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
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