Elementary Level Summer Reading

2026 Elementary Level Recommended Summer Reading

Traditional and Montessori

K3-K5

Pigeon Series by Mo Willems

Clifford Series by Norman Bridwell

Berenstain Bears Series by Stan & Jan Berenstain

Books by Jory John

Books by Eric Carle

1st Grade

Biscuit Books by Alyssa Satin Capucilli

Frog and Toad Books by Cynthia Rylant

Katie Woo Books by Fran Manushkin

Henry and Mudge Series

2nd Grade

Henry and Mudge Series

Magic Tree House Series

Junie B. Jones Series

Frog and Toad Series

Amelia Bedelia Series

Ivy and Bean Series

3rd Grade

Magic Tree House- Midnight on the Moon by Mary Pope Osborne

Any book in the Magic Tree House Series by Mary Pope Osborne

Judy Moody and Stink Series by Megan McDonald

Geronimo Stilton Series by Elisabetta Dami

Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown

4th Grade

A Wolf Called Wander by Roseanne Parry

The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies

Riding Freedom by Pam Munoz Ryan

5th Grade

Restart by Gordan Korman

The Last Cuentista by Donna Barbra Higuera

Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

Inside Out and Back Again by Thannha Lai

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster