SummerReadingSuggestionsforStudentsEnteringKindergarten
KindergartenMay2017
AdaTwist,ScientistAndreaBeaty
TheBigAlfieOutofDoorsStorybookHughes,Shirley
BlueGooseTafuri,Nancy
CliffordtheBigRedDogBridwell,Norman
DogandBear:TwoFriends,ThreeStoriesSeeger,Laura
Vaccaro
DearParents,Theimportanceofreadingwithyoungchildreniswell-documentedscienceineducationpractice.Booksofferarepeatableexperiencethroughwhichchildrencangettoknowtheirworld.Childrenwhoarereadtoonaregularbasisforextendedperiodsoftimeareexposedtothesoundofliterarylanguageandagreatdealofvocabularythatwillleavethemmorepreparedforschoolandalifetimeoflearning.Picturebooksexposetheyoungreadertotheearlyworldofartthroughillustrationandbuildvisualliteracyskills.Readingskillsarebuiltwhenchildrenlistentobooks,examineillustrations,andwhentheyreadontheirownforpleasurefrom“justright”booksthatinterestthemandthatareneithertoohardnortooeasy.Itisimportanttorememberthatgreatreadersdon’tprogresssystematicallyfromeasytodifficultbooks.Rathertheyreadwithcuriosityfromawidevarietyofgenresandformats.Withineachgradelevelreadingskillsandinterestscanvarytremendously.Sothisbooklistisdesignedwithvarietyinmind.Manyoftheauthorsandillustratorslistedhaveadditionalbooksthatyouandyourchildmightenjoy.Ihopeyouwillmaketimeforandenjoythisimportantactivity.Bestwishesforgreatreading,[email protected]
Duck!Rabbit!Rosenthal,AmyKrouse
ExtraYarnBarnett,Mac
MoreReadingSuggestions:NewYorkPublicLibrary-http://kids.nypl.org/book-lists
andhttp://childrens100.nypl.org/2014/#/_HornBookSummerReading–
http://www.hbook.com/resources/books/summer.aspAmericanLibraryAssociation’sChildren’sNotableLists-
http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/notalists
FirsttheEggSeeger,LauraVaccaro
MaxandRubyPlaySchoolWells,Rosemary
TheReasonsforSeasonsGibbons,Gail
GoodNightOwlPizzoli,Greg
MoreBears!Nesbitt,Kenn
Rosie'sWalkHutchins,Pat
I'mBoredBlack,MichaelIan
NanaintheCityCastillo,Lauren
Sharkvs.TrainBarton,Chris
IfYouGiveaMouseaCookieNumeroff,Laura
NoFits,Nilson!OHora,Zachariah
ASickDayforAmosMcGeeStead,PhilipC.
IntheSmall,SmallPondFleming,Denise
Oops,Pounce,Quick,Run:AnAlphabetCaperTwohy,Mike
TenBlackDotsCrews,Donald
JustaSecondJenkins,Steve
PandaKindergartenRyder,Joanne
ThereisaBirdonYourHead!(Elephant&Piggie,#4)Willems,Mo
TheLittleRedHenGaldone,Paul
ThePetProject:CuteandCuddlyViciousVersesWheeler,Lisa
WeFoundaHatKlassen,Jon
MapleNichols,Lori
ItisrecommendedthatstudentsenteringKindergarten
readorarereadtofor
20minutesaday.
