Summer reading favorites: 1st grade suggestions

Hooray for summer time! Here are some of my favorite books to recommend for kids who have just finished 1st grade. Make time to read together, enjoying picture books. Also get some books for your child to practice their new reading skills.

Note: Our schools use the Fountas & Pinnell reading levels to help indicate "just right books" for students. I like to band these levels together, to look at a group of similar books.

Beginning to Read (level G-H-I)

• Dog and Bear, by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (library - Amazon)
• Papá and Me, by Arthur Dorros (library - Amazon)
• The Pigeon Needs a Bath, by Mo Willems (library - Amazon)
• Robot, Go Bot!, by Dana Rau (library - Amazon)

Developing Readers (level J-K)

• Buzz Beaker and the Cave Creatures, by Cari Meister (library - Amazon)
• Frog and Friends: Outdoor Surprises, by Eve Bunting (library - Amazon)
• Mercy Watson to the Rescue, by Kate DiCamillo (library - Amazon)
• Penny and Her Marble, by Kevin Henkes (library - Amazon)

Exploring Animals All Around

• Caterpillar to Butterfly, by Laura Marsh (library - Amazon)
• Rabbits, by Anita Ganeri (library - Amazon)
• Sharks: Biggest, Littlest, by Sandra Markle (library - Amazon)
• Spiders (Scholastic Reader), by Nic Bishop (library - Amazon)

Beginning with Chapter Books (level L-M)

• Boris for the Win, by Andrew Joyner (library - Amazon)
• Katie Woo and Friends, by Fran Manushkin (library - Amazon)
• Ivy & Bean, by Annie Barrows (library - Amazon)
• Rabbit and Robot: The Sleepover, by Cece Bell (library - Amazon)

New Picture Books We're Loving

• Bad Bye, Good Bye, by Deborah Underwood (library - Amazon)
• Count the Monkeys, by Mac Barnett (library - Amazon)
• Mr. Tiger Goes Wild, by Peter Brown (library - Amazon)
• Rain, by Linda Ashman (library - Amazon)

Do you like these? Print out the whole list to take to the library or bookstore! Share it with friends!

Summer reading list 1st 2014 from Mary Ann Scheuer

Check out all of the 2014 summer reading lists I developed for grades K through 5 through SlideShare or this page.

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