Hello Summer!

Summer is always a good time to dive into a great book. If you plan to lay out in the sun, whether you’re at the pool or the beach, grabbing your favorite book is such a relaxing way to spend some of your time. What’s even better?! Get your child to grab a book so you both can experience a world of imagination together.

Lots and lots of reading is truly the only way to keep your child growing as a reader. Hey! Every child needs some good books in their possession! That’s why we went ahead and put together this list of wonderful books we recommend for your children this summer.

Roald Dahl Series

• The Witches
• The Fantastic Mr. Fox
• The BFG
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• James and the Giant Peach

Roald Dahl books will take your child on a journey to imagination, filled with lots of joy, adventure, and laughter. These book sure do keep your child engaged in their reading!

Dav Pilkey Series

• Captain Underpants
• DogMan

Dav Pilkey is an author who struggled with learning disabilities and our students with dyslexia love his book series. We highly recommend!

Raina Telgemeier Graphic Novels

• Smile
• Guts
• Sisters
• The Babysitters Club Series

So many of our students love these graphic novel books by this author. They are very popular among our female tween and teen students. Also, who doesn’t love the Babysitters Club?! We are bringing back the 90’s over here!

Henry Winkler

• Hank Zipzer Collection

Henry Winkler struggled in school due to his dyslexia and wrote a wonderful book series about his experiences. The book collection is printed in a special font called dyslexie. We love this series because it is SO inspirational!

Lynda Mullaly Hunt

• Fish in a Tree

We adore this book written by Lynda Mullaly Hunt. It is about a boy who struggles in school with reading and it is very relatable to most of our students. This one is a MUST HAVE!

R.L. Stine

• Goosebumps Series

Cmon! Who doesn’t love R.L. Stine books?! The Goosebumps series is a great series to get your child to go from hating reading to loving reading. The mystery of his books keeps our students turning pages!

We hope you enjoy your summer reading! Bon Voyage!