SMMUSD Summer Reading List 2006

Grades 1-3

Summer reading should be fun!

The Santa Monica-Malibu USD reading lists provide guidelines in the selection of good books that children love. Not every good book is included, but the lists have something for every reader. Reading levels are suggestions only. No one is too old to read George and Martha by James Marshall and One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey. Children can read many of the books, especially books in a series, by themselves. Others, like Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories and Chris Van Allsburg’s Jumanji, are perfect for you to read aloud. Most authors included on the lists have written more than one good book, and many, such as Sid Fleischman, Betsy Byars, Beverly Cleary, and Gary Soto, write for all ages.

Some titles are also available as audio books so families can listen to a good book.

Have a wonderful summer vacation, and read, read, read.

These books are located in various sections of the Santa Monica Public Library, so call numbers are listed in parentheses following the title. Please ask a librarian for help finding specific titles or other good books to read.

Grades 1-3

Adler, David A. Cam Jansen (series) (XMF)

Ahlberg, Allan. Half a Pig (XF)

Aldana, Patricia. Under the Spell of the Moon…(X741.64)

Allard, Harry. The Stupids Step Out (XXF)

Ashley, Bernard. Cleversticks (XXF)

Atwater, Richard. Mr. Popper’s Penguins (XF)

Bang-Campbell, Monika. Little Rat (series) (XXE)

Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline (XXF)

Banks, Kate. The Cat Who Walked Across France (XXF)

Blume, Judy. Freckle Juice (XF)

Bradby, Marie. More Than Anything Else (XXF)

Brown, Jeff. Flat Stanley (Bridges)

Brown, Laurene Drasny. Rex and Lilly (series) (XXE)

Brown, Marcia. Once a Mouse (XX398.254)

Buehner, Caralyn. Superdog: The Heart of a Hero (XXF)

Bunting, Eve. The Wednesday Surprise (XXF)

Byars, Betsy Cromer. The Golly Sisters series (XXE)

Caudill, Rebecca. A Pocketful of Cricket (XF)

Cleary, Beverly. Ramona the Pest (XF)

Cone, Molly. Mishmash (XF)

Connor, Leslie. Miss Bridie Chose a Shovel (XXF)

Cooney, Barbara. Miss Rumphius (XXF)

Coville, Bruce. Space Brat (XPBF)

Crews, Nina. The Neighborhood Mother Goose (XX398.8)

Cronin, Doreen. Diary of a Worm (XXF)

Dadey, Debbie. Bailey School Kids (series) (XPBF)

Davies, Jacqueline. The Boy Who Drew Birds…(X921 Audubon)

De Paola, Tomie. Strega Nona: An Old Tale (XX398.245)

Donaldson, Julia. The Gruffalo (XXF)

Dowson, Nick. Tigress (XX599.75)

Dunrea, Olivier. Gossie (XXF)

English, Karen. Hot Day on Abbott Avenue (XXF)

Ernst, Lisa Campbell. Stella Louella’s Runaway Book (XXF)

Estes, Eleanor. The Hundred Dresses (XF)

Falconer, Ian. Olivia (series) (XXF)

Flack, Marjorie. The Story About Ping (XXF)

Fleischman, Paul. Weslandia (XXF)

Fleischman, Sid. McBroom Tells a Lie (Bridges)

Fleming, Candace. Gator Gumbo: A Spicy-Hot Tale (XXF)

Flournoy, Valerie. The Patchwork Quilt (Bridges)

Friedman, Ina R. How My Parents Learned to Eat (XXF)

Gag, Wanda. Nothing at All (XXF)

Gannett, Ruth Stiles. My Father’s Dragon (XF)

Gantos, Jack. Rotten Ralph (series) (XXF)

Gelman, Rita Golden. Doodler Doodling (XXF)

Gilson, Jamie. Bug in a Rug (Bridges)

Greene, Stephanie. Owen Foote (series) (XF)

Haas, Jessie. Birthday Pony (Bridges)

Henkes, Kevin. Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse (XXF)

Hesse, Karen. Come On, Rain! (XXF)

Hest, Amy. The Purple Coat (XXF)

Hoban, Russell. Bedtime for Frances (XXF)

Hoberman, Mary Ann. You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You (XX811)

Hoffman, Mary. Amazing Grace (XXF)

Howard, Arthur. Hoodwinked (XXF)

Howe, James. Pinky and Rex (series) (Bridges)

Hutchins, Pat. Rosie’s Walk (XXF)

Jenkins, Emily. That New Animal (XXF)

