Recommended Books for 2013 Summer Reading
The following lists are just suggestions. We encourage you to choose your own book and read something you are interested in!
A Book and A Hug
This website was created by Barb Langridge from the Howard County Public Library. She has enlisted many friends within the library community to review books. Use the search feature to learn about and find great reads for the readers in your house.
Read Kiddo Read
Created by award winning author James Patterson, this is another excellent book recommendation site. This site and A Book and A Hug are not limited just to beginner readers. Older students will find these book recommendation sites useful too.
International Reading Association
Compiled by the leading organization of literacy professionals, you can find lists of Children's Choice Award Winners, Teachers' Choice Award Winners, and Young Adult Choice Award Winners from each of the past sixteen years.
Orbis Pictus Award Winners
From the National Council of the Teachers of English, these books have earned awards as the best in children's nonfiction or informational books.
Caldecott Award Winners
The Caldecott Award and Honors are given to the best in children's picture books published in the United States. This award is given out by the American Library Association.
The Geisel Award Winners
Created in honor of Dr. Seuss (Theodore Geisel), these books are recognized as the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year (given by the American Library Association).
The Robert F. Silbert Informational Book Medal http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/sibertmedal
The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal is awarded annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished informational book (given by the American Library Association).
Outstanding Science Books
A joint project of the National Science Teachers Association and the Children's Book Council, since 1973, Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 represents the year's best books for science classrooms, chosen by science educators.
Books in Series
This website was created by Barb Langridge from the Howard County Public Library. She has enlisted many friends within the library community to review books. Use the search feature to learn about and find great reads for the readers in your house.
Read Kiddo Read
Created by award winning author James Patterson, this is another excellent book recommendation site. This site and A Book and A Hug are not limited just to beginner readers. Older students will find these book recommendation sites useful too.
International Reading Association
Compiled by the leading organization of literacy professionals, you can find lists of Children's Choice Award Winners, Teachers' Choice Award Winners, and Young Adult Choice Award Winners from each of the past sixteen years.
Orbis Pictus Award Winners
From the National Council of the Teachers of English, these books have earned awards as the best in children's nonfiction or informational books.
Caldecott Award Winners
The Caldecott Award and Honors are given to the best in children's picture books published in the United States. This award is given out by the American Library Association.
The Geisel Award Winners
Created in honor of Dr. Seuss (Theodore Geisel), these books are recognized as the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year (given by the American Library Association).
The Robert F. Silbert Informational Book Medal http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/sibertmedal
The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal is awarded annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished informational book (given by the American Library Association).
Outstanding Science Books
A joint project of the National Science Teachers Association and the Children's Book Council, since 1973, Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 represents the year's best books for science classrooms, chosen by science educators.
Books in Series