Revised 2016
Elementary Suggested Summer Reading List
BR-99
As with any reading list, these are just suggestions. Reading choices should not be limited to only these
books. The Lexile measure is based on the difficulty of text ONLY. Parents are encouraged to preview
books for appropriate content. You should also consider the student’s individual interests.
Lexile
BR
BR
BR
BR
BR
BR
BR
BR
BR
BR
BR
BR
10
30
60
60
AD70
80
80
Title
Clifford Makes a Friend
In the Tall, Tall Grass
Inside Outside Upside Down
Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother Too?
Are You My Mother?
Messy Bessy’s Garden
I Stink!
My Friend Rabbit
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
Great Day for Up
David Goes to School
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
Whose Mouse Are You?
Green Eggs and Ham
The Stray Dog
The Class Pet from the Black Lagoon
Olivia Saves the Circus
Biscuit and the Little Pup
Amelia Bedelia and the Baby
Author
Norman Bridwell
Denise Fleming
Stan Berenstain
Eric Carle
P.D. Eastman
Pat McKissack
Kate McMullan
Eric Rohmann
Michael Rosen
Dr. Seuss
David Shannon
Simms Taback
Robert Kraus
Dr. Seuss
Marc Simont
Mike Thaler
Ian Falconer
Alyssa Satin Cupucilli
Peggy Parish
AD means adult directed. This indicates that some words may be above the Lexile level. The adult may want to
read the book with the child to assist as needed.
Revised 2016
Elementary Suggested Summer Reading List
100-190
As with any reading list, these are just suggestions. Reading choices should not be limited to only these
books. The Lexile measure is based on the difficulty of text ONLY. Parents are encouraged to preview
books for appropriate content. You should also consider the student’s individual interests.
Lexile
100
120
130
AD130
130
130
140
140
140
150
150
AD160
160
160
170
170
170
180
180
180
190
190
Title
Froggy Plays Soccer
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale
The Very Busy Spider
Bark, George
Nate the Great
Dinosaur Day
Little Critter
Arthur’s Reading Race
Amelia Bedelia
Wolf’s Coming!
Inspector Hopper
Click, Clack, Moo; Cows That Type
Curious George in the Big City
The Bear’s Vacation
Diary of a Wombat
Planting a Rainbow
Charlie the Ranch Dog
It Looked Like Spilt Milk
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
Hondo & Fabian
To The Beach
Trains
Author
Jonathan London
Mo Willems
Eric Carle
Jules Feiffer
Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Ruth Thomson
Mercer Mayer
Marc Brown
Peggy Parish
Joe Kulka
Doug Cushman
Doreen Cronin
H.A. Rey
Jan and Stan Berenstain
Jackie French
Lois Ehlert
Ree Drummond
Charles Green Shaw
Dr. Seuss
Peter McCarty
Linda Ashman
Anne Rockwell
AD means adult directed. This indicates that some words may be above the Lexile level. The adult may want to
read the book with the child to assist as needed.
Revised 2016
Elementary Suggested Summer Reading List
200-290
As with any reading list, these are just suggestions. Reading choices should not be limited to only these
books. The Lexile measure is based on the difficulty of text ONLY. Parents are encouraged to preview
books for appropriate content. You should also consider the student’s individual interests.
Lexile
200
200
210
210
230
230
230
AD240
AD240
240
240
250
250
250
260
270
AD270
270
280
AD280
AD280
290
Title
Danny and the Dinosaur
Fox and His Friends
The Golly Sisters Go West
Inch by Inch
How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon
Curious George at the Beach
The Clue at the Zoo
Llama Llama Misses Mama
If You Take a Mouse to the Movies
Dinosaurs Before Dark
Counting at the Zoo
Franklin’s Birthday Party
Junie B., First Grader (at last!)
Abraham Lincoln
Young Cam Jansen and the Baseball Mystery
Velociraptor
My Lucky Day
A Fly Went By
North Carolina ( A Rookie Read Book)
Bad Kitty
Bear Snores On
Don’t Need Friends
Author
Syd Hoff
Edward Marshall
Betsy Byars
Leo Lionni
Jane Yolen
H.A. Rey
Patricia Reilly Giff
Anna Dewdney
Laura Joffe Numeroff
Mary Pope Osborne
Amy Rauen
Paulette Bourgeois
Barbara Park
Pamela Walker
David A. Adler
Carol Lindeen
Keiko Kasza
Mike McClintock
Linda Crotta Brennan
Nick Bruel
Karma Wilson
Carolyn Crimi
AD means adult directed. This indicates that some words may be above the Lexile level. The adult may want to
read the book with the child to assist as needed.
