Kent Center School - Summer Reading Suggestions 2004

Students Entering
Kindergarten & First Grade

 

 

 

Great Books

 

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

 

  • Ahlberg, Janet                     Each Peach, Pear, Plum
  • Anderson, Wayne                Dragon

 

  • Bang, Molly                        Ten, Nine, Eight
  • Barrett, Judi                       A Snake is Totally Tail
  • Bemelmans, Ludwig             Madeline’s Rescue
  • Bourgeois, Paulette              Franklin in the Dark
  • Brett, Jan                           Gingerbread Baby
  • Brown, Ruth                       Ladybug, Ladybug

 

  • Carle, Eric                          The Very Lonely Firefly
  • Chorao, Kay                       Pig and Cow

 

  • Eastman, P.D.                     Are You My Mother?

 

  • Freeman, Don                     Corduroy

 

  • Henkes, Kevin                     Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse
  • Hobbie, Holly                      Toot and Puddle
  • Hubbell, Will                       Apples Here
  • Hutchins, Pat                      Rosie’s Walk

 

  • Keats, Ezra Jack                  The Snowy Day
  • Kellogg, Stephen                 Island of the Skog

 

  • LeSieg, Theodore                Ten Apples Up on Top
  • Lester, Helen                      Tacky the Penguin
  • Lionni, Leo                         An Extraordinary Egg
  • London, Jonathan                Froggy Goes to School
  • Lovell, Patty                       Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon
  • McClosky, Robert                Blueberries for Sal
  • Martin Jr., Bill                     Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
  • Munsch, Robert                   Mortimer

 

  • Palotta, Jerry                      The Frog Alphabet Book
  • Polacco, Patricia                  Babushka’s Mother Goose
  • Prelutsky, Jack                    Ride a Purple Pelican

 

  • Rosen, Michael                    We’re Going on a Bear Hunt

 

  • Sendak, Maurice                 Where the Wild Things Are
  • Seuss, Dr.                          The Foot Book
  • Shannon, David                   Duck on a Bike
  • Shaw, Nancy                      Sheep in a Shop
  • Steig, William                      Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

 

  • Wells, Rosemary                 McDuff Saves the Day
  • Wilson, Karma                    Bear Snores On
  • Wood, Audrey                     Jubal’s Wish

 

Mother Goose Rhymes

 
  • Baa Baa Black Sheep
  • Hey, Diddle, Diddle
  • Hickory, Dickory, Dock
  • Jack and Jill
  • Jack Be Nimble
  • Little Miss Muffet

 

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

 
  • Solar system
  • Insects
  • Dinosaurs
  • Jokes and riddles
  • Holidays
  • Animals (fish, birds, amphibians)

 

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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 Sunday and Connecticut State Holidays