Kindergarten K-2 Self-Contained Class First Grade
Second Grade Third Grade Fourth Grade Fifth Grade
Kindergarten (PDF)
Read Alouds
Never Let a Unicorn Wear a Tutu! Alber by Diane
Clifford’s First School Day by Bridwell Norman
Albert Upside Down by Brown Ian
The Little Butterfly that Could by Burach Ross
Vroom Vroom Garbage Truck by Citro Asia
The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet! By Deedy Carman Agra
Tacky the Penguin by Lester Helen
Books by Mo Willems
The Book With No Pictures by Novak B.J
Dragons Loves Tacos by Adam Rubin
Unicorns are the worst by Alex Willan
Phonics Books
Bob Books Set 1- Beginning Readers
Bob Books Set 2- Advancing Beginners
Bob Books Set 3- Word Families
Bob Books Set 4- Complex Words
Bob Books Set 5- Long Vowels
First Little Readers by Scholastic
Pete the Cat Books
I Can Read Book Series
Elephant and Piggy Book Series
K-2 Self-Contained Class (PDF)
Kindergarten
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? – Bill Martin Jr. & Eric Carle
The Very Hungry Caterpillar- Eric Carle
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes – Eric Litwin
Llama Llama Misses Mama – Anna Dewdney
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! – Mo Willems
First Grade
Elephant & Piggie: We Are in a Book! – Mo Willems
A Sick Day for Amos McGee – Philip C. Stead
The Rabbit Listened – Cori Doerrfeld
Jabari Jumps – Gaia Cornwall
Henry and Mudge: The First Book – Cynthia Rylant
2nd Grade
Mercy Watson to the Rescue – Kate DiCamillo
The Bad Seed – Jory John
Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea! – Ben Clanton
The Invisible Boy – Trudy Ludwig
Owl Diaries: Eva’s Treetop Festival – Rebecca Elliott
Tips for Families:
Read together for 10–15 minutes each day.
Let your child choose books that match their interests.
Ask simple questions before, during, and after reading.
Celebrate all reading, including graphic novels, audiobooks, and rereading favorite books.
Focus on enjoyment and building a positive reading routine over the summer.
First Grade (PDF)
Read Aloud Favorites:
Paletero Man by Lucky Diaz
Looking for a Jumbie by Tracey Baptiste
The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak
The Rice in the Pot Goes Round and Round by Wendy Wan-Long Shang
Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld
The Bear’s Song by Benjamin Chaud
It’s So Quiet: A Not-Quite-Going-to-Bed Book by Sherri Duskey Rinker
Please, Baby, Please by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee
Silly Sally by Audrey Wood
Atticus Caticus by Sarah Maizes
100 Dogs: Playful Pups to Count by Michael Whaite
Knight Owl by Christopher Denise
Group Hug by Jean Reidy
Everybody in the Red Brick Building by Anne Wynter
Mina by Matthew Forsythe
Funny Picture Books:
The Little Butterfly That Could by Ross Burach
Unicorns Are the Worst by Alex Willan
The Leaf Thief by Alice Hemming
Here Comes the Big Mean Dust Bunny by Jan Thomas
This Is a Moose by Richard T. Morris, illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld
The Bear Who Wasn’t There by LeUyen Pham
I Am Not a Penguin: A Pangolin’s Lament by Liz Wong
Pizza with Everything on It by Kyle Scheele
I Can Only Draw Worms by Will Mabbitt
Not Now Cow by Tammi Sauer
The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugene Trivizas
Those Darn Squirrels by Adam Rubin, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri
Picture Books with Lessons:
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho
Lulu the One and Only by Lynnette Mawhinney
The Tale of the Valiant Ninja Frog by Alastair Chisholm
When Charley Met Emma by Amy Webb
Kaia and the Bees by Maribeth Boelts
I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes
Chopsticks by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
