Thursday, June 18, 2020

Summer reading ideas from the recent past – Part 2


Summer reading list from 2017-2018

Picture books
Bus! Stop! by James Yang
The Field, by Baptiste Paul (soccer!)
Love, by Matt de la Pena
Pie is for Sharing, by Stephanie Parsley Ledyard
A Round of Robins, by Katie Hesterman
Rudas: Nino’s Horrendous Hermanitas, by Yuyi Morales
This is the Nest that Robin Built, by Denise Fleming
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, by Derrick D. Barnes
A Different Pond, by Bao Phi
Goldfish Ghost, by Lemony Snicket
Home in the Rain, by Bob Graham
Little i, by Michael Hall
The Little Red Cat Who Ran Away and Learned his A-B-C’s (the Hard Way), by Patrick McDonnell
Robinson, by Peter Sis
Stay: A Girl, a Dog, a Bucket List, by Kate Klise
The Book of Mistakes, by Corinna Luyken

Learning to read
Baby Monkey, Private Eye, by Brian Selznick
Big Cat, by Ethan Long
I See a Cat, by Paul Meisel
Little Ducks Go, by Emily Arnold McCully
Peeper and Zeep, by Adam Gudeon
Charlie & Mouse, by Laurel Snyder
It’s Shoe Time! by Bryan Collier
Fox + Chick: The Party and Other Stories, by Sergio Ruzzier
The Itchy Book, by Mo Willems and LeUyen Pham
The Cookie Fiasco, by Dan Santat
Duck, Duck, Porcupine! By Salina Yoon
Frog and Fly: Six Slurpy Stories, by Jeff Mack
Benjamin Bear: Bright Ideas! By Philippe Coudray

Younger chapter books
Bruno: Some of the More Interesting Days in My Life So Far, by Catharina Valckx
Weekends with Max and his Dad, by Linda Urban
The Princess in Black series, by Shannon Hale
Dory Fantasmagory, by Abby Hanlon
Katie Woo series, by Fran Manushkin
The Princess in Black series, by Shannon Hale
The Life of Ty: Penguin Problems (Life of Ty books), by Lauren Myracle
The Miniature World of Marvin & James (and other Masterpiece series books), by Elise Broach

Middle grade fiction
Beyond the Bright Sea, by Lauren Wolk
The Journey of Little Charlie, by Christopher Paul Curtis (can’t miss with this author)
Me and Marvin Gardens, by Amy Sarig King
The War I Finally Won, by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (sequel to The War that Saved My Life)
The Parker Inheritance, by Varian Johnson
Wed Wabbit, by Lissa Evans
Crenshaw, by Katherine Applegate
Elizabeth and Zenobia, by Jessica Miller
The Adventures of Miss Petitfour, by Ann Michaels
Amal Unbound, Aisha Saeed
A Bandit’s Tale: The Muddled Misadventures of a Pickpocket, by Deborah Hopkinson
Bob, by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead
Breakout, by Kate Messner
A Dash of Trouble, by Anna Meriano
Hello Universe, by Erin Entrada Kelly
Winterhouse, by Ben Guterson
The Heart and Mind of Frances Pauley, by April Stevens
Cilla Lee-Jenkins, Future Author Extraordinaire, by Susan Tan
My Brigadista Year, by Katherine Paterson
Once You Know This, by Emily Blejwas
Skating with the Statue of Liberty, by Susan Meyer

Young adult
Before We Were Free, by Julia Alvarez
The Prince and the Dressmaker, by Jen Wang
Bull, by David Elliot
The Emperor of Any Place, by Tim Wynne-Jones

Graphic novels
Be Prepared, by Vera Brosgol
Grace for Gus, by Harry Bliss
Akissi: Tales of Mischief, by Marguerite Abouet
The Cardboard Kingdom, by Chad Sell
Positively Izzy, by Terri Libenson
Sharks: Nature’s Perfect Hunter, by Joe Flood
Super Narwhal and Jelly Jolt, by Ben Clanton
Real Friends, by Shannon Hale
Hilo series, by Judd Winick

