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Collins-Rhodes Elementary Entering Kindergarten
Fictional Stories Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, Bill Martin,
Jr. Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert
Frog & Toad Together by Arnold Lobel Froggy Learns to Swim by Jonathan London
Green Eggs & Ham by Dr. Seuss Hi! Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold
Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik
Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper Peter’s Chair byEzra Jack Keats
Three Little Pigs by Paul Galdone Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Poetry/Fairy Tales “By Myself” by Eloise Greenfield
“It Fell in the City” by Eve Merriem “Over in the Meadow” by John Langstaff
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin by Lloyd Moss
Informational Text My Five Senses by Aliki Truck by Donald Crews
What Do You Do With A Tail Like This? By Steve Jenkins and Robin Page
Collins-Rhodes Elementary Entering 1st Grade
Choose 4 or more of these books to read during the summer as you prepare for 1st grade. Parents, you may need to read SOME of the books to your child, but allow
them to read the words they know.
Fiction
Diary of a Fly by Doreen Cronin Eating the Alphabet by Lois Ehlert
If You Give A Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff Napping House by Audrey Wood
Rainbow Fish (series) by Marcus Pfister Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins
Put Me In The Zoo by Robert Lopshire A Story, A Story by Gail E. Haley The Paper Crane by Molly Bang
Poetry/Fairy Tales
About The Teeth of Sharks by John Ciardi Dentist and The Crocodile by Roald Dahl Gingerbread Girl by Lisa Campbell Ernst
Informational Texts
Let’s Find Out About Ice Cream by Mary Ebeltoft Reid Fire! Fire! by Gail Gibbons
Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum by Meghan McCarthy
Collins-Rhodes Elementary Entering 2nd Grade
Choose 4 or more of these books to read during the summer as you prepare for 2nd grade. Parents, you may need to read SOME of the books to your child, but allow them to read the
words they know. Fiction
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day
by Judith Viorst Amelia Bedelia by (Series) Peggy Parish
Arthur’s Eyes by Marc Brown Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon
Crickwing by Jannell Cannon Flat Stanley (series) by Jeff Brown
Henry and Mudge (Series) by Cynthia Rylant Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
Miss Nelson Is Missing by Harry Allard Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens
Poppleton in Winter by Cynthia Rylant
Poetry and Fairy Tales “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost
“Homework Machine” by Shel Silverstein
Informational Texts From Seed to Plant, Gail Gibbons
A Medieval Feast, Aliki The Story of Ruby Bridges, Robert Coles
Collins-Rhodes Elementary Entering 3rd Grade
Choose 4 or more of these books to read during the summer as you prepare for 3rd grade.
Fiction
Cam Jansen (Series) by David A. Adler A Case for Jenny Archer by Ellen Conford
The BFG by Roald Dahl Geronimo Stilton (series) by Geronimo Stilton
Jigsaw Jones (series) by James Preller Ramona (Series) by Beverly Cleary
Sylvester & the Magic Pebble by William Steig
Poetry and Fairy Tales A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
Something Big Has Been Here by Jack Prelutsky
Informational Texts Bats: Creatures of the Night by Joyce Milton
Moonshot: The Flight OF Apollo 11 by Brian Floca So You Want To Be President by Judith St. George
Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions Around The World by Selby Beeler
Collins-Rhodes Elementary Entering 4th Grade
Choose 4 or more of these books to read during the summer as you prepare for 4th grade.
Fiction Amber Brown (series) by Paula Danziger
Bunnicula (series) by James and Deborah Howe Castle in the Attic by Elizabeth Winthrop Dear America (series) by Various Authors
Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary Fourth Grade Rats by by Jerry Spinelli Lunch Money by Andrew Clements
Millions by Frank Cottrell Boyce Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg
The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes
Poetry and Fairy Tales If You’re Not Here Raise your Hand by Kalli Dakos
“Casey At The Bat” by Ernest Lawrence Thayer Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Informational Text
Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart by Candace Fleming
Eye to Eyes: How Animals See the World by Steve Jensen Splash of Red; The Life and Art of Horace Pippin by Jen Bryant
Great Fire by Jim Murphy Horses by Seymour Simon
Collins-Rhodes Elementary Entering 5th Grade
Choose 4 or more of these books to read during the summer as you
prepare for 5th grade.
Fiction
A Year Down Under by Richard Peck
Among The Hidden (Shadow Children Series) Book 1 by Margaret
Petersen Haddix
Baseball Card Adventure (series) by Dan Gutman
Ella Enchanted by Gail Levine
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Holes by Louis Sachar
Ida B:-And Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly)
Save the World by Katherine Hannigan
Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by
Kate DiCamillo
Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Rules by Cynthia Lord
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burrett
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Poetry and Fairy Tales
Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich by Adam Rex
Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reversible Verse by Marilyn Singer
Runny Babbit by Shel Silverstein
Informational Texts
Adventures in Cartooning: How To Turn Your Doodles Into Comics
by James Sturm
Helen Keller: The Story of My Life by Helen Keller
The Kids Guide to Money: Earning it, Saving it, Spending it, growing
it, and Sharing It by Steve Ofinoski
Who was… (Series) by various authors