Summer 2017 Reading Ideas
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This flyer is divided into four main sections: picture books, early readers, chapter books and nonfiction. So no matter your child's tastes or interests, there should be something here to capture their attention. Happy Reading!
Picture Books
- Thunder Boy Jr. by Sherman Alexie
- Leave me Alone by Vera Brogrol
- They all Saw a Cat by Brendan Wenzel
- Rudas: Niño’s Horrendous Hermanitas by Yuyi Morales
- Ada Twist Scientist by Andrea Beaty
- A Child of Books by Oliver Jeffers
- Juana and Lucas by Juana Medina
- We Found a Hat by Jon Klassen
- Owl Sees Owl by Laura Godwin
- School's First Day of School by Adam Rex
Early Readers and Early Chapter Books
- We are Growing by Laurie Keller
- Good Night Owl by Greg Pizzoli
- Go Otto Go! by David Milgrim
- The Infamous Ratsos by Kara LaReau
- Oops, Pounce, Quick, Run! An Alphabet Caper by Mike Twohy
- Detective Gordon: A Complicated Case by Ulf Nilsson
- Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea by Ben Clanton
- Notebook of Doom series by Troy Comings
- Princess Hamster series by Ursula Vernon
- Captain Awesome series by Stan Kirby
Chapter Books
- The Girl Who Drank to Moon by Kelly Barnhill
- The Inquisitor's Tale by Adam Gidwitz
- Rain Reign by Ann Martin
- Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk
- The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
- Pax by Sara Pennypacker
- Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo
- The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
- Maybe a Fox by Kathi Appelt and Alison McGhee
- Ghost by Jason Reynolds
Nonfiction
- Giant Squid by Candace Fleming
- Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science: The First Computer Programmer by Diane Stanley
- Preaching to the Chickens: The Story of Young John Lewis by Jabari Asim
- Miss Mary Reporting: The True Story of Sportswriter Mary Garber by Sue Macy
- Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille by Jen Bryant
- Freedom in Congo Square by Carole Boston Weatherford
- Ballerina Dreams: From Orphan to Dancer by Michaela DePrince and Elaine DePrince
- 11 Experiments that Failed by Jenny Offill
- Weird but True series by National Geographic
- Who was series by multiple authors