Some Titles to consider reading aloud to your child this summer. The list was compiled by National Catholic Education Association
A WORKING READING LIST FOR CATHOLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS
Early Childhood / Preschool to Grade Two
FAITH
America: A Patriotic Primer – Lynne Cheney
But I Waaant It – Dr. Laura Schlessinger
The Carrot Seed – Ruth Krauss
The Christmas Humbugs – Colleen Monroe
Easter – Gail Gibbons, et al.
God is Here…When Bad Things Happen – Martha, Mary Moss, FSP
The Hunter and the Animals: A Wordless Picture Book – Tomie de Paola
I Learn About Jesus – Mary Elizabeth Tebo, FSP
I’m Gonna Like Me: Letting off a Little Self-Esteem – Jamie Lee Curtis
Impatient Pamela Asks: Why Are My Feet So Huge? – Mary Koski
It’s Great to be Catholic – Susan Heybeer O’Keefe
The Littlest Angel – Charles Tazewell
Lizzy’s Do’s and Don’ts – Jessica Harper
The Polar Express – Chris Van Allsburg
The Snowy Day – Jack Keats
A Spiritual Alphabet Book – Holly Bea
The Story of the Pilgrims – Katharine Ross
St. Patrick’s Day. – Gail Gibbons
A Walk Through Our Church – Gertrud Mueller Nelson, et al
What You Will See in a Catholic Church – Michael Keane
Where Does God Live? – Holly Bea
Winnie the Pooh, Friendship Day – Nancy Parent
HOPE
A Is for America: An American Alphabet – Devin Scillian
Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride: Based on a True Story – Pam Munoz Ryan
Angelina Ballerina – Katherine Holabird
Caterpillar’s Wish – Mary Murphy
Corduroy – Don Freeman
Cosmos Zooms – Arthur Howard, et al
The Delany Sisters Reach High – Amy Hill Hearth
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins – Barbara Kerley
Everything on a Waffle – Polly Horvath
Jessica’s X-Ray – Pat Zonta
The Little House – Virginia Lee Burton
A Little Prairie House – Laura Ingalls
The Lord’s Prayer – Lois Rock
Martin’s Big Words – Doreen Rappoport
The Missing Piece – Ahel Silverstein
Painted Chest – Judith Christine Mills
Sleepy Angel’s First Bedtime Story – Tara Malanga and Susan Heyboer O’Keefe
St. Francis in San Francisco – Jack Wintz, O.F.M.
The Story of Ferdinand – Munro Leaf
A Terrible Thing Happened: A Story for Children Who Have Witnessed Violence or
Trauma – Margaret M. Holmes
LOVE
Duckling Days – Karen Wallace
Giraffes Can’t Dance – Giles Andreae
Goldilocks and the Three Bears – Cheyenee Cisco
Good Job, Little Bear – Martin Waddell
Jumbo’s Lullaby – Laura Krauss Melmed
Leo the Lop – Stephen Cosgrove
The Lion and the Mouse – Cheyenne Cisco
Little Bunny’s Sleepless Night – Carol Roth
The Little Shepherd – Carol Roth
Look and See What God Gave Me – Sally Anne Conan
Love Is – Wendy Anderson Halperin, et al
Love You Forever – Robert Munsch
Love You Until – Lisa McCourt
Make Way for Ducklings – Robert McCloskey
Me, Myself and I – Fernando Diaz, et al
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel – Virginia Lee Burton Boston
My Monster Mama Loves Me So – Laura Leuck
Puppy Love – Christine Simpson
Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born – Jamie Lee Curtis
The Velveteen Rabbit – Margery Williams Bianco
Violets and Vegetables – Anne Miranda
What Bear Cubs Like to Do – Deborah Eton
You Are My Love – Maryann E. Cusimano
You are Special – Max Lucado
COMMUNITY
Around the Neighborhood – Carter Diaz, et al
Arthur Babysits – Marc Brown
At Space Camp – Suzanne Martinucci
Babe, the Gallant Pig – Dick King-Smith
Boundless Grace – Mary Hoffman
The Brand New Kid – Katie Couric
A Chair for My Mother – Vera B. Williams
Families, Families – John Diaz, et al
Feathers and Fools – Mem Fox
It’s My Birthday, Too! – Lynne Jonell
Jake Johnson: The Story of a Mule – Tres Seymour
The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear – Don and Audrey
Wood
Madeline – Ludwig Bernelmans
Maria’s Secret – June Toretta-Funentes
Millions of Cats – Wanda Gag
Moonlight Miracle – Tony Magliano
Mother Goose Around the World – Gerner Fehlau, et al
Red Light, Green Light, Mama and Me – Cari Best
The Story of Babar – Jean de Brunhoff
A Tale from Paleface Creek – Robert F. Mormeau
Wait for Me – Bonita Ferraro
We Share Everything – Robert Munsch
What if the Zebras Lost their Stripes? – John Reitano
JUSTICE
Angel Child, Dragon Child – Michele Maria Surat
The Ant Bully – John Nickle, et al
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Roald Dahl
A Coat of Cats – Jeri Kroll
Election Day – Patricia J. Murphy
Extraordinary Girls – Maya Ajmera
Freedom Summer – Debbie Wiles
From Sea to Shining Sea: A Treasury of American Folklore and Folk Songs – Amy Cohn, ed.
