Early Chapter Books and Series Books for Summer Reading:

Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant

Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel

Biscuit Series by Alyss Satin Capucilli

Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik

Mr. Putter and Tabby by Cynthia Rylant

Mercy Watson by Kate DiCamillo

Iris and Walter by Elissa Haden Guest

Poppleton by Cynthia Rylant

George and Martha by James Marshall (Green Light Readers)

The following books are a bit more challenging and may be better suited for reading aloud by a parent:

Lulu and the Brontosaurus by Judth Viorst

Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osborne

Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett

The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Nate the Great by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

Ready Freddy! By John McKinley