The Ultimate Summer Book List for KidsLike this list

50 items

• Dog Days

  Kinney, Jeff

  Add Dog Days to your for later shelf

  In the favorite book series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Greg plans to spend the entire summer indoors despite his parents' wishes.

• Hello Summer!

  Rotner, Shelley,

  Add Hello Summer! to your for later shelf

  This fun and simple non-fiction book shows the changes in nature during the summer.

• Peach and Plum. Volume 1, Here We Come!

  McCanna, Tim,

  Add Peach and Plum. Volume 1, Here We Come! to your for later shelf

  This endearing graphic novel follows two best friends, a peach and a plum, as they enjoy summer activities together.

• Surprise Island Adventure

  Warner, Gertrude Chandler, 1890-1979,

  Add Surprise Island Adventure to your for later shelf

  This beginner reader book features the Boxcar Children! Join them as they discover secrets during this island adventure.

• And Then Comes Summer

  Brenner, Tom,

  Add And Then Comes Summer to your for later shelf

  This cute picture book describes the transition from spring to summer.

• The Firefly Summer

  Matson, Morgan,

  Add The Firefly Summer to your for later shelf

  This chapter book is about a girl named Ryanna Stuart. After her grandparents invited her to this summer camp, Ryanna left her structured and quiet life for the summer to learn more about her mother, who passed away. During this camp, Ryanna learns…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Summer Crafts Across Cultures

  12 Projects to Celebrate the Season

  Borgert-Spaniol, Megan, 1989-

  Add Summer Crafts Across Cultures to your for later shelf

  This book shows 12 fun summer crafts to enjoy this vacation.

• [Just Roll With It]. [2], Sink or Swim

  Durfey-Lavoie, Lee,

  Add [Just Roll With It]. [2], Sink or Swim to your for later shelf

  This graphic novel book follows 12 year old Ty during his summer vacation as he tries to deal with his anxiety.

• Ready? Set. Rides!

  Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux,

  Add Ready? Set. Rides! to your for later shelf

  This beginner reader book follows Raymond and Roxy as they enjoy their summer vacation at an amusement park!

• Summer Is for Cousins

  LaRocca, Rajani,

  Add Summer Is for Cousins to your for later shelf

  This fun picture book follows the summer adventures of Ravi, a young boy who loves spending his vacation with his big family, especially his cousins! This summer, everything is a little different. Can Ravi make the best of it?

• There's a Skunk in My Bunk!

  Gutman, Dan,

  Add There's a Skunk in My Bunk! to your for later shelf

  In the My Weird School series, A.J. is looking forward to having a chill summer in his room, but his parents force him to go to a summer camp.

• Ocean Animals From Head to Tail

  Roderick, Stacey,

  Add Ocean Animals From Head to Tail to your for later shelf

  This is a fun non-fiction book that introduces ocean animals in a "guess what" style.

• The Baby-sitters Club

  a Graphic Novel. 7, Boy-crazy Stacey

  Galligan, Gale,

  Add The Baby-sitters Club to your for later shelf

  From the beloved series The Baby-sitters Club, this book follows Stacey and Mary Anne as they babysit the Pike kids for two weeks in the summer. However, they run into a dilemma: Stacey has a big crush on a boy there, focusing all her time on him,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Sea Monster Story

  Bouchard, Natasha,

  Add A Sea Monster Story to your for later shelf

  From Disney's movie Luca, this beginner reader book follows Luca and Alberto doing fun summer activities up in a little town in Italy. There is one problem, though. Luca and Alberto are secretly sea monsters.

• Paletero Man

  Diaz, Lucky,

  Add Paletero Man to your for later shelf

  This cute picture book follows a little boy as he looks for the Paletero Man to get a nice cold treat!

• Summer School of Fish

  Reef, Cora,

  Add Summer School of Fish to your for later shelf

  This chapter book follows the story of Simon the Seahorse and his best friend, Olive the Octopus as they attend summer camp together. However, when Olive befriends a crab, Simon finds himself feeling left out.

• Swimming Toward a Dream

  Yusra Mardini's Incredible Journey From Refugee to Olympic Swimmer

  Faruqi, Reem,

  Add Swimming Toward a Dream to your for later shelf

  This non-fiction book is about Yusra Mardini, an Olympic Swimmer and a refugee of the Syrian civil war. This book has a marvelous take on Mardini's courageous journey and inspiration to the world.

• Click. Volume 2, Camp

  Miller, Kayla,

  Add Click. Volume 2, Camp to your for later shelf

  The second volume of the Click series, this graphic novel follows Olive and Willow during their time in summer camp. However, one disagreement escalates into a full-on fight between the two best friends. Can they manage to finish the summer…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Firefly Summer

  Hardy, Lorién Trover

  Add Firefly Summer to your for later shelf

  Chester is curious about the bugs that light up at night during the summer, which leads to his mom showing him the firefly song!

• Our Pool

  Cummins, Lucy Ruth,

  Add Our Pool to your for later shelf

  This is a picture book about the community pool and the people who use it!