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SummerReadingSuggestionsforStudentsEnteringJr.Kindergarten
Jr.KindergartenMay2017
HowRocketLearnedtoReadTadHills
Bark,GeorgeJulesFeiffer
TheBiggestBoyandothersKevinHenkes
ABoy,aDog,andaFrogMercerMayer
ChickaChickaBoomBoomBillMartinJr.
Cookie'sWeekCindyWard
DearParents,Theimportanceofreadingwithyoungchildreniswell-documentedscienceineducationpractice.Booksofferarepeatableexperiencethroughwhichchildrencangettoknowtheirworld.Childrenwhoarereadtoonaregularbasisforextendedperiodsoftimeareexposedtothesoundofliterarylanguageandagreatdealofvocabularythatwillleavethemmorepreparedforschoolandalifetimeoflearning.Picturebooksexposetheyoungreadertotheearlyworldofartthroughillustrationandbuildvisualliteracyskills.Readingskillsarebuiltwhenchildrenlistentobooks,examineillustrations,andwhentheyreadontheirownforpleasurefrom“justright”booksthatinterestthemandthatareneithertoohardnortooeasy.Itisimportanttorememberthatgreatreadersdon’tprogresssystematicallyfromeasytodifficultbooks.Rathertheyreadwithcuriosityfromawidevarietyofgenresandformats.Withineachgradelevelreadingskillsandinterestscanvarytremendously.Sothisbooklistisdesignedwithvarietyinmind.Manyoftheauthorsandillustratorslistedhaveadditionalbooksthatyouandyourchildmightenjoy.Ihopeyouwillmaketimeforandenjoythisimportantactivity.Bestwishesforgreatreading,[email protected]
DogandBear:TwoFriends,ThreeStoriesLauraSeeger
EatingtheAlphabetandFeathersforLunchLoisEhlert
ItisrecommendedthatstudentsenteringJr.Kindergartenarereadtoforatleast
20minutesaday.
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GeorgeandMartha:TheCompleteStoriesofTwoBestFriendsJamesMarshall
RichardScarry'sCarsandTrucksandThingsThatGoandothersRichardScarry
HaroldandthePurpleCrayonCrockettJohnson
TheSnowyDayandothersEzraJackKeats
JustaMinuteYuyiMorales
Spots,Feathers,andCurlyTailsandothersNancyTafuri
MadelineLudwigBemelmas
TheThreeBillyGoatsGruffandothersPaulGaldone
MikeMulliganandHisSteamShovelandothersVirginiaLeeBurton
WhenAndyMetSandyTomiedePaola
MacandCheeseSarahWeeks
WhereistheGreenSheep?MemFox
ASickDayforAmosMcGeePhillipStead
YourFavoriteSeuss
MoreReadingSuggestions:NewYorkPublicLibrary-http://kids.nypl.org/book-lists
andhttp://childrens100.nypl.org/2014/#/_HornBookSummerReading–http://www.hbook.com/resources/books/summer.asp
AmericanLibraryAssociation’sChildren’sNotableLists-http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/notalists