Timberlane Regional School
District
Elementary Summer Reading List 2009
(Suggested Titles)
Compiled by District Elementary
Librarians
Picture Books
DiCamillo, Kate. Louise, the Adventures of a Chicken. HarperCollins, 2008
Emberley, Rebecca. Chicken Little. Roaring Book Press, 2009.
Gantos, Jack.
Nine Lives of Rotten Ralph.
Houghton Mifflin, 2009.
Kann, Victoria. Goldilicious. HarperCollins, 2009.
Morrow, Barbara Olenyik. Mr. Mosquito Puts on His Tuxedo. Holiday House, 2009.
Rosenthal, Amy Krouse. Duck! Rabbit! Chronicle Books, 2009.
Soman, David.
Ladybug Girl. Dial, 2008.
Tankard, Jeremy. Boo Hoo Bird. Scholastic, 2009.
Watt, Melanie. Scaredy Squirrel at Night. Kids Can Press, 2009.
Willems, Mo.
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed. Hyperion,
2009.
Chapter Books
Barrow,
Annie. Ivy and Bean Bound to be
Bad. Chronicle Books, 2008.
DiCamillo,
Kate. Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig. Candlewick Press 2008.
Hannigan,
Katherine. Emmaline and the
Bunny. HarperCollins, 2009.
Howe,
James. Houndsley and Catina Plink and
Plunk. Candlewick Press, 2009.
Kerrin,
Jessica. Martin Bridge In High
Gear. Kids Can Press, 2008.
Look,
Lenore. Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking and Other Natural
Disasters. Random House, 2009.
Michalak,
Jamie. Sparky and Joe Get New
Wheels. Candlewick Press, 2009.
Mills,
Clausia. How Oliver Olson Changed the
World. Farrar, Straus, & Giroux,
2009.
O’Neill,
Catherine. Annie and Simon. Candlewick Press, 2009.
Ries,
Lori. Good Dog, Aggie, Charlesbridge, 2009.
Novels
Applet, Kathy. The Underneath. Simon & Schuster, 2008.
Dowell, Frances O’Rourke.
Shooting the Moon. Simon
& Schuster, 2008.
Gaiman, Neil.
The Graveyard Book. HarperCollins,
2008.
Hahn, Mary Downing. Deep and Dark and Dangerous: A Ghost Story. Houghton Mifflin, 2007.
Haissen, Carl. Scat.
Random House, 2009.
Korman, Gordon. Swindle. Scholastic, 2008.
McGhee, Alison. Julia Gillian (and the Art of
Knowing). Scholastic, 2008.
Patron, Susan. Lucky Breaks. Simon & Schuster, 2009.
Philbrick, Rodman. The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg Scholastic, 2009.
Riordan, Rick . The Last Olympian. Hyperion, 2009.
Non-Fiction
Bayrock,
Fiona. Bubble Homes and Fish Farts. Charlesbridge, 2009.
Davis,
Eleanor. Stinky. Raw Junior, 2008.
Floca,
Brian. Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11. Simon & Schuster, 2009.
George,
Jean Craighead. The Wolves are
Back. Penguin, 2008.
Jenkins,
Steve. How Many Ways Can You Catch A
Fly? Houghton Mifflin, 2008.
Mortenson,
Greg. Listen to the Wind: The Story of Dr. Greg and Three Cups of
Tea. Penguin, 2009.
Nevius,
Carol. Baseball Hour. Marshall Cavendish, 2008.
Our
White House: Looking in, Looking Out. Candlewick Press, 2008.
Scieszka,
Jon. Knucklehead. Viking, 2008.
We
Are All Born Free: The Universal
Declaration of Human Rights in Pictures.
Frances Lincoln, 2008.
“Summertime …and
the Reading is Easy”
Cooper,
Elisha. Beach. Scholastic, 2006.
Day,
Alexandra. Carl’s Summer
Vacation. Farrar, Straus, &
Giroux, 2008.
Doering,
Jenny Spray. Beach Riddles. Lerner, 2006.
Heiligman,
Deborah. Fun Dog, Sun Dog. Marshall Cavendish, 2005.
Hole,
Stian. Garmann’s Summer. Eerdmans, 2008.
Lester,
Helen. Tacky Goes to Camp. Houghton Mifflin, 2009.
Lottridge,
Celia Barker. One Watermelon Seed. Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2008.
Salisbury,
Graham. Calvin Coconut: Trouble Magnet. Random House, 2009.
Weisburd,
Stefi. Barefoot: Poems for Naked Feet. Boyds Mills, 2008
A
Note From Your Librarian We
encourage all readers to take it easy and read this summer!! Plan to participate as fully as possible in
the summer reading events sponsored by the public library. We also urge you to
participate in the summer reading program sponsored by Barnes & Noble. The theme of their program is based on the
fifth book in the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan. All children who read at least 8 books have
the opportunity to earn a free one! For
more information please visit the bookseller’s website at:
http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com/our_company/community/Summer_Reading/Summer_Reading_Program.html
