Suggested Summer Reading List
for Students Entering
Prefirst Fall 2008

Books that can help a child learn to read may be identified by such characteristics as repetitive language patterns or story patterns or the use of such familiar sequences as numbers, the days of the week, or hierarchal patterns.  The following types of books will be very helpful in strengthening reading skills:

Alphabet books, Rhyming and predictable books, and Cumulative Stories

Ginsburg, Mirra           Good Morning, Chick
Zemach, Margot         The Teeny Tiny Woman            
 
Repetitive Story Patterns such as:

Brown, Marcia             Three Billy Goats Gruff
Kraus, Robert             The Carrot Seed

Cumulative Tales such as:

Aardema              Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Emberley             Drummer Hoff
Hogrogian            One Fine Day
Wood                  The Napping House

Predictable Plots such as:

Burningham, John Mr. Gumpy's Outing
Rice, Eve Sam Who Never Forgets
Wildsmith, Brian How Many? (Cat on the Mat series)

Controlled Vocabulary such as:

Biscuit series by Capucilli, A.
Dr. Seuss series
Frog and Toad series by Lobel, Arnold
Bob Books series by Maslen, Bobby Lynn
Hello Readers Level 1 series by Scholastic
Puffin Easy to Read series
A Step Into Reading series

Books by the following authors:
Allard, Harry
Brett, Jan                                   
Brown, Marc
Carle, Eric
dePaola, Tomie         
Eastman, P.D.
Henkes, Kevin
Kasza, Keiko
Kellogg, Steven
Lionni, Leo
Martin, Jr., Bill
Numeroff, Laura                 
Peet, Bill
Sendak, Maurice
Van Allsburg, Chris    
Viorst, Judith
Wood, Don and Audrey

Beginning Chapter Books:
Magic Tree House
Holiday House Readers
Nate the Great
Amelia Bedelia
Henry and Mudge
Ready to Read Levels 1 and 2

Nonfiction:
Books by Gail Gibbons
See Me Grow series
Eyewitness Readers, Level 1 Beginning to Read
Animals are Fun series