This is my suggested list of books. There are many other terrific
   suggested summer reading lists. Check with your library! Check
   the internet. The only requirement is that you read!

Assignment:
 1. Read over the summer.
 2. Keep track of what you have read on your Reading Log.
 3. Report on one book you read by completing Book Report Form.

POETRY
The Way I Feel...Sometimes, Beatrice DeRegniers
Best Friends: Poems, Lee Bennett Hopkins
Kids Pick the Funniest Poems, Bruce Lansky
Insectlopedia, Douglas Florian
Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices, Paul Fleischman
Could We Be Friends?: Poems for Pals, Bobbi Katz
For the Love of the Game: Michael Jordan and Me, Eloise Greenfield
**Any poetry books by Sid Silverstein
**Any poetry books by Jack Prelutsky

PICTURE BOOKS
Flat Stanley, Jeff Brown
Stories About Rosie, Cynthia Voigt
Whitefish Will Rides Again, Arthur Yorinks
 A Brave Knight To the Rescue, Stella Maidment
 

FOLKTALES AND FAIRYTALES
Brother Eagle, Sister Sky: A Message From Chief Seattle, SusanJeffers
Favorite Fairy Tales Told in Norway, Virginia Haviland
Fox Tales, M.J.. Whaler
Hans Christian Anderson: His Classic Fairy Tales, Erik Haugaard
The Dwarf Giant, Anita Lobel
Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato, Tomie dePaola
Lon Po Po:A Red-Riding Hood Story From China, Ed Young
Tops and Bottoms, Janet Stevens

FICTION
Aliens For Breakfast,Jonathan Etra and Stephanie Spinner
Night Of the Full Moon, Gloria Whelan Fiction
Cam Jansen and the Mystery at the Haunted House, David Adler
The Fireplug Is First Base, P.J. Peterson
Dinosaurs Before Dark, Mary Pope Osborne
Horrible Harry in Room 2B, Suzy Kline
The Secret Knowledge of Grown-Ups, David Wisniewski
Henry and Mudge, The First Book, Cynthia Rylant
Paper Bag Princess, Robert Munsch
Wait and See, Robert Munsch
Werewolves Don't Go To Summer Camp, Debbie Dadey
 & Marcia Thornton Jones
Grandmama's Joy, Eloise Greenfield
Charlotteís Web, E.B. White
Ramona Quimby, Age 8, Beverly Cleary
Muggie Maggie, Beverly Cleary
SuperFudge,Judy Blume
Mr. Popper's Penguins, Richard Atwater
Rotten Red -Headed Older Brother, Patricia Polacco
Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective, Donald Sobol
Little House in the Big Woods, Laura Ingalls Wilder
Treasury of Elves and Fairies, Jane Werner Watson
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Henry and Mudge: The First Book of Their Adventures,
  Cynthia Rylant
Good Grief...Third Grade,Colleen O'Shaughnessy McKenna
Summer Reading is Killing Me!, Jon Scieszka

NON-FICTION
The Buck Stops Here, Alice Provensen
Chew On This: Everything You Need To Make Your Own Bubble Gum,Susan Devins
I Have A Sister, My Sister Is Deaf, Jeanne Whitehouse Peterson
It's My Money: A Kids Guide To The Green Stuff, Ann Banks
Oceans, Joy Palmer
Tonight Is Carnaval, Arthur Dorros
I See Animals Hiding, Jim Arnosky
Magic Secrets, Rose Wyler & Gerald Ames
Recycle! A Handbook for Kids, Gail Dobbins

BIOGRAPHY
The Story Of Ruby Bridges, Robert Coles
Explorers, Dennis Fradin
Daniel Boone: Man of the Forests, Carol Greene
The Bravest Dog Ever: The True Story of Balto, Natalie Staniford
Abe Lincoln's Hat, Martha Brenner
Vanished! The Mysterious Disappearance of Amelia Earhart,MonicaKulling
Picture Book Of Helen Keller, David Adler
Kate Shelley: Bound For Legend, Robert D. San Souci

FOR BEGINNER CHAPTER BOOK READERS
Horrible Harry Series by Suzy Kline
Jigsaw Jones Mystery Series by James Preller
Junie B. Jones Series by Barbara Park
Magic Treehouse Series by Mary Pope Osborne
Marvin Redpost Series by Louis Sachar
My America Series (Dear America)

SERIES COLLECTIONS
"A to Z Mysteries" Series by Ron Roy
Amber Brown Series by Paula Danziger
American Girl Collection
Bailey School Kids Series by Debbie Dadey & Marcia Jo
Boxcar Children Series by Warner
Dear America Books
Encyclopedia Brown Series by Donaold J. Sobol
Eyewitness Juniors Series (Amazing Birds) by Alfred A. Knof, Inc.
Hank the Cowdog Series by John R. Erickson
If You Series (Were on the Mayflower) by Published by Scholastic
Little House on the Prairie Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Series by Betty MacDonald
Nancy Drew Series by Carolyn Keene
The Hardy Boys Series by Franklin W. Dixon
The Littles Series by John Peterson
The Magic School Bus Series by Joanna Cole
The Time Warp Trio Series by Jon Scieszka