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)

Apex Predators: The World's Deadliest Hunters, Past and Present, by Steve Jenkins (awesome nonfiction author-illustrator)

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

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 5^th to 8^th 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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