Batavia Elementary Summer Reading List 2023
Suggested Titles
(Students may also read books found on AR Book Finder at www.arbookfind.com)
Students in grades K-5 will receive a Batavia Elementary Summer Reading Dog Tag if at least 10 books are read over the summer. If the student prefers to read chapter books, three are required. A book log will need to be returned to the office at the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year in order to receive a dog tag.
Kindergarten/First Grade
Title, Author, (Accelerated Reader Book Level)
1. Green Eggs and Ham, Dr. Seuss (1.5)
2. The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Eric Carle (2.9)
3. If You Give a Moose a Muffin, Laura Numeroff (2.4)
4. If You Give a Mouse A cookie, Laura Numeroff (2.7)
5. The Foot Book, Dr. Seuss (.6)
6. If You Give a Pig a Pancake, Laura Numeroff (2.5)
7. Are You My Mother?, P. D. Eastman (1.6)
8. Hop on Pop, Dr. Seuss (2.1)
9. The Cat in the Hat, Dr. Seuss (2.1)
10. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, Dr. Seuss (1.7)
11. Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak (3.4)
12. Danny and the Dinosaur, Syd Hoff (2.3)
13. If You Take a Mouse to School, Laura Numeroff (2.4)
14. Clifford the Big Red Dog, Norman Bridwell (1.2)
15. Goodnight Moon, Margaret Wise (1.8)
16. Click, Clack Moo: Cows That Type, Doreen Cronin (2.3)
17. If You Take a Mouse to the Movies, Laura Numeroff (2.1)
18. I can Read with My Eyes Shut, Dr. Seuss (2.2)
19. Biscuit, Alyssa Satin Capucilli (1.4)
20. The Snowy Day, Ezra Jack keats (2.5)
Second Grade
Title, Author, (Accelerated Reader Book Level)
1. Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak (3.4)
2. Corduroy, Don Freeman (3.5)
3. Officer Buckle and Gloria, Peggy Rathmann (3.4)
4. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, Judith
Viorst (3.7)
5. Dinosaurs Before Dark, Mary Pope Osbourne (2.6)
6. Dolphins at Daybreak, Mary Pope Osbourne (3.1)
7. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Judi Barrett (4.3)
8. Miss Nelson is Missing, Harry Allard (2.7)
9. The Librarian from the Black Lagoon, Mike Thaler (3.2)
10. Arthur Meets the President, Marc Brown (3.2)
11. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, Laura Numeroff (2.7)
12. Tonight on the Titanic, Mary Pope Osbourne (3.1)
13. The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, Jon Scieszka (3.0)
14. Sunset of the Sabertooth, Mary Pope Osborne (3.0)
15. Afternoon of the Amazon, Mary Pope Osborne (2.6)
16. Mummies in the Morning, Mary Pope Osborne (2.7)
17. The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Eric Carle, (2.9)
18. The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash, Trinka Hakes Noble (2.2)
19. Polar Bears Past Bedtime, Mary Pope Osborne (3.3)
20. Pirates Past Noon, Mary Pope Osborne (2.8)
Third Grade
Title, Author, (Accelerated Reader Book Level)
1. Charlotte’s Web, E.B. White (4.4)
2. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Judi Barret (4.3)
3. Stone Fox, John Reynolds. Gardiner (4.0)
4. Ramona Quimby, Age 8, Beverly Cleary (5.6)
5. How to Eat a Fried Worms, Thomas Rockwell (3.5)
6. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Judy Blume (3.3)
7. The Mouse and the Motorcycle, Beverly Cleary (5.1)
8. Lon Po Po: A Red Riding Hood Story from China, Ed Young (3.5)
9. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl (4.8)
10. Sarah Plain and Tall, Patricia MacLachlan (3.4)
11. Frindle, Andrew Clements (5.4)
12. Judy Moody Saves the World, Megan McDonald (3.6)
13. The Richest Poor Kid, Carl Sommer (3.7)
14. Polar Express, Chris Van Allsburg (3.8)
15. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, Williams Steig (4.0)
16. Fables, Arnold Lobel (4.2)
17. Abe Lincoln and the Muddy Pig, Stephen Krensky (3.7)
18. Jumanji, Chris Van Allsburg (3.9)
19. The Doll People, Ann Martin (4.0)
Fourth Grade and Fifth Grade
Title, Author, (Accelerated Reader Book Level)
1. Bridge to Terabithia, Katherine Paterson (4.6)
2. Holes, Louis Sachar (4.6)
3. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis (5.7)
4. Hatchet, Gary Paulsen (5.7)
5. Number the Stars, Lois Lowry (4.5)
6. Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective, Donald Sobol (4.1)
7. The BFG, Roald Dahl (4.8)
8. Loser, Jerry Spinelli (4.3)
9. Love That Dog, Sharon Creech (4.5)
10. Midnight Fox, Betsy Byars (4.9)
11. Poppy, Avi (4.5)
12. School Story, Andrew Clements (5.2)
13. The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Brian Selznick (5.1)
14. Stuart Little, E. B. White (6.0)
15. So You Want to be President, Judith St. George (4.8)
16. Hedgehogs in the Hall, Ben Baglio (4.1)
17. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney (5.2)
18. Clementine, Sara Pennypacker (4.5)
19. Mayflower Treasure Hunt, Ron Roy (4.1)
2023 Batavia Elementary Summer Reading Log
Name ____________________________________________
Grade ____________________________________________
List books including title and author
Please return your book log to the elementary office at the beginning of the school year to receive your Summer Reading Dog Tag.
Happy Reading!