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Recommended Books for Children in
Grades K-4, SUMMER 2005
Lowell Public Schools
Pollard Memorial Library

AuthorTitle
Andersen, Hans ChristianThe Ugly Duckling & other titles
Anno, MitsumasaAnno’s Counting Book
Bayer, Jane"A" My Name is Alice
Bemelmans, LudwigMadeline’s Rescue & other titles
Brett, Jan Annie and the Wild Animals & other titles
Brown, Margaret Wise Goodnight Moon
Bunting, Eve I Like the Way You Are
Burningham, John Mr. Gumpy’s Outing
Burton, Virginia Lee The Little House; Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel
Cannon, Janell Stellaluna
Carle, Eric The Grouchy Ladybug & other titles
Chodos-Irvine,Margaret Ella Sarah Gets Dressed
Clifton, Lucille Some of the Days of Everett Anderson
Conrad, Pam The Tub People & other titles
DeBrunhoff, Jean The Story of Babar
DePaola, Tomie Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs; The Popcorn Book
DeRegniers, Beatrice Sing a Song of Popcorn
Dodds, Dayle The Color Box
Dunrea, Olivier Gossie and Gertie
Ehlert, Lois Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf & other titles
Ernst, Lisa Campbell Little Red Riding Hood: a newfangled prairie tale
Falconer, Ian Olivia and Olivia Saves the Circus
Fleming, Candace Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!
Fleming, Denise Alphabet under Construction
Fox, Mem Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge & other titles
Freeman, Don Corduroy & other titles
Galdone, Paul Three Billy Goats Gruff
Gerstein, Mordicai Noah and the Great Flood
Gibbons, Gail The Post Office Book: Mail and How it Moves & other titles
Goble, Paul Death of the Iron Horse
Golembe, Carla Dog Magic
Harvey, Brett Cassie’s Journey: Going West in the 1860s
Hayes, Ann Meet the Orchestra
Heide, Florence Parry The Day of Ahmed’s Secret
Heller, Ruth The Reason for a Flower & other titles
Henkes, Kevin Chrysanthemum & other titles
Hoban, Tana I Read Signs & other titles
Hoff, Syd Stanley & other titles
Hopkins, Lee Bennett Side by Side
Hopkinson, Deborah Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
Isadora, Rachel Ben’s Trumpet
James, Simon, ed. Days Like This: a collection of small poems
Jenkins, Steve What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?
Kassierer, Sue Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors
Keats, Ezra Jack A Letter to Amy & other titles
Kimmel, Eric The "Anansi the Spider" books
Lasky, Kathryn Lunch Bunnies
Lenski, Lois Sing a Song of People
Lionni, Leo Mr. McMouse & other titles
Little, Jean Emma's Yucky Brother
Look, Lenore Henry's First Moon Birthday
McCloskey, Robert Blueberries for Sal; Time of Wonder & other titles
McCully, Emily Arnold Mirette on the High Wire
McKissack, Patricia Goin' Someplace Special
McMullan, Kate I Stink!
McPhail, David First Flight; Pig, Pig Grows Up
Mahy, Margaret 17 Kings and 42 Elephants
Naylor, Phyllis King of the Playground
Oughton, Jerry How the Stars Fell Into the Sky
Pallotta, Jerry Icky Bug Alphabet Book & other titles
Peet, Bill The Caboose Who Got Loose & other titles
Perrault, Charles Cinderella (illus. Susan Jeffers)
Polacco, Patricia The Bee Tree & other titles
Prelutsky, Jack Read-aloud Rhymes for the Very Young & other titles
Ray, Mary Lyn Basket Moon
Recorvits, Helen My Name is Yoon
Rey, H.A. & Margret Curious George & other titles
Ringgold, Faith Aunt Harriet’s Underground Railroad in the Sky
Rohman, Eric My Friend Rabbit
Ryan, Pam Munoz Mice and Beans
Rylant, Cynthia The Relatives Came
San Souci, Robert The Talking Eggs
Say, Allen Grandfather’s Journey
Seattle, Chief Brother Eagle, Sister Sky
Seuss, Dr. The Cat in the Hat & other titles
Shannon, David Duck on a Bike
Siebert, Diane Train Song
Silverstein, Shel A Light in the Attic & other titles
Simon, Seymour Wolves & other titles
Sis, Peter Komodo!; Madlenka's Dog
Small, David Imogene’s Antlers
Spier, Peter Rain & other titles
Stanley, Diane Saving Sweetness; Raising Sweetness
Steig, William Caleb & Kate; Amos and Boris; The Amazing Bone; Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Steptoe, John Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters & other titles
Taback, Simms Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
Turkle, Brinton Do Not Open
Van Allsburg, Chris Two Bad Ants & other titles
Viorst, Judith If I Were in Charge of the World & other titles
Waber, Bernard Ira Sleeps Over
Wells, Rosemary Bunny Cakes
Williams, Vera Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe
Yolen, Jane Owl Moon & other titles
Young, Ed Lon Po Po

