Book Suggestions for Summer Reading That Might Be Found
at the Public Library
Animal Shapes by Brian Wildsmith
Ball Bounced, The by Nancy Tafuri
Bears in the Night by Jan & Stan Berenstain
Bears on Wheels by Jan & Stan Berenstain
Bears, Bears Everywhere (Rookie Readers) by Children’s Press
Blue Bug and the Bullies by Virginia Poulet
Blue Bug Goes to School by Virginia Poulet
Blue Bug’s Vegetable Garden by Virginia Poulet
Footprints in the Snow by Cynthia Benjamin
Fur by Jan Mark
The Haircut by S. Hartley & Shane Armstrong
Happy Birthday, Danny and the Dinosaur! by Syd Hoff
Humpty Dumpty by Rodney Peppe
I Like Books by Anthony Browne
I Lov e Mud and Mud Loves Me by Vicki Stephens
Ice Is . . . Whee! (Rookie Readers) by Children’s Press
I’m Hungry by Judy Tuer
Mary Wore Her Red Dress by Merle Peek
Monster and the Baby by Virginia Mueller
Monster Can’t Sleep by Virginia Mueller
My Messy Room by Mary Packard
Oops! by Mercer Mayer
Paul the Pitcher (Rookie Readers) by Children’s Press
Sam’s Ball by Barbro Lindgren
Sam’s Cookie by Barbro Lindgren
Sam’s Teddy Bear by Barbro Lindgren
Sam’s Wagon by Barbro Lindgren
School Bus by Donald Crews
Sid and Sam by Nola Buck
Sleepy Dog by Harriet Ziefert
Snow Joe (Rookie Readers) by Children’s Press
There Is a Town by Gail Heiman
Things I Like by Anthony Browne
Too Many Balloons (Rookie Readers) by Children’s Press
Two Crazy Pigs Daren Berman Nagel
Wake Up, Wake Up! by B. & R. Wildsmith
What Is Big? by Shane Armstrong & S. Hartley
Wheels by Annie Cobb
Where’s Al? by Byron Barton
All By Myself by Mercer Mayer
Animal Babies (Rookie Readers) by Children’s Press
Blue Bug’s Book of Colors by Virginia Poulet
Bobby’s Zoo (Rookie Readers) by Children’s Press
Box Can Be Many Things, A (Rookie Readers) by Children’s Press
Buzz Is Part of a Bee, A (Rookie Readers) by Children’s Press
Calico Cat’s Rainbow by Charles McDonald
Dinosaur’s Dance (Rookie Readers) by Children’s Press
Dog and Cat by C. Fehner
Ear Book by Al Perkins
Eat Your Peas, Louise (Rookie Readers) by Children’s Press
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow
Five Silly Fishermen by Roberta Edwards
Foot Book by Dr. Seuss
Funny Fish Story (Rookie Readers) by Children’s Press
Go Dog, Go! by Philip D. Eastman
Gum on the Drum by Barbara Gregorich (School Zone)
Hot Rod Harry(Rookie Readers) by Children’s Press
How Many Ants? (Rookie Readers) by Children’s Press
I Love Cats (Rookie Readers) by Children’s Press
Inside, Outside, Upside Down by Jan and Stan Berenstain
Just Like Me (Rookie Readers) by Children’s Press
Larry and the Cookie (Rookie Readers) by Children’s Press
Morris the Moose by Bernard Wiseman
Mud Pies (Start to Read) School Zone
My Brother, the Brat by Kirsten Hall
Nose Book by Al Perkins
Oh a Hunting We Will Go by John Langstaff
Oh No Otis! (Rookie Readers) by Children’s Press
Over-Under (Rookie Readers) by Children’s Press
Purple Is Part of the Rainbow (Rookie Readers) by Children’s Press
Sweet Potato Pie by Anne Rockwell
Wake Up, Sun by David Harrison
Who Is Coming? (Rookie Readers) by Children’s Press
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Book Suggestions for Summer Reading That Might Be Found at the Public Library
Amy Loves the Sun by Julia Hoban
Amy Loves the Wind by Julia Hoban
Beep, Beep by Barbara Gregorich (School Zone)
Betsy the Babysitter (First Start) Troll
Big Bird’s Copycat Day by Sharon Lerner
Blue Bug Goes to the Library by Virginia Poulet
Bug, A Bear, and a Boy, A by David McPhail
Calico Cat at the Zoo by Donald Charles
Calico the Cat by Donald Charles
Cars by Anne Rockwell
Cat Goes Fiddle-i-fee by Paul Galdone
Cookie’s Week by Cindy Ward
Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
Dozen Dogs, A by Harriet Ziefert
Freddie’s Spaghetti by R. H. Doyle
Friendly Snowman by William Joyce
Frog’s Lunch by Dee Lillegard & J. Zimmerman
Harry Takes a Bath by Harriet Ziefert
Hooray for Snail by John Stadler
Is This You? by Ruth Krauss
Itchy, Itchy Chicken Pox by Grace Maccarone
Jog, Frog, Jog by Barbara Gregorich (School Zone)
Just Like Daddy by Frank Asch
Katie Couldn’t (Rookie Readers) by Children’s Press
Marmalade’s Nap by Cindy Wheeler
Marmalade’s Snowy Day by Cindy Wheeler
Mike’s New Bike (First Start) by Troll
Monkey See, Monkey Do by Marc Gave
Oh Dear by Rod Campbell
Pardon? Said the Giraffe by Colin West
Pizza Party! by Grace Maccarone
Puppet Show (First Start) by Troll
Roll Over by Mordicai Gerstein
Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins
