Hot tips for cool summer reading!
Here are my hot tips for a summer of cool reading:
-join the summer reading program at the Glen Ridge Library
-read a book every day!
-read a chapter book with your family; here are some of my favorites:
-The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
-Ramona the Pest (and any other titles by Beverly Cleary!)
-The Doll People (Ann M. Martin, Laura Godwin)
-the story of the adventures of the doll people when humans are not around!
-My Father's Dragon (Ruth Stiles Gannett)
-a boy travels on a journey to rescue a baby dragon (1st of a trilogy)
-any books in the Humphrey series!! (Betty G. Birney)
-Pearl's Promise (Frank Asch)
-the story of Pearl, the pet store mouse, who is bought to be a boy's pet, but returns to the pet shop to rescue her younger brother from a snake's tank!
WARNING: contains some scary snake scenes - best for 2nd graders and above
-James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
-the story of how a magical, enormous peach and its inhabitants help James escape his mean aunts to find adventure and true friendship
-The Lighthouse Family series by Cynthia Rylant
-follow the adventures of Pandora the cat, a dedicated and resourceful lighthouse keeper
- definitely a new favorite for me! Addresses themes of friendship, responsibility, family
-The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs by Betty Birney
-a longer novel, perhaps best for a second grader and above; a boy is challenged by his father to find seven wonders in his small rural town of Sassafras Springs
-Mercy Watson (series) by Kate DiCamillo
-a long-time favorite about the adventures of a pig named Mercy and the colorful characters in her neighborhood on Deckawoo Drive. Illustrated brilliantly by Chris Van Dusen