2008 Summer Reading

Entering Grades Pre-K through 3

POETRY

Alarcón, Francisco X. Iguanas in the Snow
A collection of seventeen bilingual poems depicting winter in San Francisco and nearby mountains, surprise and delight like peppermint candy on the tongue.

Florian, Douglas. Omnibeasts: Animal Poems and Paintings
A compilation of the best animal poems from the author’s many fine books.

George, Kristine O'Connell. Toasting Marshmallows: Camping Poems
A camping trip, starting with setting up the tent, spending several days in the wild, taking shelter from a storm, pulling up stakes and returning home.

Grimes, Nikkie. Shoe Magic
Poems describe the different shoes children wear and the career dreams that go with them.

Hopkins, Lee Bennett, editor. Oh, No! Where Are My Pants? And Other Disasters: Poems
A mixture of humorous and heartfelt poems for young children.

Janeczko, Paul B., editor. A Poke in the I: A Collection of Concrete Poems.
A popsicle poem in the shape of a popsicle, a skipping rope poem twirling all over the page - delightfully illustrated by Chris Raschka.

Silverstein, Shel. Light in the Attic
A collection of fun poetry.