Goin’ Someplace Special – Patricia McKissack
Hurry Up, Harry – Kathleen Szaj
The Lorax – Dr. Seuss
The Meanest Thing to Say – Bill Cosby
Peace Begins with You – Katherine Scholes
A Picture Book of Anne Frank – David Adler and Karen Ritzill
The Pokey Little Puppy – Janette Sebring Lowrey
Singing with Momma Lou – Linda Jacobs Altman
Sniffle – Stephen Cosgrove
Somewhere Today a Book of Peace – Shelley Moor Thomas
The Supreme Court – Quirir Patricia Ryon
Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen – Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan
We the Kids: The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States – David Catrow
When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson – Pam Munoz Ryan
COURAGE
Arthur and the Sword – Thomas Malory
Arthur Lost and Found – Marc Brown
Brave Irene – William Steig
Cabbage Rose – M.C. Helldorfer
Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of John J. Harvey – Naira Kalman
A Girl Named Helen Keller – Margo Lundell
The Hallo-Wiener – Dav Pilkey
Herb, the Vegetarian Dragon – Jules Bass
The Little Engine That Could – Watty Piper
Monster Moments – Daniel J. Porter
New York’s Bravest – Mary Pope Osborne
Quiet, Wyatt! – Bill Maynard
The Reluctant Dragon – Kenneth Grahame
The Saggy Baggy Elephant – Kathryn and Byron Jackson
Sometimes You Just Have to Tell Somebody – Ruth V. Cullen
St. Patrick’s Day in the Morning – Eve Bunting
The Story About Ping – Marjorie Flack
The Three Little Pigs – David Weisner
What Does Sam Sell? – Bonita Ferraro
Where the Wild Things are – Maurice Sendak
RECONCILIATION
Arthur and the True Francine – Marc Brown
Because of Winn Dixie – Kate Di Camillo
Beyond the Ridge – Paul Goble, et al
Franklin’s Secret Club – Paulette Bourgeois & Sharon Jennings
Gina’s Saturday Adventure – Rosario De Bello, O.P.
The Grouchy Ladybug – Eric Carle
The Hating Book – Charlotte Zolotow
I Hate Goodbyes – Kathleen Szaj
It’s Mine – Leon Lionni, et al
King of the Playground – Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Let’s Be Enemies – Janice May Udry
Lleonard the Llama That Lied – Susan Cameron
Messy Moose – Lois Bick
No, David – David Shannon
The Paper Bag Princess – Robert Munsch
The Quarreling Book – Charlotte Zolotow
Spinky Sulks – William Steig
The Tale of Peter Rabbit – Beatrix Potter
Three Wishes – Lucille Clifton
Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century – Marilyn Sadler
SERVICE
Aunt Chip and the Great Triple Creek Dam Affair – Patricia Polacco
The Bicycle Man – Allen Say
Blaze and Thunderbolt – C.W. Anderson, et al
Bob’s Big Story Collection – Annie Auerbach
The Clown of God – Tomie dePaola
Curious George – H.S. Ray
Dr. DeSoto – William Steig
The Emperor and the Kite – Jane Yolen
Farmer Brown Goes Round and Round – Teri Sloat
The Giving Tree – Shel Silverstein
A Hippo in June’s Tub – Deborah Eaton
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie – Laura Numeroff
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle – Betty McDonald
The Other Wise Man – Henry van Dyke
The Quiltmaker’s Gift – Jeff Brumbeau
The Rainbow Fish – Marcus Pfister
Strega Nona Meets Her Match – Tomie dePaolo
A Symphony of Whales – Peter Sylvada
Too Small Jill – Myka-Lynne Sokoloff
The Trash Can Band – Lois Bick
Zack Can Fix It – Meish Goldish |
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