One of These Is Not Like the Others by Barney Saltzberg
Pigeon Math by Asia Citro, illustrated by Richard Watson
The Donkey Egg by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel
Your Name Is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
How to Apologize by David LaRochelle
Nell Plants a Tree by Anne Wynter
What does it Mean to be Kind? By Rana DiOrio
Phonics Books
Pig Wig: Flip a Word Books
Learn to Read with TUG THE PUP and Friends Box Set 1, Set 2, Set 3
Bob Books Set 1 – Beginning Readers
Bob Books Set 2 – Advancing Beginners
Bob Books Set 3 – Word Families
Bob Books Set 4 – Complex Words
Bob Books Set 5 – Long Vowels
Curious George Math and Science Readers
In, Over and On the Farm by Ethan Long
See Pip Point by David Milgrim
Flubby Is Not a Good Pet by J.E. Morris
Elephant & Piggie Like Reading! series (like The Cookie Fiasco by Dan Santat)
Books The Recieved Awards
My City Speaks by Darren Lebeuf (winner of the Schneider Family Book Award) – Epic
The Me I Choose to Be by Natasha Tarpley (Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award)
Fox at Night by Corey Tabor (Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for the most distinguished beginning reader book)
Boogie Boogie, Y’All (Odyssey Award for best audiobook produced for children)
Hot Dog by Doug Salati (A 2023 Caldecott Winner)
There Was a Party for Langston by Jason Reynolds (Caldecott Honor)
Big by Vashti Harrison (Caldecott Winner)
Fiction:
The World Belonged to Us by Jacqueline Woodson
Blue Sky White Stars by Sarvinder Naberhaus
Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri
Priya Dreams of Marigolds & Masala by Meenal Patel
Little Cliff’s First Day of School by Clifton L Taulbert and E. B Lewis
The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers
Gibberish by Young Vo
Eyes that Speak to the Stars by Joanna Ho and Dung Ho
What Do You Do With an Idea? By Kobi Yamada
The Best Eid Ever by Asma Mobin-Uddin
Non-Fiction:
I Am Ruby Bridges by Ruby Bridges
Fly Guy Presents: Weather by Tedd Arnold
Jovita Wore Pants by Aida Salazar
The Girl with a Mind for Math: the Story of Raye Montague by Julia Finley Mosca
The Bravest Dog Ever: The True Story of Balto by Donald Cook
Second Grade (PDF)
Easy Chapter Books:
Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne
Henry and Mudge series by Cynthia Rylant
Mercy Watson series by Kate DiCamillo
Nate the Great series by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Ivy and Bean series by Annie Barrows
The Princess in Black series by Shannon Hale
Dragon Masters series by Tracey West
Judy Moody and Friends series by Megan McDonald
Books About Bugs and Nature:
Diary of a Spider by Doreen Cronin
Diary of a Fly by Doreen Cronin
National Geographic Readers: Caterpillar to Butterfly by Laura Marsh
Bugs A to Z by Caroline Lawton
Are You a Beе? by Judy Allen
Animal Stories:
Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White (great for family read-alouds)
Dear Beast by Dori Hillestad Butler
The Adventures of Sophie Mouse series by Poppy Green
Owl Diaries series by Rebecca Elliott
Community and Helpers:
Career Day by Anne Rockwell
Firefighters Then and Now by Heather Adamson
Whose Tools Are These? by Sharon Katz Cooper
A Field Guide to Your Community by Marcie Colleen
Picture Books:
Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall
The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson
The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires
Saturday by Oge Mora
Those Shees by Maribeth Boelts
Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
Non-Fiction and Informational Texts
Who Would Win? series by Jerry Pallotta
Fly Guy Presents series by Tedd Arnold
National Geographic Kids Readers
The Magic School Bus books by Joanna Cole
National Geographic Kids: Weird But True!
