West Bath School Suggested Summer Reading List 2016 For students entering kindergarten: The Adventures of Beekle. S antat. Building Our House. B ean. Circus Ship. Van Dusen. Corduroy . Freeman. Curious George . Rey. Eat Like a Bear. S ayre. Foxy! S ouhami. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site. R inker. Goodnight Moon . Brown. The Lion and the Mouse . Pinkney. Make Way for Ducklings . McCloskey. My Dog is as Smelly as Dirty Socks . Piven. My Friend Rabbit . Rohmann. My Kindergarten . Wells. No, David . Shannon. Olivia . Falconer. Planting a Rainbow . Ehlert. Ribbit! Folgueria. That is Not a Good Idea! Willems. This is Not My Hat . Klassen. Wolfie the Bunny . Dyckman. Yummy: Eight Favorite Fairy Tales . Cousins. West Bath School Suggested Summer Reading List 2016 For students entering 1st grade: Fiction A Ball for Daisy. R aschka. Benny and Penny in the Big NoNo . Hayes. Blueberries for Sal . McCloskey. Bow Wow, Meow Meow: It's Rhyming Cats and Dogs . Florian. Bread and Jam for Frances . Hoban. Caps for Sale . Slobodkina. Chicken Little . Emberley. Chopsticks. Rosenthal. Count the Monkeys . Barnett. The Day the Crayons Quit. D aywalt. Dinotrux. G all. Frog and Toad are Friends . Lobel. Henny Penny . Galdone. I Want My Hat Back. Klassen. Inch by Inch . Lionni. Kid Sheriff and the Terrible Toads. S hea. Kitten's First Full Moon . Henkes. Little Bear . Minarik. The Little Engine That Could . Piper. Me...Jane. M cDonnell. Penny and Her Marble. Henkes. Pete the Cat. Litwin. Pigs Make Me Sneeze . Willems. The Random House Book of Poetry for Children. Randy Riley’s Big Hit. Van Dusen Sam and Dave Dig a Hole. B arnett. Over > Sylvester and the Magic Pebble . Steig. There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly . Taback. Where the Wild Things Are . Sendak. Nonfiction Alligators and Crocodiles. Gibbons. Time for a Bath. J enkins. Miracle Mud. Kelly. A Nest is Noisy . Aston. Never Smile at a Monkey . Jenkins Oodles of Animals. Ehlert. Sharks! S chreiber. Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator . Campbell. West Bath School Suggested Summer Reading List 2016 For students entering 2nd grade: Fiction The Amazing Bone . Steig. Bill and Pete . DePaola. The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories . Seuss. The Book with No Words. N ovak. Carmine, a Little More Red . Sweet. Chalk. Thomson. Draw! C olon. The Frogs and Toads All Sang. Lobel. A Funny Little Bird. Y erkes. How to Train a Train . Eaton. The Interrupting Chicken. S tein. Jangles. S hannon. Jump, Frog, Jump! Kalan. Knuffle Bunny . Willems. Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse . Henkes. Mouse Soup . Lobel. One Cool Friend. Buzzeo. Roadwork. Sutton. The Skunk . Barnett. Time of Wonder . McCloskey. Tuesday . Wiesner. Uni the Unicorn . Rosenthal. Waiting. Henkes. Won Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku. W ardlaw. O ver > Early Readers Boris. J oyner. Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa series. Silverman. Dr. Seuss Beginner Books series. Seuss. Elephant and Piggie series. Willems. Fly Guy series. Arnold. Frog and Toad series. Lobel. Fox on the Job series. Marshall. Henry and Mudge series. Rylant. Junie B. Jones series. Park. Little Bear series. Minarik. Mr. Putter and Tabby s eries. . Rylant. Penny series. Henkes. Poppleton series. Rylant. Tales for a Very Picky Eater. S chneider. You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You series. Hoberman. Nonfiction Beast Feast: Poems and Paintings . Florian. A Boy and a Jaguar. R abinowitz. Creature Features. J enkins. Curious Critters. Marine . Fitzgerald. Mrs. Harkness and the Panda. Potter. Swirl