SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT **for incoming grade 2 students**

Suggested Reading List(Students Entering Grades 1 and 2)Below are some suggestions for summer reading. It contains a variety of genre and interests thatalso illustrate the quality and complexity of the suggested reading materials presented in theCommon Core. If available, both the Guided Reading and DRA level for each book are included.Use these as a guide to select books that are good choices; however, students are free to read anybooks they choose. Please visit the Keyport Public Library to view and select your summer readingbooks.Fiction: Picture Books andGeneral FictionAmelia Bedelia (series) – L/28Parish, PeggyAngela Weaves a Dream – N/ASolá, MichèleAnno’s Journey –N/AAnno, MitsumasaArthur (series) – M/28Brown, MarcBaseball in the Barrio – P/38Horenstein, HenryA Bear Called Paddington (series) –T/44Bond, MichaelBrown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? – C/3-4Martin, Bill, Jr.Butterfly Boy – N/30-34Kroll, VirginiaCaps for Sale –K/16-18Slobodkina, EsphyrThe Cat in the Hat – J/16Dr. SeussCorduroy –K/18Freeman, DonDinosaur Dream – M/28Nolan, DennisThe Doorbell Rang –J/16Hutchins, PatFlossie and the Fox –O/34McKissack, PatriciaFrog and Toad Are Friends (series) K/18– Lobel, ArnoldThe Gingerbread Man – J/16-18Aylesworth, JimThe Giving Tree – J/16Silverstein, ShelGoodnight Moon – H/14Brown, Margaret WiseGrandfather’s Journey –O/34Say, AllenGreen Eggs and Ham – J/16Dr. SeussHarold and the Purple Crayon –K/18Johnson, Crockett