Kent Center School - Summer Reading Suggestions 2004

Students Entering Second Grade

 

 

Books Children Love to Read

 

Students will enjoy the following books.  Selections may also include
other titles by these authors.

 

  • Cooney, Barbara                         Miss Rumphius
  • Hoff, Syd                                   Danny and the Dinosaur
  • Lester, Helen                              Me First
  • Martin Jr., Bill                             Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
  • McPhail, David                            Pig Pig Goes to Camp
  • Sendak, Maurice                         Where the Wild Things Are
  • Thayer, Jane                              The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy
  • Tolhurst, Marilyn                         Somebody and the Three Blairs
  • Viorst, Judith                               The Tenth Good Thing About Barney
  • Waber, Bernard                          Ira Sleeps Over
  • Yolen, Jane                                 Owl Moon

 

Series Picture Books

 

  • Bemelmans, Ludwig                     Madeline
  • Bourgeouis, Paulette                    Franklin
  • Bridwell, Norman                         Clifford
  • Brown, Marc                               Arthur
  • dePaola, Tomie                           Strega Nona
  • Hoban, Russell                            Frances

 

Series Fiction Books

 
  • Adler, David                               Young Cam Jansen
  • Adler, David                               Cam Jansen
  • Danziger, Paula                           A is for Amber
  • Lobel, Arnold                              Frog and Toad
  • Minarik, Else                               Little Bear
  • Park, Barbara                             Junie B. Jones
  • Rylant, Cynthia                           Henry and Mudge
  • Rylant, Cynthia                           Poppleton
  • Sharmat, Marjorie                       Nate the Great

 

Favorite Authors

 
  • Frank Asch
  • Jan Brett
  • Norman Bridwell
  • Marc Brown
  • Eric Carle
  • Joanna Cole
  • Roald Dahl
  • W. and H. Devlin
  • Lois Ehlert
  • Mem Fox
  • Gail Gibbons
  • Holly Hobbie
  • Pat Hutchins
  • Steven Kellogg
  • Leo Lionni
  • Ron Maris
  • James Marshall
  • Mercer Mayer
  • Robert McCloskey
  • David McPhail
  • Robert Munsch
  • Laura Numeroff
  • Cynthia Rylant
  • Dr. Seuss
  • E.B. White
  • Audrey Wood

 

Poetry

 
  • Eloise Greenfield
  • Nikki Grimes
  • Mary Ann Hoberman
  • Jack Prelutsky
  • Shel Silverstein

 

Fairy Tales

 

Students will enjoy browsing the 398.2 section of the public library for these and many more fairy tales. 

 
  • Goldilocks and the Three Bears
  • The Little Red Hen
  • Rapunzel
  • Rumpelstiltskin
  • The Three Billy Goats Gruff
  • The Three Little Pigs

 

Non-Fiction Topics

  • Animals
  • Biographies
  • Cookbooks
  • Countries
  • Craft books
  • Dinosaurs
  • Jokes and riddles
  • Nature (trees, plants, etc…)
  • Nutrition and exercise
  • Solar system

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Look for your summer reading fun at

Kent Memorial Library

32 North Main Street – Kent, CT 06757

860.927.3761

 

Monday-Friday 10 AM – 5:30 PM     Saturday 10 AM – 4:00 PM

Closed Sundays and Connecticut State Holidays