We are looking forward to seeing all your bright Chatsworth faces back in the library! There are great new books to check out and we are looking forward to seeing them in your hands.  

Aaaah, summer… Time to relax and hit the beach with a pageturner. If it rains, the book can move inside with you. Where ever you like to read, don’t let the summer pass you by without losing yourself in the wonder of a good book!

Here are some suggestions that you might enjoy from the librarians at Chatsworth, Central, Murray, and Mamaroneck Avenue Schools that you can view from home. These lists are within our book catalog and have the advantage of showing the cover of the book and providing a summary.

(Try using the links directly. If you do not immediately see a list of books, and instead you see a list of the schools, choose Chatsworth and then click the Catalog tab. Select Resource Lists on the left, click on the Public Lists tab and select the desired list. )

Summer Reading Gr. K-1 Favorites

Summer Reading Gr. K-1 Series

Summer Reading Gr. 2-3 Favorites

Summer Reading Gr. 2-3 Series

Summer Reading Gr. 4-5 Favorites

Summer Reading Gr. 4-5 Series

 Below are the recommendations in PDF format.

summer-reading

Here are some other great lists. Enjoy!

2009 ALSC Notable Children’s Books

ALA: See the USA through Books

Bank Street Children’s Book Committee Best of the Best

New York Public Library: Best Books 2008

Guys Read

For Parents

Reading Rockets: Get Ready for Summer

PBS: Tips for Summer Reading

Great Schools: Summer Reading Guide

Literacy Council of Alska: Summer Reading Tips

The 2009 Caldecott Medal winner is The House in the Night, illustrated by Beth Krommes, written by Susan Marie Swanson.

The Caldecott Honors (or runners up) are:

A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever, written and illustrated by Marla Frazee. 

How I Learned Geography, written and illustrated by Uri Shulevitz 

A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams, illustrated by Melissa Sweet, written by Jen Bryant