by Swirl. Sidman. Treasure Map . Murphy. Under the Snow. S tewart. What do you do with a Tail Like This? Jenkins. Where the Sidewalk Ends: The Poems and Drawings . Silverstein. West Bath School Suggested Summer Reading List 2016 For students entering 3rd grade: Fiction Carnivores. Reynolds. Clever Jack Takes the Cake . Fleming. Chrysanthemum. Henkes. Dragon’s Extraordinary Egg. Gliori. The Gardener. Stewart. Gone Fishing. W issinger. How I Became A Pirate. Long. I Wanna Iguana. Orloff. Jungle Drums . Base. Last Stop on Market Street. De la Pena Marshall Armstrong is New to our School . Mackintosh. Me...Jane. McDonnell. Officer Buckle and Gloria . Rathmann. The Princess and the Packet of Peas. Wilson. Stuart Little . White. The Year of Billy Miller. H enkes. S eries A to Z Mysteries. R oy. Amber Brown. D anziger. Chi’s Sweet Home. K anata. Clementine. Pennypacker. Eerie Elementary. C habert. The Flying Beaver Brothers. Eaton. Over > Geronimo Stilton. S tilton. Ivy and Bean. B arrows. Lulu and the Brontosaurus. V iorst. Magic Tree House. Osborne. Marty McGuire. Messner. Marvin Redpost. S achar. Mercy Watson. DiCamillo. Mouse and Mole . Yee. Piper Green and the Fairy Tree. Potter. Mr. Putter and Tabby . Rylant. Moose and Hildy. Greene. Rainbow Magic . Meadows. Ramona. Cleary. ScoobyDoo . Various authors. Stink. McDonald. ThirdGrade Detectives. Stanley. Nonfiction Dogs on Duty. P atent. Emmanuel’s Dream . Thompson. A Friend for Lakota. D utcher. Growing Up Pedro. T avares. Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau . Berne. Mammalabilia : Poems and Paintings. F lorian. Mighty Jackie: The Strike Out Queen. Moss. Mirror, Mirror: A Book of Reversible Verse. S inger A Splash of Red. B ryant. Unlikely Friendships For Kids (series). Holland. West Bath School Suggested Summer Reading List 2016 For students entering 4th grade: Fiction Audrey (cow). B arel. The End of the Beginning . Avi. Giants Beware! Aguirre. How to Eat Fried Worms . Rockwell. The One and Only Ivan. Applegate. Poppy . Avi. Popularity Papers. Ignatow . Rookie Bookie. W ertheim. Sidekicks. Santat. Star Wars: Jedi Academy . Brown. The Stratford Zoo Midnight Revue presents Macbeth . Lendler. The Tale of Despereaux . DiCamillo. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing . Blume. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer. Jones. Upside Down Magic. Mlynowski. Wonderstruck. Selznick. Series Alvin Ho . Look. Captain Underpants . Pilkey. Children of the Red King (Charlie Bone). Nimmo. Clementine . Pennypacker. The Doll People . Martin. Over > Journal of a Cardboard Genius . Asch. Judy Moody . McDonald. Katie Woo. Manushkin. Land of Stories. Colfer. Little House on the Prairie . Wilder. Max Disaster. Moss. My America (a Dear America series). Different authors. Shredderman . Van Draanen. The Spiderwick Chronicles . DiTerlizzi. Stick Dog. W atson. Three Tales of My Father’s Dragon . Gannett. Warriors . Hunter. Wayside School . Sachar. We the Children . Clements. Nonfiction Daredevil : T he Daring Life of Betty Skelton. McCarthy. ER Vets . Jackson. Giant Squid. Cerullo. Lost on a Mountain In Maine . Fendler. Mummies . Tanaka. Oceans: Dolphins, Sharks, Penguins, and More! Rizzo. Owen and Mzee . Hatkoff. Neighborhood Sharks. Roy Nic Bishop Frogs . Bishop. Sniffer Dogs. Castaldo. Top Secret: a Handbook of Codes, Ciphers, and Secret Writing . Janeczko. When Marian Sang . Ryan. Poetry Collections by: Shel Silverstein Jack Prelutsky Paul Janeczko Douglas Florian West Bath School Suggested Summer Reading List 2016 For students entering 5th grade: Realistic Fiction Because of Winn Dixie. D iCamillo. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library. G rabenstein. A Handful of Stars. Lord. Lawn Boy. P aulsen . Love That Dog. C reech . Out of My Mind. D raper. Roller Girl. Jamieson. Serafina’s Promise. Burg. Swindle. K orman. Eddie Red Undercover: Mystery on Museum Mile. W ells. A Whole New Ballgame. B ildner. Wonder . Palacio. Historical Fiction Chains. A nderson . In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse. M arshall. A Night Divided. Nielsen. Saving Zasha. Barrows. Shiloh. N aylor . Uncertain Glory. W ait. Fantasy / Science Fiction Always October. C oville. Confessions of an Imaginary Friend. C uevas. Ella Enchanted. L evine . Flora and Ulysses. DiCamillo. Fuzzy Mud . Sachar. Invention of Hugo Cabret. S elznick . Malcolm at Midnight. Beck. Masterminds. K orman. Rapunzel's Revenge. H ale. The Real Boy. U rsu. Over > Series 39 Clues. D ifferent authors. Cleopatra in Space. M aihack. Diary of a Wimpy Kid. K inney . Dork Diaries. R ussell. The Guardians of Ga’Hoole. L asky . Joey Pigza. G antos . Moon Base Alpha . Gibbs. Origami Yoda. A ngleberger. A Series of Unfortunate Events. S nicket . Stranded. Probst. Nonfiction Bad News for Outlaws. N elson. Being Caribou. H euer . Candy Bomber. Tunnell. The Chimpanzees I Love. G oodall . Citizen Scientists . Burns. Frederick’s Journey: The Life of Frederick Douglas. R appaport. Get the Scoop on Animal Poop. Cusick. ManEating Tigers of Sundarbans. M ontgomery . Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine, & a Miracle. D ennis. Oceans: Dolphins, Sharks, Penguins, and More!: Meet 60 Cool Sea Creatures and Explore Their Amazing Watery World. Rizzo. Zombie Makers. J ohnson. Poetry A Light in the Attic. S ilverstein . The Random House Book of Poetry for Children. Wet Cement: A Mix of Concrete Poems. R aczka. When Green Becomes Tomatoes. F ogliano. Winter Bees and Other Poems of the Cold. S idman. West Bath School Suggested Summer Reading List 2016 For students entering 6th grade: Realistic Fiction Athlete vs. Mathlete. Mack. El Deafo . Bell. Fish in a Tree. Hunt. Ghetto Cowboy. Neri. Lost in the Sun. Graff. One for the Murphys. H unt. The Only Game. Lupica. Small as an Elephant. Jacobson. Smile . Telgemeier. The Strange Case of Origami Yoda . Angleberger. This Journal Belongs to Ratchet . Cavanaugh. The Young Man and the Sea. P hilbrick. Historical Fiction Just a Drop of Water. C erra. Lions of Little Rock. L evine. Number the Stars . Lowry. Paperboy. Vawter. The Underground Abductor . Hale. The War That Saved My Life. B radley. Watson's Go to Birmingham 1963 . Curtis. A Year Down Yonder . Peck. Fantasy / Science Fiction Bigger than a Breadbox. Snyder. The Fourteenth Goldfish. Holm. Mark of the Thief. Nielsen. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH . O’Brien. Took . Hahn. Over > Series Amulet. Kibuishi. Ascendance Trilogy (False Prince). N ielsen. Anne of Green Gables . Montgomery. Charlie Joe Jackson . Greenwald. The Dark Is Rising . Cooper. Fablehaven . Mull. Harry Potter . Rowling. Kane Chronicles . Riordan. Lumberjanes . Stevenson. Percy Jackson and the Olympians . Riordan. The Unwanteds . McMann. Vietnam. L ynch. Nonfiction Bugged: How Insects Changed History . Albee. The Great Fire . Murphy. Heroes of Baseball . Lipsyte How to Survive in Antarctica . Bledsoe. Life Under Ice . Cerullo. Looking for Seabirds. Webb. Phineas Gage : a Gruesome But True Story . Fleischman. Tales of the Cryptids . Hall. Titanic Sinks. Denenberg. Truce: The Day the Soldiers Stop Fighting . Murphy. Untamed: The Wild Life of Jane Goodall. S ilvey. Poetry For Laughing Out Loud . Prelutsky. Forgive Me, I Meant To Do It. L evine. A Poke in the I. Janeczko.