Juster, Norton. The Hello, Goodbye Window (XXF)

Kimmel, Eric A. Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock (X398.266)

Kline, Suzy. Herbie Jones (series) (XF or Bridges)

Kipling, Rudyard. Just So Stories (XF)

Knutson, Barbara. Love and Roast Chicken (XX398.28)

Kraft, Erik P. Lenny and Mel (XF)

Kraus, Robert. Leo the Late Bloomer (XXF)

Krauss, Ruth. The Carrot Seed (XXF)

Lee, Spike. Please, Puppy, Please (XXF)

LeSieg, Theo. Wacky Wednesday (XXE Seuss)

Livingstone, Star. Harley (Bridges)

Lobel, Arnold. Frog and Toad Are Friends (XXE)

Long, Melinda. How I Became a Pirate (XXF)

Loomis, Christine. Astro Bunnies (XXF)

Macaulay, David. Angelo (XXF)

Marshall, James. George and Martha (series) (XXF)

McCloskey, Robert. One Morning in Maine (XXF)

McDonald, Megan. Judy Moody (series) (XF)

McKissack, Pat. Flossie & the Fox (XXF)

McMullan, Kate. I Stink! (XXF)

McPhail, David M. Edward and the Pirates (XXF)

Meddaugh, Susan. Hog-eye (XXF)

Mills, Claudia. Gus and Grandpa (series) (XXE)

Milne, A. A. Now We Are Six (X821)

Minarik, Else Holmelund. Little Bear (series) (XXE)

Mora, Pat. Dona Flor: A Tall Tale…(XF)

Mosel, Arlene. Tikki Tikki Tembo (XX398.251)

Moss, Lloyd. Zin! Zin! Zin!: A Violin (XXF)

Napoli, Donna Jo. Albert (XXF)

O’Brien, John and Max Bilkins. The Beach Patrol (XX797.2)

O’Flatharta, Antoine. Hurry and the Monarch (XX595.78)

Orloff, Karen Kauffman. I Wanna Iguana (XXF)

O’Neill, Alexis. The Recess Queen (XXF)

Osborne, Mary Pope. Tales from the Odyssey (series) (X883.1)

Palatini, Margie. The Web Files (XXF)

Park, Barbara. Junie B. Jones (series) (XF, XPBF, Bridges)

Payne, Emmy. Katy No-Pocket (XXF)

Peet, Bill. Chester, the Worldly Pig (XXF)

Pfeffer, Wendy. Wiggling Worms at Work (X595.1)

Pilkey, Dav. Dog Breath: The Horrible Terrible Trouble with Hally Tosis (XXF)

Pinkwater, Daniel Manus. Irving and Muktuk: Two Bad Bears (XXF)

Polacco, Patricia. The Bee Tree (XXF)

Rappaport, Doreen. Martin’s Big Words (XX921)

Raschka, Chris. Like, Likes, Like (XXF)

Rathmann, Peggy. Officer Buckle and Gloria (XXF)

Rylant, Cynthia. Mr. Putter & Tabby (series) (XXE)

Sachar, Louis. Marvin Redpost (series) (XF and Bridges)

Sciezka, Jon. Science Verse (XF)

Shannon, David. No, David! (XXF)

Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman. Nate the Great (series) (XXE)

Sidman, Joyce. Song of the Water Boatman… (X811)

Sierra, Judy. Wild About Books (XXF)

Simont, Marc. The Stray Dog (XXF)

Slobodkina, Esphyr. Caps For Sale (XXF)

Soto, Gary. Chato’s Kitchen (XXF)

Spinelli, Eileen. Sophie’s Masterpiece (XXF)

Stevenson, James. No Laughing, No Smiling, No Giggling (XXF)

Stoeke, Janet. Minerva Louise (series) (XXF)

Valckx, Catharina. Lizette’s Green Sock (XXF)

Van Allsburg, Chris. Jumanji (XXF)

Van Leeuwen, Jean. Tales of Oliver Pig (XXE)

Walsh, Ellen. Dot & Jabber (series) (XXF)

Warner, Gertrude Chandler. The Boxcar Children (series) (XF, XMF)

Wells, Rosemary. Timothy Goes to School. (XXF)

Willems, Mo. Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (XXF)

Williams, Vera B. Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart. (X811)

Wong, Janet S. Apple Pie 4th of July (XXF)

Wood, Audrey. Alphabet Adventure (XXABC)

Woodson, Jacqueline. Coming On Home Soon (XXF)

Yashima, Taro. Umbrella (XXF)

May 2006