2008 – 2009 First Grade
Suggested Summer Reading List
“Research tells us
children who do not read during the summer may lose a month or more of the
reading progress they had made in school. It is therefore, crucial to keep your
children engaged in summer reading activities.”
Jeb Bush, Former Governor
of
Augus and the Cat, Marjorie
Flack
The Bear's Bicycle,
Emilie McLeod
Little Bear, Else Minarik
Little Blue and Little
Yellow, Leo
Lionni
More Tales of Amanda
Pig, Jean Leeuwen
Owl at Home,
Sam Who Never Forgets,
Eve Rice
Frog and Toad are
Friends, Arnold
Lobel
Frog and Toad Together,
Mr. Gumpy's
Motor Car, John Burningham
Mr. Grumpy's
Outing, John Burningham
The Surprise Party, Pat
Hutchins
You Can't Catch Me!, Joanne Oppenheim
Caps for
The Gingerbread Boy,
Paul Galdone
Happy Birthday, Moon,
Frank Asch
I Know a Lady, Charlotte
Zolotow
Miss Nelson is Missing,
Harry Allard
Tyler Toad and the
Thunder, Robert
Crowe
Who Sank the Boat,
Pamela Allen
One Fine Day, Noony Hogrogian
The Napping House,
Audrey Wood
If You Give a Mouse a
Cookie, Laura
Numeroff
The Teeny Tiny Woman,
Barbara Seutin
The Very Hungry
Caterpillar, Eric Carle
Swimmy, Leo Lionni