What do we recommend for summer reading? 🌻
As elementary librarians, we are often asked to give book recommendations to our families to encourage and cultivate a love of reading over the summer months. These are our suggestions.
Sincerely,
Christina Carter (South Davis Librarian)
Brendan Fallon (Ellicott Librarian)
Kerra Mazzariello (Eggert Librarian)
Christine Tempestoso (Windom Librarian)
Princess Truly early chapter book series by Kelly Greenawalt
Newest in this early chapter book series is I am a Leader. In the first of three short stories, Princess Truly takes on the coveted role of class leader and role model of the day for Miss Bank's classroom. Throughout this special day, she leads her friends (and readers) through solving problems and making good choices. The second story is a talent show featuring her nervous pug Sir Noodles, and in the third one, Princess Truly helps some lost ducklings find their mother. This series is an excellent choice, especially for newly independent readers.
Bulldozer and Friends: Bulldozer's Big Rescue by Elise Broach
Broach offers young readers a compassionate tale about the jitters that often accompany starting school and cultivating new friendships. Young Bulldozer is a shy machine who loves to play but feels uneasy about meeting his new neighbors as he wishes summer could “last forever.” While Bulldozer is nervously meeting with Millie and Jay, a frightened cat gets stuck in a tree, and it is up to the three new pals to come to its rescue. As each chapter concludes, Bulldozer learns not only about teamwork but also that meeting new people is not as scary as he once thought. A great early chapter book for all, especially fans of cars, trucks, and machinery.
Emma Every Day series by C.L. Reid
Sadiq series by Siman Nuurali
Somali American Sadiq is a fun-loving third grader with many hobbies! From cooking to soccer to celebrating different cultures and everything in between, this chapter book series will bring readers from all walks of life together to enjoy a variety of stories.
Ty's Travels series by Kelly Starling Lyons
It's Not a Fairy Tale series by Josh Funk
In this Meta-Fractured-Fairy-Tale series, these traditional fairy tale characters refuse to listen to this beleaguered storyteller and simply will *not* go along with their original stories. And as you might expect, hilarity ensues.
Who Is/Was chapter book series
Playing Through the Turnaround by Mylisa Larsen
When a beloved Jazz Lab teacher is let go due to budget cuts, students hatch a plan to save their class, becoming an unlikely band of crusaders whose quest turns into something bigger than they ever could have imagined. This heartwarming story is great for more advanced readers and lovers of music!
Dreamkeeper Saga series by Kathryn Butler
An Adventure Novel for Middle-Grade Readers Steeped in magic, mystery, and glimmers of hope.
The Winterton Deception series by Janet Sumner Johnson
Plotting in paperback! A twisty middle grade mystery for fans of Knives Out, The Inheritance Game, and The Westing Game. Twelve-year-old twins enter a spelling bee in a last-ditch effort to save their family from financial ruin, only to find themselves in a cut-throat competition to uncover a fortune and dark secrets about the wealthy relations they’ve never known.
Animal Rescue Friends series by Meika Hashimoto
Baby-sitters Club series by Ann M. Martin
Pets on the Loose! series by Victoria Jamieson
Follow a group of adventurous class hamsters full of humor and mischief. The first installment in the series, The Great Pet Escape features the furry pals as they attempt to escape the perils of their second grade classroom. A great series for readers new to Graphic Novels.
Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd
A coming-of-age middle-grade graphic novel featuring a girl with severe allergies who just wants to find the perfect pet!
Squished by Megan Wagner Lloyd
From the Eisner-nominated duo behind the instant bestseller Allergic comes a fun new graphic novel about finding your own space… especially when you're in a family of nine!
Mr. Wolf's Class series by Aron Nels Steinke
A series that chronicles the everyday adventures of Mr. Wolf, a new teacher at Hazelwood Elementary school, and his class of wild and special students.
Saving Sunshine by Saadia Faruqi
It's hard enough being a kid without being teased for a funny sounding name or wearing a hijab. It's even harder when you're constantly fighting your sibling—and Zara and Zeeshan really can't stand each other. During a family trip to Florida, when the bickering, shoving, and insults reach new heights of chaos, their parents sentence them to the worst possible fate—each other’s company! But when the twins find an ailing turtle, it presents a rare opportunity for teamwork—if the two can put their differences aside at last.
Who Would Win? series by Jerry Pallotta
The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity by Nicholas Day
A propulsive work of narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how the robbery made the portrait the most famous artwork in the world—and how the painting by Leonardo da Vinci should never have existed at all.
