SOUTHERN BAPTIST EDUCATIONAL CENTER

SUGGESTED READING FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS

SUMMER 2007

K3-K5

Make Way for Ducklings by R. McCloskey

Books from the Curious George series by M. Rey

God’s Quiet Things by N. Sweetland

Thomas the Tank Engine series by W. Awdry

Flora’s Surprise by D. Gliori

Sunflower House by E. Bunting

Hands Can by C. Hudson

I Get Wet by V. Cobb

I See Myself by V. Cobb

Bug Safari by B. Barner

Sweet Tooth by M. Palatini

Good Night, Hattie, My Dearie, My Dove by A. Schertle

Quiet Night by M. Singer

Brown Bear, Brown Bear by B. Martin Jr.

Show and Tell by M. Mayer

Noisy Nora by R. Wells

Happy Birthday, Moon by F. Asch

Barnyard Dance by S. Boynton

Goodnight Moon by M. Brown

Is Your Mama a Llama by D. Guarino

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by B. Martin

Ever The Biggest Sandwich by R. Gelman

Snake Supper by A. Durant

Rainbow Fish by U. Pfister

Commotion in the Ocean by G. Andrea

Miss Mary Mack by M. A. Hoberman

Me First by E. Rudin

The Man Who Cooked For Himself by P. Kraskilovsky

Authors for Preschoolers:

Eric Carle

Frank Asch

Norman Bridwell

Ezra Jack Keats

Robert McCloskey

Dr. Seuss

Leo Lionni

Pat Hutchins

Lois Ehlert

Margaret Miller

Peggy Rathmann

Mother Goose

Margaret Wise Brown

Anne Rockwell

Vera Williams

ENTERING 1^ST GRADE:

Books from the Berenstain Bears series by S. Berenstain

Frog and Toad are Friends by A. Lobel

Stellaluna by J. Cannon

Just Me and My Mom/Dad by M. Mayer (and other Little Critter books)

Books by author Margaret Hillert (easy readers)

Froggy series by J. London

The Carrot Seed by R. Krauss

Biscuit series by A. Capucilli

Swimmy by L. Lionni

The Mitten by J. Brett

The Jacket I Wear in the Snow by S. Neitzel

Chester’s Way by K. Henkes

Franklin series by P. Bourgeois

ENTERING 2^ND GRADE:

Magic Tree House series by M. Osborne

Henry and Mudge series by C. Rylant

Nate the Great series by M. Sharmat

Amelia Bedelia series by P. Parrish

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by J. Barrett

The Story of Ferdinand by M. Leaf

Lyle, Lyle Crocodile by B. Waber (and other “Lyle” books)

Miss Nelson series by H. Allard

The Story About Ping by M. Flack

Diary of a Worm by D. Cronin

Caps for Sale by E. Slobodkina

The Song and Dance Man by K. Ackerman

The Stinky Cheese Man by J. Scieszka

The Velveteen Rabbit by M. Williams

ENTERING 3^RD GRADE:

Judy Moody series by M. McDonald

The Cul de Sac series by B. Lewis

American Girl series, various authors

Wally McDoogle series by B. Myers

The Boxcar Children series by G. Warner

Cook-a-Doodle-Doo by J. Stevens

A to Z Mysteries series by R. Roy

Thundercake by P. Polacco

George and Martha by J. Marshall

Sarah, Plain and Tall by P. Maclachlan

More Perfect than the Moon by P. Maclachlan

Tale of Despereaux by K. diCamilla

Sideways Stories from Wayside School by L. Sachar

Chocolate Fever by R. Smith

Bailey School Kids series by D. Dadey

ENTERING 4^TH GRADE:

Ethan Flask and Professor von Offel series by K. Burkett

Animal Ark series by B. Baglio

Babysitter’s Club series by A. Martin

Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White

Mandie series by L. Leppard

Encyclopedia Brown series by D. Sobol

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by R. Dahl

Henry Huggins by B. Cleary

Socks by B. Cleary

Adventures Down Under series by R. Elmer

Hank the Cowdog series by J. Erickson

Fog Magic by J. Sauer

The Whipping Boy by S. Fleischman

Frindle by A. Clements

Dear America series by various authors

Holes by L. Sachar

Bud, Not Buddy by C. Curtis

Shiloh by P. Naylor

Ramona the Pest by B. Cleary

Soup by R. Peck

ENTERING 5^TH GRADE:

The Shadow Children series by M. Haddix

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

Hatchet by G. Paulsen

Misty of Chincoteague by M. Henry

Elsie Dinsmore series by M. Finley

A Wrinkle in Time by M. L’Engle

Little House series by L. Wilder

The Family Under the Bridge by N. Carlson

The Black Stallion by W. Farley

Left Behind, the Kids Series by J. Jenkins

Noodlehead Stories by M. Hamilton

The Borrowers by M. Norton

The Doll People by A. Martin

The Meanest Doll in the World by A. Martin

Passages series by P. McCusker

Little Pilgrim’s Progress by H. Taylor

The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian by L. Alexander

The Portal by B. Myers

King of the Wind by M. Henry

Twenty-One Balloons by W. DuBois

Hitty, Her First Hundred Years by R. Field

Thimble Summer by E. Enright

Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi

Summer of the Monkeys by W. Rawls

ENTERING 6^TH GRADE:

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi

My Side of the Mountain by J. George

The House on the Gulf by M. Haddix

Ginger Pye by E. Estes

Pinky Pye by E. Estes

The Secret Garden by F. Burnett

Annie Between the States by L.M. Elliott

Snow Treasure by M. McSwigan

Redwall series by B. Jacques

The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by H. Lofting

The Witch of Blackbird Pond by E. Speare

The Thief Lord by C. Funke

Prydain Chronicles by L. Alexander

Here Today by A. Martin

Johnny Tremain by E. Forbes

The Not-So-Star-Spangled-Life of Sunita Sen by M. Perkins

The Pushcart War by J. Merrill

Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by J. Latham

Turn Homeward, Hannalee by P. Beatty

The Westing Game by E. Raskin

Please email Mrs. Hopkins, the SBEC elementary librarian, at bhopkins@sbectrojans.com if you have questions about summer reading books! You may also visit your local public library for additional suggestions.