SHHH by Kevin Henkes
Soccer Game! by Grace Maccarone
Sticky Stanley (First Start) by Troll
Susie Goes Shopping (First Start) by Troll
Teeny Tiny Woman, The by Jane O’Connor
Thank You, Nicky by Harriet Ziefert
Tiger Is a Scaredy Cat by Joan Phillips
What Is That? Said the Cat by Grace Maccarone
Who Will Be My Friends? by Syd Hoff
All About You by Catherine & Laurence Anholt
Alligator Shoes by ARthur Dorros
Big Fat Worm, The by Nancy Van Laan
Biscuit by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Biscuit Finds a Friend by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Boats by Anne Rockwell
Boris Bad Enough by Robert Kraus
Buzz Said the Bee by Wendy Lewison
Calico Cat at School by Donald Charles
Calico Cat Meets Bookworm by Donald Charles
Carrot Seed, The by Ruth Krauss
City Sounds by Jean Marzollo
Day I Had to Play With My Sister, The by Crosby Bonsall
Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs by Byron Barton
Dog, The by John Burningham
Each Peach Pear Plum by Allan & Janet Ahlberg
Elephant and Envelope by Barbara Gregorich
Everybody Says (Rookie Reader) by Children’s Press
Gone Fishing by Erlene Long
Great Bug Hunt, The (Rookie Reader) by Children’s Press
Great Race, The by David McPhail
Guard the House, Sam! (Rookie Reader) by Children’s Press
Harold’s Flyaway Kite (First Start) by Troll
Home for a Puppy (First Start) by Troll
How Do You Make a Bubble? by William H. Hooks
How Have I Grown by Mary Reid
I Shop With My Daddy by Grace Maccarone
I’m a Caterpillar by Jean Marzollo
Jason’s Bus Ride by Harriet Ziefert
Just For You by Mercer Mayer
Katie Did It (Rookie Reader) by Children’s Press
Listen To Me (Rookie Reader) by Children’s Press
Little Danny Dinosaur (First Start) by Troll
Mike and Tony: Best Friends by Harriet Ziefert
Mike’s First Haircut (First Start) by Troll
Mine’s the Best by Crosby Bonsall
Monster Math School Time by Grace Maccarone
More Spaghetti I Say by Rita Gelman
My Dog by Judy Taylor
My Friends by Taro Gomi
New House for Mole and Mouse, A by Harriet Ziefert
Nicky Upstairs, Nicky Downstairs by Harriet Ziefert
No Mail for Mitchell by Catherine Siracusa
Not Me Said the Monkey by Colin West
One Monday Morning by Uri Shulevitz
P.J. Funnybunny Camps Out by Marilyn Sadler
Peanut Butter and Jelly by Nadine Westcott
Ready, Get Set, Go! (First Start) by Troll
Sam and Dasher(Rookie Reader) by Children’s Press
Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw
Show and Tell (First Start) by Troll
Snail Saves the Day by John Stadler
Sometimes Things Change(Rookie Reader) by Children’s Press
Spot’s First Walk by Eric Hill
Stop That Rabbit (First Start) by Troll
Teddy Bear for Sale by Gail Herman
Ten Bears in a Bed by Stan Mack
Three Cheers for Hippo by John Stadler
Three Little Witches (First Start) by Troll
Titch by Pat Hutchins
Tree House Fun (First Start) by Troll
When You Were a Baby by Ann Jonas
Why Can’t I Fly by Rita Gelman
Willie the Slowpoke (First Start) by Troll
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Book Suggestions for Summer Reading That Might Be Found at the Public Library
Building a House by Byron Barton
Buzz, Buzz, Buzz by Byton Barton
Cake That Mack Ate, The by Rose Robart & Maryann Kovalski
Captain Cat by Syd Hoff
Cats and Mice by Rita Gelman
Come Out and Play Little Mouse by Robert Kraus
Danny and the Dinosaur Go to Camp by Syd Hoff
Elephant in Trouble (First Start) by Troll
George Shrinks by William Joyce
Goodnight, Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
I Was Walking Down the Road by Sarah Barchas
If I Had an Alligator by Mercer Mayer
If I Were a Penguin by Heidi Goeneil
It’s George bt Nuruan /cigeb
Just Me and My Babysitter by Mercer Mayer
Just Me and My Dad by Mercer Mayer
Just Me and My Puppy by Mercer Mayer
My Cat by Judy Taylor
New Baby Calf, The by Edith Chase & Barbara Reid
No Ball Games Here by Harriet Ziefert
Old Hat, New Hat by Jan & Stan Berenstain
Oliver by Robert Kraus
One Bear All Alone by Caroline Buckner
Picture for Harold’s Room by Crockett Johnson
Put Me in the Zoo by Robert Lopshire
The Rabbit by John Burningham
Ready, Set, Go by John Stadler
Sammy the Seal by Syd Hoff
Seven Little Monsters by Maurice Sendak
Tool Box by Anne Rockwell
Two Bear Cubs by Ann Jonas
We Are Best Friends by Aliki
What Game Shall We Play? by Pat Hutchins
Where Are You Going, Little Mouse? by Robert Kraus
Whose Mouse Are You? by Robert Kraus
Airport by Byron Barton
Albert the Albatross by Syd Hoff
