Mrs. Archer’s Recommended 2011 Summer Reading Kindergarten
(This list is a combination of books that fall under incoming/outgoing Kindergarten Reading Level and Kindergarten Interest. )
Fiction
Asch, Frank Moongame
Carle, Eric Do You Want to Be My Friend?
Cannon, Janell Stellaluna
Freeman, Don A Pocket for Corduroy
Hutchins, Pat The Doorbell Rang
Kirk, David Miss Spider’s Tea Party
Martin, Bill Chicka-Chicka Boom-Boom
Pfister, Marcus The Rainbow Fish
Piper, Watty The Little Engine That Could
Rey, H. A. Curious George
Willems, Mo Any of the Pigeon Books and any of the Piggie and Elephant Books
Series: Olivia Ready to Read Books. (These would be a good companion to the original Olivia books by Ian Falconer.
Fancy Nancy I Can Read. (These would be a good companion to the original Fancy Nancy Books by Jane O’Connor
Non-fiction
Pebble Books
Pebble Books is a series of non-fiction books on a variety of topics: animals, holidays, birds, and plants to name a few. They provide true facts and information in a format that easy for young readers to locate and understand.
Starting school: The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten by Joseph Slate
Kindergarten Diary by Antoinette Portis
The Pirate of Kindergarten by George Ella Lyon
