Before First Grade
2020 SUMMER READING - Recommended Titles
The books on this list are not required reading in any way. We hope you will enjoy having suggestions for some of our favorite authors. Any book by the authors listed below is recommended. Happy reading!
(T) means that you will enjoy this title or any other title by this author.
(Aardema, V.) Borreguita and the Coyote: A Tale from Ayulta, Mexico (T)
(Brett, J.) Berlioz the Bear (T)
(Bunting, E.) The Wednesday Surprise (T)
(Castillo, L.) Nana in the City
(Churnin, N.) The William Hoy Story: How a Deaf Baseball Player Changed the Game
(Cooney, B.) Miss Rumphius (T)
(Cronin, D.) Diary of a Worm (T)
(Czernecki, S.) Huevos Rancheros (T)
(dePaola, T.) The Art Lesson (T)
(deRegniers, B.S.) Sing a Song of Popcorn: Every Child’s Book of Poems
(DiCamillo, K.) Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig (T)
(Engle, M.) Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln
(Faruqui, S.) Meet Yasmin! (series)
(Flournoy, V.) The Patchwork Quilt (T)
(Goble, P.) The Gift of the Sacred Dog (T)
(Henkes, K.) Chrysanthemum (T)
(Khan, H.) Under My Hijab (T)
(Holm, J. Babymouse series
(Howe, J.) Houndsley and Catina (T)
(Kimmel, E.) The Runaway Tortilla (T)
(Le, M.) Drawn Together
(Lin, G.) Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same (T)
(Lionni, L.) An Extraordinary Egg (T)
(Lobel, A.) Ming Lo Moves the Mountain (T)
(McDermott, G.) Arrow to the Sun: A Pueblo Indian Tale (T)
(McKissack, P.) What Is Given From the Heart (T)
(Manushkin, F.) Katie Woo series
(Marshall, J.) Yummers! (T)
(Meddaugh, S.) Martha Calling (T)
(Mora, O.) Thank You, Omu!
(Park, L.S.) Gondra’s Treasure
(Polacco, P.) Thunder Cake (T)
(Rylant, C.) Henry and Mudge in the Green Time (T)
(Shannon, D.) A Bad Case of Stripes (T)
(Singer, M.) A Stick Is an Excellent Thing: Poems Celebrating Outdoor Play (T)
(Steig, W.) Brave Irene (T)
(Steptoe, J.) Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters (T)
(Stevens, J.) And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (T)
(Wells, R.) Yoko’s Paper Cranes (T)
Recommended Lists and Websites:
Geisel Award
- Texas Library Association 2X2 Reading List
- We Need Diverse Books