Kindergarten to 2nd Grade

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Kindergarten to 2nd Grade

The Association of Library Service to Children's Summer Reading Lists for 2025

These lists include book titles to keep children engaged in reading throughout the summer and school year. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to explore these titles to find resources that may match or spark their child's interest.

Titles on the 2025 Summer Reading Lists were compiled and annotated by members of ALSC’s Quicklists Consulting Committee. Learn more about ALSC.

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Books

White, Dianne

By: White, Dianne

A Land of Books:

Dreams of Young Mexihcah Word Painters

By: Tonatiuh, Duncan

Big Shark, Little Shark, and the Spooky Cave

By: Membrino, Anna

Burt the Beetle Doesn't Bite!

By: Spires, Ashley

Creepy Crayon!

By: Reynolds, Aaron

Emile and the Field

By: Young, Kevin

Gigi and Ojiji

By: Iwai, Melissa

Hana's Hundreds of Hijabs

By: Gutta, Razeena Omar

Hold Them Close:

A Love Letter to Black Children

By: Thompkins-Bigelow, Jamilah

Ida B. Wells, Voice of Truth:

Educator, Feminist, and Anti-Lynching Civil Rights Leader

By: Duster, Michelle

It Fell from the Sky

By: Fan, Eric

Lily Leads the Way

By: Preus, Margi

Little Witch Hazel:

A Year in the Forest

By: Wahl, Phoebe

My Pet Feet

By: Funk, Josh

Nothing Special

By: Cooper, Desiree

Reina Ramos Works It Out

By: Otheguy, Emma

Sir Ladybug

By: Tabor, Corey R

The World Belonged to Us

By: Woodson, Jacqueline

Tía Fortuna's New Home

By: Behar, Ruth

Ways to Make Friends

By: Buitrago, Jairo

Yellow Dog Blues

By: Duncan, Alice Faye

Kindergarten to 2nd Grade