In the busy summer months, with family plans and activities, sometimes its hard for your child to find the time to read. On our latest episode of Live From Our Library, Scholastic Librarian Deimosa Webber-Bey offers her recommendations for quick kids' books for summer reading. These selections are also great to help your young reader log those minutes for the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge. If you missed the chat or want to re-watch it, you can view the video on Facebook. Deimosa's recommendations cover all age bands and include the following:
Toddlers
- Grow Up, David! by David Shannon
- I Am a Train by Ace Landers
- Smiley's Dream Book by Jeff Smith
K-2
- Baby Monkey, Private Eye by Brian Selznick
- Nelson Mandela by Kadir Nelson
- I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
Grades 3-5
- The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag
- Hurricane Child by Kheryn Callender
- Front Desk by Kelly Yang
- Sidekicks by Dan Santat
Grades 6-8
- American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
- Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan
- Refugee by Alan Gratz
- What Would She Do?: 25 True Stories of Trailblazing Rebel Women by Kay Woodward
Hgh School
- Underdogs by Markus Zusak
- Jacklight: Poems by Louise Erdrich
- Ginger Kid: Mostly True Tales of a Former Nerd by Steve Hofstetter
- The Only Thing To Fear and Live In Infamy by Caroline Tung Richmond