Revised 2016
Elementary Suggested Summer Reading List
300-390
As with any reading list, these are just suggestions. Reading choices should not be limited to only these
books. The Lexile measure is based on the difficulty of text ONLY. Parents are encouraged to preview
books for appropriate content. You should also consider the student’s individual interests.
Lexile
AD300
300
AD330
330
340
340
350
350
AD350
360
AD360
360
370
370
370
370
380
380
390
390
390
Title
Bad Boys
Meet the Boxcar Children
Katie Loves the Kittens
Frog and Toad Together
The Doorbell Rang
Miss Nelson is Missing
Magic School Bus Wet All Over
Henry and Mudge
New York’s Bravest
Smoky Night
Diary of a Worm
Kitten’s First Full Moon
Freckle Juice
Owen
Where’s the Big Bad Wolf
Punctuation Takes a Vacation
Stingbean’s Trip to the Shining Sea
How Santa Got His Job
Peter’s Chair
Mercy Watson Fights Crime
Splat the Cat
Author
Margie Palatini
Gertrude Chandler Warner
John Himmelman
Arnold Lobel
Pat Hutchins
Harry G. Allard
Joanna Cole
Cynthia Rylant
Mary Pope Osborne
Eve Bunting
Doreen Cronin
Kevin Henkes
Judy Blume
Kevin Henkes
Eileen Christelow
Robin Pulver
Vera Williams
Stephen Krensky
Ezra Jack Keats
Kate DiCamillo
Rob Scotton
AD means adult directed. This indicates that some words may be above the Lexile level. The adult may want to
read the book with the child to assist as needed.
Revised 2016
Elementary Suggested Summer Reading List
400-490
As with any reading list, these are just suggestions. Reading choices should not be limited to only these
books. The Lexile measure is based on the difficulty of text ONLY. Parents are encouraged to preview
books for appropriate content. You should also consider the student’s individual interests.
Lexile
400
400
420
420
420
430
430
440
460
450
450
450
450
460
460
470
470
AD480
490
490
490
490
Title
My Soccer Book
Gus and Grandpa
The Falcon’s Feathers (A to Z Mysteries)
The Josefina Story Quilt
The Great Fuzz Frenzy
Who is Melvin Bubble
Horrible Harry and the Dragon War
BOB
Sideways Stories of Wayside School
Kangaroos
Fire Trucks
Amelia Earhart (A Rookie Biography)
Don’t Fidget a Feather!
Chrysanthemum
Salt in His Shoes
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Library Lion
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
Digging Up Dinosaurs
Judy Moody Gets Famous
Little Camp of Horrors
Pinky and Rex
Author
Gail Gibbons
Claudia Mills
Ron Roy
Eleanor Coerr
Susan Stevens Crummel
Nick Bruel
Suzy Kline
Tracey Campbell Pearson
Louis Sachar
Sara Kras
Mary Lindeen
Wil Mara
Erica Silverman
Kevin Henkes
Deloris Jordan
Judy Blume
Michelle Knudsen
Mordicai Gerstein
Aliki
Megan McDonald
R. L. Stine
James Howe
AD means adult directed. This indicates that some words may be above the Lexile level. The adult may want to
read the book with the child to assist as needed.
Revised 2016
Elementary Suggested Summer Reading List
500-590
As with any reading list, these are just suggestions. Reading choices should not be limited to only these
books. The Lexile measure is based on the difficulty of text ONLY. Parents are encouraged to preview
books for appropriate content. You should also consider the student’s individual interests.
