Summer Book List

Summer Book List

Summer is ending soon, and we are savoring these last days with time at the lake, plenty of ice cream, and rereading a few of our favorite picture books.

We’ve discovered so many new favorites through the creation of our one month guides for young learners, and we hope you enjoy them as well.

As you transition to more formal learning, an easy strategy to build a learning routine is to grab a stack of books, and start a circle time rhythm every morning. As you build on your daily read aloud time, it will be easy to add in a fine and large motor activity. Grab our Summer Learning Bundle for three months of open and go prompts for learning that feels natural and fun.



Ocean Themed Books

What Lives in a Shell by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld

Seashells by the Seashore by Marianne Berkes

Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey

National Geographic Readers: At the Beach

National Geographic Readers: Sea Otters

Grandma Summer by Harley Jessup 

On Sand Island by Jacqueline Briggs Martin

Hello Ocean by Pam Munoz Ryan



Forest Themed Books

How A Seed Grows by Helene Jordan

From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons

A Seed is Sleepy by Dianna Aston

Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert

Eating the Alphabet by Lois Ehlert

The Reason for a Flower by Ruth Heller

My Garden by Kevin Henkes

Nature Anatomy by Julia Rothman

Up In The Garden and Down In The Dirt by Kate Messner

The Imaginary Garden by Andrew Larsen

The Curious Garden by Peter Brown

A Child’s Garden of Verses

The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

Jack’s Garden by Henry Cole

Lola Plants a Garden by Anna McQuinn

Farm Anatomy by Julia Rothman



Freshwater Themed Books

Over and Under the Pond by Kate Messner

National Geographic Readers: Frogs by Elizabeth Carney

The Frogs and Toads All Sang by Arnold Lobel

Pond by Jim LaMarche

The Lost Lake by Allen Say

The Freshwater Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta

Follow the Water From Brook to Ocean by Arthur Dorros

Beavers by Gail Gibbons

A River by Marc Martin

Rivers of Sunlight by Molly Bang and Penny Chisholm

River Beds: Sleeping in the World’s Rivers by Gail Langer Karwoski

A River Ran Wild by Lynne Cherry

The Sea, The Storm, and the Mangrove Tangle by Lynne Cherry

The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families by Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore

Swamp Chomp by Lola M. Schaefer



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