Nonfiction
Bird Builds a Nest, by Martin Jenkins
Boots on the Ground: America’s War in Vietnam, by Elizabeth Partridge
The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian’s Art Changed Science, by Joyce Sidman
Martin Rising: Requiem for a King, by Andrea Davis Pinkney (also poetry)
Otis and Will Discover the Deep: The Record-Setting Dive of the Bathysphere, by Barb Rosenstock
The Truth About Bears, by Maxwell Eaton
The Truth About Dolphins, by Maxwell Eaton
The Truth About Hippos, by Maxwell Eaton
Votes for Women! American Suffragists and the Battle for the Ballot, by Winifred Conkling
How to be an Elephant: Growing up in the African Wild, by Katherine Roy
Isaac the Alchemist: Secrets of Isaac Newton, reveal’d, by Mary Losure
Mama Africa! How Miriam Makeba Spread Hope with her Song, by Kathryn Erskine
Many: The Diversity of Life on Earth, by Nicola Davies
Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines, by Jeanne Walker Harvey
Robins! How They Grow Up, by Eileen Christelow
This is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from around the World, by Matt Lamothe
Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor, The Woman Who Loved Reptiles, by Patricia Valdez
Snowy Owl Invasion! Tracking an Unusual Migration, by Sandra Markle
Snails are Just my Speed! By Kevin McCloskey
The Triumphant Tale of the House Sparrow, by Jan Thornhill
Libba: The Magnificent Musical Life of Elizabeth Cotten, by Laura Veirs

Poetry
I’m Just No Good at Rhyming and Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-ups, by Chris Harris
The Death of the Hat: A Brief History of Poetry in 50 Objects, by Christopher Raschka
Seeing Into Tomorrow: Haiku by Richard Wright

– Becky Young
Seabury Librarian

Summer reading ideas from the recent past – Part 1




I didn't make a summer reading list this year (yet) or last year. I think I should get back to that habit. It gives me some great ideas, too. I also just realized there are two lists here I sent home to Seabury kids that I didn't publish here. So I'm fixing that today.

Here's the list from 2016-2017

Picture books
Big Cat, Little Cat, by Elisha Cooper (Pet loss)
Bob, not Bob!, by Elizabeth Garton Scanlon
Egg, by Kevin Henkes
Life on Mars, by Jon Agee
A Perfect Day, by Lane Smith
The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet, by Carmen Agra Deedy
Town is by the Sea, by Joanne Schwartz
Wolf in the Snow, by Matthew Cordell
The Airport Book, by Lisa Brown
Best Frints in the Whole Universe, by Antoinette Portis
Chirri & Chirra, by Kaya Doi
Du Iz Tak? By Ellis Carson
Emma and Julia Love Ballet, by Barbara McClintock
Excellent Ed, by Stacy McAnulty
Henry & Leo, by Pamela Zagarenski

I hear a pickle : (and smell, see, touch, and taste it, too!), by Rachel Isadora

The Journey, by Francesca Sanna

Leave Me Alone, by Vera Brosgol

Lion Lessons, by Jon Agee

They all Saw a Cat, by Brendan Wenzal

Thunder Boy Jr., by Sherman Alexie

Twenty Yawns, by Jane Smiley

A voyage in the clouds : The (Mostly) True Story of the First International Flight by Balloon in 1785, by Matthew Olshan 

We Found a Hat, by Jon Klassen

7 ate 9: the Untold Story, by Tara Lazar

Charlotte the Scientist is Squished, by Camille Andros

A Greyhound, a Groundhog, by Emily Jenkins

School’s First Day of School, by Adam Rex
The Water Princess, by Susan Verde
A Beginner’s Guide to Bear Spotting, by Michelle Robinson

Learning to read
We are Growing, by Laurie Keller
Go, Otto, Go! by David Milgrim
Mr. Putter & Tabby Hit the Slopes, by Cynthia Rylant (and others in series)
Pug, by Ethan Long
Rabbit & Robot and Ribbit, by Cece Bell
What’s Up Chuck? by Leo Landry
Up, by Joe Cepeda
The Good for Nothing Button, by Charise Mericle Harper
The Cookie Fiasco, by Dan Santat
Mango & Bambang: The Not-a-Pig, by Polly Faber
My Life in Pictures, by Deborah Zemke
Where are You Going, Baby Lincoln? By Kate DiCamillo
The Great Pet Escape, by Victoria Jamieson
Elephant & Piggie books, by Mo Willems (All-around Seabury favorites!)

