Quincy Public Schools Summer Reading
Suggested Reading List for
Grades K, 1, and 2
Children are encouraged to read anything at their reading level. The lists are only suggestions and examples. Many of the books may be out being enjoyed by another reader but don't panic--simply place a hold or choose another book.
Many of the books on these lists can be checked out of the library in Quincy and many of them are also owned by other South Shore libraries in the Old Colony Library Network. If the book you want is checked out, you can place a hold on it either at the library or online. Click on the blue underlined titles to check availability in the library catalog.
The following titles and authors are suggestions only. Feel free to substitute any books of your choice.
Beginning Readers Series
The selections listed below are series, not individual book titles. NOTE: There are various reading levels in each series.
My First Hello Readers
A Rookie Reader
Brand New Readers
Sound Box Books
An I Can Read Book
Road to Reading
DK Readers
Ready to Read
Compass Point Early Reader
Wonder Books
All Aboard Reading
Green Light Readers
Nate the Great (series) - Sharmat
Henry and Mudge (series) - Rylant
Cowgirl Kate (series) - Silverman
Picture Books
Move Over, Rover! - Beaumont, K.
I Ain't Gonna Paint No More - Beaumont, K.
I Like Myself - Beaumont, K.
Ella Sarah Gets Dressed - Chodos, M.
The Olivia series - Falconer, I.
Stella (series) - Gay, Marie-Louise
Kitten's First Full Moon - Henkes, K.
Baby Brains books - James, S.
So What's It Like to Be a Cat? - Kuskin, K.
Any title - Lin, Grace
Punctuation Takes a Vacation - Pulver, R.
Tiger on a Tree - Ravishankar, A.
Wild About Books - Sierra, J.
Polar Bear Night - Thompson, L.
The Other Side - Woodson, J.
Flotsam - Wiesner, D.
The Problem with Chickens - McMillan
ABC / Counting / Colors
Racecar Alphabet - Floca, B.
MathStart series - Murphy, S.
Any title - Pallotta, Jerry
Alphabet Mystery - Wood, A.
Superhero ABC - McLeod, B.
How High Can a Dinosaur Count? - Fisher
Folktales, Fairytales, Fables, Nursery Rhymes
Ouch! A tale from Grimm - Babbitt, N.
Little Red Hen - Barton, B.
Neighborhood Mother Goose - Crews, N.
The Green Frogs, A Korean Folktale - Heo, Y.
Stone Soup - Muth, J.
The Little Green Witch - McGrath, B.
Manana Iguana - Paul, A.
No Dinner! - Souhami, J.
Family Read Aloud
Judy Moody (series) - McDonald, Megan
Winnie the Pooh - Milne, A.A.
The Ramona books (series) - Cleary, B.
Russell & Elisa (series) - Hurwitz, J.
Magic Tree House (series) - Osborne, M.
Junie B. Jones (series) - Park, B.
Any titles by White, E.B.
Sam (series) - Lowry, L.
Jamie and Angus Stories - Fine, A.
Favorite Authors
Brown, Marc
Brett, Jan
Carle, Eric
DePaola, Tomie
Ehlert, Lois
Fleming, Denise
Henkes, Kevin
Kellogg, Steven
Lester, Helen
London, Jonathan
Martin, Bill
McPhail, David
Meddaugh, Susan
Numeroff, Laura
Dr. Seuss
Waber, Bernard
Willems, Mo
Non-Fiction/Information Books
My Light - Bang, M.
Any titles by Gibbons, Gail
Let's Read & Find-out Science Books (series)
Actual Size - Jenkins, S.
Martin's Big Words - Rappaport, D.
Rookie Biographies
What's Up? What's Down? - Schaefer, L.
I Lost my Tooth in Africa - Diakite
Humor
Cows in the Kitchen - Crebbin, J.
Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza) - Sturges, P.
Any titles by Child, Lauren
Any titles by Cronin, Doreen
Dusty Locks & the Three Bears - Lowell, S.
To Market to Market - Miranda, A.
Pirates Don't Change Diapers - Long
My Cat, the Silliest Cat in the World - Bachelet
Big Chickens - Helakoski
Duck and goose (series) - Hills
Farmer Brown (series) - Cronin, D.
Good Boy Fergus - Shannon
Friendship / Family / School
Hooway for Wodney Wat - Lester, H.
Frog and Toad (series) - Lobel, A.
Any titles by Parr, Todd
Any titles by Rylant, Cynthia
Teeny Tiny Baby - Schwartz, E.
Any titles by Wells, Rosemary
I.Q. Goes to School - Fraser, M.
School Picture Day - Plourde, L.
Mama Provi and the Pot of Rice - Rosa-Casanova, S.
Help! - Keller
Lilly (series) - Henkes, K.
Lola at the Library - McQuinn
Froggy (series) - London
Historical Fiction
Tattered Sails - Kay, V.
Ma Dear's Aprons - McKissack, P.
The Henry series - Johnson, D.
Mailing May - Tunnell, M.
Soon, Annala - Levinson, R.
Log Cabin Quilt - Howard, E.
The Bear that Heard Crying - Kinsey-Warnock, N.
Maria's Comet - Hopkinson, D.