Summer Reading For Kids

Summer is great for catching up on all your reading. With schools letting out for kids across the country, it’s also a great time to introduce them to some new books. 

Here are 3 great stories recommended by Education World:

• Ivy and Bean by Annie Barrows (Ages 6-10)Seven year old Bean prefers to spend her time splashing through puddles, climbing over fences and pestering her older sister Nancy. Ivy is studying to be a witch, and has a lot of reading to do. The last thing she wants is to get involved with Bean. The two would seem to have nothing in common until Bean gets herself in trouble, and Ivy unexpectedly comes to her rescue. 

• The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary by Candace Fleming (Ages 8-12)The school’s worst class is about to get a surprise: their new teacher Mr. Jupiter. The short chapters are filled with typical fourth grade antics, each one drawing a parallel to Aesop’s fables. Filled with plenty of humor, the stories offer life lessons and are a refreshing modern take on the classic fables.  

• Trash by Andy Mulligan (Ages 12 and up) In an unnamed third-world country, three boys make their living sifting through the city’s sprawling trash heaps. When one of them finds a strange bag, their lives are changed forever. It’s up to them to solve the mystery of the bag and right a terrible wrong, all the while trying to stay a step ahead the sinister forces that have suddenly taken an interest in them. 

Encourage your kids to keep reading this summer. It will keep their skills sharp for the next school year.