My kids and I have decided to see if we can read 100 books together this summer.
Here is our
100 Books of Summer
Reading List:
Note: We LOVE and own the majority of the books on this list and consider these titles to be the best of the best. However some are new to us. We welcome your book recommendations for children ages 2-6.
ENJOY!
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Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
The Art Lesson by Tomie De Paola
Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
The Paper Bag Princess by Robert N. Munsch
The Napping House by Audrey Wood
Where the Sidewalk Ends: the Poems and Drawing of Shel Silverstein by Shel Silverstein
I Dream of Trains by Angela Johnson
Johnny Appleseed by Reeve Lindbergh
Most Loved in All the World by Cozbi A.Cabrera
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Is There Really a Human Race? by Jamie Lee Curtis & Laura Cornell
My Parents Think I'm Sleeping by Jack Prelutsky
I Saw You in the Bathtub and Other Folk Rhymes by Alvin Schwartz
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
Volunteer of the Year by Marc Brown
Old Man Whickutt's Donkey by Mary Calhoun
Tootle by Gertrude Crampton
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
A Splendid Friend, Indeed by Suzanne Bloom
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
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Charlie Cook's Favorite Book by Julia Donaldson
And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street by Dr. Seuss
Snow Music by Lynne Rae Perkins
The Bunny Book by Richard Scarry
Stay Awake Sally by Mitra Modarressi
No Jumping On The Bed! by Tedd Arnold
On the Moon by Anna Milbourne and Benji Davies
Who Wants an Old Teddy Bear? by Ginnie Hoffmann
Three Samurai Cats by Eric A. Kimmel
Library Mouse by Daniel Kirk
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Wild About Books by Judy Sierra
Hiccupotamus by Aaron Zenz
Who Wants a Dragon? by James Mayhew
The Best Nest by P. D. Eastman
Giants Come in Different Sizes by Jolly Roger Bradfield
William Shakespeare -To Sleep, Perchance to Dream by James Mayhew
Corduroy by Don Freeman
Purplicious by Victoria Kann
Dancing in the Wings by Debbie Allen
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
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Chester's Way by Kevin Henkes
Your Body Belongs to You by Cornelia Spelman
Fanny's Dream by Caralyn Buehner
The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers
I Said No! by Kimberly King
Freight Train by Donald Crews
The Empty Pot by Demi
Mean Soup by Betsy Everitt
Frog and Toad All Year by Arnold Lobel
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems
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Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson
Dinosaur's Binket by Sandra Boyntan
Mice Are Nice by Charles Ghigna
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
If I Had a Big Blue Boat by Kindermusik
Whose Shoes? by Stephen R. Swinburne
Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel
Someday by Alison McGhee
How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long
Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
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The School Bus Driver from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler
Stone Soup by Ann McGovern
Sector 7 by David Weisner
Tsunami! by Kajikawa Kimiko
Truce by Jim Murphy
Hansel and Gretel by Michael Morpurgo
The Hinky-Pink: An Old Tale by Megan McDonald
My Garden by Kevin Henkes
Eloise Wilkin's Poems to Read to the Very Young
Who Said Boo? by Nancy White Carlstrom
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The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
In A Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories by Alvin Schwartz
Little Quack's Bedtime by Lauren Thompson
A Winter Day by Douglas Florian
Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs by Alan Katz
Hop On Pop by Dr. Seuss
See Inside Your Body by Katie Daynes
Ootah's Lucky Day by Peggy Parish
Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls
Sylvester and The Magic Pebble by William Steig
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Miss Spider's Wedding by David Kirk
I See Santa Everywhere by Glenn McCoy
Runny Babbit by Shel Silverstein
No Fighting, No Biting by Else Holmelund Minarik
Superfudge by Judy Bloom
On The First Day of Grade School by Emily Brennen
Knights of the Kitchen Table by Jon Scieszka
Chugga-chugga Choo-Choo by Kevin Lewis
Hopper by Marcus Pfister
Good Night, Sleep Tight by Barbara Cratzius
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School Days by B.G. Hennessy
Apple Pie 4th of July by Janet S. Wong
The Impossible Patriotism Project by Linda Skeers
All Those Secrets of The World by Jane Yolen
The Alphabet from A to Y With Bonus Letter Z by Steve Martin
Not A Box by Antoinette Portis
The Adventures of Marco and Polo by Dieter Wiesmuller
June 29, 1999 by David Wiesner
The Secret of Saying Thanks by Douglas Wood
The Secret-Keeper by Kate Coombs
wow, what a list...happy reading!
