A Life In Review

It’s time! Time to read with our kids again, but you might be tired of reading the same books over and over, so I decided to give you something new to go through and look at. Here you will find 45 different book options to read to or with your kids this spring an summer.

I tried to make this title shorter, but alas, here we are. I’m going to keep this intro short and sweet. I will write out the list of books and link them! All of the links are commissionable, but I encourage you to borrow from the library, buy from Indie book stores, check out Free Little Libraries or borrow from friends. I appreciate any support you give me (these posts are time consuming), but I love to support local communities too. Most importantly let’s find some new books to read with the kiddos, whether they are your kids, your nieces/nephews or students. This is one of my favorite things to do (finding new books, and making lists), so here we go….

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1 . Too Many Carrots by: Katy Hudson – Great for kids who like to hoard little toys

2 . The Airport Book by: Lisa Brown – Great to read before flying for summer vacations!

3 . Sticks by: Diane Alber- A book about finding your place in the world, also a good summer craft book.

4. Little Blue Trucks Springtime by: Alice Schertle – A spring take on Little Blue Truck

5. Construction Site: Spring Delight by: Sherri Duskey Rinker

6. Spring Stinks by: Ryan T. Higgins – We love the Mother Bruce series. This is an adorable mini spring book from our favorite characters.

7. And Then Comes Summer by: Tom Brenner

8. Llama Llama Sand and Sun by: Anna Dewdney – This is a touch and feel book, great for younger readers

9. You’re My Little Firecracker by: Nicola Edwards – We LOVE this book. Such a cute summer book with bright pictures and rhyming words.

10. Bluey: The Beach by: Penguin Kids Publishing

11. I’m So Glad You Were Born by: Ainsley Earhardt – This story is great all year long, so I had to include it in this list of course.

12. The Pigeon Will Ride the Rollercoaster by: Mo Willems – A great book for any of you that are traveling to an amusement park this summer.

. 13. Grumpy Monkey Spring Fever by: Suzanne Lang – This is another super fun kids book series. This book just came out in January so it’s newer to the series.

14. Dragons Love Tacos by: Adam Rubin – Are we considering this one a classic yet? I think it should be. It is great all year long, but I will always include it.

15. Mossy by: Jan Brett – A sweet springtime tale by one of my favorite children’s authors.

16. A Good Day’s Fishing by: James Prosek

17. The Little Butterfly That Could by: Ross Burach – A book about not giving up even when you want to.

18. Hedgehugs by: Steven Wilson – This is another multi book series that is so cute and you can read it across multiple seasons!

19. Diary of a Worm by: Doreen Cronin – I don’t even like bugs, but this is just a cute book exploring the life of a worm from his point of view. They also have a spider version that we love.

20. The Highest Mountain of Books in the World by: Rocio Bonilla – Summer reading should be upon us soon and this is a great addition to your kiddos list.

21. Turkey’s Sandtastic Beach Day by: Wendi Silvano

22. The Great Puppy Invasion by: Alastair Heim – If you love dogs this is a book for you. The cutest book about puppies taking over a town.

23. Snowmen All Year by: Caralyn Buehner – Another great series that we love over here. We haven’t read this one yet, but this is on our list!

24. The Great Garden Escape by: Erica Clymer

25. Duck and Goose go to the Beach by: Tad Hills – We love us some Duck and Goose, though I had no idea how many books they had!

26. Goodnight, Veggies by: Diana Murray – Great for Spring and telling our veggies goodnight as they are growing.

27. The Wonky Donkey by: Craig Smith

28. Where the Wild Things Are by: Maurice Sendak – Another wonderful classic.

29. Bluey, The Pool by: Penguin Young Readers

30. Baby Beluga by: Raffi – Read this book and then go to an Aquarium. I have the best memories reading this book and visiting our local belugas back home.

31. The Very Busy Spider by: Eric Carl – Maybe I’m adding too many of my childhood books on here, but let’s not forget how fantastic they are.

32. When Spring Comes by: Kevin Henkes – Cleary you see that these are not in any sort of order, but this book is so dang cute for spring.

33. Barn in Spring by: Chambrae Griffith – another one that I haven’t read, but want to.

34. Bear Finds Eggs by: Karma Wilson – A brand new Bear Snores On book that was just released back in January. Can’t wait to get our hands on this one.

35. The Legend of the Blue Bonnet by: Tomie dePaola – I loved this book as a kid and I cannot wait to read this to my kiddos when they get a little bit bigger.

36. Mouse’s First Summer by: Lauren Thompson

37. Bad Apple: A Tale of Friendship by: Edward Hemingway

38. You’re My Little Sunshine by: Nicola Edwards – Another super happy book from this series.

39. The Watermelon Seed by: Greg Pizzoli

Here are some awesome chapter books for the older kiddos in your life! I didn’t want to forget them. I obviously haven’t vetted these as well, so don’t hold me to anything but reading reviews! I made sure to add some of my favorites too though,

40. MTH: Stage Fright on a Summer Night by: Mary Pope Osborne

41. Charlottes Web by: E.B. Webb – One of my all time favorite read.

42. The Incredible Journey by: Sheila Branford – This book is what the movie Homeward Bound is based on. This is a classic and for sure should be read with your kids this spring/summer.

43. Holes by: Louis Sachar

44. Stuart Little by: E.B. White – Another classic. I think that this is my theme for books this year. Let’s get these kids through some amazing classics before they leave childhood.

45. One Crazy Summer by: Rita Williams-Garcia – I have not read this one, but it looks like a wonderful read with some great history lessons.

Happy Reading! 📖