Summer Reading 2014 – Incoming PK 4 students

Wherever your summer adventures take you and your family, reading is a great way to beat the heat and relax. So, don’t forget to pack a few tales, including that summer reading!

PK 4 Summer Reading

·         Required

The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn

This book will be used for in-class activities the first week of school.

PK 4 students and their parents should set a goal of reading  at least 15 books this summer.  We encourage children and families to read any book that appeals to them! The list below  as well as  the HAISLN and 2x2 Reading Lists offer great reading ideas by grade level.

• Goodnight Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
• Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman
• Where The Wild Things Are  by Maurice Sendak
• Love You Forever by Robert Munsch
• Go Away Big Green Monster!  by Ed Emberly
• The House At Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne
• Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

Resources

·         www.haisln.org (grade specific reading lists prepared by Houston Area Independent Schools Library Network)

·         www.txla.org/groups/2x2 (2x2 Reading List from the Texas Library Association)

Please feel free to email any questions to Kirstin Todd at ktodd@thegallowayschool.org

Happy Summer Reading,

Kirstin Todd

Director of Library Services and Music Education