ReplyDeleteI almost couldn't read the list of books because I was so mesmerized by the picture and quote above it...I love that quote. It makes my heart so happy.
ReplyDeleteLove the list of books. Have you read the other Bear books? Bear Stays Up for Christmas, Bears New Friend, Bear Feels Sick, etc. I LOVE them all. And any Berenstein Bears book is worth reading over and over and over again. :)
I'm planning to print this list off and put it in our library bag... thanks for the suggestions :)
ReplyDeleteYou always have the best book lists!
ReplyDelete(Hard on my budget, though...)
;)
We love summer-time reading too especially as once a week we'll do a 5-minute reenactment of our favorite book of the week. It's an awesome way for the kids to think about the highlights of the books... and it's always so interesting to see it from their perspective, yes? Thanks for the list!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great goal!
ReplyDeleteGood list. I would add Not a Box, Actual Size, What Do You Do With a Tail, and The Kissing Hand. All Those Secrets of the World makes me cry every time.
ReplyDeleteI love great tips on childrens books-Thanks! I would also recommend Pickle Chiffon Pie by Jolly Roger Bradfield,Summer Legs, Going On A Bear Hunt,and Ladybug Girl at the Beach.
ReplyDeleteThis is a FANTASTIC idea! I think we might borrow your idea and do it too. My kiddos love "The Pout Pout Fish" by Deborah Diesen.
ReplyDeleteLove the list! We have read a bunch of these. I scanned through quickly and didn't see "All Because a Little Bug Sneezed." It is a fun one.
ReplyDeleteI'm excited to get started on this list (a little late, seeing that it's pretty much the end of the summer) But I noticed that "Giraffs Can't Dance" by Andrea Giles (I think?) wasn't on the list and we love that one too. :o) Thanks for the list!
ReplyDeleteHi Jocelyn,
ReplyDeleteI have been feeling kind of bad about the comment I left on
your post about Media the other day and feeling the Spirit leading me to leave
you another comment. I couldn’t comment on that post or the one after so found
this one to leave a comment to you. (Feel free to delete this after you read it
if you want to, since it doesn’t really go with this post…..(which is a great
post by the way.) I won’t be offended.)
Anyways, I’m so sorry. When I read my comment later, I
realized that it was a bit harsh and even a bit hypocritical. I accused you of
not being Christ-like, yet wasn’t very Christ-like as I did so. The explanation
is this: I first read your post the day you posted it (I think), and the parts
I mentioned just didn’t sit well with me. I wanted to comment about it but didn’t
want to stir up trouble (I’m really not confrontational, which is probably why
I feel to apologize to you now). I didn’t think about it for a few days and
then one day I was reading in the paper about the shooting and the victims and
my heart just BROKE for them and their families. I remembered your post and came
back over to leave that comment.
I don’t necessarily regret having my opinion, just the way I said
it, and perhaps that I said it at all. You truly have a magnificent blog and I’ve
been inspired by MANY of your posts and ideas. I can tell that you have the
Spirit in your home and admire how you are raising your children. You are a good person, and I am truly sorry
if my comment made you feel that you weren’t. And again, I’m sorry that I did not express my
opinion as kindly as I could have.
Anyways, not sure if this comment will even matter at all,
but I really felt like I needed to let you know that you and your blog are
wonderful.
PS. Oh and thank you for posting the address to the
hospital. Although you and I could make cards with our kids to send just to prove
that we really DO have compassion on these people, I can tell that isn’t the
case with you--but that it truly comes from your (and your kids’) hearts. Thank
you for your example.