Lexile
500
500
500
510
510
520
520
530
530
540
AD540
540
540
540
AD540
540
550
550
560
560
AD560
570
570
570
570
580
590
590
Title
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Babe Ruth
Baseball
Gaston
Absent Author
August Acrobat
Flora and Ulysses
Timmy Failure
Judy Moody
Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye
Bad Case of Stripes
Betty Doll
The Magic School Bus Blows Its Top: A Book About Volcanoes
About Volcanoes
Duke
14 Cows to America
Traction Man Meets Turbodog
Go Away Big Green Monster
Stone Fox
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Math Curse
Scaredy Squirrel
The Doll People
The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk
Love, Ruby Lavender
The One and Only Ivan
Dragon of the Red Dawn (Magic Tree House)
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear
I survived #2: The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
Author
David A. Adler
David A. Adler
Kelly DiPucchio
Ron Roy
Ron Roy
Kate DiCamillo
Stephen Pastis
Megan McDonald
Geronimo Stilton
David Shannon
Patricia Polacco
Gail Herman and Joanna Cole
Joanna Cole
Kirby Larson
Carmen Agra Deedy
Mini Grey
Ed Emberley
John R. Gardiner
Patricia MacLachlan
Jon Scieszka
Melanie watt
Ann M. Martin
Donald J. Sobol
Deborah Wiles
K.A. Applegate
Mary Pope Osborne
Lindsay Mattick
Lauren Tarshis
AD means adult directed. This indicates that some words may be above the Lexile level. The adult may want to
read the book with the child to assist as needed.
Revised 2016
Elementary Suggested Summer Reading List
600-690
As with any reading list, these are just suggestions. Reading choices should not be limited to only these
books. The Lexile measure is based on the difficulty of text ONLY. Parents are encouraged to preview
books for appropriate content. You should also consider the student’s individual interests.
Lexile
600
610
610
620
620
630
630
630
630
640
640
640
650
650
650
650
650
650
660
660
AD660
AD670
670
670
670
680
680
690
690
Title
Pink and Say
Fireworks in the FBI (Capital Mysteries)
The Last Stop on Market Street
What Do You Do With A Tail Like This?
Tsunami!
Gregor the Ovelander (The Underland Chronicles)
Time Warp Trio
The Old Willis Place
The Lemonade War
The Hero Two Doors Down
Fly Guy Presents: Bats
The Stranger
Soft Rain: A Story of the Cherokee Trail of Tears
Leprechauns Don’t Play Basketball (Bailey School Kids)
Jedi Academy
I Survived the Japanese Tsunami
Meet Kirsten, an American Girl
The Canoe Trip Mystery (Box Car Children)
Ruby Holler
Horses!
The Dark
An Egg is Quiet
Poppy
World According to Humphrey
Tale of Despereaux
The Homework Machine
Amazing Grace
Things Not Seen
Ranger in Time
Author
Patricia Polacco
Ron Roy
Matt de la Pena
Steve Jenkins
Kimiko Kajikawa
Suzanne Collins
Jon Scieszka
Mary Downing Hahn
Jacqueline Davies
Sharon Robinson
Tedd Arnold
Chris Van Allsburg
Cornelia Cornelissen
Debbie Dadey
Jeffrey Brown
Lauren Tarshis
Janet Beeler Shaw
Gertrude Chandler Warner
Sharon Creech
Gail Gibbons
Lemony Snicket
Dianna Hutts Aston
Avi
Betty Birney
Kate Dicamillo
Dan Gutman
Mary Hoffman
Andrew Clements
Kate Messner
AD means adult directed. This indicates that some words may be above the Lexile level. The adult may want to
read the book with the child to assist as needed.
Revised 2016
Elementary Suggested Summer Reading List
700-790
As with any reading list, these are just suggestions. Reading choices should not be limited to only these
books. The Lexile measure is based on the difficulty of text ONLY. Parents are encouraged to preview
books for appropriate content. You should also consider the student’s individual interests.