Younger chapter books
Juana & Lucas, by Juana Medina

Nikki and Deja series, by Laura Freeman

Squirrel in the House, by Vivian Van Velde
Sam the Man and the Chicken Plan, by Frances O’Roark Dowell
Trouble Next Door, by Karen English
Waylon! One Awesome Thing, by Sara Pennypacker
Book Uncle and Me, by Uma Krishmaswami
Inspector Flytrap, by Tom Angleberger and CeCe Bell

Middle grade fiction
When Mischief Came to Town, by Katrina Nannestad
Binny Bewitched, by Hilary McKay
As Brave as You, by Jason Reynolds
Wolf Hollow, by Lauren Wolk
The Girl Who Drank the Moon, by Kelly Barnhill
The Inquisitor’s Tale: Or Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog, by Adam Gidwitz
Clayton Byrd Goes Underground, by Rita Williams-Garcia
Me and Marvin Gardens, by A.S. King
Revolution, by Deborah Wiles
The Wind on the Moon: A Story for Children, by Eric Linklater
Booked, by Alexander Kwame
Cloud and Wallfish, by Anne Nesbet
Full of Beans, by Jennifer Holm
The Heartless Troll, by Oyvind Torseter
To Stay Alive: Mary Ann Graves and the Tragic Journey of the Donner Party, by Skila Brown

Graphic novels
Short Stories for Little Monsters, by Marie-Louise Gay
Bluffton: My Summers With Buster, by Marianne Kaurin
The Amazing Crafty Cat, by Charise Mericle Harper

5 worlds. Book 1,The sand warrior, by Mark Siegal

The adventures of John Blake : mystery of the ghost ship, by Philip Pullman

The Big Bad Fox, by Benjamin Renner
CatStronauts: Mission Moon, by Drew Brockington
Fish Girl, by Donna Jo Napoli

Four points. Book 1,Compass south, by Hope Larson

How to Capture an Invisible Cat, by Paul Tobin
Wordplay, by Ivan Brunetti
Ape and Armadillo Take Over the World, by James Sturm
Benny and Penny in How to Say Goodbye, by Geoffrey Hayes
Bera, the One-Headed Troll, by Eric Orchard
Blip!, by Barnaby Richards
Dog Man, by Dav Pilkey

Young adult
Vango: Between Sky and Earth, by Timothee de Fombelle
Almost Autumn, by Marianne Kaurin
Anna and the Swallow Man, by Gavriel Savit
Goodbye Stranger, by Rebecca Stead
Hundred Percent, by Karen Romano Young
The Green Bicycle, by Haifaa Al-Mansour
The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place, by Julie Berry

Nonfiction
Eyes of the world : Robert Capa, Gerda Taro, and the Invention of Modern Photojournalism, by by Marc Aronson
Grand Canyon, by Jason Chin
Helen’s Big World: The Life of Helen Keller, by Doreen Rappaport

Isaac the Alchemist : secrets of Isaac Newton, reveal'd, by Mary Losure

Keith Haring: the Boy who just kept Drawing, by Kay Haring
Rivers of Sunlight: How the sun Moves Water Around the Earth, by Molly Bang
Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team, by Steve Sheinkin
Cloth Lullaby: the Woven Life of Louise Bourgeois, by Amy Novesky
Crow Smarts: Inside the Brain of the World’s Smartest Bird, by Pamela S. Turner

Dive! : World War II stories of sailors & submarines in the Pacific, by Deborah Hopkinson

Fascinating: The Life of Leonard Nimoy, by Richard Michelson
Freedom in Congo Square, by Carole Boston Weatherford
Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life, by Bryan Ashley
Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph, by Roxane Orgill
Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March, by Lynda Blackmon Lowry

Uprooted : the Japanese American experience during World War II, by Albert Marrin

Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas, by Gwendolyn Hooks

I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark, by Debbie Levy

How much Does a Ladybug Weigh? by Alison Limentani

Rad Women Worldwide: Artists and Athletes, Pirates and Punks, and Other Revolutionaries Who Shaped History, by Kate Schatz


Poetry

Slickety Quick: Poems About Sharks, by Skila Brown

Wet Cement: A Mix of Concrete Poems, by Bob Raczka

Guess Who Haiku, by Deanna Caswell

Echo Echo: Reverso Poems About Greek Myths, by Marilyn Singer

 

– Becky Young
Seabury Librarian

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Summer reading ideas for 2016


There’s been plenty of research to show that children who read during the summer avoid the “summer slide” – a potential loss of months of reading achievement. That’s not an issue with most Seabury kids; keeping them supplied with good reading material is the challenge. Either way, I like to provide a list of summer reading ideas as my end-of-year report card. My eclectic list is below. 