All Tutus Should Be Pink by Sheri Brownrigg
Alligators All Around Maurice Sendak
Angus and the Cat by Marjorie Flack
Apples and Pumpkins by Anne Rockwell
Are You My Mother? by Philip D. Eastman
Barney’s Horse by Syd Hoff
Bear’s Bicycle, The by Emilie McLeod
Because a Little Bug Went Ka-Choo by Rosetta Stone
Benny Bakes a Cake by Eve Rice
Bertie the Bear by Pamela Allen
Big Dog, Little Dog by Philip D. Eastman
Bike Lesson by Stan & Jan Berenstain
Bunny Hop, The by Teddy Slater
Busy Buzzing Bumblebees by Alvin Schwartz
Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard, The by Brendan G. Hennessy
Dogs by Pat Hutchins
Don’t Touch by Suzy Kline
Dragon Gets By by Dav Pilkey
Dragon’s Fat Cat by Dav Pilkey
Dragon’s Halloween by Dav Pilkey
Fat Cat by Jack Kent
Father Bear Comes Home by Else H. Minarik
Fix It by David McPhail
Friend For a Dragon by Dav Pilkey
Gingerbread Man, The by Rita Rose
Go Away Dog by Joan Nodset
Goodnight, Owl! by Pat Hutchins
Grizzwold by Syd Hoff
Happy Birthday, Sam by Pat Hutchins
Hattie and the Fox by Mem Fox
Hello, Cat You Need a Hat by Rita Gelman
Hello, First Grade by Joanne Ryder
Hiccups for Elephant by James Preller
It’s Not Easy Being a Bunny by Marilyn Sadler
Jim Meets the Thing by Miriam Cohen
Jim’s Dog Muffins by Miriam Cohen
Just a Mess by Mercer Mayer
Just Grandma and Me by Mercer Mayer
Just Like Everyone Else by Karla Kuskin
Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus
Liar, Liar Pants on Fire by Miriam Cohen
Lighthouse Children, The by Syd Hoff
Little Chick’s Friend Duckling by Mary Deball Kwitz
Little Fish that Got Away by Bernadine Cook
Little Tuppen by Paul Galdone
Lost in the Museum by Miriam Cohen
Mice at Bat by Kelly Oechsli
Mrs. Brice’s Mice by Syd Hoff
Nana’s Place by Akimi Gibson and K. Meyer
Napping House, The by Don & Audrey Wood
No Good in Art by Miriam Cohen
Noisy Nora by Rosemary Wells
Quilt, The Ann Jonas
Reflections by Ann Jonas
Small Pig by Arnold Lobel
So What? by Miriam Cohen
Spot’s Birthday Party by Eric Hill
Stanley by Syd Hoff
There’s A Nightmare in My Closet by Mercer Mayer
This Is the Place For Me by Joanna Coles
Three Billy Goats Gruff, The by Marica Brown
Tidy Titch by Pat Hutchins
Trek, The by Ann Jonas
Very Busy Spider, The by Eric Carle
We Just Moved by Stephen Krensky
We’re Going On a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
Wheels On the Bus by Mary Ann Kovalski
When Will I Read? by Miriam Cohen
Who Took the Farmer’s Hat? by Joan Nodset
Willie’s Wonderful Pet by Mel Cebulash
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Book Suggestions for Summer Reading That Might Be Found at the Public Library
Addie’s Bad Day by Joan Robins
Adventures of Snail at School by John Stadler
And I Mean It Stanley by Crosby Bonsall
Annie’s Pet by Barbara Brenner
Ask Mr. Bear by Marjorie Flack
Bear Shadow by Frank Asch
Bear’s Bargain by Frank Asch
Best Nest by Philip D. Eastman
Big Max by Kin Platt
Boy Who Cried Wolf, The by Freya Littledale
Buzby by Julia Hoban
Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
Charlie Needs a Cloak by Tomie DePaola
Clocks and More Clocks by Pat Hutchins
Curious George and the Ice Cream by Margaret Rey
Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff
Days With Frog and Toad byArnold Lobel
Doorbell Rang, The by Pat Hutchins
Drummer Hoff by Ed Emberly
Egg to Chick byMillicent Selsam
Fire Cat, The by Esther Averill
First Grade Takes a Test by Miriam Cohen
Fox Series by Edward Marshall
Fraidy Cats by Stephen Krensky
Franklin Plays the Game by Paulette Bourgeois & Brenda Clark
Funny Bones by Allan & Janet Ahlberg
Ghosts! by Alvin Schwartz
Grandma’s At Bat by Emily Arnold McCully
Great Day for Up by Dr. Seuss
Great Snake Escape, The by Molly Coxe
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb by Al Perkins
Hannah by Stepping Stones
He Bear, She Bear by Stan and Jan Berenstain
Henry and Mudge Series by Cynthia Rylant
Hippopotamus Ate the Teacher, A by Mike Thaler
Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss
Horse in Harry’s Room, The by Syd Hoff
How Kittens Grow by Millicent Selsam
I Can Read With My Eyes Shut by Dr. Seuss
I Love to Sneeze by Ellen Schecter
I Saw You in the Bathtub by Alvin Schwartz
I Was So Mad by Mercer Mayer
In a Dark, Dark Room by Alvin Schwartz
Insects by Carolynn MacLulich
Jamberry by Bruce Degen
Jillian Jiggs by Phoebe Gilman
Joe and Betsy the Dinosaur by Lillian Hoban
Kenny and the Little Kickers by Claudio Mareollo
