Lower School Suggested Summer Reading Lists 2022-23

For students entering Kindergarten:
Share the love of reading with your child by reading stories together and devote time working
on their letter and sound recognition.

• BOB books
• Pete the Cat series by James Dean
• Elephant and Piggie series by Mo Willems
• Corduroy series by Don Freeman
• Biscuit series by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
• Clifford series by Norman Bridwell
• I Can Read level 1 books
• Step Into Reading step 1 books

• The Flat Stanley series by Jeff Brown
• The Mercy Watson series by Kate DiCamillo
• The Amelia Bedelia series by Peggy Parish
• The Henry and Mudge series by Cynthia Rylant
• The Annie and Snowball series by Cynthia Rylant
• The Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne
• Self-Care, Self-Care, Everywhere, Everywhere... by Nayla & Naylani Stokes (Nardin Academy students!)
• Self-Care, Self-Care, Everywhere, Everywhere... by Nayla & Naylani Stokes (Nardin Academy students!)

• I survived series by Lauren Taurshis
• Who is, Who was, Where is Series (192 books- Penguin Random House)
• Judy Moody series by Megan McDonald
• Who Would Win series by Jerry Pallotta
• Nate the Great series by Marjorie W. Sharmat, Mitchell Sharmat, and Craig Sharmat
• Cam Jansen mysteries series by David A. Adler
• Geronimo Stilton series (75 books)
• My Weird School series by Dan Gutman
• Junie B. Jones series by Barbara Park
• Zoey and Sassafras series by Asia Citro
• Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne
• A to Z Mysteries by Ron Roy
• Ivy & Bean series by Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall

Required reading for Grade 3:

• Flat Stanley: His Original Adventure by Jeff Brown (and write about 10 of your adventures over the summer)
• Choose 1 Animal Planet Novel: Dolphins, Horses, Sharks, or Snakes
• Third Grade Summer Reading PDF.

Mrs. B-A and Ms. Jones recommend:

• Amelia Bedelia chapter books series by Herman Parish
• Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol series by Andres Miedoso
• Wayside Schools series by Louis Sachar
• Who is, Who was, Where is Series
• My Weird School series by Dan Gutman
• A-Z Mysteries and Calendar Mysteries series by Ron Roy

Mrs. Sacilowski recommends:

• 39 Clues series (various authors)
• According to Humphrey Series by Betty G. Birney
• American Girl series (various authors)
• Ballpark Mysteries series by David A. Kelly and Mark Meyers
• Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
• Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi
• Lety Out Loud by Angela Cervantes
• Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott
• Bud, not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
• Sal and Gaby Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez
• The Mystery of the Moon Tower by Francesco Sedita and Prescott Seraydarian

Required reading for Grade 4:

• Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
• Queen of the Falls by Chris Van Allsburg