Picture books
Circle, by Jeanne Baker
A Year of Borrowed Men, by Michelle Barker
Have You Seen Elephant?, by David Barrow
The Airport Book, by Lisa Brown
A Goofy Guide to Penguins, by Jean-Luc Coudray & Philippe Coudray
Buddy and Earl/Buddy and Earl go Exploring, by Maureen Fergus
More-igami, by Dori Kleber
Chicken in Space, by Adam Lehrhaupt
Excellent Ed, by Stacy McAnulty
Frank and Lucky get Schooled, by Lynne Rae Perkins
This is my Dollhouse, by Giselle Potter
Freedom in Congo Square, by Carol Boston Weatherford
This is not a Picture Book, by Sergio Ruzzier
Good Night, Baddies, by Deborah Underwood
Secret Tree Fort, by Brianne Farley
Yaks Yak: Animal Word Pairs, by Linda Sue Park
Are we There Yet, by Dan Santat
Nanuk the Ice Bear, by Jeanette Winter
One Hundred Bones, by Yuval Zommer
I am Pan, by Mordicai Gerstein
Emma and Julia Love Ballet, by Barbara McClintock
A Chicken Followed Me Home, by Robin Page

Learning to read
Snail & Worm: Three Stories About Two Friends, by Tina Kügler
When Andy Met Sandy, by Tomie dePaola
Flop to the Top, by Eleanor Davis
Urgency Emergency! Itsy Bitsy Spider, by Dosh Archer (and others in series)
Ling & Ting: Together in All Weather, by Grace Lin
A Pig, a Fox, and a Box, by Jonathan Fenske
Two Mice, by Sergio Ruzzier
The Thank You Book (the last Elephant & Piggie book – a beloved series at Seabury)

First chapter books
Into the Wild (third in Chicken Squad series), by Doreen Cronin
Detective Gordon: The First Case and Detective Gordon: A Complicated Case, by Ulf Nilsson
All About Sam, by Lois Lowry
Maybelle in the Soup, by Katie Speck
Binky the Space Cat, by Ashley Spires
My Happy Life, by Rose Lagercrantz
Francine Pouline Meets the Ghost Racoon, by Kate DiCamillo
Space Taxi: Archie Takes Flight, by Wendy Mass
Sophie Simon Solves Them All, by Lisa Graff
Dory Fantasmagory, by Abby Hanlo

Middle grade
(loosely defined as geared toward 8-12-year-olds)

Waylon: One Awesome Thing, by Sara Pennypacker
The Wild Robot, by Peter Brown
Grayling’s Song, by Karen Cushman
The Girl Who Could Fly, by Victoria Forester
Raymie Nightingale, by Kate DiCamillo
Nuts to You, by Lynne Rae Perkins
A Tangle of Knots and A Clatter of Jars, by Lisa Graff
Skating with the Statue of Liberty, by Susan Lynn Meyer
Tru & Nelle, by G. Neri
A Dragon’s Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans, by Laurence Yep and Joanne Ryder
Echo, by Pamela Muñoz Ryan
The War that Saved My Life, by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Booked and The Crossover, by Kwame Alexander
Pax, by Sara Pennypacker
Romeo Blue, by Phoebe Stone
The Vacation, by Polly Horvath
Mad about Monkeys, by Owen Davey
Mars Evacuees, by Sophia McDougall

Young adult
(loosely defined as 5th to 8th grade)

Wolf Hollow, by Lauren Wolk
The Lie Tree, by Frances Hardinge
Every Single Second, by Tricia Springstubb
The Nest, by Kenneth Oppel
Terrible Typhoid Mary: A True Story of the Deadliest Cook in America, by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Cuckoo Song, by Frances Hardinge
Baba Yaga’s Assistant, by Marika McCoola


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