Reading is Fun!!Kindergarten Summer Reading Suggest ions

Berkeley School L ibrar ies , 2016 Beginning to Read (*levels C – D – E – F)

Ball, by Mary Sullivan

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, by Bill Martin, Jr. ✪

Drop It, Rocket, by Tad Hills ✪

Fix This Mess, by Tedd Arnold (I Like to Read) ✪

I See and See, by Ted Lewin (I Like to Read) ✪

Pete the Cat: Play Ball!, by James Dean ✪

Puppy Mudge Has a Snack, by Cynthia Rylant ✪

Soccer Game!, by Grace Maccarone

When Andy Met Sandy, by Tomie dePaola ✪

When Tiny Was Tiny, by Cari Meister ✪

You Are (Not) Small, by Anna Kang

✪ popular series

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Folktales and Trickster Tales

Anansi the Spider, by Gerald McDermott

Can’t Scare Me!, by Ashley Bryan

Goldilocks and the Three Bears, by Jan Brett

Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas, by Natasha Yim

Hansel and Gretel, by James Marshall

Just In Case: Trickster tale and Spanish alphabet book, by Yuyi Morales

Little Red Riding Hood, by Jerry Pinkney

Little Roja Riding Hood, by Susan Middleton Elya

Lion and Mouse, by Jerry Pinkney

Three Little Tamales, by Eric Kimmel

* reading levels based on Fountas & Pinnell system

Beginning to Read (levels F – G – H - I)

A Big Guy Took My Ball! (Elephant & Piggie), by Mo Willems ✪

Chicks!, by Sandra Horning

Don’t Throw It To Mo!, by David Adler

The I’m Not Scared Book, by Todd Parr

Little Bear, by Else Minarik ✪

Spider’s Lunch, by Joanna Cole

Super Fly Guy, by Tedd Arnold ✪

The Thank You Book (Elephant & Piggie), by Mo Willems ✪

Up, Tall and High!, by Ethan Long

The Watermelon Seed, by Greg Pizzolli

✪ popular series

Exploring animals all around

Biggest, Strongest, Fastest, by Steve Jenkins

Dinosaurs, by Penelope Arlon ✪

Fly Guy Presents: Sharks, by Tedd Arnold ✪

In the Wild, by David Elliott

Lions, by Derek Zobel ✪

Puppies and Kittens, by Penelope Arlon ✪

Snakes! (National Geographic), by Melissa Stewart ✪

Time to Eat, by Steve Jenkins ✪

ZooBorns! Zoo babies from around the world, by Andrew Bleiman ✪

✪ popular series

Picture Books that Make Us Laugh

Bee-Bim Bop!, by Linda Sue Park

Goodnight Already!, by Jory John

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, by Mo Willems

Monkey Goes Bananas, by C.P. Bloom

Niño Wrestles the World, by Yuyi Morales

Press Here, by Herve Tullet

Randy Riley’s Really Big Hit, by Chris Van Dusen

Shark vs. Train, by Chris Barton

Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great, by Bob Shea

The Wheels on the Tuk Tuk, by Kabir Sengal

Z Is for Moose, by Paul O. Zelinsky

Find more recommendations atMary Ann Scheuer’s website greatkidbooks.blogspot.com

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