English Grade 5K
The books for 5K summer reading are listed below and are generally grouped by curriculum area for the upcoming 5K year.
I Wonder Why
- Aston, Dianna, An Egg is Quiet
- Aston, Dianna, A Seed is Sleepy
- Banks, Kate, A Gift from the Sea
- Butterworth, Christine, Seahorse, the Shyest Fish in the Sea
- Campbell, Janis, G is for Galaxy
- Ripley, Catherine, Why, the Best Ever Question and Answer Book about Nature, Science and the World Around You
- Sayre, April Pulley, Stars Beneath Your Bed
- Sobol, Richard, Adelina's Whales
- Zagwyn, Deborah, Turtle Spring
Who Am I?
- Ada, Alma Flor, I Love Saturdays y Domingos
- Stories by Jan Brett
- Demi, One Grain of Rice
- Dorros, Arthur, Abuela
- Graham, Bob, Oscar's Half Birthday
- Hoffman, Mary, Boundless Grace
- Johnston, Tony, The Quilt Story
- Joosse, Barbara, Papa, Do You Love Me?
- Juster, Norton, The Hello Goodbye Window
- Nye, Naomi Shihab, Sitti's Secrets
- Park, Linda Sue, Bee-Bim Bop!
- Prelutsky, Jack, It's Thanksgiving
- Weninger, Brigitte, A Child is a Child
- Woodson, Jacqueline, We Had a Picnic This Sunday Past
- Young, Ed, My Mei Mei
Communities Around Us
- Brett, Jan, Town Mouse, Country Mouse
- Keats, Ezra Jack, Whistle for Willie
- Keats, Ezra Jack, Peter's Chair
- McBrier, Paige, Beatrice's Goat
- McCully, Emily, Nora's Ark
- Ringgold, Faith, Tar Beach
- Robey, Katharine, Hare and the Big Green Lawn
- Rylant, Cynthia, The Relatives Came
- Sis, Peter, Madlenka
- Spier, Peter, People
- Wong, Janet, The Dumpster Diver
Water is Life
- Bauer, Marion Dane, Rain
- Cowan, Catherine, My Life with the Wave
- Carle, Eric, A House for Hermit Crab
- Lionni, Leo, Swimmy
- Paulsen, Gary, Canoe Days
Exploring Patterns
- Beaton, Clare, Daisy Gets Dressed
- Brown, Margaret Wise, The Runaway Bunny
- Carle, Eric, Brown Bear, Brown Bear
- Christelow, Eileen, Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
- Clements, Andrew, A Million Dots
- Ehlert, Lois, Fisheyes
- Ernst, Lisa Campbell, The Turn-Around, Upside-Down Alphabet Book
- Ho, Minfong, Hush! A Thai Lullaby
- Martin, Jr., Bill, Chicka, Chicka, 1, 2, 3
- Neitzel, Shirley, The Bag I'm Taking to Grandma's
- Seuss, Dr., One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
A World of Homes
- Grifalconi, Ann, The Village of Round and Square Houses
- Hoberman, Mary Ann, A House is a House for Me
- Howard, Ginger, William's House<
- Knutson, Barbara, Sungura and the Leopard
- Luciani, Brigitte, Those Messy Hempels
- Winter, Jeanette, Elsina's Clouds
PYP Attitudes and Profile
- Gomi, Taro, My Friends
- Henkes, Kevin, Chrysanthemum
- Henkes, Kevin, Julius, the Baby of the World
- Ketteman, Helen, Armadillo Tattletale
- Lester, Helen, Tacky the Penguin
- Lionni, Leo, Frederick
- Lovell, Patty, Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon
- Munson, Derek, Enemy Pie
- Pfister, Marcus, The Rainbow Fish
- Stevens, Janet, The Tortoise and the Hare
- Wells, Rosemary, Yoko
Series
- Arnold, Tedd, Fly Guy (series)
- Capucilli, Alyssa Satin, Biscuit (series)
- Delacre, Lulu, Rafi and Rosi
- Marzollo, Jean and Wick, Walter I Spy (series)
- Rylant, Cynthia, Mr. Putter and Tabby (series)
- Rylant, Cynthia, Henry and Mudge (series)
- Willems, Mo, Elephant and Piggie (series)