Summer Reading Series | K-2
Jul. 14th, 2015 4:09 pmWith the help of teachers and librarians from some of our best private elementary schools in WNY, we have compiled a list of recommended summer reading titles for students from Pre-K through 8th grade. These books will help them to stay engaged, and keep their reading comprehension skills sharpened this summer.
Here is a list of titles for the younger kids, those who will be entering Kindergarten, first, and second grade at any of our Catholic elementary schools this fall. Reading these books this summer will help prepare your new student for a great first day at any of our Catholic WNY elementary schools.
Entering Kindergarten
Please, Mr. Panda by Steve Antony
Rory the Dinosaur: Me and My Dad by Liz Climo
Bulldozer's Big Day by Candace Fleming
Mix It Up! by Herve Tullet
Time for School, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff
D.W.'s Guide to Preschool by Marc Brown
I'm Not Ready! by Jonathan Allen
The Night Before Preschool by Natasha Wing
Schoolies: My First Day of School by Ellen Crimi-Trent
My First Day of School by P.K. Hallinan
I Love School! by Philemon Sturges
Any book by Mo Willems
Once Upon a Cloud by Claire Keane
Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin Jr.
Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw
Good Night, Good Knight by Shelley Moore Thomas
Are You My Mother? by P. D. Eastman
1st Grade
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner
What this Story Needs is a Pig in a Wig by Emma Virjan
I Will Take a Nap! by Mo Willems
Cat's Colors by Jane Cabrera
Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
Today is Monday by Eric Carle
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow
Mice Squeak, We Speak by Arnold L. Shapiro
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin
From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles G. Shaw
Do You Want to Be My Friend? by Eric Carle
I Like Bugs by Margaret Wise Brown
The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss
Go, Dog, Go! by P. D. Eastman
The Solar System by Carmen Bredeson
The True-Or-False Books About Dogs by Patricia Lauber
Fly Guy Series by Adler
2nd Grade
Curious George by H.A. Rey
Little Bear's Friend by Else Minarik
The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone
The Princess in Black by Shannon Hale
Freckle Juice by Judy Blume
Lady Lollipop by Dick King Smith
Alligator Baby by Robert Munsch
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Dinosaur Days by Joyce Milton
Stars in the Sky by Allan Fowler
Bats! Creatures of the Night by Joyce Milton
Whatever the Weather by Karen Wallace
Series:
Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne
Fluffy series by Kate McMullan
Rainbow Magic series by Daisy Meadows
Ready Freddy by Abby Klein
Boxcar Children series by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Nate the Great series by Marjorie Sharmat
Magic School Bus series by Joanna Cole
Young Cam Jansen series by David Adler
Students of Buffalo schools will love any of these titles. Christian schools in Buffalo NY each have their own specific lists for reading, so refer to them first for mandatory reading. Buffalo Catholic schools hold standards in high regard, and holds them as among the best private elementary schools in Buffalo NY.
Stay Tuned for summer reading suggestions for grades 3-5, and 6-8!