Kick, Pass, and Run by Leonard Kessler
Last One in Is a Rotten Egg by Leonard Kessler
Let’s Be Enemies by Maurice Sendak
Little Bear Series by Else H. Minarik
Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni
Little Fireman by Margaret Wise Brown
Little Gorilla by Ruth Bornstein
Little Red Hen, The by Paul Galdone
Magic Fish, The by Cynthia Rylant
Marigold and Grandma on the Town by Stephanie Calmenson
Max by Rachel Isadora
Meg and Mog by Helen Nicoll
Missing Tooth, The by Joanna Cole
Monster Manners by Joanna Cole
Moon Boy by Barbara Brenner
Morris and Boris at the Circus by Bernard Wiseman
Morris Goes to School by Bernard Wiseman
Mouse Soup by Arnold Lobel
Mouse Tales by Arnold Lobel
Mr. Putter and Tabby Series by Cynthia Rylant
My Brother, Ant by Betsy Byars
Mystery of the Missing Dog, The by Elizabeth Levy
No More Monsters for Me! by Peggy Parish
Norma Jean, Jumping Bean by Joanna Cole
Not Now! Said the Cow by Chris Demares
Oscar Otter by Nathaniel Benchley
Otto the Cat by Gail Herman
Owl at Home by Arnold Lobel
Pack 109 by Arnold Lobel
Peter’s Chair by Ezra Jack Keats
Popcorn Shop, The by Alice Lowe
Poppleton Series by Cynthia Rylant
Porcupine’s Pajama Party by Terry Webb Harshman
Rabbit’s Birthday Kite by Maryann McDonald
Rain Puddle by Adelaide Holl
Roller Skates! by Stephanie Calmenson
Row, Row, Row Your Boat by Kevin O’Malley
Sam and the Firefly by Philip D. Eastman
Sam the Minuteman by Nathaniel Benchley
See You in Second Grade by Miriam Cohen
See You Tomorrow, Charles by Miriam Cohen
Silly Tilly’s Valentine by Lillian Hoban
SkyFire by Frank Asch
Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Starring First Grade by Miriam Cohen
Stone Soup by Ann McGovern
Surprise Party, The by Annabelle Proger
Sword and the Stone, The by Grace Maccarone
Teeny Tiny Woman, The by Barbara Seuling
Ten Apples on Top by Theo LaSieg
There’s a Hippopotamus Under My Bed by Mike Thaler
There’s An Alligator Under My Bed by Mercer Mayer
There’s Something in My Attic by Mercer Mayer
Tom the TV Cat by Joan Heilbroner
Tongue Twister Prize, The by Little Books
Too Many Rabbits by Peggy Parish
Too Much Noise by Ann McGovern
Very Hungry Caterpillar, The by Eric Carle
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Book Suggestions for Summer Reading That Might Be Found at the Public Library
Amalia and the Grasshopper by Jerry Tello and Loretta Krupinski
Arthur Series by Lillian Hoban
Aunt Eater Loves a Mystery by Doug Cushman
Baby Sister for Frances, A by Lillian Hoban
Bargain for Frances, A by Russell Hoban
Baseball Ballerina by Kathryn Cristaldi
Be Ready at Eight by Peggy Parish
Bear At the Beach by Clay Carmichael
Bear Goes to Town by Anthony Browne
Beavers Beware! by Barbara Brenner
Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban
Best Friends for Frances by Russell Hoban
Best Way to Play by Bill Cosby
Big Balloon Race, The by Eleanor Coerr
Birthday for Frances, A by Russell Hoban
Blind Man and the Elephant, The by Karen Backstein
Bony Legs by Joanna Coles
Bootsie Barker Ballerina by Barbara Bottner
Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban
Bremen Town Musicians, The by Gross and Kent
Brenda’s Private Swing by Bernice Chardiet & Grace Maccarone
Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
Case of the Cat’s Meow, The by Crosby Bonsall
Case of the Double Cross, The by Crosby Bonsall
Case of the Dumb Bells, The by Crosby Bonsall
Cat’s Burglar by Peggy Parish
Chickens Aren’t the Only Ones by Ruth Heller
Clara and the Bookwagon by Nancy Smiler Levinson
Clifford, the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell
Clifford, the Small Red Puppy by Norman Bridwell
Commander Toad Series by Jane Yolen
Dancing with the Manatees by Faith McNulty
Daniel’s Duck by Clyde Robert Bulla
Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash, The by Trinka H. Noble
Dinosaur Time by Peggy Parish
Do You Like Cats? by Joanne Oppenheim
Families Are Different by Nina Pellegrini
Follow That Fish by Joanne Oppenheim
Four on the Shore by Edward Marshall
Franklin Goes to School by Paulette Bourgeois
Frog and Toad Series by Arnold Lobel
Frog Prince, The by Edith H. Tarcov
George the Drummer Boy by Nathaniel Benchley
Go and Hush the Baby by Betsy Byars
Golly Sisters Go West, The by Betsy Byars
Golly Sisters Ride Again, The by Betsy Byars
Greg’s Microscope by Millicent
Happy Birthday, Dear Duck by Eve Bunting
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
Here Comes the Strike Out by Leonard Kessler