Young Readers Series
AuthorTitle
Adler, David The "Cam Jansen" books
Howe, James The "Pinky and Rex" books
Lindgren, Astrid The "Pippi Longstocking" books
Marshall, James The "Fox" books
Mills, Claudia The "Gus and Grandpa" Series
Minarik, Else The "Little Bear" books
Parish, Peggy The "Amelia Bedelia" books
Rylant, Cynthia The "Henry and Mudge" books
Sharmat, Marjorie The "Nate the Great" books
Sobol, Donald The "Encyclopedia Brown" books
Warner, Gertrude C. The "Boxcar Children" books
Wilder, Laura Ingalls The "Little House" books

Young Readers
AuthorTitle
Alexander, Lloyd The Book of Three
Aliki Digging up Dinosaurs
Avi Romeo and Juliet Together (and Alive!) at Last; Who Was That Masked Man Anyway?
Bauer, Marion On My Honor
Berry, James Ajeemah and his Son
Betancourt, Jeanne My Name is Brain Brian
Bulla, Clyde A Lion to Guard Us
Bunting, Eve Coffin on a Case
Burnett, Frances The Secret Garden
Burnford, Sheila The Incredible Journey
Byars, Betsy The Night Swimmers & other titles
Cherry, Lynne A River Ran Wild
Cleary, Beverly Ramona the Pest & other titles
Cole, Joanna The "Magic School Bus" books
Creech, Sharon Granny Torrelli Makes Soup
Curlee, Lynn Brooklyn Bridge
Dahl, Roald Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator & other titles
Ehlert, Lois Feathers for Lunch
Farley, Walter The Black Stallion
Fenner, Carol Snowed in with Grandmother Silk
Freedman, Russell Lincoln: a photobiography
Fritz, Jean George Washington’s Breakfast & other titles
Goble, Paul Death of the Iron Horse
Golenbock, Peter Teammates
Greene, Bette Philip Hall Likes Me I Reckon, Maybe
Gundisch, Karin How I Became American
Henry, Marguerite Misty of Chincoteague & other titles
Hodges, Margaret Saint George and the Dragon
Horvath, Polly Everything on a Waffle
Howe, James Bunnicula & other titles
Hurst, Carol Otis Rocks in His Head
Hurwitz, Jane & Sue Sally Ride: Shooting for the Stars
Hurwitz, Johanna Spring Break & other titles
Kellogg, Steven Island of the Skog
King-Smith, Dick Lady Lollipop
Lauber, Patricia Seeing Earth from Space
Lawson, Robert Ben and Me & other titles
Lewis, C.S. The Chronicles of Narnia
Lobel, Arnold Fables
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth Paul Revere’s Ride (illus. Ted Rand)
Look, Lenore Ruby Lu, Brave and True
Lowry, Lois Anastasia Krupnik & other titles
MacLachlan, Patricia Baby; Skylark
Marshall, James Speedboat
McCully, Emily The Bobbin Girl
McDonald, Megan Judy Moody; Judy Moody Gets Famous; Judy Moody Saves the World & other titles
Moss, Marissa Mighty Jackie
O’Neill, Mary Hailstones and Halibut Bones
Paulson, Gary Nightjohn
Provensen, Alice The Glorious Flight
Ransome, Arthur Swallows and Amazons
Sachar, Louis Marvin Redpost, Kidnapped at Birth; The Sideways Stories from the Wayside School
Sendak, Maurice Where the Wild Things Are & other titles
Smith, Doris A Taste of Blackberries
Stevenson, Robert Louis My Shadow (illus. Ted Rand)
Van Allsburg, Chris The Sweetest Fig & other titles
Venezia, Mike "Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists" series
"Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Composers" series
Wiles, Deborah Love, Ruby Lavendar

We encourage our elementary school students to read for enjoyment this summer. Our hope is that children will engage in self-selected reading that captures their interests, enhances their imagination, and generates their enthusiasm for reading. While we have made specific suggestions, we encourage children to add to their own list of favorites and explore additional titles by favorite authors.

List compiled by: Lowell Public Schools and Pollard Memorial Library

Pamela Buchek, EdD, Lowell Public Schools English Language Arts Coordinator
Molly Hancock, Pollard Memorial Library Youth Services

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Last updated June 24, 2005.
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