July-August 2013 Recommended Reading

School Age Program (Ages 5-12)

A Picture Book of Paul Revere by David A. Adler
In 1776 by Jean Marzollo
The Flag Maker by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
I Am America by Charles R. Smith Jr.
Yankee Doodle by Gary Chalk
The First Independence Day Celebration by Kathy Allen
Independence Day by Molly Aloian
The Fourth of July by Carol Amato & Ann Koffsky
Independence Day by Molly Aloian
Junie B. Jones and That Meanie Jim’s Birthday by Barbara Park
11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass
Waiting Up for Santa: A Cute Christmas Story for Kids by Holly-Anne Divey
The Easter Egg Farm by Mary Jane Auch
Easter by David F. Marx
Passover by David F. Marx
Valentine’s Day by Trudi Strain Trueit
Chinese New Year by David F. Marx
President’s Day by David F. Marx
St. Patrick’s Day by Carmen Bredeson
April Fool’s Day by Melissa Schiller
Labor Day by Carmen Bredeson
Ogres Don’t Hunt Easter Eggs by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thorton Jones
Here Comes T. Rex Cottontail by Lois G. Grambling
Animal Grossapedia by Melissa Stewart Scholastic
Allen Deep by Bradley Hague
Black Gold by Albert Marrin
Citizen Scientists by Loree Griffin Burns
Gopher to the Rescue! A Volcano Recovery Story by Tery Catusus Jennings
I, Galileo by Bonnie Christensen
Island: A Story of the Galapagos by Jason Chin
The Mighty Mars Rovers: The Incredible Adventures of Spirit and Opportunity by Elizabeth Rusch
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows by J.K. Rowling
Secrets of Droon #1: The Hidden Stairs and the Magic Carpet by Tony Abbot
The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dave Pilkey (Ages 7 and up)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Neverending Story by Michale Ende
So You Want To Be A Wizard by Diane Duane
The BFG by Roald Dahl
Raising the Bar by Gabrielle Douglas
Wilma Rudolph: Olympic Runner by Jo Harper
The Boy Who Saved Baseball by John H. Ritter
The Million Dollar Kick by Dan Gutman
They Came From Center Field by Dan Gutman
Football Genius by Tim Green
At the Plate with Sammy Sosa by Matt Christopher
Cinderella in Cleats by Carly Syms
Hot Hand by Mike Lupica
One Direction: Where We Are: Our Band, Our Story: 100% Official by One Direction
Arthur Rocks with Binky by Marc Brown
Music (Basher Series) by Simon Basher
Music by Charlotte Guillain
Molly Moon 7 the Monster Music by Georgia Byng
Snow Music by Lynne Rae Perkins
The Musical (Babymouse serious #10) by Jennifer L. Holmd
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Ho
The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester by Barbara O’Connor
Aliens on Vacation by Clete Smith
Dainty Delaney and the Carnival Shoes: Book #1 by Samantha Hoffman
The Ice Cream Cone Coot, And Other Rare Birds by Arnold Lobel
Capp Street Carnival by Claudia Mills Dutton
Boris on the Move by Andrew Joyner
Like Bug Juice on a Burger by Julie Sternberg

Leap Ahead Program (Ages 3-5)

