Don’t let your kids read this summer. I mean who wants to do that? If you change your mind, here are 50+ options they might really love reading…

Ages 0-3

• Dear Zoo: A Lift-the-Flap Book (Dear Zoo & Friends) By Rod Campbell

• Everyone Poops By Taro Gomi

• First 100 Trucks and Things that Go Lift-The-Flap by Roger Priddy

• Press Here By Herve Tullet

• The Goodnight Train By June Sobel

• The Runaway Pumpkin By Kevin Lewis

• Spot Series such as Spot Bakes a Cake, Spot Loves His Daddy, Where’s Spot? By Eric Hill

• “Construction/Vehicle theme: Dig! or Trashy Town by Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha or Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site By Sherri Duskey Rinker. Farm: Big Red Barn (By Margaret Wise Brown),” Suggested by Monica Atkins from Mommy University NJ 

Ages 4-8

• Rosie Wants To Be A Fireman, Marissa Klein

• Rosie Wants To Be  A Dancer, Marissa Klein

• Dig, Dogs, Dig: A Construction Tail By James Horvath Suggested by Debbie Oley Zelasny from The Jersey Momma

• Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin

• Fox in Socks By Dr. Seuss

• Froggy Series such as Froggy Gets a Doggy and Froggy Rides a Bike By Jonathan London Suggested by Reesa Lewandowski from Momma Lew

• Giraffes Can’t Dance By Giles Andreae

• Little Blue Truck By Alice Schertle

• The Book with No Pictures By B.J. Novak

• The Day The Crayons Quit By Drew Daywalt

• Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories By Dr. Seuss

• “My 2nd grade daughter loves American Girl, Nancy Drew and My America Diaries! My kindergarten age son is into Star Wars and LEGO Books (especially the ones that come with a mini-figure!). Suggested by Jeanine Marie from ‪Mommy Entourage

• “Animals/Zoos: Fraidyzoo (By Thyra Heder), Color Zoo (By Lois Ehlert), Farm: 1001 Things to Spot on the Farm (Usborne 1001 Things to Spot, By Gillian Doherty).” Suggested by Monica Atkins from Mommy University NJ 

Ages 8-12

• Al Capone Does My Shirts By Gennifer Choldenko

• Holes By Louis Sachar

• Indian in the Cupboard By Lynne Reid Banks

• The Joey Pigza series by Jack Gantos

• The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane By Kate DiCamillo

• The One and Only Ivan By Katherine Applegate

• The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

• Walk Two Moons By Sharon Creech

• When You Reach Me By Rebecca Stead

• Wonder By R.J. Palacio

• “We love the series Diary of a Minecraft Zombie by Herobrine Books (self-published on Amazon). That’s for ages 7 and up.” Suggested Debbie Oley Zelasny from The Jersey Momma

Young Adult

• A Long Walk to Water By Linda Sue Park

• Hatchet By Gary Paulsen

• Hoot By Carl Hiaasen

• Out of My Mind By Sharon M. Draper

• Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett

• Ship Breaker By Paolo Bacigalupi

• The Book Thief By Markus Zusak

• The Boy in the Striped Pajamas By John Boyne

• The Giver By Lois Lowry

• The Underland Chronicles series By Suzanne Collins, Suggested by Colleen Kennedy from Souffle Bombay

• White Fang By Jack London

*Other great reading recommendations can be found at Move It Mommy.