TPS K - 1st Grade 2021 Summer Reading

This list was compiled by the Tenafly Public School Librarians and Literacy Staff Developer to include a variety of genres, interest levels, and diverse authors. These are only recommendations, not requirements.  Feel free to explore other titles and authors. 

It is most important that students continue to read over the summer. The goal is to develop lifelong readers by providing positive reading experiences. 

Read aloud to your child. Research shows that reading aloud improves comprehension, vocabulary. fluency and analytical thinking.

All titles listed here can be found in multiple formats including digital copies on Hoopla or Libby. Books are ALWAYS available on Hoopla.  Use your library card to create an account at www.hoopladigital.com or download the hoopla digital app from the app store for your mobile device.


Ants Don't Wear Pants

by Kevin Mccloskey


Are We There Yet

by Dan Santat


Bear Came Along

by Richard T Morris




Chick And Brain Smell My Foot

by Cece Bell


Child Of The Universe

by Ray Jayawardhana






Flubby Is Not A Good Pet

by J. E. Morris


Give Me Back My Book

by Travis Foster


Goodnight Veggies

by Diana Murray


Hello Lighthouse

by Sophie Blackall




I Found a Kitty

by Troy Cummings


I Want My Hat Back

by Jon Klassen




Interrupting Chicken And The Elephant Of Surprise

by David Ezra Stein




Juana and Lucas Big Problemas

by Juana Medina




Saffron Ice Cream

by Rashin Kheiriyeh




Stegothesaurus

by Bridget Heos






The Great Lollipop Caper

by Dan Krall


The Infamous Ratsos

by Kara Lareau


The Night Before First Grade

by Natasha Wing


The Old Truck

by Jarrett Pumphrey


The Patchwork Bike

by Maxine Beneba Clark


The Wall In The Middle Of The Book

by Jon Agee


Thinker My Puppy Poet And Me

by Eloise Greenfield


This Way Charlie

by Caron Levis


When The Cousins Came

by Katie Yamasaki


Comics Easy As Abc The Essential Guide To Comics For Kids

by Ivan Brunetti


Counting On Katherine How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13

by Helaine Becker




Fur Feather Fin All Of Us Are Kin

by Diane Lang


Guess Who Haiku

by Deanna Caswel


Henry Aaron's Dream

by Matt Tavares


Hey, Hey, Hay! A Tale of Bales and the Machines That Make Them

by Christy Mihaly


Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera

by Candace Fleming


How To Code A Sandcastle

by Joshua Funk




I Talk Like A River

by Jordan Scott




Inky's Amazing Escape How A Very Smart Octopus Found His Way Home

by Sy Montgomery




Let's Clap, Jump, Sing & Shout Dance, Spin & Turn It Out

by Patrick McKissack






Pluto Gets the Call

by Adam Rex


Snails Are Just My Speed

by Kevin Mccloskey


The 5 O'clock Band

by Troy Andrews


The Boy Who Kept Drawing

by Kay Haring


The Cat Man Of Aleppo

by Karim Shamsi-Basha




The Great Realization

by Tomos Roberts


This Is How We Do It

by Matt Lamothe


We Will Rock our Classmates

by Ryan T. Higgins


You Matter

by Christina Robinson


We Are Water Protectors

by Carole Lindstrom




Jules Vs The Ocean

by Jessie Sima


What About Worms

by Ryan T. Higgins