Reading This Summer: Pre-K - 3rd Grade

Most school districts have suggested reading list for students during the summer. Check on your child's school web site and make sure he/she is reading any required reading while on summer break. The following titles are books that I have found students enjoy hearing or are award winning titles. Great literature abounds for children. Ask friends and relatives to buy your child books instead of toys or video games. Research shows that reading to your child early on will improve a child's academic performance throughout life. Below are my favorite children's literature for Pre-K -Third Grade.

Pre-K and Kindergarten

1. Curious George by H.A. Rey

2. Corduroy by Don Freeman

3. The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Anderson

4. The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams

5. Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman

6. Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish

First Grade

1. The Snowy Day by Jack Keats

2. Lily's Purple Plastic Purse by levin Henkes

3. The Princess and the Pea by Hans Christian Anderson

4. Sleeping Beauty a tale from Brothers Grimm

5. The little Engine That Could by Watty Piper

6. One of Three by Angela Johnson

Second Grade

1. The Emperors New Clothes by Hans Christian Anderson

2. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

3. Charlotte's Webb By E.B. White

4. A Pocket for Corduroy by Don Freeman

5. Peter Pan by James M. Parrie

6. Ricardo's Day by George Ancona

Third Grade

1. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

2. Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp by Schenherazade

3. Gone is Gone a Story from Bohemia

4. William Tell a Switzerland Legend

5. Jason and the Golden Fleece a Ancient Greek Myth

6. The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Anderson

To get more suggestions for summer reading get my book, A Parent's Handbook: How to Get the Best Education Possible K-6 Grades. You can order my book from http://www.besteducationpossible.com/ or http://www.amazon.com/ or http://www.barnsandnobles.com/ . Tomorrow I will give you suggested summer reading for grades 4-6 grades.