The document promotes summer reading to prevent 'summer slide' among children, encouraging participation in various reading programs and pledges. It provides information on authors and resources for different grade levels, suggests ways to keep reading, and mentions prizes for those who participate. Families are reminded to return a pledge form by May 16 to enter a prize drawing and to continue reading activities throughout the summer.

1. Summer Reading Resolution Pledge!
Research shows that kids who do not read over the summer can suffer from "summer slide" or
"brain drain." This means that it can take longer to catch up and get back in the swing of things
when the new school year starts. Don't let this happen! READ, READ, READ! If you need a little
extra push or incentive to get you reading, there are lots of summer reading programs out there
for little kids, big kids, and grown-ups! PLEDGE to participate in summer reading! You can do the
summer reading program at the Lexington County Public Library; participate in the Scholastic
Summer Reading Challenge; or come up with your own summer reading challenge (you can
even join Mrs. Byrd Fort and challenge yourself to read a #bookaday this summer)! Doesn’t
matter how you do it, just as long as you READ! Many of you PLEDGED to read with your family
for 101 days/nights for Roary’s Reading Resolution Challenge, continue that challenge by
pledging to read over the summer! Don’t know what to read? Check out this list of authors and
resources! We will be sharing more suggestions on the Learning Commons Facebook, Twitter,
and Instagram pages throughout the summer – be sure to LIKE and FOLLOW the Learning
Commons so that you don’t miss out!
Scan the QR code above to visit our webpage!
 Students who return the pledge form at the bottom of this sheet by May 16 will be entered in a prize
drawing for May 17!
 Students who show us a summer reading log by August 19 will receive a small prize!
Authors/Illustrators for grades K-2
Best for K-2, but kids in 3-5 will like them too!
Tedd Arnold
Brod Bagert
Phil Bildner
Peter Brown
Eric Carle
Nina Crews
Tomie DePaola
Gail Gibbons
Kevin Henkes
Matthew and Jennifer Holm *Babymouse and Squish!
Steve Jenkins *Animal Non-fiction!
Oliver Jeffers
Ezra Jack Keats
Jon Klassen
Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Brain Lies
Leo Lionni
Robert Munsch
Jack Prelutsky *Funny poet!
Cynthia Rylant
Jon Scieszka
David Shannon
Mo Willems
Authors/Illustrators for grades 3-5
Best for 3-5, but kids in K-2 will like them too!
Avi
Brod Bagert
Phil Bildner
Sharon Creech
Christopher Paul Curtis
Rahl Dahl
Kate DiCamillo
Matthew and Jennifer Holm *Babymouse and Squish!
James Howe
Jeff Kinney *Author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
Jarrett J. Krosoczka
*Author of Lunch Lady Graphic Novels
Megan McDonald
*Author of the Judy Moody and Stink books
Gary Paulsen
Lincoln Peirce *Big Nate series
Dav Pilkey *VERY FUNNY!
Patricia Polacco
Cynthia Rylant
Louis Sachar
Seymour Simon
Charles R. Smith, Jr.
Jerry Spinelli
*Ask the librarians at the public library OR email Mrs. Byrd Fort at
vfort@lexington1.net for more ideas!
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Our Pledge
Keep the information above at home to serve as your reminder to read!
Cut off the pledge and return it to school by May 16!
The _____________________________________family pledges that we will continue
Roary’s Reading Resolution by reading together throughout the summer!

2. summerreadingauthors2016
Our Pledge
Keep the information above at home to serve as your reminder to read!
Cut off the pledge and return it to school by January 11!
The _____________________________________family pledges that we will read aloud for
101 days/nights. This is our Roary’s Reading Resolution for 2016.
Our Pledge
Keep the information above at home to serve as your reminder to read!
Cut off the pledge and return it to school by January 11!
The _____________________________________family pledges that we will read aloud for 101
days/nights. This is our Roary’s Reading Resolution for 2016.
We hope to see you at one of these Summer Reading KICK-OFF events!
StoryFestSC
http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/storyfestsc
South Carolina State Museum, Saturday, June 4 9am – 4pm
Kick off summer reading with award winning authors Lauren Castillo and Jarrett Krosoczka!
Lexington County Public Library Summer Reading Kickoff Party
http://www.lex.lib.sc.us/children.asp
Lexington County Public Library, Main Library, Wednesday, June 8 3pm – 6pm
Try these ideas to keep you reading over the summer!
 Read The State Newspaper EVERY DAY (online or the print version) www.thestate.com
 See if your favorite book or author has an APP or website!
 Read a book on a device (Nook, Kindle, iPad, etc.)
 Visit the public library OFTEN! There are TONS of free programs to check out!
 Attend NPES Night with the Lexington County Blowfish Baseball Team! Friday, June 10!
 Visit TumbleBooks (email Mrs. Byrd Fort for the password!) http://www.tumblebooks.com/library
Visit these websites and blogs for EVEN MORE suggestions of
great books and activities you can do this summer!
 ReadKiddoRead - www.readkiddoread.com
 GUYS READ - www.guysread.com
 South Carolina Book Award Program (check out the Picture Book list and the Children’s Book
list) - http://www.scasl.net/book-awards
 Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge – http://www.scholastic.com/ups/campaigns/src-2016
 Reading Rockets - www.readingrockets.org/calendar/summer
 DayByDaySC - http://daybydaysc.org
 Book Adventure - www.bookadventure.com/Home.aspx
 Book It! Summer Reading Challenge - www.bookitprogram.com/summer/default.asp
 Google Maker Camp - http://makezine.com/maker-camp/