We hope that you’ve been enjoying your summer break, and that your fun activities have included some trips to the library! If part of your plans this season call for some reading time, the list below has some recommended suggestions of great stories for all ages. There’re plenty of other suggestions we can make in person as well, so come and visit us soon!
(P.S.- the library has great air conditioning as a side bonus!)
Babies:
We Share This Neighborhood by Dan Saks
BOARD SAKS
This board book provides an exploration of neighborhood diversity across four different kinds of communities.
Pre-K:
Every Little Kindness by Marta Bartolj
PICTURE BARTOLJ
One kind action sparks a chain of selfless acts that lead a girl to reunite with her lost dog in this charming wordless story.
Kinder:
The Book That Almost Rhymed by Omar Abed
PICTURE ABED
A boy begrudgingly composes a sometimes-rhyming adventure with his precocious little sister.
1st grade:
See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog by David LaRochelle
EASY READ LAROCHELLE
Throughout three short stories, Max the dog tries to correct the book's misleading narration. The fun continues in See the Dog: Three Stories About a Cat and See the Ghost: Three Stories About Things You Cannot See.
2nd grade:
Whoosh: Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions by Chris Barton
BIOGRAPHY JOHNSON B
Chronicles the life and achievements of the NASA engineer and inventor, from his childhood to his accidental invention of the Super Soaker water gun.
3rd grade:
Accidental Trouble Magnet (Planet Omar series) by Zanib Mian
FICTION MIAN
Imaginative Omar goes through the ups and downs of starting a new school and making new friends with the help of his wonderful (and silly) Muslim family.
4th grade:
The 13-Story Treehouse by Andy Griffiths
FICTION GRIFFITHS
Andy and Terry live in a treehouse. But it's not just any old treehouse, it's the most amazing treehouse in the world! This treehouse has thirteen stories, a bowling alley, a see-through swimming pool, a secret underground laboratory, and more. Laughs and adventures abound in this series starter.
5th grade:
Team Chu and the Battle of Blackwood Arena by Julie C. Dao
FICTION DAO
Competitive siblings Sadie and Clip Chu must set aside their differences and work together when they get stuck in a virtual reality laser tag game.
6th grade:
Two Degrees by Alan Gratz
FICTION GRATZ
When three children endure separate climate change disasters--a wildfire in the California woods, a close encounter with a hungry polar bear in Canada, and a massive hurricane in Florida--they emerge from their experiences committed to changing the world.