Poetry and Humor
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
The Bug in Teacher’s Coffee and Other School Poems by Kalli Dakos
Third Grade (PDF)
Fiction:
Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson
The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch
When I Was Eight by Lampara Laighton
They Call Me Güero by David Bowles
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Mummies in the Morning by Mary Pope Osborne
The Secret Project by Valerie Tripp
If You Were a Kid in the California Gold Rush by Marvin Tobias
Mango, Abuela, and Me by Maria Eugenia Hernandez
Henry’s Freedom Box by Ellen Levine
Non-Fiction
Same, Same But Different by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw
We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
Grandfather Gandhi by Arun Gandhi
Shark Lady by Jess Keating
Sora Sweet Reads
Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices
Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi
Sofia Valdez and the Vanishing Vote by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts
Aaron Slater and the Sneaky Snake by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts
The Underground Abductor: an Abolitionist Tale about Harriet Tubman by Nathen Hale
Billie Blaster and the Robot Army from Outer Space by Laini Taylor and Jim Di Bartolo
Muhammad Ali was a Chicken? by Dan Gutman and Allison Steinfeld
Boogie in the Bronx by Jackie Azúa Kramer and Jana Glatt
The Cosmic Adventures of Astrid and Stella by Eunice Moyle and Sabrina Moyle
Thank a Farmer by Maria Gianferrari and Monica Mikai
ALA Recommendations
The Book of Turtles by Sy Montgomery and Matt Patterson
Glitter Everywhere! Where it came from, where it’s found and where it’s going by Chris Barton and Chaaya Prabhat
Search for a Giant Squid: Pick your Path! by Amy Seto Forrester and Andy Chou Musser
Fourth Grade (PDF)
Adventure/Fantasy
Nic Blake and the Remarkables — Angie Thomas
The Last Mapmaker — Christina Soontornvat
The Wild Robot — Peter Brown
Percy Jackson Series — Rick Riordan
Woundabout — Lev Rosen
Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy — Karen Foxlee
Skandar and the Unicorn Thief — A.F. Steadman
The Peculiar — Stefan Bachmann
Myths
D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths — Ingri and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire
Friendship/Diversity
Playing the Cards You’re Dealt — Varian Johnson
Graphic Novel
Wings of Fire (Graphic Novel Series) — Tui T. Sutherland
Real Friends — Shannon Hale
The Night Librarian — Christopher Lincoln
Mystery
Serafina and the Black Cloak — Robert Beatty
The Girl with the Glass Bird — Esme Kerr
Warren the 13th and the All-Seeing Eye — Tania del Rio
Humor
Fortunately, the Milk — Neil Gaiman
Liberty Porter, First Daughter — Julia DeVillers
Fifth Grade (PDF)
The Rhythm of Time — Questlove
The Big Tree — Brian Selznick
Hummingbird — Natalie Lloyd
The Beatryce Prophecy — Kate DiCamillo
The Many Meanings of Meilan — Andrea Wang
A Girl Raccoon and the Midnight Moon — Karen Romano Young
Home Sweet Motel — Chris Grabenstein
Ellie, Engineer — Jackson Pearce
Trapped in a Video Game — Dustin Brady
The Season of Styx Malone — Kekla Magoon
The Girl Who Drew Butterflies — Joyce Sidman
Pony on the Twelfth Floor — Polly Faber
Funny Girl — Edited by Betsy Bird
Blended — Sharon M. Draper
Spy School Revolution — Stuart Gibbs
Grump — Liesl Shurtliff
Absolutely Truly — Heather Vogel Frederick
The Unicorn Rescue Society — Adam Gidwitz
Book Scavenger — Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Aline and the Blue Bottle — Carolina Ugazmoran
The Sea in Winter — Christine Day
You Go First — Erin Entrada Kelly
Hide and Seeker — Daka Hermon
The Mother-Daughter Book Club — Heather Vogel Frederick
The Parker Inheritance — Varian Johnson
Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen! — Sarah Kapit
Race to the Bottom of the Sea — Lindsay Eagar
The Sky at Our Feet — Nadia Hashimi
Middle School (PDF)
6th Grade
The Heroes of Olympus — Rick Riordan
Aru Shah and the End of Time — Roshani Chokshi
The Wild Robot — Peter Brown
I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 — Lauren Tarshis
Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy — Tui T. Sutherland
The Girl Who Drank the Moon — Kelly Barnhill
The Last Mapmaker — Christina Soontornvat
The Breadwinner — Deborah Ellis
7th Grade
Brown Girl Dreaming — Jacqueline Woodson
The Crossover — Kwame Alexander
Chains — Laurie Halse Anderson
History Smashers: The American Revolution — Kate Messner
Refugee — Alan Gratz
One Crazy Summer — Rita Williams-Garcia
Echo Mountain — Lauren Wolk
The Birchbark House — Louise Erdrich
8th Grade
Scythe — Neal Shusterman
The Giver — Lois Lowry
Hoot — Carl Hiaasen
The Last Bear — Hannah Gold
Unbroken (YA Adaptation) — Laura Hillenbrand
Refugee — Alan Gratz
March: Book One — John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, & Nate Powell
I Am Malala (Young Readers Edition) — Malala Yousafzai