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Summer Reading
O N M A R T H A’ S V I N E YA R D
For Students Entering Kindergarten
New Favorites
Here are some of our newest
favorites for Kindergarten!
Pete the Cat
by Eric Litwin
Goodnight, Goodnight,
Construction Site
by Sherri Duskey Rinker
Baby Bear Sees Blue
by Ashley Wolff
Lost and Found
by Oliver Jeffers
The Pigeon Gets a Cookie!?
by Mo Willems
The Lucky Ducklings
by Eva Moore
Emeraldalicious
by Victoria Kann
“There are many little ways to enlarge your child’s world. Love
of books is the best of all.” -- Jacqueline Kennedy
Dear Parents,
Summer vacation is here (wahoo!) but it is also a wonderful time
to READ! It is important to show your child that reading is fun
before they begin school, because in Kindergarten many students
take their first steps toward becoming readers. Reading to your
child aloud often can be a huge step in helping your child become a
reader. It is also important to focus on your child’s comprehension
level.
Summer is also the perfect time for students to explore books that
they choose and are interested in. Here are some summer reading
tips for parents and students:
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Set aside regular reading / read aloud time
Visit the local library -- they have wonderful summer activities!
Read to your children and let them read to you
Parents -- read for pleasure in front of your children
Allow choice in reading
Pack a book wherever you go!
Encourage and help your child succeed with reading
“Children who do NOT read in the summer can lose two to three
months of reading development.…kids who DO read tend to gain a
month of reading proficiency.”
-Allington, Richard L. and McGill-Franzen, Anne. (2003).
Created May 2013 by Ms. Lambacher, Media Specialist at the Edgartown Elementary
School on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. It was influenced by ideas from the
staff at the Edgartown Elementary School, and was largely inspired by the Waltham
Public Schools’ summer reading newsletter. Happy reading!
Books About Kindergarten
Miss Bindergarten Gets
Ready for Kindergarten
Countdown to
Kindergarten
by Joseph Slate
by Alison McGhee
Introduces the letters of the
alphabet as Miss
Bindergarten gets ready for
Kindergarten.
Ten days before school starts,
a young girl can’t tie her
shoes by herself and fears
the worst.
The Night Before
Kindergarten
The Pirate of Kindergarten
by Rosemary Wells
by George Lyon
Emily, Roger, an their friends
spend a wonderful year in
Kindergarten. Each day, Miss
Cribbage has something new
for them to learn, like songs,
counting, and writing poetry.
Each month features a new
theme.
by Natasha Wing
Shows children from all over
town preparing for their first
day of kindergarten,
imagining what wonders they
will see.
Something for School
by Hyun Young Lee
Ginny’s eyes have double
vision, which she doesn’t
realize until a vision
screening at school, and
learns it can be fixed.
On the first day of
Kindergarten, Joon’s teacher
mistakes her for a boy.
My Kindergarten
Alphabet Books
ABC Animal Jamboree
ABC USA
by Giles Andreae
by Martin Jarrie
The Guinea Pig ABC
Miss Spider’s ABC
by Kate Duke
by David Kirk
Astonishing Animal ABC
Martha’s Vineyard ABC’s
by Charles Fuge
by Jan Paul
Have You Ever Seen --? An
ABC Book
Dr. Seuss’s ABC
by Beau Gardener
Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate
ABC
by June Sobel
The Animal ABC
by Leslie Baker
Zoopa: An Animal Alphabet
by Gianna Marino
by Dr. Seuss
Alphabet Rescue by Audrey
Wood
Curious George Learns the
Alphabet
by H.A. Rey
Classic Books
Clifford series by Norman Bridwell
Corduroy by Don Freeman
Crictor by Tomi Ungerer
Curious George series by H.A. Rey
George and Martha (series)
by James Marshall
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
by Laura Numeroff
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Brown
Peter Rabbit series by Beatrice Potter
Where the Wild Things Are
by Maurice Sendak
Great Read Alouds
Annabelle Swift,
Kindergartener by Amy
Schwartz
Bark, George by Jules Feiffer
Bea and Mr. Jones by Amy
Schwartz
FAVORITE
AUTHORS/
ILLUSTRATORS
Jan Brett
Marc Brown
Eric Carle
Lauren Child
Doreen Cronin
Lois Ehlert
Kevin Henkes
Bill Martin
Laura Numeroff
Jane O’Connor
Richard Scarry
Maurice Sendak
Dr. Seuss
David Shannon
Rosemary Wells
Mo Willems
Chrysanthemum by Kevin
Henkes
Max and Ruby’s Bedtime
Book by Rosemary Wells
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive
the Bus! by Mo Willems
Pinkalicious by Elizabeth
Kann
The Jolly Postman, or Other
People’s Letters by Janet
Ahlberg
Skippyjon Jones by Judy
Schachner
The Kissing Hand by Audrey
Penn
We’re Going on a Lion Hunt
by Margary Cuyler
Wiggle by Doreen Cronin
Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems
Family Read Alouds: Portuguese/English
Floppy (Floppy) by Guido Van
Genechten
O Tom e a Sofia Comecam a
Escola (Tom and Sofia Start
School) by Henriette Barkow
A Surpresa Da Handa (Handa’s
Surprise) by Eileen Browne
Urso Castanho, Urso Castanho,
O Que E Que Tu Ves?
(Brown Bear, Brown Bear,
What Do You See?)
by Eric Carle
As Aventuras do Ursinho Pooh
e seus Amigos (Winnie the
Pooh)
by A.A. Milne
Caldecott Award Winners
A Ball for Daisy
Interrupting Chicken
by Chris Raschka
Kitten’s First Full Moon
by David Ezra Stein
My Friend Rabbit
by Kevin Henkes
All the World
by Eric Rohmann
What Do You Do With A Tail
by Marla Frazee
Like This? by Steve Jenkins
Helpful Links and Websites
Summer Reading Programs:
Edgartown Public Library
http://www.edgartownlibrary.org
Summer Reading with the Red Sox
http://www.readingmatters.org
Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge
http://www.scholastic.com/summer/
Read Kiddo Read
http://www.readkiddoread.com/home
Reading Games/Activities:
PBS Reading Games
http://pbskids.org/games/reading.html
Scholastic Reading Games
http://www.scholastic.com/kids/stacks/games/
FunBrain Reading Games and More
http://www.funbrain.com/brain/ReadingBrain/ReadingBrain.html
Reading Comprehension Games
http://www.funenglishgames.com/readinggames.html
Kaboose Fun School Literature Games
http://funschool.kaboose.com/arcade/language/