Home in the Sky by Betsy Byars
Hooray for the Golly Sisters by Betsy Byars
Ibis: A True Whale Story by John Himmelman
If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Joffe Numeroff
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff
It’s Halloween by Jack Prelutsky
It’s Valentine’s Day by Jack Prelutsky
Jack and the Beanstalk by David Weisner
Jamaica’s Find by Juanita Havill
Johnny Appleseed by Eva Moore
Keep the Lights Burning Abbie by Peter and Connie Roop
King, the Mice and the Cheese by Nancy Gurney
Last Puppy, The by Frank Asch
Letter to Amy, A by Ezra Jack Keats
Little Chief by Syd Hoff
Little Hawk’s New Name by Don Bolognese
Little One Inch by A. Gibson and M. Akiyam
Little Polar Bear and the Brave Little Hare by Hans DeBeer
Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone
Little Runner of the Longhouse by Betty Baker
Little Soup’s Birthday by Robert Peck
Little Walrus Rising by Carol Young
Little Witch Goes to School by Deborah Hautzig
Little Witch’s Big Night by Deborah Hautzig
M & M Series by Pat Ross
Madeline Series by Ludwig Bemelmans
Magic Box, The by Barbara Brenner
Martin and Teacher’s Pets by Bernice Chardiet and Grace Maccarone
Martin and the Tooth Fairy by Bernice Chardiet and Grace Maccarone
Me Too by Mercer Mayer
Meanest Thing to Say, The by Bill Crosby
Molly the Brave and Me by Jane O’Connor
Monster Movie by Joanna Cole
More Tales of Amanda Pig by Jean Van Leeuwen
More Tales of Oliver Pig by Jean Van Leeuwen
Mr. Gumpy’s Motor Car by John Burningham
Mrs. Huggins and Her Hen Hannah by Lydia Dabcovich
Nate the Great Series by M. Weinman Sharmat
Nathan and Nicholas Alexander by Lulu Delacre
Nice New Neighbors by Franz Brandenberg
No Fighting, No Biting! by Else H. Minarik
No Tooth, No Quarter! by Jon Buller
Orca Song by Michael C. Armour
Pancake, The by Anita Lobel
Parent’s Night Fright by Elizabeth Levy
Peter and the North Wind by Freya Littledale
Pied Piper of Hamelin, The by Deborah Hautzig
Piggle by Crosby Bonsall
Pocket for Corduroy, A by Don Freeman
Public Library, The by Stepping Stones
Rise and Shine, Mariko-chan by Chiyoko Tomioka
Ruby the Copycat by Peggy Rathman
Sam Who Never Forgets by Eve Rice
Scruffy by Peggy Parish
Secret of Foghorn Island, The by Geoffrey Hayes
Sheila Rae, the Brave by Kevin Henkes
Shipwreck Saturday by Bill Crosby
Shortest Kid in the World by Corinne Demas Bliss
Smallest Cow in the World, The by Katherine Paterson
Snowball War, The by Bernice Chardiet
Snowshoe Thompson by Nancy Smiler Levinson
Soap Soup and Other Verses by Karla Kuskin
Space Rock by Jon Buller
Stan the Hot Dog Man by Ethel & Leonard Kessler
Surprise Party by Pat Hutchins
Three Bears by Paul Galdone
Three By the Sea by Edward Marshall
Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe by Vera B. Williams
Three Stories You Can Read to Your Cat by Sara Swan Miller
Three Stories You Can Read to Your Dog by Sara Swan Miller
Treasures of the Lost Lagoon by Geoffrey Hayes
Wagon Wheels by Barbara Brenner
We Scream for Ice Cream by Bernice Chardiet and Grace Maccarone
When Will We Be Sisters? by Virginia Kroll
Where Are the Bears? by Kay Winters
Who Sank the Boat? by Pamela Allen
Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Bully? by Teddy Slater
Zack’s Alligator by Shirley Mozelle
Zack’s Alligator Goes to School by Shirley Mozelle
Daniel’s Dog by Jo Allen Bogart
Adventures of the Buried Treasure, The by Nancy McArthur
Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse by Leo Lionni
Amanda Pig and Her Big Brother Oliver by Jean Van Leeuwen
Amelia Bedelia Series by Peggy Parish
Animal Tracks by Arthur Dorros
Annie Bananie Moves to Barry Avenue by Leah Komaiko
Beans on the Roof by Betsy Byars
Best Older Sister, The by Sook Nyul Choi
Boy Who Turned into a T.V. Set, The by Stephen Manes
Bravo Amelia Bedelia by Herman Parrish
Brigig Series by Kathleen Leverich
Bug Off! by Jennifer Dussling
Cam Jansen Series by David Adler
Candy Corn Contest, The by Patricia Reilly Giff
Cannonball Chris by Jean Marzollo
Case of the Cool-Itch Kid, The by Patricia Reilly Giff
Clue at the Zoo, The by Patricia Reilly Giff
December Secrets by Patricia Reilly Giff
Deputy Dan and the Bank Robbers by Joseph Rosenbloom
Deputy Dan Gets His Man by Joseph Rosenbloom
Desert Giant: The World of the Saguaro Cactus by Barbara Bash
Dinosaur Babies by Lucille Recht Penner
Dinosaur Days by Joyce Milton
Dog That Pitched a No-Hitter, The by Matt Christopher
