School's over in my nabe and summer stretches ahead, filled with promise. Vacation, pool parties, camp, catching fireflies at night, the plans are endless. For beginning readers, though, it's important not to put reading on the back burner. Skills hard won over the school year can erode as the months go by.
Summer reading should never be a chore. Take kids to the library and let them stock up on books they enjoy. Used book stores are another place to get good deals on inexpensive paperbacks, as are yard sales that sprout as quickly as dandelions.
Here are some books for beginning readers that capture the essence of summer. Let the good times begin!
PICTURE BOOKS
Summer Days and Nights
by Wong Herbert Yee
Henry Holt, 2012
32 pages
A little girl explores summer as she catches a butterfly, goes on a picnic, and hears an owl in this quiet picture book.
Blackout
by John Rocco
Hyperion, 2011
40 pages
When the power goes off one hot summer night a family reconnects as they discover all the fun that can be had without electricity.
Tar Beach
by Faith Ringgold
Dragonfly Books, 1996
32 pages
It's 1939, long before air conditioning, and on summer nights Cassie and her family go up on the roof of their apartment building to cool off. While on the roof Cassie imagines herself flying above the city and seeing the George Washi
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