This document provides summer reading suggestions for kindergarten students organized into four categories: Beginning to Read, Folktales and Trickster Tales, Beginning to Read (levels F-I), and Picture Books that Make Us Laugh. It lists over 50 book titles, many of which are from popular series. It encourages visiting the local library this summer and provides additional reading recommendations through linked websites.

1. Reading is Fun!!
Kindergarten Summer Reading Suggestions
Berkeley School Libraries, 2016
Beginning to Read (*levels C – D – E – F)
Ball, by Mary Sullivan
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, by Bill
Martin, Jr. ✪
Drop It, Rocket, by Tad Hills ✪
Fix This Mess, by Tedd Arnold (I Like to Read) ✪
I See and See, by Ted Lewin (I Like to Read) ✪
Pete the Cat: Play Ball!, by James Dean ✪
Puppy Mudge Has a Snack, by Cynthia Rylant ✪
Soccer Game!, by Grace Maccarone
When Andy Met Sandy, by Tomie dePaola ✪
When Tiny Was Tiny, by Cari Meister ✪
You Are (Not) Small, by Anna Kang
✪ popular series
Visit your local library this summer!
berkeleypubliclibrary.org
Folktales and Trickster Tales
Anansi the Spider, by Gerald McDermott
Can’t Scare Me!, by Ashley Bryan
Goldilocks and the Three Bears, by Jan Brett
Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas, by Natasha Yim
Hansel and Gretel, by James Marshall
Just In Case: Trickster tale and Spanish alphabet
book, by Yuyi Morales
Little Red Riding Hood, by Jerry Pinkney
Little Roja Riding Hood, by Susan Middleton Elya
Lion and Mouse, by Jerry Pinkney
Three Little Tamales, by Eric Kimmel
* reading levels based on Fountas & Pinnell system

2. Beginning to Read (levels F – G – H - I)
A Big Guy Took My Ball! (Elephant & Piggie), by Mo
Willems ✪
Chicks!, by Sandra Horning
Don’t Throw It To Mo!, by David Adler
The I’m Not Scared Book, by Todd Parr
Little Bear, by Else Minarik ✪
Spider’s Lunch, by Joanna Cole
Super Fly Guy, by Tedd Arnold ✪
The Thank You Book (Elephant & Piggie), by Mo Willems ✪
Up, Tall and High!, by Ethan Long
The Watermelon Seed, by Greg Pizzolli
✪ popular series
Exploring animals all around
Biggest, Strongest, Fastest, by Steve Jenkins
Dinosaurs, by Penelope Arlon ✪
Fly Guy Presents: Sharks, by Tedd Arnold ✪
In the Wild, by David Elliott
Lions, by Derek Zobel ✪
Puppies and Kittens, by Penelope Arlon ✪
Snakes! (National Geographic), by Melissa Stewart ✪
Time to Eat, by Steve Jenkins ✪
ZooBorns! Zoo babies from around the world, by
Andrew Bleiman ✪
✪ popular series
Picture Books that Make Us Laugh
Bee-Bim Bop!, by Linda Sue Park
Goodnight Already!, by Jory John
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, by Mo Willems
Monkey Goes Bananas, by C.P. Bloom
Niño Wrestles the World, by Yuyi Morales
Press Here, by Herve Tullet
Randy Riley’s Really Big Hit, by Chris Van Dusen
Shark vs. Train, by Chris Barton
Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great, by Bob Shea
The Wheels on the Tuk Tuk, by Kabir Sengal
Z Is for Moose, by Paul O. Zelinsky
Find more recommendations at
Mary Ann Scheuer’s website
greatkidbooks.blogspot.com
BUSD Library Services
library.berkeleyschools.net