Dog That Stole Football Plays, The by Matt Christopher
Dog That Stole Home, The by Matt Christopher
Dolphin by Robert A. Morris
Dragon Breath by Jane O’Connor
Finding Providence: The Story of Roger Williams by Avi
Flea Story, The by Leo Lionni
Fly Trap by Dina Anatasio
Football Friends by Jean, Dave and Dan Marzollo
George and Martha Series by James Marshall
Ginger Brown Series by Sharon Wyeth
Gingerbread Boy The by Paul Galdone
Goliath Series by Terrance Dicks
Good As New by Barbara Douglass
Gregory, the Terrible Eater by M. Weinman Sharmat
Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King by Jean Marzollo
Harry and Willy and Carrothead by Judith Caseley
Horrible Harry Series by Suzy Kline
Hungry, Hungry Sharks by Joanna Cole
I Hate English by Ellen Levine
I Know A Lady by Charlotte Zolotow
Josefina Story Quilt by Eleanor Coerr
Katy and the Big Snow by Virginia L. Burton
Little Penguin’s Tale by Audrey Wood
Long Way to a New Land, A by Joan Sandin
Long Way Westward, The by Joan Sandin
Lucky Stars by David Adler
Magic Fish by Freya Littledale
Make Way For Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
Martin Luther King Day by Linda Lowery
Marvin Redpost Series by Louis Sachar
Miss Nelson Has a Field Day by Harry Allard
Mr. Gumpy’s Outing by John Burningham
Mystery of the Blue Ring,The by Patricia Reilly Giff
Mystery of the Pirate Ghost, The by Geoffrey Hayes
Oliver and Amanda’s Halloween by Jean Van Leeuween
Over in the Meadow by Paul Galdone
Pee Wee Scouts Series by Judy Delton
Perfect the Pig by Susan Jeschke
Pinky and Rex Series by James Howe
Pioneer Bear by Joan Sandin
Puppy Who Wanted a Boy, The by Jane Thayer
Sadie and the Snowman by Allen Morgan
Say “Cheese” by Patricia Reilly Giff
Six Foolish Fisherman by Benjamin Elkin
Space Dog Series by Natalie Standiford
Surprises by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Tale of Peter Rabbit, The by Beatrix Potter
Tales of Amanda Pig by Jean Van Leeuwen
Three Little Pigs by Paul Galdone
Three Little Pigs, The by James Marshall
Through Grandpa’s Eyes by Patricia MacLachlan
Triplet Trouble Series by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Jones
Watch Out! Man-eating Snake by Partricia Reilly Giff
Weather Poems for All Seasons by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Whales-The Gentle Giants by Joyce Milton
When the Giants Came to Town by Marcia Leonard
Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats
Wind Blew, The by Pat Hutchins
First Start Biography Series by Troll
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Book Suggestions for Summer Reading That Might Be Found at the Public Library
Art Lesson, The by Tomie DePaola
Arthur Series by Marc Brown
Aunt Flossie’s Hats (and Crab Cakes Later) by Elizabeth Howard
Baseball Pals by Matt Christopher
Basket Counts, The by Matt Christopher
Bears’ Picnic by Stan and Jan Berenstain
Bears’s Christmas by Stan and Jan Berenstain
Bears on Hemlock Mountain, The by Alice Dalgliesh
Beast and the Halloween Horror by Patricia Reilly Giff
Beast in Ms. Rooney’s Room, The by Patricia Reilly Giff
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
Book About Your Skeleton, A by Ruth Belov Gross
Boundless Grace by Mary Hoffman
Can Do, Jenny Archer by Ellen Conford
Case for Jenny Archer, A by Ellen Conford
Case of the Elevator Duck, The by Polly Berrien Brends
Case of the Hungry Stranger, The by Crosby Bonsall
Catch That Pass! by Matt Christopher by Matt Christopher
Catcher’s Mask, The by Matt Christopher
Center Court Sting by Matt Christopher
Chair for My Mother, A by Vera B. Williams
Chalk Box Kid, The by Clyde Robert Bulla
Chicken Soup with Rice by Maurice Sendak
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
Counterfeit Tackle, The by Matt Christopher
Dancing with the Indians by Angela Medearis
Day of Ahmed’s Secret,A by Florence Heide and Judith Gilliland
Did You Carry the Flag Today, Charley by Rebecca Caudill
Dirt Bike Racer by Matt Christopher
Dirt Bike Runaway by Matt Christopher
Don’t Forget the Bacon by Pat Hutchins
Double Play at Short by Matt Christopher
Emily Arrow Promises to Do Better This Year by Patricia Reilly Giff
Fancy Feet by Patricia Reilly Giff
Fighting Tackle by Matt Christopher
Fiji Flood, The by Irene Schultz
Fish Face by Patricia Reilly Giff
Five True Dog Stories by Margaret Davidson
Five True Horse Stories by Margaret Davidson
Fox Steals Home, The by Matt Christopher
Freckle Juice by Judy Blume
George Washington’s Mother by Jean Fritz
