children age two to grade two
Recommended books for students in grades 3 - 6
Graphic novel reading list for children grades K - 5
Bilingual reading list for ages 5 - 12
Nonfiction gems for all ages
The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented annually to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.
The Coretta Scott King Book Awards are given annually to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values.