Lexile
Title
700
700
710
710
720
720
720
720
AD720
730
730
740
740
740
740
740
AD740
750
750
760
760
770
770
770
770
780
780
780
780
790
790
Bunnicula: Rabbit Tale of Mystery
How to Steal a Dog
Who was Paul Revere? (Who was biography)
The Joplin Tornado, 2011 (I Survived)
A Long Walk to Water
Tsunamis & Other Natural Disasters: Magic Tree House Companion
Sea Turtles
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library
Bats at the Library
A Nest for Celeste
The Day the Crayons Quit
How Tia Lola Came to Stay
My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson)
Stella Starlight
The Dragonet Prophecy: Wings of Fire
The Lemonade Club
Ghost Soldier
When You Reach Me
The School Story
Abduction
Tuck Everlasting
Chasing Vermeer
Walk Two Moons
The Contract
Rules
Blue
Lawn Boy
The Cricket in Times Square
Mrs. Frisby & The Rats of NIMH
Wonder
Author
Deborah & James Howe
Barbara O’Conner
Sharon Moore
Lauren Tarshis
Linda Sue Park
Mary Pope Osborne
Gail Gibbons
Chris Grabestein
Brian Lies
Henry Cole
Drew Daywalt
Julia Alvarez
Mo O’Hara
Rick Riordan
Sharon Draper
Tui T. Sutherland
Patricia Polacco
Elaine Marie Alphin
Rebecca Stead
Andrew Clements
Peg Kehret
Natalie Babbitt
Blue Balliett
Sharon Creech
Derek Jetter
Cynthia Lord
Joyce Hostetter
Gary Paulsen
George Selden
Robert O’Brien
R.J. Placio
AD means adult directed. This indicates that some words may be above the Lexile level. The adult may want to
read the book with the child to assist as needed.
Revised 2016
Elementary Suggested Summer Reading List
800-890
As with any reading list, these are just suggestions. Reading choices should not be limited to only these
books. The Lexile measure is based on the difficulty of text ONLY. Parents are encouraged to preview
books for appropriate content. You should also consider the student’s individual interests.
Lexile
800
800
800
810
820
820
820
820
830
830
AD830
830
840
840
850
860
850
860
870
870
Title
The Penderwicks
The Last Holiday Concert
The Little House Series
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Ramona The Brave
Kenny and the Dragon
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Mania Magee
The Summer of the Swans
Frindle
Snowflake Bentley
Becoming Naomi Leon
Rare Treasure: Mary Anning and Her Remarkable Discoveries
Matilda
Football
Hurricanes!
Anne of Green Gables
A Strong Right Arm: The Story of Mamie “Peanut” Johnson
Petite Rouge A Cajun Red Riding Hood
A Dog’s Life: The Autobiography of a Stray
Author
Jeanne Birdsall
Andrew Clements
Laura Ingles Wilder
Roald Dahl
Beverly Cleary
Tony DiTerlizzi
Brian Selznick
Jerry Spinelli
Betsy Byars
Andrew Clements
Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Pam Muñoz Ryan
Don Brown
Roald Dahl
Mike Kennedy
Gail Gibbons
L.M. Montgomery
Michelle Y. Green
Mike Artell
Ann M. Martin
AD means adult directed. This indicates that some words may be above the Lexile level. The adult may want to
read the book with the child to assist as needed.
Revised 2016
Elementary Suggested Summer Reading List
900 and Up
As with any reading list, these are just suggestions. Reading choices should not be limited to only these
books. The Lexile measure is based on the difficulty of text ONLY. Parents are encouraged to preview
books for appropriate content. You should also consider the student’s individual interests.
Lexile
900
910
910
AD910
AD920
920
920
AD940
950
950
Title
The Middle of Somewhere
Mr. Popper’s Penguins
Dear Mr. Henshaw
Beacons of Light: Lighthouses
Owen and Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship
The Keeping Quilt
Stuart Little
The Relative Came
Bud, Not Buddy
Everything on a Waffle
How to Clean a Hippopotamus: A Look at Unusual Animal Partnerships
AD970
1000
1010
1010
1020
1020
1070
1070
1080
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Love That Dog
The Egypt Game
Hatchet
The Best School Year Ever
Savvy
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
Actual Size
Author
J.B. Cheaney
Richard & Florence Atwater
Beverly Cleary
Gail Gibbons
Hatkoff and Paula Kahumbu
Patricia Polacco
E.B. White
Cynthia Rylant
Christopher Paul Curtis
Polly Horvath
Steve Jenkins
Judith Viorst
Scott O’Dell
Sharon Creech
Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Gary Paulsen
Barbara Robinson
Ingrid Law
Betty Bard MacDonald
Steve Jenkins
AD means adult directed. This indicates that some words may be above the Lexile level. The adult may want to
read the book with the child to assist as needed.