Looking for some books to read to your little ones entering Kindergarten or 1st Grade? Check out these suggestions from our Summer Reading Booklist.
If you haven't stopped by your local branch yet, make sure to visit and pick up our Summer Reading gameboard. Collect stickers by reading books with your young one, visiting library programs, and doing early literacy building activities this summer, and you will be entered into our grand prize bookset giveaway.
Grandma's Records By Eric Velasquez
The author describes his boyhood summers spent at his grandmother's apartment in Spanish Harlem where she introduced him to the sounds and steps of the merengue and the conga and told him stories of Puerto Rico.
Check the CatalogLet's Have a Parade By Erica Silverman; Illustrated by Jess Golden
Rat-a-tat-tat! Sis-boom-ba. Rain won't keep Lana and her family from enjoying their parade!
Check the CatalogMr. Putter and Tabby Toot the Horn By Cynthia Rylant; Illustrated by Arthur Howard
Mr. Putter's neighbor, Mrs. Teaberry, decides that they should join a band, but finding the right one isn't as easy as it sounds--for them or their pets.
Check the CatalogMole Music By David McPhail
Feeling that something is missing in his simple life, Mole acquires a violin and learns to make beautiful, joyful music.
Check the CatalogMusic Time By Gwendolyn Hooks; Illustrated by Shirley Ng-Benitez
Henry's drum practice at home is too loud so he goes outside and when he sees his friends playing jump rope he figures out a way to play drums and play with his friends.
Check the CatalogPig Has a Plan By Ethan Long
Poor Pig! He just wants to take a nap, but his barnyard pals are making a terrible racket. Pig hatches a plan to block all the noise, and then learns that his friends have been planning a birthday party just for him.
Check the CatalogPunk Farm By Donald Crews
At the end of the day, while Farmer Joe gets ready for bed, his animals tune their instruments to perform in a big concert as a rock band called Punk Farm.
Check the CatalogUptown By Bryan Collier
A tour of the sights of Harlem, including the Metro-North Train, brownstones, shopping on 125th Street, a barber shop, summer basketball, the Boy's Choir, and sunset over the Harlem River.
Check the CatalogDem Bones By Bob Barner
Sing along with a colorful skeleton band in this exuberant rendition of a traditional most-loved African-American spiritual, passed down by word of mouth for generations.
Check the CatalogMusic Everywhere By Maya Ajmera
Photographs from around the world celebrate the universal joy that kids get from making music, whether they're playing instruments, clapping their hands, stomping their feet, or singing. Music can help express one child's feelings--or it can bring a whole community together.
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Looking for more? You can also review the books you read online through Beanstack and be entered for a change to win Bluetooth Headphones!
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