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It's not too late to have fun this summer. Keep your kids occupied with a great book or a few! Our suggestions should keep them busy not only during summer but all year long. These titles will encourage your kids to love reading, while improving their language arts skills.

Ages 2-4

• Agapanthus Hum and Major Bark, by Jennifer Plecas
• When she loses a tooth, Agapanthus discovers that she can make an angel hoot by blowing through the hole in her smile.
• Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, by Bill Martin
• Children see a variety of animals, each one a different color, and a mother looking at them.
• Bedtime for Frances, by Russell Hoban
• Clifford the Big Red Dog, by Norman Bridwel
• Color Zoo, by Lois Ehlert
• Corduroy, by Don Freeman
• Everything to Spend the Night From A to Z, by Ann Whitford Paul
• Go, Dog, Go, by P.D. Eastman
• Guess How Much I Love You, by Sam McBratney
• Freight Train, by Donald Crews
• Hamster Chase, by Anastasia Suen
• How many? How much? (Get Set for Kindergarten series), by Rosemary Wells
• The Little Red Hen, by Byron Barton
• Mouse Count, by Ellen Stoll Walsh
• Owl Babies, by Martin Waddell
• Ring! Yo?, by Chris Raschka
• Runaway Bunny,by Margaret Wise Brown
• Time for Bed, by Mem Fox
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle
• Where's Spot?, by Eric Hill

Ages 5-6

• Agapanthus Hum and Major Bark, by Jennifer Plecas
• Aloha, Dolores, by Barbara Samuels
• Bonaparte, by Marsha Wilson Chall
• The Bossy Gallito, by Lucia M. Gonzalez
• Chrysanthemum, by Kevin Henkes
• Cold Feet, by Cynthia C. DeFelice
• The Doorbell Rang, by Pat Hutchins
• How To Catch An Elephant, by Amy Schwartz
• Is Your Mama a Llama?, by Deborah Guarino
• It's Justin Time, Amber Brown, by Paula Danziger
• Letters and Sounds (Get Set for Kindergarten series), by Rosemary Wells
• The Lion and the Mouse and Other Aesop Fables, by Doris Orgel
• The Little Engine that Could, by Watty Piper
• Minnie and Moo Go to Paris, by Denys Cazet
• Owl Moon, by Jane Yolen
• Old Thunder and Miss Raney, by Sharon Darrow
• Quick as a Cricket, by Audrey Wood
• Q is for Duck: An Alphabet Guessing Game, by Mary Elting
• Ring! Yo?, by Chris Raschka
• The Tale of Peter Rabbit, by Beatrix Potter
• Tomorrow's Alphabet, by George Shannon
• Town Mouse, Country Mouse, by Jan Brett
• Willie's Birthday, by Anastasia Suen
• Yoshi's Feast, by Kimiko Kajikawa
• Young Classics: Alice in Wonderland, by Julie Fior
• Make Way for Ducklings, by Robert McCloskey
• Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak
• Winnie the Pooh, by A. A. Milne

Ages 7-8

• Agapanthus Hum and Major Bark , by Jennifer Plecas
• Aloha, Dolores, by Barbara Samuels
• Bonaparte, by Marsha Wilson Chall
• Cam Jansen and the Birthday Mystery, by David A. Adler
• Cold Feet, by Cynthia C. DeFelice
• Corduroy at the Zoo, by Don Freeman
• Everything to Spend the Night From A to Z, by Ann Whitford Paul
• Farmer Brown Shears His Sheep: A Yarn About Wool, by Teri Sloat
• Hamster Chase, by Anastasia Suen
• How To Catch An Elephant, by Amy Schwartz
• It's Justin Time, Amber Brown, by Paula Danziger
• Letters and Sounds (Get Set for Kindergarten series), by Rosemary Wells
• The Lion and the Mouse and Other Aesop Fables, by Doris Orgel
• Minnie and Moo Go to Paris, by Denys Cazet
• Old Thunder and Miss Raney, by Sharon Darrow
• The Other Side, by Jacqueline Woodson
• Ring! Yo?, by Chris Raschka
• Three Cheers for Catherine the Great!, by Cari Best
• Willie's Birthday, by Anastasia Suen
• Yoshi's Feast, by Kimiko Kajikawa
• Young Classics: Alice in Wonderland, by Julie Fior
• The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash, by Trinka Hakes Noble
• The Art Lesson, by Tomie de Paola
• Swimmy, by Leo Lionni
• If You Were a Writer, by Joan Lowery Nixon
• Author: A True Story, by Helen Lester
• Amelia's Road, by Linda Jacobs Altman
• Miss Rumphius, by Barbara Cooney
• A Chair for My Mother, by Vera B. Williams
• The New Kid on the Block, by Jack Prelutsky
• Freckle Juice, by Judy Blume
• Charlotte's Web, by E. B. White
• Ramona Quimby, Age 8, by Beverly Cleary
• Fudge-A-Mania, by Judy Blume
• Where the Sidewalk Ends, by Shel Silverstein

Ages 9-10

• Charlotte's Web, by E. B. White
• Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbitt
• Sarah, Plain and Tall, by Patricia MacLachlan
• Bill Peet: An Autobiography, by Bill Peet
• Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl
• Where the Sidewalk Ends, by Shel Silverstein
• Dear Mr. Henshaw, by Beverly Cleary
• Little House on the Prairie, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
• James and the Giant Peach, by Roald Dahl
• Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, by Judy Blume
• Shiloh, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
• Mr. Popper's Penguins, by Richard Atwater and Florence Atwater
• Harriet the Spy, by Louise Fitzhugh
• Stuart Little, by E. B. White
• Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech
• Out of the Dust, by Karen Hesse
• Callahan Cousins: Summer Begins
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid
• Camp Confidential Natalie's Secret
• Camp Confidential Jenna's Dilemma

Ages 11-12

• Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson
• Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbitt
• A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle
• Little House on the Prairie, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
• The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett
• Shiloh, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
• Sarah, Plain and Tall, by Patricia MacLachlan
• Island of the Blue Dolphins, by Scott O'Dell
• Maniac Magee, by Jerry Spinelli
• The BFG, by Roald Dahl
• Where the Sidewalk Ends, by Shel Silverstein
• Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech
• Out of the Dust, by Karen Hesse
• Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, by C. S. Lewis
• Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred D. Taylor
• Stone Fox, by John Reynolds Gardiner
• Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry
• Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh, by Robert C. O'Brien
• Harriet the Spy, by Louise Fitzhugh
• Mr. Popper's Penguins, by Richard Atwater and Florence Atwater
• The Great Gilly Hopkins, by Katherine Paterson
• Stuart Little, by E. B. White
• Matilda, by Roald Dahl
• Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume
• Jacob Have I Loved, by Katherine Paterson
• My Side of the Mountain, by Jean Craighead George
• Tangerine, by Edward Bloor
• Challenge at Second Base, by Matt Christopher
• I Am the Cheese, by Robert Cormier
• Johnny Tremain, by Ester Forbe
• Lord of the Flies, by William Golding
• The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton
• Mariel of Redwall, by Brian Jacques
• The Giver, by Lois Lowry
• Complete Anne of Green Gables (Box Set), by L.M. Montgomery
• Me, Mop & the Moondance Kid, by Walter Dean Myers
• Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin
• Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare
• Last Summer with Maizon, by Jacqueline Woodson
• Callahan Cousins: Summer Begins
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid
• Camp Confidential Natalie's Secret
• Camp Confidential Jenna's Dilemma

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