Summer reading list for children finishing kindergarten, from Mary Ann Scheuer, school librarian from Berkeley Unified School District

1. Reading is Fun!!
Kindergarten Summer Reading Suggestions
Berkeley School Libraries, 2017
Beginning to Read (*levels C – D – E – F)
Ball, by Mary Sullivan
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, by Bill
Martin, Jr.
Drop It, Rocket, by Tad Hills
Fix This Mess, by Tedd Arnold (I Like to Read)
Go, Otto, Go!, by David Milgrim
I See and See, by Ted Lewin (I Like to Read)
Pete the Cat: Play Ball!, by James Dean
Puppy Mudge Has a Snack, by Cynthia Rylant
Soccer Game!, by Grace Maccarone
When Andy Met Sandy, by Tomie dePaola
When Tiny Was Tiny, by Cari Meister
You Are (Not) Small, by Anna Kang
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Folktales and Trickster Tales
Anansi the Spider, by Gerald McDermott
Can’t Scare Me!, by Ashley Bryan
Goldilocks and the Three Bears, by Jan Brett
Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas, by Natasha Yim
Hansel and Gretel, by James Marshall
Just In Case: Trickster tale and Spanish alphabet book, by
Yuyi Morales
Little Red Riding Hood, by Jerry Pinkney
Little Roja Riding Hood, by Susan Middleton Elya
Lion and Mouse, by Jerry Pinkney
Tops and Bottoms, by Janet Stevens
* reading levels based on Fountas & Pinnell system

2. Beginning to Read (levels F – G – H - I)
A Big Guy Took My Ball! (Elephant & Piggie), by Mo Willems
Don’t Throw It To Mo!, by David Adler
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed, by Eileen
Christelow
The I’m Not Scared Book, by Todd Parr
Spider’s Lunch, by Joanna Cole
Super Fly Guy, by Tedd Arnold
The Thank You Book (Elephant & Piggie), by Mo Willems
Up, Tall and High!, by Ethan Long
The Watermelon Seed, by Greg Pizzolli
We Are Growing!, by Laurie Keller
Exploring animals all around
Biggest, Strongest, Fastest, by Steve Jenkins
Dinosaurs, by Penelope Arlon
Fly Guy Presents: Sharks, by Tedd Arnold
In the Wild, by David Elliott
Lions, by Derek Zobel
Puppies and Kittens, by Penelope Arlon
Snakes! (National Geographic), by Melissa Stewart
Time to Eat, by Steve Jenkins
ZooBorns! Zoo babies from around the world, by
Andrew Bleiman
Picture Books that Make Us Laugh
Bee-Bim Bop!, by Linda Sue Park
The Chupacabra Ate the Candelabra, by Marc Tyler
Noble
Dragons Love Tacos, by Adam Rubin
Knuffle Bunny, by Mo Willems
Niño Wrestles the World, by Yuyi Morales
Press Here, by Herve Tullet
Randy Riley’s Really Big Hit, by Chris Van Dusen
Shark vs. Train, by Chris Barton
The Wheels on the Tuk Tuk, by Kabir Sengal
Z Is for Moose, by Paul O. Zelinsky
Find more recommendations at
Mary Ann Scheuer’s website
greatkidbooks.blogspot.com
BUSD Library Services
library.berkeleyschools.net