The Story of America’s Birthday by Patricia A. Pingry
Corduroy’s 4th of July by Don Freeman
Jake Johnson: The Story of a Mule by Tres Seymour
Happy 4th of July, Jenny Sweeney! By Nancy Cote
Fourth of July Mice! By Bethany Roberts
F is for Flag by Wendy Cheyette Lewison
Hats Off for the Fourth of July! By Harriet Ziefert
We the Kids by David Catrow
Eloise and the Big Parade by Kay Thompson
God Bless America by Irving Berlin
I Am America by Charles R. Smith Jr.
Betsy Ross by Alexandra Wallner
How to Bake an American Pie by Karma Wilson
Happy Birthday America by Mary Pope Osborne
A Fourth of July on the Plains by Jean Van Leeuwen
Holiday Cookbook for Kids by Mystic Seaport Museum, Connie Colom
Celebrate: A Book of Jewish Holidays by Judith Gross
Happy Birthday To You! By Dr. Seuss
A Birthday for Bear by Bonny Brecker
Happy Birthday Moon by Frank Asch
Happy Birthday Mouse! by Laura Numeroff
It’s Pumpkin Day Mouse! By Laura Numeroff
Vera’s Halloween by Vera Rosenberry
Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson
My Monster Momma Loves Me So by Laura Leuck
If You’re a Monster and You Know It by Ed Emberley & Rebecca Emberley
Skeleton Bones & Goblin Groans by Amy E. Sklansky
Thanksgiving Is… by Gail Gibbons
Charlie Brown Christmas by Charles M. Schulz
The Christmas Quiet Book by Deborah Underwood
Fancy Nancy Spendiferous Christmas by Jane O’Conner
Thanksgiving on Thursday by Mary Pope Osborne
Turkey Riddles by Kati Hall & Lisa Eisenberg
The Night Before Easter by Natasha Wing
Happy Easter Little Critter by Mercer Mayer
The Night Before Valentine’s Day by Natasha Wing
Clifford’s Valentines Day by Norman Bridwell
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Chick! by Lucille Colandro
Museum ABC by the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum 123 by the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Touch the Art: Brush Mona Lisa’s Hair by Julie Appel and Amy Guglielmo
Barbar’s Museum of Art by Lauren de Brunhoff
Georgia’s Bones by Jen Bryant
Claude Monet: Sunshine and Waterlillies by True Kelley
Paris in the Spring with Picasso by Joan Yolleck and Marjorie Priceman
Action Jackson by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan
Celebrity Cat: With Paintings from Art Galleries Around the World by Meredith Hooper
ABC POP! By Rachel Isaadora
Museum Trip by Barbara Lehman
Squeaking of Art: The Mice go to the Museum by Monica Wellington
Just Behave Pablo Picasso! By Jonah Winter
Hugo and Miles In I’ve Painted Everything by Scott Magoon
Katie Meets the Impressionists by James Mayhew
In The Garden With Van Gogh by Julie Merberg and Suzanne Bober
Can You Find It?: Search and Discover More Than 150 Details in 19 Works of Art by The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Oooh! Picasso by Mil Niepold and Jeanyves Verdu
Artful Reading by Bib Raczka
Here’s Looking At Me: How Artists See Themselves by Bob Raczka
No One Saw by Bob Raczka
Seen Art? by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith
Learn The Alphabet with NorthWest Coast Native Art by Ryan Cranmer
The Kids Invention Book by Arlene Erlbach
Mistakes That Worked by Charlotte Jones
Incredible Inventions by Lee Bennett Hopkins
ABC Zooborns! By Andrew Bleiman and Chris Eastland
Alex The Parrot, No Ordinary Bird by Stephanie Spinner
Birds of a Feather by Bernadette Gervais
Body Actions by Shelley Rotner
Desert Baths by Darcy Pattison
Dolphin Baby by Nicola Davies
Eight Days Gone by Linda McReynolds
Frogs!: Strange and Wonderful by Laurence Pringle
Giant Squid by Mary M. Cerullo
Hiss-s-s-s! By Eric A. Kimmel
Leopard & Silkie: One Boy’s Quest to Save the Seal Pups by Brenda Peterson
Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle by Claire A. Nivola
Nature’s Patchwork Quilt: Understanding Habitats by Mary Miche
Open Wide! By Catherine Ham
Emil and the Great Escape by Astrid Lindgreen
Moongobble 1: The Dragon of Doom by Bruce Coville
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr
Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
Aunt Molly’s Attic by Breann M. George
Zathura by Chris Van Allsburg
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judy Barrett
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crocket Johnson
Miss Mary Mack adapted by Mary Ann Hoberman
OH NO, Little Dragon by Jim Averbeck
A Fish Out of Water by Helen Palmer
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile by Bernard Waber
My Daddy is a Pretzel by Baron Baptiste
The Busy Body Book: A Kid’s Guide to Fitness by Lizzy Rockwell
Get Up and Go! by Nancy L. Carlson
Curious George at the Baseball Game by Margret Rey
Roasted Peanuts by Tim Egan
Free Baseball by Sue Corbett
Catcher with a Glass Arm by Matt Christopher
Teammates by Tiki & Ronde Barber
Exercise: Looking After Me by Liz Gogerly
G is for Gold Medal: An Olympics Alphabet by Brad Herzog
I.Q. Gets Fit by Mary Ann Fraser
Oh the Things You Can Do That Are Good For You! by Tish Rabe
Spunky the Monkey: An Adventure in Exercise by Len Saunders
How to Train with a T. Rex and Win 8 Gold Medals by Michael Phelps
Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World’s Fastest Woman by Kathleen Krull
Head, Shoulders, Knes and Toes by Annie Kubler
101 Music Games for Children: Fun and Learning with Rhythms and Songs by Jerry and Ger Storms
This Jazz Man by Karen Ehrhardt
The Book of Children’s Songtales: Stories in Song by GIA Publications
I See a Song by Eric Carle
The Story of the Orchestra by Robert Levine
Play, Mozart, Play! by Peter Sis
Violet’s Music by Angela Johnson
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin by Lloyd Moss
Ah, Music! By Aliki
Forever Young by Bob Dylan
Listen To My Trumpet! by Mo Willems
Can You Hear It? by William Lach
Music Theory Made Easy for Kids by Linda Ng
Carnival of Animals: Classical Music for Kids by Camille Saint-Saens
I am the Music Man by Childs Play International LTD
Good Enough To Eat by Lizzy Rockwell
The Edible Pyramid by Loreen Leedy
First Book of Sushi by Amy Wilson Sanger
The Cones At The Carnival by Lori Lankard
Yum Yum Dim Sum by Amy Wilson Sanger
A Little Bit of Soul Food by Amy Wilson Sanger
Hello Jalapeno by Amy Wilson Sanger
Gregory the Terrible Eater by Mitchelle Sharmat
Cookie by Lisa Woomer
The Pickle Patch Bathtub by Fran Kennedy
Willimena and the Cookie Money by Valerie Wilson Wesley
Food for Thought by Joost Elffers
Fast Food by Saxton Freymann
A Piece of Cake by Jill Murphy
The Race Against Junk Food by Anthony Buono
Olivia and the School Carnival by Joe Purdy
The Carnival of the Animals by Jack Prelutsky
Festival by Margaret C. Hall
At the Carnival by Kirsten Hall
Summer by Alice Low
What I Did on My Summer Vacation by Bruce Lansky
Carnival by Mary-Claire Helldorfer
I Saw an Ant on the Railroad Track by Joshua Prince
Froggy Goes to Camp by Jonathan London
The Night Before Summer Camp by Natasha Wing
Maisy Goes on Vacation by Lucy Cousins
Charming Opal by Holly Hobbie
Bats at the Beach by Brian Lies
Stop that Pickle by Peter Armour
On The Way Home by Jill Murphy
Amos and Boris by William Steig