Ghost Town Treasure by Clyde Robert Bulla
Hard Drive to Short by Matt Christopher
Helen Keller by Margaret Davidson
Hit-Away Kid, The by Matt Christopher
I Can’t Said the Ant by Polly Cameron
Ice Magic by Matt Christopher
In the Dinosaur’s Paw by Patricia Reilly Giff
Invisible Dog, The by King-Smith, Dick
Jenny Archer to the Rescue by Ellen Conford
Job for Jenny Archer, A by Ellen Conford
Junie B. Jones Series by Barbara Park
Kid Who Only Hit Homers, The by Matt Christopher
King Arthur by Marc Brown
Lazy Lions, Lucky Lambs by Patricia Reilly Giff
Let’s Go, Philadelphia by Patricia Reilly Giff
Lily and Miss Liberty by Carla Stephens
Little Lefty by Matt Christopher
Little Series by John Peterson
Look Who’s Playing First Base by Matt Christopher
Lucky Baseball Bat, The by Matt Christopher
Magic Treehouse Series by Mary Pope Osborne
Man Out at First by Matt Christopher
Miracle at the Plate by Matt Christopher
Mitten, The by Jan Brett
Molly’s Pilgrim by Barbara Cohen
Mystery of the Stolen Bike, The by Marc Brown
Nine True Dolphin Stories by Margaret Davidson
One-Eyed Jake by Pat Hutchins
One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo, The by Judy Blume
Paint Brush Kid, The by Clyde Robert Bulla
Pajama Party by Amy Hest
Rats on the Range by James Marshall
Rats on the Range and Other Stories by James Marshall
Rats on the Roof by James Marshall
Rats on the Roof and Other Stories by James Marshall
Red Ribbon Rosie by Jean Marzollo
Rip-Roaring Russell by Johanna Hurwitz
Russell and Elisa by Johanna Hurwitz
Russell Rides Again by Johanna Hurwitz
Russell Sprouts by Johanna Hurwitz
Shadow Over Second by Matt Christopher
Slam Dunk Saturday by Jean Marzollo
Soccer Sam by Jean Marzollo
Spy on Third Base, The by Matt Christopher
Stop, Stop by Edith Thacher Hurd
Strike Out! by Tristan Howard
Sunny-Side Up by Patricia Reilly Giff
Tight End by Matt Christopher
Too Hot to Handle by Matt Christopher
Touchdown for Tommy by Matt Christopher
True Stories About Abraham Lincoln by Ruth Belov Gross
Turkey Trouble by Patricia Reilly Giff
Tyler Toad and Thunder by Robert Crowe
Walter the Warlock by Deborah Hautzig
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Book Suggestions for Summer Reading That Might Be Found at the Public Library
Adam Joshua Capers Series by Janice Lee Smith
Amber Brown Series by Paula Danziger
Berlioz the Bear by Jan Brett
Cloud Book, The by DePaola, Tomie
Dance with Rosie by Patricia Reilly Giff
Enormous Crocodile, The by Roald Dahl
Favorite Greek Myths by Mary Pope Osborne
Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown
Glass Slipper for Rosie, A by Patricia Reilly Giff
Good Dog, Bonita by Patricia Reilly Giff
Grain of Rice, A by Helena Clare Pittman
Helen Keller’s Teacher by Margaret Davidson
Ho, Ho, Benjamin, Feliz Navidad by Patricia Reilly Giff
How Is a Crayon Made? by Oz Charles
It Takes a Village by Jane Cowen-Fletcher
Jackie Robinson and the Story of All-Black Baseball by Jim O’Connor
Julian, Dream Doctor by Ann Cameron
Julian, Secret Agent by Ann Cameron
Julian’s Glorious Summer by Ann Cameron
Lili the Brave by Jennifer Armstrong
Louis Braille: The Boy Who Invented Books for the Blind by Margaret Davidson
Magic Finger, The by Roald Dahl
Max Malone Series by Charlotte Herman
More Stories Huey Tells by Ann Cameron
More Stories Julian Tells by Ann Cameron
Next Spring an Oriole by Gloria Whelan
Not-So-Perfect Rosie by Patricia Reilly Giff
Pirate’s Promise by Stephen Kroll
Return of the Home Run Kid by Matt Christopher
Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl
Rosie’s Big City Ballet by Patricia Reilly Giff
Rosie’s Nutcracker Dreams by Patricia Reilly Giff
Shadow of the Wolf by Gloria Whelan
Shark Lady: The Adventures of Eugenie Clark by Ann McGovern
Shoeshine Girl by Clyde Robert Bulla
Show-and-Tell War, The by Janice Lee Smith
Silver by Gloria Whelan
Song Lee Series by Suzy Kline
Squanto: Friend of the Pilgrims by Clyde Robert Bulla
Stanley and the Magic Lamp by Patricia Reilly Giff
Starring Rosie by Patricia Reilly Giff
Stories Heuy Tells, The by Ann Cameron
Stories Julian Tells, The by Ann Cameron
Titanic, The by Judy Donnelly
Titanic, the Lost...and Found by Judy Donnelly
To the Top! by Sydelle A. Kramer
Trojan Horse, The: How the Greeks Won the War by Emily Little
White Bird by Clyde Robert Bulla
Witch Hunt: It Happened in Salem Village by Stephen Krensky
You Can’t Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown by Paula Danziger
