Summer vacation means finally having time to enjoy reading as a pleasant and relaxed activity. We encourage your family to visit the library frequently. The following list contains favorite books and authors from which to choose. Extra copies are available at the Smith and Atwater Libraries.

General Summer Reading Guidelines

1. Read at least 10 books or other books by the same author from this booklist. Write the title and author of the book on the reading log on the back cover of this pamphlet. A parent's signature is required when the 10 books are read.

2. Books written on the TVES Summer Reading Log may also count for the summer reading program at the Smith and Atwater Libraries, and for the Governor's Summer Reading Challenge. To participate in the public library summer reading program, you should sign up at the Smith or Atwater Library, beginning June 12.

3. In September, present your completed reading log to your classroom teacher. A reading certificate will be awarded to students who have completed the requirements.

PICTURE BOOKS

Aardema, Verna -- Why Mosquitos Buzz in People's Ears
Ackerman, Karen -- Song and dance man
Allard, Harry -- Miss Nelson Is Missing
Bemelmans, Ludwig -- Madeline (series)
Brett, Jan -- Trouble with Trolls
Bunting, Eve -- The Memory String
Carle, Eric -- House for Hermit Crab
Cooney, Barbara -- Miss Rumphius
Cosby, Bill -- Little Bill Series
Cronin, Doreen -- Click, Clack, Moo Cows that Type
DePaola, Tomi -- Strega Nona
Dr. Seuss -- Daisy-Head Mayzie
Falconer, Ian - -Oliver
Gibbons, Faye -- Night in the Barn
Henkes, Kevin -- Chester's Way
Hoffman, Mary -- Amazing Grace
Hopkinson, Deborah -- Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
Kellogg, Steven -- Paul Bunyan
McCully, Emily Arnold -- Mirette on the High Wire
McKissack, Patricia C. -- Mirandy and the Brother Wind
Munsch, Robert -- The Paper Bag Princess
Numeroff, Laura -- If You Give a Pig a Pancake
Peet, Bill -- Cowardly Clyde
Polacco, Patricia -- Mrs. Katz and Tush
Sans Souci, Robert -- Sukey and the Mermaid
Scieszka, John -- The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
Stevenson, James -- (many titles)
Van Allsburg, Chris -- The Stranger
Van Leeuwen, Jean -- Amanda Pig (series)
Waber, Bernard -- The House on East 88th Street
Wisniewski, David -- Golem
Zelinsky, Paul O. -- Rapunzel

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FICTION BOOKS

Adler, David -- Young Cam Jansen (any book in the series)
Auch, Mary Jane -- The Latchkey Dog
Baglio, Ben -- Animal Park Pets (several titles)
Bonsall, Crosby Newell -- The Case of the Double Cross
Brown, Marc - Arthur Goes to Camp (chapter books)
Bryant, Bonnie -- Pony Tails (series)
Bulla, Clyde Robert -- The Paint Brush Kid
Calmenson, Stephanie -- Gator Girl (series)
Christopher, Matt -- The Kid Who Only Hit Homers (and other sports books by the author)
Cleary, Beverly -- any title
Clue Junior (series)
Dadey, Debbie & Marcia Thornton Jones -- The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids (series)
Danziger, Paula -- Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon
Delton, Judy -- Pee Wee Scout Back Pack (series)
DePaola, Tomie -- 26 Fairmount Avenue
Dixon, Franklin -- The Clues Brothers (series)
Fleischman, Sid -- McBroom (series)
Flournoy, Valerie -- Tanya's Reunion
Giff, Patricia R. -- The Kids of Polk Street School (series)
Gilson, Jamie -- It Goes Eeeeeeee!
Green, Stephanie -- Owen Foote, Soccer Star
Greenburg, Dan -- The Zack Files
Harwood, Pearl Augusta -- Mrs. Moon and the Dark Stairs
Howe, James -- Pinky and Rex (series)
Hurwitz, Johanna -- Aldo Applesauce
King-Smith, Dick -- Harriet's Hare
Kline, Suzy -- Horrible Harry & the Green Slime
Marzollo, Jean -- Soccer Cousins
Naimioka, Lensey -- Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear
Osborne, Mary Pope -- Magic Tree House (series)
Parish, Peggy -- Amelia Bedelia
Park, Barbara -- Junie B. Jones (series)
Peterson, John -- Littles (series)
Pilkey, Dav -- Captain Underpants (series)
Pinkwater, Daniel -- Mush, a Dog from Space & The Lunchroom of Doom
Preller, James -- Jigsaw Jones Mystery (series)
Ransom, Candice -- Who Needs Third Grade & Third Grade Stars
Roberts, Ken -- The Thumb in the Box
Rockwell, Thomas -- How to Eat Fried Worms
Ross, Pat -- M&M and the Mummy Mess
Rylant, Cynthia -- The High Rise Private Eyes: the Case of the Climbing Cat
Scieszka, John -- The Time Warp Trio (series)
Sharmat, Marjorie -- Nate the Great (series)
Smith, Janice Lee -- The Kid Next Door and Other Headaches
Smith, Janice Lee -- The Show and Tell War and Other Stories about Adam Joshua
Warner, Gertrude Chandler -- Boxcar Children (series)
Whybrow, Ian -- Little Wolf's Book of Badness
Woodruff, Elvira -- The Summer I Shrank My Grandmother
Yep, Lawrence -- The Curse of the Squirrel

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POETRY

Prelutsky, Jack -- The New Kid on the Block
Silverstein, Shel -- Where the Sidewalk Ends

Check out the 811 section for other poetry books at the library.

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BIOGRAPHIES / NON-FICTION

Adler, David -- Easy to read biographies
Cole, Joanna -- The Magic School Bus (series)
Cole, Joanna -- Hungry, Hungry Sharks
Gibbons, Gail -- Weather

Check the biography section for the Children's Authors Series and other interesting biographies on famous people such as Betsy Ross, Beatrix Potter, Johnny Appleseed (Chapman) and Jackie Robinson.

Also check the non-fiction section for the following subjects:

300's -- Ghost stories and fairy tales
500's -- Dinosaurs, Science, Wild Animals, Weather
600's -- Pets, human body
700's -- Sports, crafts, cooking, drawing, cartooning
800's -- Poetry, riddles, jokes
900's -- History, disasters, states, Native Americans

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THESE ARE JUST A FEW SUGGESTIONS. PLEASE REFER TO THE ABOVE SECTIONS AT YOUR PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR MORE TITLES