2012 K-Grade 5

Providence Public Schools Summer Reading List*
Recommended titles compiled by school and public librarians | 2012
K—1st GRADE
2nd—3rd GRADE
Milo’s Hat Trick / Jon Agee
Cat and Mouse in the Night / T. Bogacki
Meeow and the Little Chairs / S. Braun
Goodnight Moon / Margaret Wise Brown
ump, Quack, Moo and other titles /
Otto’s Orange Day and other TOON
Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin
e Cow at Laid an Egg / Andy Cutbill
Llama Llama Mad at Mama
and other titles / Anna Dewdney
Dinosaur Train / John Steven Gurney
Kitten’s First Full Moon / Kevin Henkes
I Want My Hat Back / Jon Klassen
Leo the Late Bloomer / Robert Kraus
Matthew’s Dream and other titles / L. Lionni
Froggy Rides a Bike and other titles /
Jonathan London
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom /
Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
and other titles / Laura Joffe Numeroff
Cat & Mouse: A Delicious Tale / J. Oh
Blackout / John Rocco
Tiny Little Fly / Michael Rosen
Grandpa Green / Lane Smith
Little Owl’s Night / Divya Srinivasan
A Sick Day for Amos McGee / P. C. Stead
Owl Babies / Martin Waddell
Bear’s Loose Tooth and other titles /
Karma Wilson
K—1st GRADE Spanish/Bilingual
A Party for Papá Luis / Fiesta para Papa
Luis / Diane Gonzales Bertrand
Mariquita Malhumorada / Eric Carle
Quinito's Neighborhood / Ina Cumpiano
¡Perros! ¡Perros! / Dogs! Dogs! / G. F. Guy
La primera luna llenadeGatita/ K. Henkes
El perro que quiso ser lobo / Keiko Kasza
Rooster / Gallo / Jorge Lujan
El mejor abrazo del mundo / Sarah Nash
Si le haces una fiesta a una cerdita /
Laura Numeroff
Donde viven los monstruos /M. Sendak
Se venden gorras / Esphyr Slobodkina
Ana cultiva manzanas /Apple Farmer
Annie / Monica Wellington
titles / Frank Cammuso
Stellaluna / Janell Cannon
e Chocolate Touch / Patrick Catling
Miss Rumphius / Barbara Cooney
e Giraffe and the Pelly and Me
and other titles / Roald Dahl
Mercy Watson to the Rescue
and other titles / Kate DiCamillo
Moon Rope / Lois Ehlert
e Whipping Boy / Sid Fleishchman
Moonshot: the Flight of Apollo 11 / B.Floca
Comets, Stars, the Moon and Mars /
Douglas Florian
e Wolves in the Walls / Neil Gaiman
Owls / Gail Gibbons
Bunnicula: a Rabbit-Tale of Mystery /
James Howe
Salt in His Shoes / Deloris Jordan
Bats at the Library and other titles /B. Lies
e Rainbow Tulip /Pat Mora
Midnight on the Moon and other titles /
Mary Pope Osborne
e Talented Clementine and other titles /
Sara Pennypacker
Henry and Mudge series / Cynthia Rylant
Oh, the Places You’ll Go! and other titles
/ Dr. Seuss
e Sweetest Fig and other titles /
Chris Van Allsburg
e Trumpet of the Swan / EB White
Dizzy / Jonah Winter
2nd—3rd GRADE Spanish/Bilingual
Poems to Dream Together / Poemas para
soñar juntos / Francisco Alarcon
René Has Two Last Names / René tiene
dos apellidos / Rene Colato Lainez
e ree Little Pigs / Los tres cerditos /
Gracias, Señor Falker / Patricia Polacco
Napí / Antonio Ramirez
Carlos and the Cornfield / Carlos y la
Milpa de Maiz / Jan Robero Stevens
Jumanji and other titles / C. Van Allsburg
Alexander y el Dia Terrible, Horrible,
Espantoso, Horroroso and other titles /
Judith Viorst
4th—5th GRADE
e Strange Case of Origami Yoda
and other titles / Tom Angleberger
Frindle / Andrew Clements
How to Break a Dragon’s Heart / C.Cowell
e BFG / Matilda / Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory and other titles /
Roald Dahl
e Lemonade War / Jacqueline Davies
Coraline / Neil Gaiman
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E.
Frankweiler / E.L. Konigsburg
e View from Saturday / E.L. Konigsburg
Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs! /
K. Kudlinski
Dave at Night / Gail Carson Levine
e Chronicles of Narnia / CS Lewis
Gossamer / Lois Lowry
11 Birthdays / Wendy Mass
Lawn Boy / Gary Paulsen
e Magic ief / Sarah Prineas
e True Meaning of Smekday / A. Rex
e Invention of Hugo Cabret and other
titles / Brian Selznick
e Tree is Older an You Are /
Naomi Shihab Nye
Dare to Be Scared and other titles /
Robert San Souci
My Life as a Stuntboy / Janet Tashjian
e Wish Master and other titles /
Betty Ren Wright
Sue Lisansky
Abran paso a los patitos / R. McCloskey
Doña Flor: A Tall Tale About a Giant
Woman with a Great Big Heart /
Pat Mora
* is list is provided by PCL to supplement the reading lists that the schools may already have.
visit: www.provcomlib.org under the “summer fun”
tab for a calendar of free events and performances
at the library, etc. Visit: kidoinfo.com for summer
events throughout Rhode Island!