You’re Out by Stephen Kroll
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Adventures of Ali Baba Bernstein, The by Johanna Hurwitz
Aldo Ice Cream by Johanna Hurwitz
Aldo Peanut Butter by Johanna Hurwitz
All About Sam by Lois Lowry
And Then What Happened, Paul Revere by Jean Fritz
Angel Park Series by Dean Hughes
Baby-Sitter’s Club Series by Ann M. Martin
Baseball Fever by Johanna Hurwitz
Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary
Boxcar Children Series by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George? by Jean Fritz
Chocolate Fever by Robert Smith
Class Clown by Johanna Hurwitz
Class President by Johanna Hurwitz
Face-Off by Matt Christopher
Haunting of Grade Three, The by Grace Maccarone
Henry and Beezus by Beverly Cleary
Henry and Ribsy by Beverly Cleary
Henry and the Clubhouse by Beverly Cleary
Henry and the Paper Route by Beverly Cleary
Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary
Herbie Jones Series by Suzy Kline
Here Comes McBroom by Sid Fleischman
Hundred Dresses, The by Eleanor Estes
Hurray for Ali Baba Bernstein by Johanna Hurwitz
I Wonder Why Snakes Shed Their Skins by Amanda O’Neill
McBroom’s Wonderful One-Acre Farm by Sid Fleischman
Meg Mackintosh Series by Lucinda Landon
Most Beautiful Place in the World, The by Ann Cameron
Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater
Much Ado About Aldo by Johanna Hurwitz
Muggie Maggie by Beverly Cleary
Ramona Series by Beverly Cleary
Ribsy by Beverly Cleary
Runaway Ralph by Beverly Cleary
Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Dick King-Smith
Socks by Beverly Cleary
Speeding Sleigh and Other Cases, The by Seymour Simon
Speedy Pasta and Other Cases, The by Semour Simon
Speedy Snake and Other Cases, The by Semour Simon
Speedy Soapbox Car and Other Cases, The by Seymour Simon
Story of Benjamin Franklin, The by Margaret Davidson
Ten True Animal Rescues by Jeanne Betancourt
Tornado by Betsy Byars
Trapped! by Mary Small
Wall of Names: The Story of the Viet Vets Memorial by Judy Donnelly
What’s the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? by Jean Fritz
Whipping Boy, The by Sid Fleischman
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Book Suggestions for Summer Reading That Might Be Found at the Public Library
Amazing But True Sports Stories by Phyllis & Zander Hollander
Amelia Earhart by John Parlin
Baseball’s Greatest Pitchers by S. A. Kromer
Bunnicula by James Howe
Circle of Gold by Candy Boyd Dawson
Ellen Tebbits by Beverly Cleary
Encyclopedia Brown Series by Donald and Rose Sobol
Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
Finding the Titanic by Robert D. Ballard
George’s Marvelous Medicine by Roald Dahl
Giraffe and the Pelly and Me, The by Roald Dahl
Hurricanes! by Jean Hopping
If You Grew Up with Abraham Lincoln by Ann McGovern
If You Lived at the Time of the Civil War by Kay Moore
If You Lived at the Time of the Great San Francisco Earthquake by Ellen Levine
If You Lived in Colonial Times by Ann McGovern
If You Lived in the Time of Martin Luther King by Ellen Levine
If You Lived with the Sioux Indians by Ann McGovern
If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620 by Ann McGovern
If You Traveled on the Underground Railroad by Ellen Levine
If You Were There When They Signed the Constitution by Ellen Levine
Indian School, The by Gloria Whelan
It’s Mine! by Leo Lionni
Jesse Owens: Olympic Hero by Francene Sabin
Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman
Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World by Walter & Mildred Pitts
Lion to Guard Us, A by Clyde Robert Bulla
Magic School Bus Series by Joanna Cole & Bruce Degen
Minpins, The by Roald Dahl
Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl
Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner
Story of Alexander Graham Bell, The by Margaret Davidson
Story of George Washington Carver, The by Eva Moore
Story of Harriet Tubman, The by Kate McMullen
Story of Jackie Robinson, Bravest Man in Baseball by Margaret Davidson
Story of Thomas Alva Edison, Inventor, The by Margaret Davidson
Story of Walt Disney, Maker of Magical Worlds, The by Bernice Selden
Tales of Olga da Polga, The by Michael Bond
Time Warp Series by Jon Scieszka
Tornados! by Lorraine Hopping
Tut’s Mummy: Lost and Found by Judy Donnelly
Twits, The by Roald Dahl
Wanted Dead or Alive: The True Story of H. Tubman by Ann McGovern
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