Toddler & Infant Programs

One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
Oh, The Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss
Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss
The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss
If I Ran The Circus by Dr. Seuss
Iamberry by Bruce Degen
Daddy is a Doodlebug Draw by Bruce Degen
I Gotta Draw by Bruce Degen
Shirley’s Wonderful Baby by Bruce Degen
Wait! No Paint! by Bruce Whatley
Jazzmatazz by Stephanie Calmenson and Bruce Degen
Teddy Bear’s Picnic by Bruce Degen
The Perfect Pet by Bruce Whatley
Art Dog by Thatcher Hurd
Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh
The Dot by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Jabber Trilogy by Ellen Still Walsh
Hop Jump by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Mouse Colors by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Jack’s Tale by Ellen Stoll Walsh
For Pete’s Sake by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
My World by Margaret Wise Brown
The Moon Shines Down by Margaret Wise Brown
Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown
A Child’s Good Night Book by Margaret Wise Brown
A Child’s Good Morning Book by Margaret Wise Brown
My World of Color by Margaret Wise Brown
The Grouchy Lady Bug by Eric Carle
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Eric Carle
The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle
Mister Seahorse by Eric Carle
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Today is Monday by Eric Carle
The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle
The Greedy Python by Eric Carle
The Foolish Tortoise by Eric Carle

July-August 2013 Recommended Reading

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